Quote (Sane @ Apr 29 2012 06:02pm)
Like I said, it mainly depends on what you want to do.
On the tag below, I've used brush sizes between 40 and 8 px.
http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/4241/kisssigfix.jpg
On my current tag I've used a brush size of 20 - 1 px.
Adding colors can be quite tricky. Make use of the layer settings, especially Multiply, Color Dodge and Linear Dodge.
Choosing the "right" colors is important as well.
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I don't use c4ds, nor do I ever use a soft brush.
Adjustment layers are only used at the very end to do some final minor color adjustments.
do you use any textures, clipping masks?