Creating a brush preset

Steps into turning the above image into a brush preset.

1. Open this image in Photoshop
2. Turn the image into black and white (image> adjustments> black and white, you may also reduce the blue and cyan to increase contrast)
3. Command 'I'
4. Create an exact square around the stroke wanted
5. Copy
6. Edit> define> brush preset
7. Brush name: Brush sample 1
8. By selecting the brush tool you can change the brush stroke to your own. 

This is the brush stroke created

Task 2.
Using our new brush preset to work with an image.

This is the chosen image

1.  Unlock this layer 

2. Create a new layer and paint on the new brush stroke.

3. Make the stroke the bottom layer

3. Hover over the layers channel between the two layers and 'option click' this will put the photo information in the stroke. 

End result