The 62 best free Photoshop brushes

Photoshop brushes are a fantastic time-saver as they allow you to quickly create rich artwork without having to draw all the individual design elements.

There’s a huge spectrum of brushes available ranging from leaf designs to fabric textures, cloud patterns to typography. While Photoshop CC does ship with a set of brushes pre-installed, they only scratch the surface of what’s possible with the brush engine.

So whether you’re using CS3 or have joined the Creative Cloud, grab the free downloads below and start adding amazing design flourishes to your work now!

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01. Ultimate Paint

Make a mess with these hi-res paint splatters

Jonas Stoltz created this set of 30 Photoshop brushes in the best possible way: by simply splashing paint onto white boards and scanning the results in high resolution. The results are lovely and splattery and perfect for adding a bit of imperfection – or a full-on Jackson Pollock vibe – to your work.

Limitations: none

02. Watercolour shapes and splatters

Get that watercolour look with these free brushes

If you’re going for a watercolour feel in your work then these shapes and splatters will help you get the look just right; just don’t overdo them.

Limitations: free for personal use; contact for commercial use

03. Strokes and splatters

Create splatter effects in your designs with this slick set of free Photoshop brushes

Add strokes and splatters to your designs with this set of over 25 free high-res Photoshop brushes from Brusheezy.

04. Dry brushes

These dry brushes are great for rough dry harsh textures

Artist Kirk Wallace created these brushes at home using ink and paper, and offers them to all for free. They’re “great for rough dry harsh textures, like I use in my fruit prints.”

Limitations: none

05. Photoshop brush set

For textured brush strokes, look no further

This cool set of Photoshop brushes was created by designer Matt Heath using an 8B Staedtler pencil and custom settings giving a natural feel and wide variety of textures.

Limitations: none

06. Splashes of paint

These splashes of paint have been vectored and modified in high-resolution for your T-shirt designs andother uses

A collection of 30 big brushes, this set features spray paint patterns suitable for generating dirty backgrounds and textures. For use with Photoshop CS2 and higher.

Limitations: none

07. Doodle brushes

There are 30 different doodle brushes in this free Photoshop set

This free brush pack features a collection of 30 random scribbles, suitable for projects such as greeting cards, web page headers and more.

Limitations: none

08. Dry brush strokes

This free pack of Photoshop brushes features 12 bristly dry brush strokes

A set of 12 excellent brushes from Chris Spooner, these high-resolution dry brushes are fantastically detailed, bristly and texture-rich.

Limitations: none

09. Subtle brush set

There are 15 subtle brushes in this free pack

A lovely collection of 15 brushes from designer Jack Fahnestock featuring beautifully subtle-but-complex textures that add immediate depth and clarity.

Limitations: none

10. Technical brushes

These brushes were made from old technical drawings.

A beautiful set of 10 illustrative brushes in a technical-drawing theme, including wonderfully detailed cross-sectional designs.

Limitations: none

11. Paint lines

Details are no problem with this very high-res brush set

These 24 very high resolution brushes will provide a real-media feel to your design work. Some brushes look like paint tin marks, while others are thicker, providing lots of options within the pack.

Limitations: none

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