easy way to draw things with bricks?

guilleface

i hope i can explain this, for example if i want to draw a pyramid, instead of drawing each brick, how can i like just use one brick and drag many to build it, i need this so i can create different levels, but in photoshop the only way i know is creating a new layer for each new brick and that's a lot of work.

0belisk

its very quick in photoshop actually, just open the single brick file, click the layer, make sure you've deleted the background so you got the brick with the transparency behind it.

Control/CMD A (select all pixels)
Control/CMD C (copy)
Control/CMD D (deselect pixels)

now everytime you push Control/CMD V it will create a new layer with a brick onto of your background.

then just drag each brick to whatever position you want it, or possible move two bricks next to each other, select both layers, merge the layers into a single layer, then copy that layer, so everytime you paste your getting two bricks, lust double the speed.

tenrdrmer

Why not just select the brick and copy paste. You shouldn't have to do new layers unless you want to continually rearrange the bricks.

guilleface

thanks alot is faster this way