How to Demystify the Photoshop Mixer Brush

How to Demystify the Photoshop Mixer Brush

In this tutorial, we're looking at the different ways in which we can use the mixer brush in Photoshop. We'll be showing you how to locate and configure the brushes, and how to understand each setting on the menu. We'll spend much of the tutorial playing with the tool presets, since they determine how our brushes will be behaving on a canvas.

It's important to note that every brush will behave slightly differently, so we'll experiment with a range of them in order for you to observe their effects. Let's get started!

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[cindilu]

I've spent the week bouncing around tutorials for the mixer brush and yours is by far the most helpful in understanding the individual settings. This is also the ONLY one with a straightforward explanation on how to use (almost) any brush as a mixer. Thank you SO much.

[laurasinclair]

Best Mixer Brush tutorial I've seen yet! Thanks so much!

I'm surprised this hasn't received more views. Such an amazing and complete tutorial! Thank you so much!

[cvapr]

You have ability to explain the complicated thing easy to understand, big thump up!

[margaretalexander]

This is an excellent tutorial. Thank you Helen!

[ClaudyaRG]

Oh my, after using Photoshop since 2010, I never heard about this kind of brush settings lol. Thanks a million for your awesome tutorial 💜

[xtremeimagephotography]

This is the best video I have watched regarding painting in photoshop. Highly recommend it.

[lawrencekeeney]

This is a great video. I have used Photoshop since it first came out but never tried to use the mixer brush. I am no artist, but think I will give this a try.

[petrok]

The most detailed and informative tutorial I've ever watched about Mixer Brush ! Thanks a lot for making it !

[nadiam]

I just want to thank you for this amazing tutorial. YOu really made it easy for a beginner like me to understand the mixer brush which by the way is so confusing to understand watching other tutorials. I cant thank you enough. I hope and wish I could see more tutorials from you regarding using the mixer brush on an image to make it look like a painterly canvas. Thank you again you are the best

[TeresaTrimm]

At about 13:00 minutes in, you clarified something that has been puzzling me for months!!! Sometimes, the brush that I chose to be a Mixer Brush wouldn't work. I did figure out that sometimes it did using the Brush settings, but didn't put it together!! Thanks!!

[catkin]

Thank you, so well explained and informative. I had tried using this tool but got such mixed (hit & miss) results and didn't understand why it behaved that way, so thank you so very much for this tutorial. Hope you make more on the mixer brush.

[ChristopherHemsworthCreative]

Helen! Thanks so much for this. It was incredibly informative, very clear, very direct, and you indeed accomplished the goal of demystifying the intimidating mixer brushes in Photoshop! Excellent job.

[DawnKowalewskidivafotostudio]

Thanks for the straight up explanation.  Terrific.

[TeresaTrimm]

You are everywhere!!! Imagine how surprised I was to hear a familiar voice!! Great tutorial!!

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[khoivunguyen]

Thank you for a very nice presentation. Can you have another tutorial video on how to create a custom mixer brush?

[propitiated]

Dang this is old, is this photoshop version 1

[gofoucaultspendulumyoursel]

this video made me realize how pathetic PS's real brush imitator is compared to corel painter's brushes or even artrage brushes :(