) - I'd recommend GIMP, because of step 5.Ĭreate a new file with 96 Pixel/Inch and a size between 290 x 290 Pixel and 1000 x 1000 Pixel ( Feivelyn recommends 500 x 500 Pixel) - it has to be quadratic!ĭraw or paste whatever you want to make into a scatter brush, like e.g. How to create a scatter brushįirst of all, you need a drawing software (PaintTool SAI, Photoshop, GIMP, Krita, FireAlpaca. They follow your pen strokes, but can vary in their size, rotation, colour, distance, etc. Contents:Ī Scatter Brush basically copy/pastes images or shapes. Come one, come all! I have decided to create a tutorial on how to make scatter brushes for PaintTool SAI 2, since more and more people are using it, but there are hardly any scatter brushes or tutorials out there.