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Posted by ryan | Posted on 17:36

Posted: 23 May 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Brush Tool is probably one of the most used tools in Photoshop. There are some default brushes coming along with Photoshop, but usually you are looking for something more. Custom brushes can make your projects much easier and the effect is usually better too.

But don't make the common beginner mistake – learn how to use Photoshop first, learn how to create the effect you want to achieve with brush and only then download all the brushes you need. A good designer does not really need a lot of brushes, he needs a few, but good ones. I think you will be able to find the good ones for you in this massive, over 400 set, collection of Photoshop brushes.

1. 50+ Amazing Free Abstract Photoshop Brushes

In this article you'll find a list of high quality and professional abstract brushes that;are found very useful either in web, wallpaper or even print design. The brushes are mainly for Photoshop but some of the brush creators have provided other formats of the brushes in PNG or for Gimp. The brushes licenses range from free for personal use only to free for both personal and commercial use as well

2. 24 New Photoshop Brushes: Best of April 2010

24 best Photoshop brushes for April 2010 listed in no particular order. All of these brushes are free to download and use for personal purposes, provided that you conform with the terms set by the authors.

3.; Free For All: 2010 Photoshop Brushes

Set of 2010 Photoshop brushes in nine categories.

4. 250 Hi Res Splatter, Spray, & Watercolor Photoshop Brushes

Don't have the time to buy the right materials and create your own traditional-style-painting Photoshop Brushes? Maybe you just don't know where to start? No worries –;this article contain nearly 250 of the best Splatter, Paint, Spray, and Watercolor brushes that we think you'll love!

5. 500+ Space Brushes for Photoshop

Want to create a space scene and don't know how to start? Maybe some of these brushes could help you.

6. Oriental Photoshop Brushes And Vector Images For Mysterious Designs

The collection includes Chinese dragons, Japanese, Chinese & Arabic texts, People, Houses, Mosques;and various figures.

7. 500+ Photoshop Textures Brushes

Textured graphics are obviously very popular right now, and fortunately there are tons of free Photoshop brushes that will help you to quickly and easily get the textured look you want. This post is a showcase of some of the best sets of brushes available anywhere for creating textures.

8. 400+ Floral Brushes for Photoshop

Floral brushes are usually great with vector style artwork and they can bring something special to your artwork.

9. 350+ Retro and Vintage Photoshop Brushes

In this post we'll take a look at 23 sets of Photoshop brushes that will make it easy for you to create your own vintage and retro styled designs. There's a variety of different types of brushes shown here, so take a look around and see if any might be of use to you.

10. 500+ Watercolor Brushes for Photoshop

Watercolor effects are very popular in web and graphic design right now. Achieving an impressive look can be much easier if you have the right brushes to create the watercolor effect.

11. 500+ Splatter Brushes for Photoshop

Splatter effects can make a big impact on a design. Fortunately, this effect is pretty easy to achieve thanks to Photoshop brushes that are readily available.;This post;features 26 sets of splatter brushes.

12. 200+ Paper Brushes for Photoshop

You don't have to always use textures to get a paper look. Achieving a paper look can be made much easier with the help of Photoshop brushes.

13. 600+ Nature Brushes for Photoshop

Trees, leaves, skies, clouds – it's all here. You can use these for photo manipulations or as web design elements as well.

14. 250+ Stains Brushes for Photoshop

20 brush sets with different kind of stains.

15. 75 Sets of Unusual Photoshop Brushes

Some useful brushes that doesn't fit into one exact category. You'll find some useful brushes for photo manipulations and photo improvements.

16. 100 Awesome High Resolution Photoshop Brushes

Some random brushes you might find useful.

17. 1000+ Free High Resolution Photoshop Brush Sets

Some of the finest brushes around the web sorted in 10 categories.

18. 50 Must-Have Photoshop Brushes

In this roundup;you'll find a collection of quality brushes that every designer should find handy.

19. 300+ Vintage Style Textures and Photoshop Brushes

Vintage design, when done well, can make a user feel like they have been transported back in time. Here is a big roundup of textures and Photoshop brushes.

20. 50 Free Photoshop Brush Sets for Modern Design Trends

In this collection, you'll find over 50 free Photoshop brush sets for current design trends and styles such as vintage, retro, grunge, hand-drawn, swirls, and nature-inspired.

21. 75 Insane High Res Photoshop Brushes

75 sets of high resolution and quality Photoshop brushes.

22. 18 Photoshop Brush Sets for Creating Incredible Lighting Effects

Achieve fantastic lighting effects with these brushes.

23. 64 Beautiful And Free Nature Brush Sets And Vectors

24. 270+ High-Res Rough and Grungey Photoshop Brushes

This collection of hand picked brushes feature various spraypaint, splatters, watercolor brushes and grungey textures all of which are of exceptionally high resolution, making them crucial additions to any designer's toolbox.

25. 50 Free Photoshop Brush Sets You Should Bookmark

26. High Quality Photoshop Brushes, Resources and Tutorials

Marvelous set of more than 45 high quality Photoshop brushes along with some great tutorials to offer an assortment of techniques for making your next brush set, how to use brush tool and a list of top resources where you an get your favorite brush set.