I recently moved from GIMP to Photoshop and was disappointed in the lack of functionality for multicolor brushes in PS. While not as flexible as the GIMP custom brush, you can create a nice looking forest using the Mixer Brush in PS. Here's an example and my Youtube walkthrough.

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