How to create custom animation brush in the gimp

This time, I want to show how to create simple custom animation brush in the GIMP.

1. Create new canvas, mine is 133x80 px. If you want the brush have independent color. Create canvas with RGB mode, fill with transparency. If you want the color of the brush depend from the brush dialog, use Grayscale mode, fill with white (not foreground or background).



2. Create your image, maybe you want to create to another layer so you can edit later. Or, open example image as new layer. This image originally from deviant art, a photoshop brush. Then I convert into .png with some converter.
3. Merge down this image's layer (right click - merge down).
4. Create new layer. Like first layer, fill with transparency if you want color-independent brush. Or fill with white for color-dependent.


5. Like step 3, merge down this last layer.
   


6. The result is layer with image with white background.
7. Repeat step 4 and 5 until all your image is inserted.
8. Save as GIMP animation brush (.gih). Of course you can save as .xcf for later editing. This image right is just example (my work). Because mine has 7 image total (7 layer). I'm using ranks = 7 so that all 7 images will show when brush is used. Random means the images will show randomly as you move the brush.
9. Is done! Just copy your new created brush to Brush folder and it's ready.
10. Time to test your new brush. Click refresh in brush's dialog and your new brush will shows up.

This is my brush.

How to create custom static brush in the gimp

I'll show you how to create custom static brush for use with the GIMP.

1. Create new canvas, mine use 375x50 px. If you want a brush that have own color, use RGB mode and fill the canvas with transparency. If you want a brush that have color depend from brush dialog, use grayscale mode and fill the canvas with white (not foreground or background) like image below


2. Create your image, maybe you want to create to another layer so you can edit later. Or, open example image as new layer. This image originally from deviant art, a photoshop brush. Then I convert into .png with some converter.


3. Save this image as GIMP brush (.gbr). When the dialog shows up, select flatten image and press export.
   
4. Voila! and you're done. Just copy your new brush to brush folder and click refresh brush dialog.
5. Your new brush will shown. It's time to test your new brush.

This is my resulting brush.