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New Brush Sample template

sample Photoshop brush stroke previewer template
sample Photoshop brush stroke previewer template

This is two previews in one; sample brush strokes of Tremble Stem, a Photoshop Ink brush I’m working on that should be in the shop soon but also a preview of a new brush stroke sampler template. I want to develop a standard set of sample strokes that will both show off the brush in action and at the same time enable you to compare them in a relatively standard fashion. I’ve borrowed a template style from the excellent reviews of brush pens that I really enjoyed on Parkablogs written by Teoh Yi Chie. By performing a similar set of strokes using each brush I hope to be able to give a good idea of how each GrutBrush performs so that you can pick the perfect brush for your digital painting or drawing. This is just the first draft, based on Chie’s samples and it will probably change before I implement it widely. Continue reading New Brush Sample template

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Quick Photoshop Watercolor Sketch

Photoshop watercolor sketch
watercolor sketching in Photoshop

 

Watercolor in Photoshop can be just as tricky as real watercolor and some of the same techniques apply. A little forethought can go a long way as digital paint ‘dries’ when you lift your pen so ideally you want to do one contiguous area in one unbroken brush stroke. Don’t lift the stylus from the tablet and be prepared that each subsequent stroke will give you a darker colour (see the hair in the top left) due to the multiply effect.  Think of it as laying down multiple layers of coloured plastic sheets – the areas where they overlap will be darker and you will see the seams.

This sketch actually took about 3 minutes and is sped up a lot, but it’s all Photoshop. Painted with the free Cherry Pectin watercolour brush found here: grutbrushes.com/free-realistic-photoshop-watercolor-brush/

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New Photoshop Pastel Brush “Clay Remains”

“Clay Remains” is a companion to the recently added “Tailors Mane” pastel brush. Similar in tone but thicker in coverage and more powdery at light pressure. If you push lightly it has a bit of a blender effect, a bit like rubbing the page with you finger.

brush strokes of Clay Remains Photoshop Pastel Brush
Brush strokes of a digital pastel drawing done using the Photoshop Pastel Brush toolset ‘Clay Remains’ for digital artists

This is what it’s like to draw with the Clay Remains Photoshop Brush:


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'Clay Remains' Photoshop Pastel Brush for digital artists
‘Clay Remains’ Photoshop Pastel Brush for digital artists
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A dense square shaped Photoshop pastel brush with a thick opaque cover and rough steel wool edges. A good brush for blocking in medium areas of tone

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Watercolour painting with the ‘Ocean Liner’ brush

Digital painting with the ‘Ocean Liner’ digital artists Photoshop watercolor brush
Sometimes I get too excited by the latest brushes and neglect the older ones, so to try to break that habit I’m going back into the brush box and doing some paintings with older brushes. Here’s a painting I did today with one of my favourite watercolour brushes, Ocean Liner. The video is sped up so that it lasts about a minute but the actual painting took about 12 minutes.

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Ocean Liner Photoshop watercolor sketch brush
Ocean Liner Photoshop watercolour sketch brush
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A fine watercolour brush with a wide ranging opacity that makes a good sketch brush as well as a detailer for finer work. With a controlled stroke, from firm to light, the Ocean Liner brush will give a nicely graduated line from fairly dark yet soft to the faintest hint of a sketch in one go. The cottony texture gives it a warm organic feel.

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A Peek into the workshop – New Brushes are on the way

"Desk Inspector" New Photoshop ink brush coming soon
“Desk Inspector” New Photoshop ink brush coming soon

I know it’s been a while but new brushes are on the way, there are quite a few in the pipeline they are just not quite ready for the store. Here’s a sneak peek at one of the new ink brushes in the workshop. It’s working title is currently “Desk Inspector”

Drawn with "Desk Inspector" ink brush
Drawn with “Desk Inspector” ink brush
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Cross-Hatching Photoshop brushes collection

Drawn with Hatch Thrasher Photoshop cross-hatching brush
‘Skulk’ drawn with Hatch Thrasher cross-hatching Photoshop brush

The collection of 7 cross hatching Photoshop brushes is now available for a steal of only $2 Hurry before it goes up in price to it’s usual outrageous $3.

Cross-Hatch Photoshop Brushes
Cross-Hatch Photoshop Brushes
cross-hatching animated Photoshop brush speed painting
cross-hatching Photoshop brush animated speed painting
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High speed digital drawing done with the "Hatch Thrasher" cross hatching Photoshop brush
Digital drawing done with the “Hatch Thrasher” cross hatching Photoshop brush
Drawn entirely with the "Hatch Tag" Artisanal cross hatching brush from grutbrushes.com
Drawn entirely with the “Hatch Tag” Artisanal cross hatching brush from grutbrushes.com

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Detail of digital drawing done with Carvink cross-hatching Photoshop brush
Detail from cross-hatching Photoshop brush digital drawing Carvink

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Scratchy Line Ink Brush

Brush strokes of Digital ink drawing done using the digital artists Photoshop Ink brush toolset 'Inter Mittens' for digital artists
Drawing with the ‘Inter Mittens’ Photoshop digital ink brush tool

A cousin brush to Pond Meander, this sketching ink brush Inter Mittens also has intermittent lines but it has a much softer appearance and a round muted stroke edge for a softer soggier look.

I’m giving away 20 free Inter Mittend brushes with the coupon code freemittens (Coupon still valid until button has ‘expired’ tag) click below to download the brush for free.

Download Inter Mittens Ink Photoshop Brush for FreeRequires checkout (takes a few seconds)

 

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Preview of New Pastel Brush – coming soon

Drawn with the Wax Factor Photoshop Pastel Brush
Drawn with the Wax Factor Photoshop Pastel Brush

Here’s a sneak peek at the latest Photoshop Brush I’m working it’s a pastel brush (or crayon if we’re being honest) it’s called Wax Factor, and I’m already in love with it. It’s very fast, has a nice full texture when you draw with light strokes but with a bit more pressure easily fills in and gives rich full colour coverage. I will probably give away a hundred of these for free the day I publish it so stay tuned.

Update: It’s now available and FREE for this weekend (Until November 11th 2014) Download this brush here.

One interesting feature of this brush is that when you press hard it has a rough texture, but with very light pressure it becomes a blending brush and you can use it to smudge and soften your strokes or blend them together without switching tools.

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