A lot of people wonder how they can add a shadow behind a specified brush. Well, it's not hard at all!

Make a big image with a white background. Now, make a new raster layer.

Go to Layer > New raster layer.


Now, use whatever brushes you want. Use a dark color, like dark red. (Make sure you are using the brushes on the RASTER layer, and not the background)


Now, go to Effects >3d effects > Drop shadow.


Now you can add the shadow,



Compared to the plain brushes, your newer brushes with shadows look much nicer!