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10 Free Photoshop Brushes and Tools for Digital Artists<\/h2>\n
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Photoshop Pencil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Photoshop Gouache Brush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Oil Impasto Photoshop Brush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Photoshop Charcoal Brush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>
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\"Cherry<\/a>
Photoshop watercolor brush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"'Hatch<\/a>
Cross Hatching Brush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>
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\"Photoshop<\/a>
Photoshop Mixer Brush toolset ‘Platt Nudge’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Sharp edged eraser tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>
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\"Photoshop<\/a>
Photoshop graph paper maker tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Square Crop Preset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Download brushes to use in the\u00a0GrutBrushes toolset panel<\/a>\u00a0(Photoshop CC 2014\/15<\/em>) or use them on their own in Photoshop’s Tool Preset panel (CS 5 )

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Sampler brushes and tools installed into the GrutBrushes plugin panel<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\"'Mud<\/p>\n

‘Mud Slice’ Photoshop Pencil<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Actual brush stroke of the Mud Slice Photoshop pencil<\/h6>\n
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A standard soft Artist’s pencil for Photoshop. Equivalent to a 3B graphite pencil. Versatile enough for light sketch\u00a0lines with a light touch but it gives way to a dark rich line with not too much extra pressure on the Stylus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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‘Lana’s Mark’ Photoshop Gouache Brush<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Brush stroke painted with Lana’s Mark Photoshop Gouache Brush<\/h6>\n
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A semi-dry yet creamy finished gouache brush with a very even opacity distribution, ramping up smoothly from transparent to opaque, this natural medium fibered brush has an easily controllable flow and even tapering making it versatile as both a fill and a drawing brush.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Also includes these special use Tool Presets<\/h3>\n
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\"'Stump<\/p>\n

‘Stump Trough’ Photoshop Impasto Oil Brush<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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“Stump Trough” Photoshop Impasto Oil Brush stroke<\/h6>\n
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A textured oil impasto Photoshop brush from the GrutBrushes\u00a0Oil Impasto Photoshop brush Series<\/a>, unique in that it\u00a0has a natural depth to it without needing any layer styles or effects. This type of oil impasto Photoshop brush originated on GrutBrushes.com<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"'Short<\/p>\n
‘Short Notice’ Photoshop Charcoal Brush<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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\u00a0brush stroke of the Short Notice\u00a0Photoshop Charcoal Brush<\/h6>\n
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A crispy Photoshop charcoal brush with variable sized grain. This brush has a fairly wide range from fine powder to medium sized chunks of carbon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"'Cherry<\/p>\n
‘Cherry Pectin’ Photoshop Watercolour Brush<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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brush stroke of the Cherry Pectin\u00a0Photoshop Watercolor Brush<\/h6>\n
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A textured oil impasto Photoshop brush from the Waters \u00a001 and 02 Series<\/a> that has a natural 3d depth to it without using any layer styles or effects. This type of impasto brush is a GrutBrushes original creation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"'Hatch<\/p>\n
‘Hatch Cranny’ Photoshop Cross Hatching Brush<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Hatch Cranny Photoshop Cross Hatching brush strokes<\/h6>\n
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A delicate cross hatching brush with a variable opacity as well as size.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"'Platt<\/p>\n
‘Platt Nudge’ Photoshop Mixer Brush<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Blending with the Platt Nudge mixer brush<\/h6>\n
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A chunky, organic Photoshop mixer brush that blends and shifts pigment with a slight chip and chisel like splattering.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"'Sharp<\/p>\n
‘Sharp Eraser’ Photoshop Eraser Tool<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Comparison between\u00a0Photoshop and GrutBrushes Eraser Tools<\/h6>\n
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Photoshop’s default eraser, has a soft edge, even with the hardness set at 100%. \u00a0GrutBrushes Sharp Eraser is an eraser tool for Photoshop that gives you a sharp, but still ever so slightly anti-aliased edge that is crisper than Photoshop’s much softer default eraser.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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‘Graph Paper’ Photoshop Fill Tool<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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This graph paper tool preset will quickly fill a blank layer with a graph texture grid. Apply it to an empty layer and any paper (or other) texture below it will be instantly turned into graph paper. Not simply a flat grid of blue lines, this grid texture has an organic, print-like texture for a more integrated appearance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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‘Square Crop’ Photoshop Crop\u00a0Tool Preset<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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<\/div>This preset quickly sets the crop tool with a Square 1:1 ratio<\/h6>\n
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If you frequently need to crop a lot of images to a square 1:1 ratio format, (for instagram<\/span> for example) add this preset to your GrutBrushes Tool Panel for quick access. This simply selects the Crop tool and restricts it to a perfect square (width to height ratio of 1 to 1) to quickly trim the edges off your rectangular pictures.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When this set it is updated, you can simply download it again from your account page<\/a> to get the latest update. I hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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GrutBrushes Photoshop panel Plugin (Optional)<\/h3>\n

If you’d like it, you can use these tools in the\u00a0GrutBrushes Digital Artists’ Photoshop plugin panel<\/a> for Photoshop CC\u00a0 if you don’t have it already, you can\u00a0download it here<\/a> or click ‘yes’<\/a> to add it to your cart when you checkout.<\/p>\n

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Photoshop CC \u00a0only! Not needed for Photoshop CS**\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Would you also\u00a0like<\/span> to download\u00a0the GrutBrushes plugin for free<\/span>?<\/h3>\n
(Photoshop CC only<\/span>)<\/h5>\n
**in Photoshop CS (and CC) you can use all the GrutBrushes in the Tool Presets panel!! No plugin required
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\"mark-checkmark\"Yes please! (add it to my cart for free)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How to Install the Sampler Set using the GrutBrushes Photoshop Plugin<\/h2>\n
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