# Grunge brushes Photoshop

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grunge-brushes-photoshop/57930>\
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**Created:** [July 17, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grunge-brushes-photoshop/57930 "2004-07-17T22:27:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![geestring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@geestring](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geestring)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grunge-brushes-photoshop/57930/1 "2004-07-17T22:27:41Z")

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doing the tutorial on this site and others. The brushes that ive made are pretty faded in colour. To faint to see really. how can i fix this?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grunge-brushes-photoshop/57930/2 "2004-07-18T00:44:10Z")

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bump the levels? increase contrast…?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grunge-brushes-photoshop/57930/3 "2004-07-18T00:52:59Z")

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You can take the layer of the grunge brush you made and duplicate the layer. You’ll see the color information duplicate.

Should work. Afterwards, you can use the contrast and curves to apply other effects if needed ;).