A set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various various holes, teared areas, ripped areas, frayed ends, etc. in jeans. There is also a tutorial to accompany them, to show you how to get the best of this rather unique brush set.
Programs: Photoshop 7+, Photoshop Elements 2+, Gimp 2.2.6+
Brushes: 25
Size: 3.70MB
Download the image pack (for those without Photoshop & GIMP)
And the tutorial:
1. Have the jeans texture on its own layer. Here’s a denim texture you can use to play around with it and follow along with this tutorial: denim texture.
2. Make a new layer. (You can do this by clicking on the jean texture layer and then clicking on the “create a new layer” button on the lower right of the layers palette.) Name it “fraying” (right click on the layer, select layer properties, and rename it there).
3. On that layer, using white or off white as a color, use whichever of the ripped jeans brushes you like.
4. Make a new layer BETWEEN the jeans texture layer and the “fraying” layer. (Again, do this by clicking on the jean texture layer and then clicking on the “create a new layer” button on the lower right of the layers palette.) Call it “holes” (again, right click on that layer and select layer properties to rename it).
5. Using a regular round brush and black as your selected color, paint in a “hole” beneath where you used the ripped jean brush, wherever you think it looks like it needs it. Check out the image below for samples of the various brushes and what the holes beneath them look like, if you like.
6. Click on the “fraying” layer to select it. On the bottom left of the layers palette, click on the “layer properties” button and select bevel & emboss. Add an inner bevel with only a few pixels in size. I added a few pixels worth of softening, too, so that the shadows weren’t so hard edged. Here’s my settings:
7. That’s it! Your brush should look something like those below. Here’s some samples for you.
wow these are so cool thank you for both the brushes and the tutorial.
These brushes are so cool and have opened up a whole world of possibilities. Thank you!
Otimo obrigada.
I love all your cool brushes….everything!!! Thank you so much for sharing it!! : )
MY QUESTION IS..
when i clicked on the fraying layer, and u sed to click on the layers properities i didnt see that no where. So where can i find that?
@Melanie: Do you have Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements? Because Elements does layer styles differently… I’m not sure where that is, sorry. You could find it out by doing a search, though, I’m sure – look for “layer style photoshop elements” or somesuch.
Good luck!
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Wow, interesting post. I just now stumbled on your website and I’m already a fan. :P
Ew, skinny jeans look awful on guys…c’mooon! :D
its very useful tool.. thax a lot..
please i was trying to download it but it made the wizard and i dont know how to make it my works on photoshop cs3
I have links in my sidebar that explain how to install them and use them. Check out “Unzipping the File” if you’re not sure about that, or “Installing Brushes” for how to install and use them.
Nice job!
I love your brushers.
Thank you so much! Love your brushes! These are awesome!
Just thought I’d share this tip- if you have a layer painted a solid color, add lotsa noise, and then go into artistic>colored pencil under filters, the effect is very denim-
like. Just pick 2 bluish colors. This can work out better that a texture in some instances.