CUSTOM
BRUSHES
PAINT LOUDER
The cult library for digital painters. Grunge, watercolor, smoke, skin, hair, glitter, stamp & texture brushes for Photoshop, Procreate, Clip Studio and Illustrator. Free packs, pro kits, tutorials — built by working illustrators.
WE MAKE BRUSHES THAT FEEL LIKE REAL PAINT
Started in 2011 in a tiny screen-print garage, Custombrushes.net grew into the largest independent brush lab. We scan real bristles, ink bleeds, drywall textures, rust, smoke and skin pores at 1200 DPI — then tune pressure curves for 300+ hours per set.
No AI sludge. Every dab is hand-tested on Wacom, iPad Pro and Huion. Used by concept artists, tattooists, fashion illustrators and muralists in 140 countries.
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12K BRUSHES
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BESTSELLER PACKS
From dry grunge to wet watercolor. Each pack includes textured edges, tilt control, paper grain and quick-install guide. Free starter + pro full versions.
PRESSURE CURVES TUNED FOR 300 HOURS
We test every brush on light, medium and heavy hand pressure. No blobs at 100% opacity, no disappearing at 5%. Just predictable, juicy strokes.
REAL PAPER GRAIN INCLUDED
12 cold-press & hot-press canvases at 600 DPI. Your digital looks analog.
SEE EXAMPLES →
ONE-CLICK INSTALL
Drag .brushset to Procreate, double-click .ABR for Photoshop. 40-sec video guides.
WATCH TUTORIALS →
COMMERCIAL LICENSE, NO DRAMA
Use in client work, merch, tattoos. One clear PDF, no attribution hell.
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✦ Grunge Riot — by Mara V.✦ Smoke Machine — by J. Okafor✦ Stardust — by Lina K.FROM BLOB TO MASTERPIECE
Install in 40 seconds
Photoshop .ABR, Procreate .brushset, CSP .sut. Where to put files, how to back up, how to sync via cloud.
Pressure & tilt secrets
Set 15% minimum jitter, use pen pressure for opacity + size. Our curve presets for soft vs heavy hands.
Watercolor blooms that sell
Wet layer → drop Aqua Bleed 07 → tilt 30° → lift with dry brush. Full 12-min breakdown with files.
Skin that looks alive
Layer pores at 8% flow, freckles scatter, subsurface blush. Avoid plastic skin forever.
Smoke in one stroke
Large soft + erase with grain. Add rim light with Stardust. Cinematic posters in 5 minutes.
Sell your art legally
What commercial license covers, merch limits, how to credit (optional) and invoice clients.
LOVED BY PROS
“Grunge Riot replaced 6 packs I paid $200 for. The concrete scatter is insane — one stroke and poster looks printed in 1994.”
“Aqua Bleed blooms like real Arches paper. Clients think I switched back to traditional. Nope — iPad + CustomBrushes.”
FRESH DROPS WEEKLY
New sets, free samplers, artist collabs and Procreate / Photoshop updates. Click any card to open full story.
QUESTIONS? ANSWERS.
Are brushes really free? +
Yes. Every major pack has a free starter (30-60 brushes). Full Pro versions ($14-$29) unlock 150-450 brushes + paper + tutorials. No subscription, lifetime updates.
How to install .ABR and .brushset? +
Photoshop: Edit → Presets → Preset Manager → Load .ABR. Procreate: open Brushes → + → Import → choose .brushset. Clip Studio: drag .sut to sub-tool palette. Full video in Tutorials section.
What apps are supported? +
Photoshop CC 2020+, Procreate 5+, Clip Studio Paint, Affinity Photo/Designer, Krita, GIMP (via PNG stamps). Each download page lists exact formats.
Can I use them commercially? +
Free packs: yes for personal + commercial up to 5k copies. Pro license: unlimited merch, client work, tattoos, book covers. Reselling brushes as-is is forbidden.
Do they work with mouse? +
Yes, but pen tablet unlocks pressure magic. We include Mouse-Friendly variants with fixed opacity for trackpad warriors.
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