Photoshop Tip - Rotate Brush Between Use
I was never a fan of Photoshop brushes until I discovered a simple feature in the brushes palette which allows the rotation of a Photoshop brush before use. This is another post that will be old news for those who already know about the feature, but it could make your day if you don’t! As previously mentioned, I was never a fan of Photoshop brushes.� I couldn’t understand the fascination of a ‘rubber stamp’ style tool which placed down repeated instances of a shape.� This led me to create every effect manually and manipulate into shape with the Transform tool.� Until of course, I discovered that all along there was this little menu full of useful brush options, particularly an option to rotate the brush through 360 degrees allowing a variation of the brush to be placed each time!
The image above shows the 3 simple steps in accessing this menu; click on the Menu icon, select Brush Tip Shape, and then play with the compass style option to manipulate the angle of the brush.
September 29th, 2007 at 5:09 am
I am one of those that you mentioned , you made my day.
Thanks.
September 29th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Cool!
October 29th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
absolute genius!! i did the exact same as you, but thats gonna save me so much time and aggrevation lol, thanks for that!!! =)
November 6th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
thanks for this. i stumbled upon it and its going to make my work process so much faster now!!
November 19th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Thank you, thank you!! You made my day!
November 22nd, 2007 at 8:31 am
thank you sooooooooooooooooo much!!
i’m a newbie..
December 4th, 2007 at 4:26 am
Learn something new everyday
December 5th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
Saved my Arse!
December 16th, 2007 at 9:01 am
you haven’t made my day.
youve made my YEAR!
i love you so hard right now
January 9th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Yet another thing I wish I knew in the past. I always had to make layers and then rotate them! Thanks…
January 31st, 2008 at 5:53 am
thank you so much I had no clue how to do this
February 14th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
this saved me from going crazy XD thankyou
February 27th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Thanks so much!! I have been wondering about this! So useful - much easier now!!!
March 28th, 2008 at 2:21 am
Didn’t know ’bout this at all! Was actually thinking about it yesterday so thanks, really helpfull!
April 17th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
omg omg thanks sooo much 4 tht omg thanks xx
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:03 pm
You really make my day !! its amazing !!! THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Haha I can’t believe I didn’t notice this. This will really save me time. I should probably have a closer look at all the brush presets. Thanks!
May 30th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Wow…. Thanks, I had no idea I was rotating the layer… what a pain.. Thank you and I’m using your Tape Brushes in my newest design.
June 4th, 2008 at 5:27 am
thanks for this tips
July 15th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
ooou, you are best!! really!! because i had no idea, i was rotating the layer…thank you very much, because…now, i am clever xD
and sorry for my english, but i am from the czech republic
July 25th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Awesome! I’ve been looking for this a long time! Thanks for putting this on your site
July 27th, 2008 at 2:27 am
Wow, this basic feature is hidden incredibly well! Just another example about how absolutely horrible Adobe is at UI design, and design in general…kind of ironic eh?
Anyway, thanks a ton for pointing this design flaw out, it will save me immeasurable amounts of time.
August 9th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Wow!!
I hadn’t noticed that menu!! It will definitely be useful!!!!!
Thanks you so much!!
August 10th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Thanks youve made my day too…thanks a bunch
August 29th, 2008 at 1:14 am
grrreat! you have no idea how much this helps me
September 4th, 2008 at 4:52 am
Wow, thanks! This helps me a lot! (ima-newb)
September 24th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Hi, Thank you very much I was also doing the same free transform until I make some research to know how to turn the brush.
October 1st, 2008 at 7:02 pm
wow, thanks, you just saved me from HOURS of manipulating a calligraphic image.