Technique #5. Making Your Own Brush with a Pattern

In this slight variation of the previous technique, we’ll once again paint on a layer mask using a brush. This time the brush will paint using a pattern as a texture rather than as a brush shape. Again, the first few steps are the same as in the previous techniques.

key concepts:

layer masks

quick mask

define pattern

define brush

Step One.
Press Command-J (PC: Control-J) to duplicate ...

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