All the brushes that I've made and use in my art in one download (or two, if purchasing on itch)!
Since around 2021, the majority of my art has been comprised of the brushes in my Ink and Paint brushset, whereas in the years prior my Textured and Binary brushsets took the lead. Depending on the piece and my mood however, I still use all of these brushes.
In addition to my own brushes, I also frequently make use of the following:
- Filbert (dual) by Marredae
- Cloud Bleeding by Sumikawa (with the Seamless Paper texture applied, which is the texture included with my Ink and Paint brushset)
- Free Horn Ridge Brushset by Chicken Business (also tweaked to use the Seamless Paper texture)
- Various different brushsets by Tamberella.
For my brushes, you can find out more about the individual brushes in each pack by clicking the images below, where you can also find their individual download links.
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Thick Paint
The brush I do the bulk of my painting with. By toggling Colour Mixing, I control how bold the strokes are. This brush pairs well with the free brush Filbert (dual) by Marredae.
Additionally, the colours are slightly randomised with each stroke, adding a little variety and natural colour to the painting. Lowering the density increases how dry and textured the brush is.
Other than painting, I also use this brush to lightly add texture to my lineless works.
Dry Paint
This is not a brush that's intended to be used by itself, but rather a brush that's used on top of others to add additional texture.
Ink
I used to draw in my sketchbook using a brush pen. I don't really do this much anymore, but I missed the feeling, so I made this brush. However, the ink-like appearance is created by Layer > Selection From Layer (or CTRL + Click the layer thumbnail), and then using a textured brush like Dry Paint or Filbert (Dual) to lightly erase!
Beyond linework, it's also good for blocking in large areas of flat colour.
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Flat
A brush for drawing with—it has a low minimum size, so it has a lot of line width variation and is very responsive to pen pressure. Personally, I use it for looser drawings & thumbnailing.
Mid Flat
A variant of the flat brush that I use a little more often. It has a high minimum size, which means it has little variation in width—I find this lends it to slightly cleaner, more refined drawings.
Big Flat
This is not actually a brush intended for drawing with, I made it to make filling in large areas faster as I will often black out solid shadows & dark areas (e.g., Callisto's arm tattoos)—but if you make the brush size smaller so you can draw with it, the sample shows the kind of line quality you will get.
Two Of Them
I personally like the loose feeling of drawing the same line twice, and I do this manually. But, sometimes, it's useful to have a brush that draws two lines with a fixed width apart—for example, it's especially useful for drawing laces.
It can also be applied to vector lines as a brush shape.
Low Density
This brush is not used for drawing with, but what I use for toning my sketches.
Texture
No sample image for this one, it is simply an airbrush with the same texture as all the other tools in this set. I use it to apply a light texture to images, or to create tones like with Low Density.
It's also, along with the Dry Brush from the Ink and Paint set, what I use in combination with the Binary brushes to add textured gradients to the flat colours.
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Binary
A brush with no anti-aliasing, named after Paint Tool SAI's binary pen. Also equivalent to the photoshop pencil tool. For me, I use it at 100% zoom to retain the crisp, crunchy edges. The lack of anti-aliased edges makes it very convenient for use with the magic wand and fill bucket tools—just be sure to disable anti-aliasing on those, too.
Binary Rough
Same as the binary pen, but this time the brush tip is a rectangle that randomly rotates, creating a roughened edge. I use this primarily for background elements and as a base for foliage - it's great for creating a roughened edge. I also use it for sketching sometimes - typically thumbnails, as its roughness and lack of control means it's not suited to fine detail. So good for rough work!
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