Creating Photoshop brushes is rather easy. But, I often find that brush sets lack consistency and are often created form various textures or sources. I like consistency. I think a great set of brushes isn’t just a matter of throwing a bunch of brushes that kinda look similar together in a set, but rather create a set where each brush complements each other—this way if one of the brushes doesn’t work for what you’re trying to achieve, another brush in the set might since t

Creating Photoshop brushes is rather easy. But, I often find that brush sets lack consistency and are often created form various textures or sources. I like consistency. I think a great set of brushes isn’t just a matter of throwing a bunch of brushes that kinda look similar together in a set, but rather create a set where each brush complements each other—this way if one of the brushes doesn’t work for what you’re trying to achieve, another brush in the set might since t

Happy Friday everyone! Today I’m releasing this set of unique and tough to define brushes. The source for these was a microscopic piece of pollen. Up close the strands looked like barbed wire. After photographic it, I brought the images into Illustrator and Live Traced each one, so the edges are very defined. Each brush is 2500×1800, hope you enjoy. Preview Download ZIP

Today’s grab bag of textures contains a couple old book covers and three other various textures. Each one will add a different dimension to your designs.

This collection of five subtle hi-res fabric brushes will add some natural surfacing to your work. Each brush is 2500×2500. Preview Download .ZIP

The new Mac App Store on 10.7 Lion has greatly improved the usability of OS X. Now designers and developers have easy access to a whole collection of software from around the world. It’s also a fantastic system for Cocoa programmers to earn some extra cash on the side by selling applications. I’ve put together this gallery of 25 popular Mac programs for web and graphic designers. Be sure to check them out and let us know your thoughts! ColorSnapper Transmit BBEdit Alfred Wunderlist C

These hi res wooden board textures can act as solid foundations or as a small touch to your work. Each one is 4500×3000.

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These five hi-res wood textures come from looking down at a tree stump. The line detail in these is really interesting. Each texture is 4500×3000.

I created these soft grunge brushes from my Frosted Window texture pack over at Valleys In The Vinyl. These brushes will make a valuable addition to your library and will come in handy for adding that extra surfacing and personality that your design’s require. Each brush is 2500×2000. Preview Download .ZIP

This week I’m releasing these simple but highly useful and versatile concrete wall textures. These are mostly smooth, with some nice nooks and crannies. If you’re looking to add some subtle surfacing to your work, these would do the trick nicely. Each texture is 4500×3000.

These brushes come from an interesting source, microscopic photos of some hand-scratched 35mm film. I scratched up some film with a thumbtack, photographed them, vectorized the lines, then grunged them up a bit in Photoshop to create these brushes. Hope you enjoy! Each one is 2500×1800. Preview Download .ZIP

Hi everyone, I hope all of your holidays were enjoyable. To welcome ya’ll back I have this simple but very versatile set of 5 stained paper textures. These come from a few books I had in storage that were subject to some flooding and water damage, which created these simple discolorations. Each one is 4500×3000.

These 5 versatile and re-usable bokeh brushes will be a valued addition to your toolbox. Each brush is 2500px wide. Preview Download .ZIP