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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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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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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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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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Bokeh Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:01:44 +0000

This comes from several requests that I’ve gotten in the last few months. Some of you will know what bokeh is, and some may not. But ALL of you have seen it at one point or another, as long as you look at photographs or watch movies. Check out the preview image below for a visual example.

Bokeh is a Japanese term used in photography. It is used to describe the qualities of the area of a photo that is out of focus, and is used to help draw your eye to the subject of the photograph. Some pretty cool things happen with bokeh, too, and that’s what these brushes will help you to create.

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various bokeh designs. It comes with several brushes for painting your own bokeh, as well as some that are already put together into scattered groups like the ones you see in my preview image. Some are circles, some are polygons, some are more blurry than others. They are all high resolution, with an average size of about 2000 pixels.

Be sure to check out our Creating Faux Bokeh Backgrounds in Photoshop Tutorial.

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Grunge -n- Swirls Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:56:45 +0000

Here’s a set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various grungy shapes intermingling with some pretty swirls. You’ll find shapes like a skull, butterfly, several “strips” of grunge, some circles, rectangles, corners, as well as some top and bottom frames or borders. They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2300 pixels.

Some of these are vectors, while others have some softer, grungy edges. This is a fairly large download. Enjoy!

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Glittery Swirls Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:49:44 +0000

And finally, some brushes again. Here’s a set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various glittery swirls and flourishes. If any of you remember my “Dangling Glows” set, many of the swirls are made up of similar types of glows, while others are comprised of glitter and sparkles. They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2100 pixels.

This set combines the ideas of two of our most popular sets here at Obsidian Dawn: Glitter and Swirls & Flourishes II. Hope that you enjoy!

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Glitter II Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:49:24 +0000

A set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various glitter and sparkles designs. These are all high resolution, with the average size being about 1500 pixels.

This set includes “curtains” of glitter, lines and wavy lines of sparkles, various clusters of glitter and sparkles, glittery textures, several beautiful glittery swirls, a few individual glittery shapes, glitter “shooting out” from one source, and several glitter and sparkle scatter brushes (the kind that will allow YOU to paint your own glitter!), and much more!

Be sure you also check out our original Glitter Photoshop & GIMP Brushes!
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Urban Designs Photoshop Custom Shapes

Stephanie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:51:26 +0000

A set of Photoshop & GIMP shapes composed of various urban designs, as vectors.

Includes things like barbed wire, buildings, chain link fence, various circles, street lamps, miscellaneous vector designs, razor wire, smoke, a smokestack, vector splatters, telephone poles, and more!

These are also available as Urban Designs Brushes.
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Stars Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:59:36 +0000

A set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various shapes and kinds of stars. All high resolution, with the average brush size around 1800 pixels.

Included are starfields in space, various celestial stars, some vectors, as well as tons of star shapes: basic, chinese throwing stars, beveled, lots of decorative stars, double edged, grungy, jewish, metallic, outline, pentacle, retro, shooting stars, lots of vectors, and much more!

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Floral Photoshop Patterns

Stephanie — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:20:25 +0000

A set of Photoshop & GIMP patterns composed of various floral patterns. Some are just flowers, some have some swirls, others have some leaves and stems (foliage), etc. All are, of course, entirely seamless and are high resolution.

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Celtic Knotwork Vectors Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:16:02 +0000

A set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various celtic knotwork designs, all as vector images. Includes all shapes of knotwork, from circles to squares, as well as a few celtic crosses. Also includes 4 different borders. All high resolution, average size about 1900 pixels.

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Foliage Swirls Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:48:27 +0000

A set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various foliage and swirls in vector designs. While some swirls are included, this set was made to be used along with the Swirls Parts Photoshop brushes set, although it works out great on its own, as well!

These are high resolution, with the average size being approximately 1500 pixels. Included are several branches, various flowers (lily, rose, etc), foliage, leaves (single and grouped), pussywillow, several stems (or grass), and swirls.

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