I like sharp lines when I make lineart digitally. But I don’t think the default “hard-round” brush is that sharp enough for my taste. And I really don’t wanna resize my images too much just to make the lineart appear sharper.
So I discovered how you can make the brush a bit more sharper, but not too sharp so it would look like it was made in Microsoft Paint…
First off, make sure that you set the spacing to 1%. (I do this to more or less all my brushes since I don’t like how the spacing look when you set a lower flow/pressure setting)
After that, check the box “Texture” and then under the options check the box “Texture each tip” and have 100% depth. This is was makes the brush a bit more sharp – this is much better than adding the “noise” effect.
And here’s some comparing examples of the brush:
Using the Fill Bucket is also a bit better with the custom-brush than with the default. (Note the thin, light line between the black and the red on the example to the left.)
Now go make sweet lineart!
Minitutorial: How to make a nice, sharp brush for lineart in Photoshop
