How to use Photoshop Brushes to build atmosphere and drama

Download the Photoshop brush and photo to follow along here: www.joelgrimes...
In this tutorial, I show you how to create atmosphere and drama using Photoshop brushes. Add light streaks, haze and depth quick and easy.
This technique can help you turn a flat boring image into something with a lot of character and drama. Photoshop brushes are a fun way to easily edit any image.

[@davidmccarthy3069]

Thanks Joel...I purchased your brushes in late Spring. You have created a masterful tutorial on your bush use technique, I especially like your explanation of Luminar Neo's edit panel and the finishing touches it adds, Thank you!!

[@andrewhicks5317]

Thanks Joel - always great to get these practical tips from you. I believe that’s the entrance to the Divinity School at the Bodlean library in Oxford, UK.

[@nwflyyer]

Awesomely helpful - I bought the brush pack some time ago but struggled to apply them without these instructions. Also helpful is to see the brush preview in the brush panel and not just numbers with a nondescript brush stroke. You might mention that next time as I find it very helpful with so many options to chose from. Thanks Joel!

[@JoBern365]

Hello from Ottawa Canada. I love all your tutorials and especially this one. Your talent and imagination are incredible. I can't wait to see more tutorials on how to use brushes.

[@forumfremtid9910]

I have photoshop cs 5. Will your brushes work with CS5?

[@SantiYounger]

Great video Joel! Love the use of light effects you created here

[@liesbethkraakmanphotography]

Love it. I have got all Joel's brushes and I love them. Thank you for your inspiration Joel. ❤

[@mondujar279]

Thanks Joel, that’s going to help me with some of my fairly boring images. I will definitely download the pdf and brush! Thanks for your work on the video! 😊

[@johnharrington6357]

Wonderful tutorial. Just purchased the set. I've been reluctant to get brushes for several years but this tutorial has totally changed my understanding as to how to use them. Thank you

[@bynumoil9615]

Thanks Joel. Bought the brushes a while back and appreciate this tutorial.

[@JohnJohnson-bo5sv]

Thanks for the tutorial and for including the sample image and brush which is so helpful.

[@aantiles]

Awesome. I was really looking for something like this. Tutorial using your brushes. I have them all. But could not make use of them for not knowing the basic workflow. This helped a lot. Thanks.

[@LadyTracyOfTheDisk]

Thanks, Joel. I bought your brushes recently and was hoping there would be something like this.

[@donbodio]

Thanks JG, excellent tutorial, thanks for your time... and the brush. I'll be picking up your set...

[@alancollins6171]

Great tutorial and loved the free brush, I've used it on one of my images already 😁

[@dingbat19]

Fab ! I just purchased your brushes bundle in the last few days and emailed your support email asking if there was a tutorial on how to use them - they emailed back to say no but they would mention it - not sure if my email had any impact on your decision to make the video, but THANK YOU

[@simoharjane7823]

Am in the mood for brushes today ! let's go

[@vincealcazar2870]

Great demo Joel. Thx

[@andreasprott2182]

Love your tutorials Joel. BUT: this time you introduced 3 suns which is physically impossible :-) the sun has only one elevation at a time and by slanting the three layers in different angles it looks like the scene is illuminated by 3 suns. In your result it looks like the sun beams in the foreground are curved because the second layer blends with the first layers beams.

[@fedordubiley5216]

Thank you Master.

[@LeonKolenda]

Hey Joel, Bought everything you have, and I use most of it. I also got your Still Life Course, It changed my photography forever! Would love to see an updated SLife course maybe a little more advanced. So Now for my critique, LOL! Is it me or do the different angles of the light rays seem not normal, considering the windows and the light would be shining through at the same angle?

[@clairefilson3453]

It's the Bodleian Library in Oxford!!!

[@gavinmartin3348]

Just watched tutorial. Will these work using Camera Raw within photoshop.

[@timeslikethese6379]

The brush in this tutorial is not compatible with 25.9.1 verson of PS (Windows 11). I'd hesitate to shell out big bucks when they could be unusable.

[@forumfremtid9910]

Dear friend, I have Photoshop CS5, will that work with your brilliant PS brushes?

[@thomasagabaonyango7548]

Hmmm… I have that much more work to do!

[@colinmelhuish1254]

Pass that by me again