-Photoshop brushes are a fantastic time-saver for digital artists. They enable you to quickly create rich artwork without having to draw all the individual design elements each time – and there are thousands for you to choose from.
But where to start? There's a huge spectrum of Photoshop brushes available, ranging from grunge and watercolour brushes to leaf designs and fabric textures, and cloud patterns to glass shatters. And while does ship with a set of brushes pre-installed, they only scratch the surface of what's possible with the brush engine.
Here’s a collection of free smoke brush sets for Adobe Photoshop to add beautiful smoke puff scenes and intense effects on your design projects. Each set of Photoshop brush is composed of different style and effect like fantasy, fire, fractal and more as well as resolution which will surely fit on any of your project.
We've split our collection into four categories to help you find the perfect Photoshop brush:. – for mimicking a traditional art effect. – everything from hair to clouds, trees, fire and water effects. – for when you want a distressed or aged effect.
– including half-tone brushes and sparkle effects Whether you're using an older version of Photoshop or have joined Creative Cloud, grab the free Photoshop brush downloads below and start creating stunning design flourishes in your artwork. Photoshop brushes for painting 01.
Designer: RetroSupply. Usage: Free for commercial and personal use Normally you’d have to pay for RetroSupply’s fantastic pack of natural media-inspired Photoshop brushes. However, we’ve spotted a link to a – which will give you a free gouache Photoshop brush from the Woodland Wonderland pack in exchange for your email address – plus a number of other free Photoshop brushes too.
Designer: Sakimichan. Usage: Free for commercial and personal use Deviant Art member sakimichan has made 56 of her favourite custom Photoshop brushes available to download for free in this big bundle. She recommends painting at 70-100% opacity with the pressure option on, and says that the brushes are already set up for this. Bear in mind these brushes were created in PS5 and although they work in CS4 and CS3, she isn’t sure about other versions. (Although the comments on the page suggest they work for CS6 and CC too.) 03. Designer: Aaron Griffin.
Usage: Free for commercial and personal use Aaron Griffin is a self-taught illustrator and concept artist known especially for his figure paintings (his work even graced the cover of our sister magazine ). He's generously offering up the Photoshop brushes he uses to create his digital paintings free of charge. Designer: Creative Nerds. Usage: Free for commercial and personal use The second instalment of a popular set of free Photoshop brushes from Creative Nerds, Thick Acrylic Paint Strokes volume 2 lets you quickly add an authentic paint effect to your illustrations. The brushes are free for both personal and commercial work – but you're not permitted to redistribute or modify them for resale. Designer: env1ro. Usage: Free for personal use; email him about commercial use These 24 very hi-res brushes will provide a real-media feel to your design work.
Some brushes look like paint tin marks, while others are thicker, meaning there's lots of options within the pack. Designer: Chris Spooner. Usage: Free for personal and commercial use A set of 12 excellent free Photoshop brushes from Chris Spooner. These high-resolution dry brushes are fantastically detailed, bristly and texture-rich. Featuring whispy lines and detailed edges, they're perfect for roughing up your artwork or distressing your edges 07.
Artist: Kirk Wallace. Usage: Free for personal and commercial use Artist Kirk Wallace created these Photoshop brushes at home using ink and paper, and offers them to you for free.
Perfect for creating rough, harsh textures, they're also dynamic – you can click and drag to span larger areas without getting an ugly repeat effect, or you can paint with them. Artist: LilithDemoness.
Usage: Free for personal and commercial use Add realistic dribbles of paint to your digital designs with these free Photoshop brushes. They're the work of DeviantArt user LilithDemoness and there are 14 in the set to choose from.