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Paisley Sketches Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:56:23 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is made up of various paisley elements. It has various paisley shapes, as well as some of the little ornaments that you’ll frequently find accompanying a paisley pattern. They are all hand-sketched.

They look pretty in just one color, but if you really want to get the most out of them, try using the paisley brushes on a new layer and painting different colors on a layer beneath it. Be on the lookout for a tutorial on some shortcuts to create this multi-colored effect with these brushes soon! Subscribe to the Obsidian Dawn newsletter or subscribe/follow us on any of the various sites listed at the bottom of the page so you don’t miss out.

These are all high resolution images, with the average brush size being about 1900 pixels.

I have a similar Paisley Photoshop & GIMP Brushes set, but the designs on this set are MUCH larger.

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Painted Foliage Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Sun, 29 May 2011 20:51:09 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is made up of various foliage that has been painted by hand, on a canvas. So, you’ve got that nice canvas texture, some paint texture, etc. Included within are various stems, grass, and leaves – some single, so that you can put them together however you like, and others already arranged in bunches.

This set was made to accompany my Painted Flowers Photoshop & GIMP Brushes set. That one is made up of various flowers, all with the same pretty canvas texture.

These are all very high resolution images, with the average brush size being about 2000 pixels.

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Painted Flowers Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:31:33 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is made up of various flowers that have been painted by hand, on a canvas. So, you’ve got that nice canvas texture, some paint texture, etc. These flowers are not very detailed, just some basic flowery shapes. Some fun embellishments to add just about anywhere.

This set also includes a few brushes that are made to either add or remove the center from a flower, in a semi-circular shape. For example, if a flower that you like doesn’t have a center “dot” and you’d like it to, you can use one of those “center circle” brushes to create it. And the same applies to the opposite – if you want to remove the center area of a flower, use one of these as an eraser to get rid of the flower center. They have the same canvas texture to them.

I also made a Painted Foliage Photoshop & GIMP Brushes set to accompany this. All kinds of foliage, from leaves to stems for the flowers to grass, all with the same pretty canvas texture.

These are all very high resolution images, with the average brush size being about 2000 pixels.

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Crop Circles Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:47:19 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of crop circle shapes. They’re all beautiful radial designs, so even if you have NO use at all for crop circle brushes, you’ll certainly find a need for these somewhere. Many of them are also shapes in Sacred Geometry.

There is no texture added to these. They are the shapes only. That way, you can apply them to an existing crop texture (or whatever) and create the circles. (Tip: If you’re not looking at your crop from straight above it, make sure you use these on a new layer, so that you can use the Edit > Transform tool to skew their dimensions to look like they’re lying down in the field.)

These are all very high resolution images, with the average brush size being about 2000 pixels.

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Skin Textures Photoshop Brushes

Stephanie — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:30:40 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of brushes used for painting realistic skin textures. There is a tutorial that I’ve posted to go along with it. To make the most of this brush pack, you’ll want to watch it.

Painting Skin Textures in Photoshop Tutorial

Unlike all of my other sets, this set was made to work only in versions of Photoshop from CS3 onward. I’m afraid that Photoshop 7 didn’t have the ability to do with the brushes the kinds of things – mostly blending and smudging – that I wanted this set to be able to do. And the next newest version of Photoshop that I had to make them in was CS3. I’m not sure if they can be used in GIMP or not, but I assume not.

Most of these are not terribly high resolution, since in most cases they won’t need to be. They’re about 800 pixels on average, but should be scalable up to the maximum brush size without any loss of quality if you actually need them that large.

For those of you that are not digital painters or who don’t generally paint portraits, this set does wonders on photos, as well. Use it on someone’s skin to smooth up that skin and make it look professionally airbrushed. It also works great for creating textures in backgrounds and such.

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Fur Painting Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:07:11 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of brushes used for painting animal fur. There’s some single hairs, some doubles, and some groupings of several hair strands together. All of them are made to scatter and change their angle just slightly, so as to make the fur look realistic. They will also just slightly alter their hue, saturation, and brightness to allow for the distinguishing between individual hairs, as you can see in the preview image.

Most of these are not terribly high resolution, since in most cases they won’t need to be. They’re about 1000 pixels on average, but should be scalable up to the maximum brush size without any loss of quality if you actually need them that large.

I’m writing a few tips on using these below, so scroll down if you’re experiencing problems using them or just want some help in making them look as realistic as possible.

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Icicles Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:41:51 +0000

It’s that time of year again! This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various shapes of icicles. There’s some singles, a few that have stuck together into a double icicle, and some groupings for quick and easy placement across long areas. Some icicles are thick, some are thin… some are more transparent, some are frosty white.

They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2400 pixels. Enjoy!

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Glowing Circles Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:36:18 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various shapes of glowing circles. Most are single, but there’s some groupings of circles together, as well. They should work wonderfully for all kinds of things.

They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2300 pixels. Enjoy!

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Glowing Shapes Borders Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:12:08 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various shape “holes” with glows around them. They are meant to be used as borders around … well, whatever you want them to border. They are transparent in the center, so that whatever they’re bordering can show through.

They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2000 pixels. Enjoy!

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Light Trails Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:06:48 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various “trails” of light, in various shapes. Most are in a straight line, some are a few lines put together – and there’s also a circle, triangle, square, heart, and a frame shape. These I actually got the idea for by noticing the trail of circles on the wall, where the light was shining through the small holes in my the blinds on my window.

They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2000 pixels.

I actually got the idea for these by noticing the trail of small circles on my wall, where the light was shining through the holes in my window blinds. Thought it was pretty, made a set of brushes. They’re also similar to my Dangling Glows Photoshop & GIMP brushes.

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Christmas Vectors Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:43:50 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various vectors of common Christmas stuff. Includes an angel, candy cane, dove, gift, gingerbread man, lots of holly, some christmas lights and some holly that work great as a border (you can link them up together), “Merry Christmas”, a few ornaments, a reindeer, santa, a snowman, a star, a stocking, some snowy swirls, and lots and lots of Christmas trees!

They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2200 pixels.

If you’re not sure how to get them to show up in more than one color, check out my “Multiple Colors with Brushes” Tutorial in the tutorials section.

Oh, and if you’re looking for snowflakes brushes (the vector flakes are also available as Illustrator Vectors, too!) …

Snow & Snowflakes Brushes (falling snow & various flakes)
Snowflake Vectors Brushes

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Glitter -n- Smoke Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:30:34 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various dustings of glitter and smoke. Several types of glitter, several types of smoke (some cloudy, some swirly), all mixed together. I’ve also provided a few brushes of the smoke on its own, so that you can use it that way, too. (I’ll be coming out with an actual smoke brush set one of these days, but I’m still working on that.) These would work great for space scenes, as the dust looks like various space nebulae. They’d also work great for fantasy (pixie dust, magic, etc etc).

They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2200 pixels.

To get these to look like they do in my preview image, use the brush on its own layer and then apply an “outer glow” with a strong, bright color.

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Rolled Paint Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:12:13 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various shapes of rolled paint – the kind that you roll on with a paint roller, that is. It includes several single rolled strokes, many put together, and also includes some that you can paint your own paint strokes with. This just includes the kind of textures made from a regular roller – no special effect kinds of paint here. They are all high resolution, with an average size of about 2300 pixels.

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Scratchout Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:27:41 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various scratches. They could be used for all kinds of things, from creating an erased blackboard kind of effect to anything that you need to put a scratch texture on. They are all high resolution, with an average size of about 2500 pixels.

This is a fairly large download (almost 55MB).

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Speech Bubbles Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:53:28 +0000

No, I haven’t disappeared off the face of the earth. I’ve been out of town a bunch, though, hence all the quietness and lack of releases. I’m also currently working on painting a book cover, and under a pretty tight deadline, so I haven’t had a lot of free time. Expect things to pick back up in another week or two.

This release has been requested several times now, so I thought I’d finally get around to making a set.

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various shapes of speech bubbles. It comes with both the bubble shape itself and a second brush for adding an outline to that bubble, if you so desire (see the preview image for what I mean).http://www.obsidiandawn.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=1936 They are all high resolution vectors, with an average size of about 2000 pixels.

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