40 Awesome Sets of Free Adobe Illustrator Brushes to Bookmark

By Steven Snell – July 24, 2015 – In Featured, Free Resources

Photoshop brushes get a lot of attention from designers and bloggers, but quality Illustrator brushes are a little bit harder to come by. In this post we’ll feature more than 40 of the best sets of free Illustrator brushes, totaling over 1,700 brushes. Using these brushes can add a textured look to your otherwise flat vector drawing. Drop us a link in the comments below with more and we’ll try to keep this post updated every few months. Happy brushing!

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Paint Brush Strokes for Adobe Illustrator: (10 brushes)

Multi-Colored Paint Brushes (57 brushes)

Paintbrush Style Brushes Part 1 (27 brushes)

Paint Brushes (15 brushes)

Paintbrush Style Brushes Part 2 (27 brushes)

Paintbrush Style Illustrator Brushes (33 brushes)

Paint Brushes (85 brushes)

Watercolor Brushes (100 brushes)

Watercolor Blob Brushes (17 brushes)

Delicious Watercolor Brushes (106 brushes)

Delicious Watercolor Brushes (105 brushes)

Illustrative Brushes (42 brushes)

Paint Brushes 1 (18 brushes)

Paint Brushes 2 (7 brushes)

Paint Brushes 3 (19 brushes)

Paint Brushes 4 (41 brushes)

Ink and Watercolor Brushes (13 brushes)

Marker Brushes:

Dry Erase Marker Brushes (101 brushes)

Marker Brushes (20 brushes)

Marker Brushes (230 brushes)

Foliage, Florals and Swirls Brushes:

Foliage Brushes (16 brushes)

Teardrop Foliage (12 brushes)

Flower Pattern Brushes (29 brushes)

Swirly Curls Brushes (22 brushes)

Swirl Rocks Brushes (11 brushes)

Abstract Brushes:

Abstract Brushes (35 brushes)

Retro Tech-Shaped Brushes (105 brushes)

Retro Starburst Brushes (50 brushes)

Sketchy Brushes:

Sketchy and Line Art Brushes (6 brushes)

Sketchy Illustrator Brushes (16 brushes)

Chalk Brushes (13 brushes)

Art Brushes (20 brushes)

Thick Brushes (14 brushes)

Miscellaneous Brushes:

Arrowhead Brushes (10 brushes)

Argyle Brushes (81 brushes)

Illustrator Brush Set (29 brushes)

Kirby Krackles Brushes (10 brushes)

Grunge Brushes (13 brushes)

Grunge Brushes 2 (20 brushes)

Scatter Brushes (14 brushes)

Circles and Drips (9 brushes)

Conclusion:

Brushes can be used to design quality patterns and patterns of different contrast. They come in a variety of different shapes and sizes so you can draw any type and kind of shape using them. They can be used to craft colorful scenic images and other useful gallery images that cannot be crafted using any other photoshop tool. Photoshop brushes are similar to the brushes used in the real world and thus they provide the unique application of applying arts and magical patterns. These ready-made set of brushes will allow you to get the things done quickly and design almost anything possible in a small lapse of time. While applying a specific brush tool, all the aspects of a particular brush should be kept in consideration such as thickness, density and every other factor so that you become close to the perfection.

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