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[ 35 ]Step 25: With the Brush tool (B)
selected, click on the brush pre-
view in the Options Bar to open the
Brush Preset Picker, and choose the
sleeping bat brush (it should be near
the bottom). Use the Bracket keys
on your keyboard to size the brush
down so the size of the bat is relative
to the tree branches. Press D to set
your Foreground color to black, and
create a new layer on which to paint
your bats. Then just dab one instance
of the brush to see how it looks.
Step 26: Open the Brush Settings
panel (Window>Brush Settings). In
the Brush Tip Shape section, you’ll
see our brush is around 50 px (if you
used the low-res image from Adobe
Stock to create the brush, set the
Size to 100 px). Increase the Spacing
to around 400%, and then activate
Shape Dynamics in the list on the
left. Increase the Size Jitter to around
70%, and set the Angle Jitter to
2%. Activate Scattering on the left,
set the Scatter amount to around
260%, and check on Both Axes.
Start painting in the area of the
tree branches to create a large group
of sleeping bats in the tree. Again,
don’t go crazy— but it’s hard not to!