Open the Custom Brushes dialog box and click on the create button. Mousehold Creations has an excellent tutorial on creating custom brushes in PSP 5 as well as a sizeable collection of links to custom brushes to download from around the Web. Opacity Settings Opacity can be fun as varying levels will let more or less of the background image show through. Adjust the slider to a lower number for greater transparency and a higher number for a more solid effect. Density Settings Density dictates how the paint flows onto the canvas.
Lower settings allow less paint on the canvas while higher numbers allow more.
The Hardness settings adjust the focus of the Paintbrush. A setting of 1 gives a soft focus while 100 will give you sharp edges. Steps The same effects of Photoshop's 'spacing' can be accomplished in PSP 5 by using the Step option. Either move the slider or type a number in the box. INT Media Group, Incorporated.