50 Free Photoshop Brush Sets for Modern Design Trends

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Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross were right when they sang, “the best things in life are free”. There are many talented designers out there who choose to help the community by providing free and useful Photoshop brush sets that you can download and use on your artwork. 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. Note: It’s important to read the fine-print – some designers require attribution or have special requirements for commercial use.

Even if they don’t require any credit, it’s always highly-appreciated to give them some anyways.

Vintage and Retro

Darger-esque

Darger-esque screen shot. ~~Download (Volume 1)~~ | ~~Download (Volume 2)~~ (downloads no longer working).

Girls in Trouble & Rebel Teens

Girls in Trouble & Rebel Teens screen shot. Download

Transportation Part 1

Download

Vintage Stamps

Download

Old Photo Frame Brushes

Download

Vienna Brushes

Download

Alex Dukal Photoshop Stamp Brushes

Download

Newspaper Ads From The 60’s

Newspaper Ads From The 60s - screen shot. Download

Rusty 80’s Arcades

Rusty 80's Arcades screen shot. Download

Dot Splatter

Dot Splatter - screen shot. Download

36 Vector Brushes

Download

240 Retro Dynamic Brushes

Download

Grunge

Grunge Typo

Download

Grunge Photoshop Brushes Set

Download

Urban Decay Photoshop Brushes

Urban Decay Photoshop Brushes - screen shot. Download

QuadGrunged

QuadGrunged - screen shot. Download

Typographic Grunge Brushes

Download

Grungy Texture

Download (CS 3) | Download (CS 1) | Download (PNG)

Grungy Watercolor

Download CS 3 | Download CS 1 | Download (PNG)

Grungy Wings

Download (CS3) | Download (CS1) | Download (PNG)

Grunge-Rust Brush

Grunge-Rust Brush - screen shot. Download

Hi-Res messy photoshop brushes

Download

Sidewalk Series Vol. 1 Cracks

Download

Sidewalk Series Vol.

2 Oil Stains

Download

Sidewalk Series Vol. 3 Concrete Rust

Sidewalk Series Vol.

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Water Color and Paint

Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes

Download (Part 1 – CS 3) | Download (Part 1 – CS1) | Download (Part 2 – CS 3) | Download (Part 2 – CS 1) | Download Part 2 – PNG)

20 watercolor Brushes

20 watercolor Brushes - screen shot. Download

WaterColor Reloaded

Download

Messy Spraypaint

Download CS 3 | Download CS 1 | Download PNG

Go Media Spray Paint – Photoshop Brush Set

Go Media Spray Paint - Photoshop Brush Set - screen shot. Download

Hi-Res Splatter Photoshop Brushes

Download (CS 3) | Download (CS 1) | Download (PNG)

Splatter Brushes

Splatter Brushes - screen shot. Download

Hand Drawn

Doodles

Doodles - screen shot. Download (Part 1) | Download (Part 2)

Pencil Traces (hand drawn)

Download

stencil word brushes

Download

Hand Drawn Floral Pattern Brushes

Download

Graffiti Photoshop Brushes

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Urban Scrawl

Urban Scrawl - screen shot. Download

Swirls

Swirls Brushes

Swirls Brushes - screen shot. Download (Part 1) | Download (Part 2) | Download (Part 3)

Swirly Brushes

Download

big swirl brushes

big swirl brushes - screen shot. Download

Wavy Lines

Wavy Lines - screen shot. Download

Fractal Brush Set

Fractal Brush Set - screen shot. Download

Watercolor Swirls

Download

Floral, Nature, Plants

Floral

Download (CS 3) | Download (CS 1) | Download (PNG)

Wood Series Vol. 2 Tennessee Leaves

Wood Series Vol. 2 Tennessee Leaves - screen shot. Download

Floral Brushes

Download

Leaves

Download (CS 3) | Download (CS 1) | Download (PNG)

Suddenly Spring

Suddenly Spring - screen shot. Download

Missed your favorite?

There’s a ton of free Photoshop brushes out there.

If your favorite brush set isn’t on here, why don’t you share it with us in the comments? If there’s enough suggestions – we may just write a follow-up to this one!