Comments on: Presets - Darkening Brush Presets

By: Hank

Hank — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:26:51 +0000

Hello Matt,

I just bought your book “Layers” and found very useful. I am just beginning to learn Photoshop 6.0. If possible can you please tell me how I can create a steel ball like a pinball with both the upper and lower reflections on the ball? I find it very difficult to produce a white curve using the pen tool. Thanks.

Hank

By: Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:55:20 +0000

Matt - I’ve come to love your presets so much - it’s brought my pictures to a whole new art form. Now instead of doing the regular post production adjustments (WB, exposures, blacks, so forth), I jump over to the pre-sets and just can’t help but have fun with my pictures.

Thanks for sharing your work - it’s awesome and much appreciated/valued!

By: Gregg Wolin

Gregg Wolin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:14:13 +0000

Hi Matt -

Sorry I missed In-N-Out in Vegas. Just after midnight, my wife called to tell me that our 2 labradoodles ate a bottle of Advil PM. I ended up rushing back to Arizona. Anyhoo…

I am a big Mpix fan and have been trying to figure out why they don’t have (or seem to comprehend) the utility of an LR export plugin. I emailed the guy who wrote the zenfolio (and other) export plugins and his response was “what’s Mpix”? I posted the question / request in the user forum at Mpix and a number of people concurred that it was a great idea.

It seems like Mpix would bend over backwards to give LR (i.e. Adobe) users a simple way to upload photos to their site, doesn’t it? Am I missing something? Is the technology so new that nobody has gotten around to it? Am I mental?

Any ideas?

Gregg

By: Dean Fey

Dean Fey — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:01:10 +0000

Hey Matt: I have been following you and Scott Whathisname for awhile. Thanks for the great tip on the presets and the presets. I am having a lot of fun with LR2. Now I really am painting with light.

SIncerely,
Dean Fey

By: mat

mat — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:33:52 +0000

Not-so-subtle use of a saturation brush http://www.flickr.com/photos/der-matthias/2895479642/

By: Patrick Hochner

Patrick Hochner — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:47:55 +0000

Hi,
I installed these four new brush presets and they are pretty useful. Thanks.

I do have one problem though — none of these user brush presets, including the soften skin appear in either of the new display setting of the brush panel. The six basic effects plus color do appear.

The brush presets are, however, listed int he effect ull down menu.

Is this normal or am I missing something?

By: Mary D

Mary D — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:51:06 +0000

Matt,
My computer crashed, and I lost my presets. My computer had been backed up, but i’m not even sure where to go look for the presets. If I can’t locate the presets i’d installed from what you’ve taught us, do you have your presets listed in one place or do I need to go through each lesson again?
thanks for your help. You are a GREAT teacher!

Mary

By: Matt Kloskowski

Matt Kloskowski — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:56:43 +0000

Thanks guys. I already have a teeth whitening and eye whitening brush but the lipstick brush is a great idea. I really appreciate it. Maybe I’ll try to round up a group of retouching brushes next week. I wish there was a way to categorize them in the list. My list is already getting pretty big.

Take care,
Matt K

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:08:51 +0000

Nas,

Try the “Flow” setting on the brush

By: Jose-Miguel

Jose-Miguel — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:57:35 +0000

Matt,
I moved this one step further, creating special brush presets, for special needs like “teeth whitening”,”eye darkener”, “lip-stick”.