applying brushes in PS7
I use Photoshop 7. I've gone through the tutorials, and it's driving me crazy. When I try to apply brushes to my image, what am I supposed to do exactly? Usually I:
1. Make a new layer.
2. Click the little box in the History beside the New Layer action. (Because when I don't, it says Could not use the history brush because no history state has been designated as the source for painting.)
3. Choose a brush from the list.
4. Click to apply the brush.
But it doesn't apply! The action appears in the History. The layer is at the top of the layers list. The color is definitely visible. But the brush doesn't show up. Am I doing something wrong? Help, please!
1. Make a new layer.
2. Click the little box in the History beside the New Layer action. (Because when I don't, it says Could not use the history brush because no history state has been designated as the source for painting.)
3. Choose a brush from the list.
4. Click to apply the brush.
But it doesn't apply! The action appears in the History. The layer is at the top of the layers list. The color is definitely visible. But the brush doesn't show up. Am I doing something wrong? Help, please!