I’ve spent a long time searching for the perfect Photoshop brushes to suit the way I work, but have been a victim to option paralysis when presented with brush packs containing over 100 brushes. My solution was fairly straight forward: I made my own brushes. 

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I often buy new pens just to try them out and analyse why I like them, and, more importantly, why I don’t. I knew this would translate to the digital world somehow, and the opportunity to craft my very own custom brushes from scratch was like a dream come true. I’ve had the chance to tweak my digital tools to a point where they feel comfortable, versatile, and natural to draw with. 

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Initially the set would contain only the two inking brushes, but I’ve also included two scattered texture brushes as extras, as well as a few other bonus textures and files. It took some convincing, due to how attached I am to the tools I make, but I’ve decided to put this set of four carefully picked custom brushes up for purchase on Gumroad:

{ https://gum.co/itsybitsyinkerz }

*Side note: These are tool presets and as such only work with Adobe Photoshop CS5 newer.

*Tip: Best used with a slightly higher firmness value in your tablet driver settings. 

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A 'Read Me' file with usage instructions and explanations of the brushes.

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2 Artwork examples made with the brushes.
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3 free bonus textures and an extra texture brush I made previously.