Top 5 Free Brushes
The five brushes I reach for most. Free.
- Contents
- 5 brushes
- Format
- .abr
- Works with
- Photoshop, Procreate, Clip Studio Paint
- Download
- 291.7 MB
- Also
- pressure and tilt sensitive · directional brushes · every brush doubles as an eraser
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One from each of my brush packs: chisel marker, brush pen, ballpoint, mechanical pencil and ink pen. Pressure and tilt sensitive, built from real pen samples, so your sketches feel like paper.
Full description
- Includes 5 Hyper Realistic Digital Brushes
- Wide variety and styles curated from my brush packs including
- Pressure and tilt sensitive brushes to simulate physical pencil mechanics
- A selection of brushes with directional properties
- Built from high resolution physical pencil samples for premium quality output
- Each brush can be used as an eraser
- Compatible with Photoshop and other programs that accept .abr files
- File size291.7 MB
I would love to see the work you create with these brushes so don’t forget to tag @design_by_raf and use the hashtag #designbyraf
How to install brushes
Photoshop
Brush tool > Brush preset picker > Settings (top right of panel) > Import brushes…
Select .abr file
Brushes > Brush menu (hamburger menu/three stacked lines, top right of brush panel)
Import brushes… > Select .abr file
Procreate
Open files > Locate .abr brushes > Long-press/hold on selected file > Share
Open with Procreate
Open files > Locate .abr brushes > Drag and drop into Procreate
Clip Studio Paint
- Brush settings > Hamburger menu/three stacked lines > Import sub tool
Locate .abr file > Open
More
Use as an eraser (in Photoshop instead of using “normal” brush mode, select “clear”)
Professional quality digital sketching, great for any type of project, whether it be using Photoshop brushes for painting, working on anatomy by drawing hands, drawing noses or drawing lips
Great for drawing easy ideas and rapid ideation, or more refined presentational work
Licence
You can use these in client work and in things you sell.
You can't:
- Sub-licensing, resale, sharing, transfer or redistribution either for free or payment.
- Reverse-engineering and/or use of a Design by Raf product to create similar product offered for free or for sale.
