My Geek Notes

I’ve heard several complaints from first time Wacom users - frustrated with the stylus not performing like a pencil or other real mediums. My first question to those people is - “Have you adjusted your brush settings?” More often than not they say no … or say that they don’t know what to set there brush settings at. So, in an effort to educate I’m creating this little tutorial.

First things first. Locate your brush settings panel in Photoshop CS1 +. Window>Brushes (F5) Now that you’re in the brush settings panel you can follow the different configurations for brushes below:

My Favorite - Multi-Purpose Brush (click image to see full-size)

Sketching - #2 Pencil (click image to see full-size)

Well, that should get you started. Don’t be afraid to experiment a little with the settings for your desired results. Check back often … I’ll try to add more brushes to this list on a periodic basis.