There is a huge variety of free Photoshop brushes out there. To spare you the hassle of downloading, installing and trying out the different types, we have put together the best brushes for you. Whether you are a graphic artist, designer or hobby creative, you will love these 20 brush sets. They are free, available for commercial use and you do not have to give credit for them. Ideal for your everyday creative tasks whether at home or at work!
Watercolor smudge brushes
- License: “You have rights for royalty free use of our resources for any or all of your personal and commercial projects. You may modify the resources according to your requirements and use them royalty free in any or all of your personal and commercial projects.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 10
- Brush sizes: 2461 to 2500 px
Ink & Water brushes
- License: “You have rights for royalty free use of our resources for any or all of your personal and commercial projects. You may modify the resources according to your requirements and use them royalty free in any or all of your personal and commercial projects.”
- File format: .abr and .psd for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 10
- Brush sizes: 984 to 1664 px
Vintage floral brushes
- License: “You have rights for royalty free use of our resources for any or all of your personal and commercial projects. You may modify the resources according to your requirements and use them royalty free in any or all of your personal and commercial projects.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 10
- Brush sizes: 1236 to 2302 px
Mixed media brushes
- License: “You have rights for royalty free use of our resources for any or all of your personal and commercial projects. You may modify the resources according to your requirements and use them royalty free in any or all of your personal and commercial projects.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 12
- Brush sizes: 1723 to 2500 px
Mixed media brushes
- License: “You have rights for royalty free use of our resources for any or all of your personal and commercial projects. You may modify the resources according to your requirements and use them royalty free in any or all of your personal and commercial projects.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 10
- Brush sizes: 2485 to 2500 px
Sticky tape brushes
- License: “As always you may use the brushes and textures in personal and commercial projects without the need of attribution.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 15
- Brush sizes: 2261 to 2500 px
Bamboo splatter brushes
- License: “You have rights for royalty free use of our resources for any or all of your personal and commercial projects. You may modify the resources according to your requirements and use them royalty free in any or all of your personal and commercial projects.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 10
- Brush sizes: 2156 to 2500 px
Fingerprint / handprint brushes
- License: “You are free to use these brushes for any purpose you like […]”
- File format: .abr file
- Number of brushes in the set: 27 brushes each in three different sizes
- Brush sizes: 21 to 799 px
Trees & grass nature silhouettes brushes
- License: “This 19 Nature Silhouettes Trees & Grass Photoshop Brushes pack is free for personal and commercial use. You are allowed to use it in your projects, change it and adapt for your purposes. We do not require that you give us credits.”
- File format: 2 .abr files, one specifically for CS6
- Number of brushes in the set: 19
- Brush sizes: 405 to 4124 px
Splatter brushes: blotches / splatters / smudges
- License: “As always these hi-res Photoshop brushes are free for commercial and personal use.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 17
- Brush sizes: 2240 to 2500 px
Grunge brushes
- License: “[…] you may use them in personal and commercial projects.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 14
- Brush sizes: 2500 px
Cloud brushes
- License: “As always these hi-res Photoshop brushes are free for commercial and personal use.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 17
- Brush sizes: 2176 to 2500 px
Cloud brushes:
- License: “As always these hi-res Photoshop brushes are free for commercial and personal use.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 17
- Brush sizes: 1976 to 2500 px
Splatter brushes
- License: “You may use the free stuff files only as parts of your own personal or commercial works and you do not have to credit or link back to me.”
- File format: .abr file
- Number of brushes in the set: 35
- Brush sizes: 2136 to 2500 px
Flower brushes
- License: “You may use the free stuff files only as parts of your own personal or commercial works and you do not have to credit or link back to me.”
- File format: .abr file
- Number of brushes in the set: 12
- Brush sizes: 668 to 2277 px
Multi-splatter brushes
- License: “You have rights for royalty free use of our resources for any or all of your personal and commercial projects. You may modify the resources according to your requirements and use them royalty free in any or all of your personal and commercial projects.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 12
- Brush sizes: 1817 to 2499 px
Old sticky tape brushes
- License: “You may use the free stuff files only as parts of your own personal or commercial works and you do not have to credit or link back to me.”
- File format: .abr file
- Number of brushes in the set: 17
- Brush sizes: 1344 to 2500 px
Dust particle brushes
- License: “You have rights for royalty free use of our resources for any or all of your personal and commercial projects. You may modify the resources according to your requirements and use them royalty free in any or all of your personal and commercial projects.”
- File format: .abr, .jpg and .png for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 15
- Brush sizes: 2479 to 2500 px
Leaf brushes
- License: “You may use the free stuff files only as parts of your own personal or commercial works and you do not have to credit or link back to me.”
- File format: .abr file
- Number of brushes in the set: 22
- Brush sizes: 1906 to 2500 px
Tea stain brushes
- License: “As with all freebies found on this blog, these are free for commercial and personal use.”
- File format: .abr files for MacOS and Windows
- Number of brushes in the set: 10
- Brush sizes: 744 to 2490 px
The art of combination:
The title image of this article is a multi-layered effect using the brush sets “Watercolor Smudge”, “Water & Ink”, “Tea Stains” and “Nature Silhouettes”.
All information provided in this article have been researched carefully. Nevertheless, we do not warrant the correctness of the information!