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50 Insanely Weird, Useful, and
Awesome Photoshop Brushes
Lot of great stuff here. We've taken advantage of a bunch of these. The 1960s ads and the Old & Vintage are some of our favorites.
1. Blood Cells
Blood Cells: 25 sets (visit the site)- Download the zip file now
2. X-Ray Brushes
3. Markers on Newsprint
From their website: "This is a pretty cool set of brushes that I reworked and expanded. I had some big pieces of newsprint and a couple of thick and thin markers. I love the texture of the newsprint and how the ink of the marker sometimes bleeds."
4. 44 — That's it, just 44
There's a lot of cool stuff here — vivid neon swirls and stuff. Visit the site first. After that, I think you'll be downloading it.
5. Grunge Typo
6. Old & Vintage
7. Stitches
8. High Tech Warfare
9. Fist Brush Set
10. 80's Arcade Ads
11. Grinding Sparks
12. Oil Stains
13. Wood Knots
14. Weathered Wood
15. Scratched and Cracked Desk
16. Miscellaneous Grunge Set
17. Retro Images
18. Bubble Brush
19. Pictograph Warnings
20. News Ads from the 60s
21. Marble Brushes
22. Sparklies Brushes
23. Judo Techniques
24. Architectural Ornaments
25. Lace Mix
26. Vintage Hand
27. Halftone Brush Set
28. Fire Brushes
29. Raylight and Sunburst
30. Aura Smoke
31. Poison Labels
32. Night Light
33. Skull Brushes
34. Pencil Trace Set
35. Photoshop Fire Brushes
36. Creative Doodles
37. Flourish Light
38. Retro Brushes
39. Particles and Stars
40. Abstract 04
41. Ribbon Brushes
42. Heart Attack
43. Samurai Letters
44. Stamp Brushes
45. Pencil Hand
46. Sticky Tape
47. Fabric Textures
48. Alphabet Stencils
49. Paint Smudges
50. Torn Newspaper
Brushes Pages Navigation
Page 1: Variety of Excellent Sources — SmashingMagazine, myPhotoshopBrushes, PSBrushes, GetBrushes, Seishido, Brusheezy, etc.
Page 2: Retro, Grunge, Hand Drawn, Floral, Water color, etc.
Page 3: More Variety — 500ml, Obsidian Dawn, DeniantArt
Page 4: Weird & Offbeat — Blood Cells, X-Rays, Markers, Neon Abstract
Page 5: Vintage Italian Postcards
Page 6: BlendFu — Tens of thousands of brushes
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This is a picture of a painter's palette with brush taken by Christopher Swift of Swift Images.
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Videos
For those who learn best by visual means, we have an excellent selection of video tutorials from Christopher Swift.
Photomatix
Create amazing high dynamic range images using Photomatix Pro software. View some examples of the kind of images which Photomatix can produce.
SiteGrinder
Create websites from Photoshop with Site Grinder software. You do the creative part, it does the coding.
onOne
If image enlargements are your thing, you really need to check out onOne's Genuine Fractals. We offer exclusive discounts, too.
Alien Skin
Add some zest to your Photoshop work with plugins by world renowned Alien Skin, featuring Snap Art, Eye Candy, and Exposure.
Fluid Mask
Extract images from their backgrounds with uncanny precision using Fluid Mask. Take a tour of Fluid Mask and find out how amazing it is.
Special discount price when ordering Fluid Mask through us!
Photozoom
Enlarge your images to enormous proportions with virtually no loss in sharpness or detail with Ben Vista software — Photozoom Pro.
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