: Make stroke path tips fading fading on both tips in Photoshop how could i achieve to have a brush like the one in the picture with both tips fading? I checked in the brush window but I

@Kaufman565

Scotts answer is not exactly true.
Yes, you can only fade out the end, if you want to draw freely, but in this case you can replicate this effect without a tablet.

And this is how you do it:



Create a path to follow along with the stroke
Set the brush options you want to be affected to pen pressure.
Change to the path or the direct selection tool (A)
Select the path
Right click the path and chose Stroke Path
Choose Brush and hit the checkmark for Pen Pressure
Hit OK


Photoshop simulates the pen pressure as seen in the brush preview window. It starts with a pressure of 0, goes up to 100 and back to 0. All of this in a linear way, following the path. You will not be able to manipulate this behavior, but it is handy for exactly the case, described in the question.

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@Caterina889

You need a graphic Tablet, such as a Wacom Bamboo or Wacom Intuos, in order to achieve those types of strokes.

Without a tablet, you are limited to fading only one end of the brush.

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