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Commercial and Free Adobe Photoshop Brushes

Within the Adobe Photoshop Brushes page below you'll find high quality commercial, shareware, and free Photoshop brushes. Included are commercial and free Photoshop CS3 brushes as well as CS2 brushes, CS brushes, and brushes for older Photoshop versions. In addition is a listing of high resolution brushes, which are especially great for print but work fine for Web site graphics and other graphics projects.

The free Photoshop brushes are also a great way to try out the work of many who also offer beautiful commercial brushes and other graphics products. All listings below come highly recommended, and I've personally tried and used quite a few of the brushes.

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Commercial and Free Adobe Photoshop Brushes

Below are annotated links to a variety of high quality free Adobe Photoshop brushes and commercial Adobe Photoshop brushes, too. As mentioned above, some of the generous people who offer free brushes sell commercial brushes and other graphics products, too. The free versions are also a great way to try out their work prior to purchasing their commercial products. All listings below come highly recommended, and I've personally tried and used quite a few of the brushes. Do you have any recommendations? Submissions are welcome.

42 Brush Sets
Literally over 2,000 gorgeous and free Photoshop brushes in this free download (.rar file download). Generously created and provided by Adam Woodhouse. 150 grunge textures, clouds, dreams, flowers, high tech, insects, monster scratches, retro, signage, future circles, vector circles, spraypaint, squares, stars, several grunge sets, much more. [Article/tutorial dated 01/20/2007, by Adam Woodhouse, Adam Woodhouse.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 29
21 free natural media brushes. Information, instructions, and free download. “Our collection this week includes 21 individual brushes designed to emulate the look and feel of natural media tools, from graphite and charcoal to wet paints and clumpy bristles. These brushes can also be used for generating abstract backgrounds and textures, as most of them use fairly detailed and deep nib elements. Of course, all of the brushes in this collection are fully dynamic, so you can use pen pressure and tilt, as well as the angle of your stroke, to control the application of the brushes. Most also include mild color randomization so that the textures of the nibs will remain visible even when you've applied the brush over itself multiple times.” [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 05/19/2005, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 34
15 textured stone material brushes. Information, instructions, and free download. For Photoshop CS and above. [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 11/22/05, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 35
15 brushes for creating clouds, fog and mist effects. Information, instructions, and free download. For Photoshop CS and above. [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 12/20/05, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 36
17 hair, fur and fuzz brushes, “ including nine hair brushes, three fur brushes and five fuzz brushes. The hair brushes include both short and curly styles and long and wavy styles. The fur brushes are softer and thicker than the hair brushes but are otherwise similar. And the fuzz brushes are new additions to the line, producing soft yet intricate effects. All of the brushes, of course, are fully dynamic for size, scattering, color variation, opacity and other parameters. They can also be modified to suit your particular needs. Most are based on large strand samples, so you can freely adjust them to larger sizes without losing resolution.” Information, instructions, and free download. For Photoshop CS and above. [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 01/03/2006, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 37
16 free skin texture and skin feature brushes. Information, instructions, and free download. [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 02/10/2006, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 38
20 textured 'artistic' brushes “designed with the idea of abstract, highly textured artwork, though you may also find them useful for adding textural detail in other situations as well, such as when creating image maps for 3D geometry.” Five categories of these brushes: fibrous, geometric, fuzzy, rough, and splatter brushes. Information, instructions, and free download. For Photoshop CS and above. [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 03/03/2006, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 39
16 wet, sloppy and rough brushes “designed to emulate wet, messy and otherwise rough natural media tools—great for creating background textures or abstract compositions.” Information, instructions, and free download. For Photoshop CS and above. [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 03/30/2006, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 40
15 free watercolor and other wet brushes. Beautifully done Photoshop brushes for free download. Tutorial shows how to use them, examples with lots of screenshots. Fabulous. [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 05/05/2006, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 41
15 free natural media Photoshop brushes here with artists' tools in mind. “Wet bristle paint brushes, chalk and rough pastels—artists' tools to help you create digital drawings and paintings or to generate abstract images and highly textured backgrounds.” [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 05/16/2006, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 42
20 free Photoshop brushes to emulate smoke, mist, fog effects. “Some of the brushes create light, subtle mist effects, while others are less subtle, creating wispy tendrils of vapor for dramatic backgrounds or large, abstract patterns. All of the brushes in this collection are fully dynamic for use with Wacom tablets. The principal dynamics used are shape and scattering, as well as color and opacity for dynamically brushing on subtle variations on each paint stroke.” [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 07/03/2006, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 43
15 free brushes for creating hair and fur effects. Like many in this series, these brushes are fully dynamic and work with Wacom tablets - shape and scattering, coloring and opacity. “divided into three related categories: hair, fur and stubble. The hair brushes combine both straight and curly hair and are generally designed for creating human hair effects. And the straight brushes are designed to create the strands in the direction of the brushes stroke. The fur brushes, on the other hand, are designed for creating animal fur effects. All of these brushes are slightly wavy, and the strands are drawn at 90-degree angles to the direction of the stroke. (In other words, if you paint left to right, the strands will be vertical.)” As all of the brushes in this series, these are beautifully created Photoshop brushes for free download. Tutorial shows how to use them, examples with lots of screenshots. Fabulous. [Photoshop Brushes, Article dated 07/13/2006, by David Nagel, for DMN Photoshop Channel, Digital Media Online.]
Floral Swirl
15 free Photoshop brushes with swirls and flowers. You'll find a variety of styles here including different combinations of swirls and flowers. You could combine them or use them individually, too. Very nice. For Photoshop CS and above. Editor note: I created the graphic sample to the right with two of the brushes from this Floral Swirl brush set. [Photoshop brushes dated 12/21/2007, by R Turner, for Brusheezy.]
Flowersn'swirls
10 free Photoshop brushes with swirls and flowers. Nice effects here. For Photoshop CS and above. [Photoshop brushes dated 12/21/2007, by stilok, for Brusheezy.]
Morning Coffee PS-Brushes
10 different coffee stains, coffee stain rings Photoshop brushes. You can also change the color to make them stains of any liquid you wish, too. Lots of versatility. Creator also provides original source files to make your own brushes. Free brushes. [Photoshop brushes dated 02/21/2006, by photoshopranger, for deviantART.]
Paisley Brush
37 free Photoshop brushes with paisley designs and related embellishments, including flowers, swirls, and more. Very nice! “A set of brushes made up of various paisley elements. Includes tons of the 'classic' paisley shapes, as well as some embellishments (like little flowers, swirls, etc) that are commonly added to paisley patterns, so that you can make up your own designs!” For Photoshop 7 and above. [Photoshop brushes dated 07/12/2008, by Redheadstock, for Brusheezy.]
Perspective Grid Brush
Need a perspective grid? Here's a fabulous brush set with 32 different perspective grids at various angles, sizes, shapes. Lots of variety. [Original Photoshop brushes dated 03/28/2008, by Velavan, for deviantART.]
Photoshop Cars Brushes
Many models of BMW, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Corvette, and others. In addition to this collection, you'll find other sets with motorcycles, fire and trucks, misc. transport brushes, and more. Small fee. [Original Photoshop Brushes by Sage Winyard.]
Photoshop Frames & Borders Free Brush Set
In addition to these beautifully done free frames and borders brushes, you'll find helpful instructions on how to use the brushes effectively. [Original Photoshop Brush sets by Stephanie Shimerdla of Obsidian Dawn, for PhotoshopSupport.com.]
Swirls and Flowers
15 free Photoshop brushes with swirls and flowers. For Photoshop CS and above. [Photoshop brushes dated 06/02/2008, by Cody17, for Brusheezy.]
Swirly Brushes
17 free swirly Photoshop brushes sized from 520px to 1200px. Free for personal or commercial use. [Photoshop brushes dated 08/21/2008, by Doug Keeling, for myPhotoshopBrushes.com.]
Using Custom Brushes for More Painterly Effects
Short tutorial showing how to do some interesting painting-like effects with brushes. Brushes included for download. [Photoshop Brushes by Laurie McCannas, mcannas.com]
“Web 2.0” Effect Brushes
22 free “Web 2.0” style brushes. For Adobe Photoshop CS, CS2 and CS3 only. [Article/tutorial dated 01/20/2007, by Adam Woodhouse, Adam Woodhouse.]

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Commercial and Free High Resolution Photoshop Brushes

Below are listings of free Photoshop CS3 brushes, CS2 brushes, CS brushes created for high resolution. Higher resolution brushes are especially great for print but are also good for Web projects and other graphics projects.

FlowersFirst
5 high resolution free Photoshop brushes with swirls and flowers. Beautiful! For Photoshop CS and above. [Photoshop brushes dated 07/18/2008, by Pixels & IceCream, for Brusheezy.]
Free High-Res Photoshop Brushes - Leaves
Ten (10) free high resolution Photoshop brushes with leaf designs. For Photoshop CS3, CS2, and others. [Original Photoshop Brushes dated 06/05/2007, bittbox.]
Free Hi-Res Photoshop Brushes: Messy Spraypaint
“These aren't traditional spraypaint brushes, so 'Messy Spraypaint' is as close as I could get to an accurate name. Most of them are 2500px, and I also included PNGs for anyone not using Photoshop. CS1 & CS3 brushes, PNGs, screenshots ” [Original Photoshop Brushes dated 03/13/2008, by bittbox.]
Free Hi-Res Splatter Photoshop Brushes
Free high resolution brushes with a splatter effect. These are made for Photoshop CS3, CS2, CS1, and earlier. Wonderful quality and work beautifully. [Original Photoshop Brushes dated 04/29/2007, bittbox.]
Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes
Eighteen (18) free high resolution brushes with a watercolor effect. 1900x2500 pixels in size. Although made for CS2, CS1, and older, I can confirm that they work fine with Photoshop CS3, too (Editor note: I tried these myself with CS3 to make sure!). They're fabulous quality brushes. [Original Photoshop Brushes dated 04/19/2007, bittbox.]
Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes Set II
Twenty (20) free high resolution brushes with a watercolor effect. 1900x2500 pixels in size. “These brushes are more complex than the previous set and were painted on a higher quality paper, so the end result is in fact, much better.” Versions for Photoshop CS3, CS1, and also the original source files (.png). [Original Photoshop Brushes dated 05/18/2007, bittbox.]
Fresh Foliage Photoshop Brushes for High Resolution [Part I]
Large, high resolution brushes suitable for print but also fine for Web work. You'll find other brush sets at this site, too. [Original Photoshop Brushes dated 02/18/2006, by Jason Gaylor, Designfruit™.]
Fresh Foliage Photoshop Brushes for High Resolution [Part II]
Part 2 of these large, very nicely done, high resolution brushes are suitable for print but also fine for Web work. You'll find other brush sets at this site, too. [Original Photoshop Brushes dated 07/16/2006, by Jason Gaylor, Designfruit™.]

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Web Sites, Web Site Sections with Commercial or Free Photoshop Brushes, Brush Collections

Web sites and Web site sections with commercial and free Photoshop brushes and brush collections are listed below. See also above, Commercial and Free Adobe Photoshop Brushes and Commercial and Free High Resolution Photoshop Brushes.

Chez Plumeau
An entire website devoted to Photoshop brushes - over 600 free Photoshop brushes here by contributors. Well organized by category. [Free Photoshop Brushes via Chez Plumeau.]
Echoica.net: Brushes
Dozens of original, unique, and well done free Photoshop brushes - you'll find quite a variety here - shapes, grunge, textures, borders, much more. [Original Photoshop Brushes by Michelle, echoica.net.]
Free Photoshop Brushes from Your Guide
Very nice collection of brushes, including a variety of shapes, textures, designs, leaves, flowers, hearts, balloons, fish, seashell, pawprints, more. From About.com's Graphics Software Guide. See also the table of contents for dozens of links to more! Great resource! [Photoshop Brushes by Sue Chastain, About.com's Graphics Software Guide.]
Miss M Photoshop Brushes
Shapes, Star Dust, Doodles, Papermark, Autumn Veins, Abstract Geometry, Phoenix, Cracked & Stained, Grape Veins, Innocence, Antique Iron, Dirty Clouds, Caffeine, Dark Room, Dusty Corners, Writings Past, Intricacy, Flower Power, Confusion, and many more. [Photoshop Brushes by Melissa, paperlillies.com.]
MyPhotoshopBrushes.com
Hundreds of free Photoshop brushes here by contributors. Well organized by category - ornaments, human, nature, textures, abstract, splatter, symbols, vintage, other. [Free Photoshop Brushes via MyPhotoshopBrushes.com.]
Original Photoshop Brushes
Beautiful Photoshop brushes here by Janita of Seishido. Categories: Angelic, Artbooked, Bubbled, Butterflies, Colored, Creative, Curly, Dedicated, Doodles, Dressed, Fantastic, Floral, Framed, Grungy, Japanese, Ornamental, Pixelated, Poetry, Romantic, Seasonal, Sparklies, Starful, Swirlies, Symbolical, Textures, Giftcards, For Sale, and more. Very inexpensive (average $1 to $6 per set). [Original Photoshop Brushes by Janita, Seishido.]
Photoshop Brushes (Celestial Star)
Quite a variety of free Photoshop brushes here. Categories: Abstract, Flowers, Grunge, Icon brushes, Nature, Japanese, Magic and stars, Paintings, Swirls, Technical, Writings, Other brushes. The site also has textures, background patterns, Paint Shop Pro brushes, and much more. [Photoshop Brushes by Melfina, Celestial Star.]
Photoshop Brushes (deviantART)
Literally hundreds of free custom Photoshop brushes in a wide range of styles, contributed by the DeviantART community. [Photoshop Brushes via deviantart.com.]
Photoshop Brushes (Misprinhted Type)
High quality, free Grunge brushes. Definitely unique and interesting. [Original Photoshop brushes by Misprinted Type.]
Photoshop Brushes (Obsidian Dawn)
High quality, well done, free Photoshop brushes. Categories: Designs / Shapes, Fantasy, Handwriting / Symbols, Nature, Objects, People, Pixelated, Sci-Fi, Textures, Themes. [Original Photoshop brushes by Stephanie Shimerdla, Obsidian Dawn.]
Photoshop Brushes by Sage
Dozens of high quality free brushes, and well over 350 brushes for sale divided into 12 sets, each containing 30 exclusive brushes which can easily be used to make attractive borders or frames and matching buttons or icons. High quality and well done. [Brushes by Sage Winyard.]
Photoshopbrushes.com
Offers at least 40 free Photoshop brush sets, and you can also purchase a CD with all the brushes. Some of the brushes: graffiti, font characters, blood spatters, various hand prints, scribbles and sketches, grunge corner brushes, skull crack grunge, beetle illustrations, moths, sea creatures, butterflies and beetles, star photoshop brushes (stars, sparkles, highlights), Alchemy font brushes, tank drawings, packing brushes (including bar-codes, postal stamps, 2nd class postal franks, recycling logos, other logos, more), crop circles, rifle bullets, Quake 3 icons, power tools, grunge printer errors, ivy leaves from an ivy plant, screws, bolts, fixings (as displayed in AutoCAD), metal plates, lettering brushes, grunge brushes, cracks and dirty textures, and more. The site states that the brushes will work with Photoshop 5.5 and up. [Original Photoshop brushes by Dave Seipp, Photoshopbrushes.com.]
PSBrushes
Hundreds of free Photoshop brushes available within at least 23 well organized categories: All Brushes, Abstract, Animals, Around the House, Drawings, Fractals, Grunge, Hearts, Humans, Landscapes, Music, Oriental, Outer Space, Patterns, Photos & Frames, Plants, Religious, Scratches, Shapes, Street & Misc Signs, Structural, Text & Type, War. New brushes added weekly, and you can also submit yours for possible inclusion. [Photoshop Brushes via PSBrushes.]