Exploring Near-Infinite Brush Variations and Creating Custom Brushes

If the heading to this section were true, you would have to plod through a near-infinite chapter! Fortunately, we've collected for your enjoyment the really interesting variations-on-a-brush tips and presented them in this section. We've also provided you with only necessary explanations of the less-than-spectacular controls so you can go off and experiment on your own.

Levels of Brush-Building Complexity: Part 1

You can dig into two areas with the Brushes controls; you need to be careful not to mistake the Brush Preset picker for the Brushes palette. The Brush Preset picker is the place where the saved brush tips are offered up for you to use. But when you want to truly customize a brush or build your own, the Brushes palette is “Shape Central.” Without further diversions, let's look at how you can build one of your own brushes with the Brush Tip Shape controls—the less elaborate and confusing of the controls.