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Photoshop CS5 & Photoshop CS5 Extended - New Painting Brushes
Adobe Photoshop CS5 delivers breakthrough capabilities to help you create images with impact. Refine your images with reengineered photography tools for removing noise, adding grain, and creating high dynamic range (HDR) images. Get precise results when making complex selections. Remove any image element and see the space fill in almost magically. Paint with naturally textured brushstrokes and realistic color blends. Learn more about Photoshop CS5.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended software helps you create the ultimate images for print, the web, and video. Enjoy all the state-of-the-art editing, compositing, and painting capabilities in industry-standard Photoshop CS5, and experience fast performance thanks to cross-platform 64-bit support. Also create 3D extrusions for logos, artwork, and motion graphics; edit 3D objects with advanced tools; and create and enhance motion-based content. Learn more about Photoshop CS5 Extended.

Photoshop CS5 - Extraordinary Painting Effects
With a new Mixer Brush, a Bristle Tips feature, and a new mechanism for blending colors, Photoshop CS5 redefines the way you paint. You can take advantage of more natural and realistic painting effects, making it easy to take your imagery and designs in new artistic directions.

The Mixer Brush lets you define multiple colors on a single tip, and then mix and blend them with the underlying hues on your canvas, achieving creative results that rival traditional painting media. When starting with a photo original, you can use a dry, empty brush to blend the existing colors while at the same time adding a painterly effect to the image.

Mixer Brush settings provide extensive control over the wetness of the canvas colors, the load rate that determines amount of paint loaded on the brush, the mixing rate between brush and canvas colors, and whether the brush is refilled, cleaned, or both after each painting stroke.

In conjunction with these new mixing features, Photoshop CS5 incorporates unprecedented control over stroke characteristics of its painting tools with Bristle Tips. Bristle Qualities define key bristle properties such as shape, length, stiffness, thickness, angle, and spacing, which affect how the color is laid on the image as you paint.

The Bristle Brush Preview feature provides a visual representation of these changes, and you can save your tip configurations for future use, allowing you to build a customized collection of Bristle Tips to experiment with when using Photoshop brush tools. Read about all the new features in Photoshop CS5.

You can upgrade from any Suite to any Suite, as there are no more restrictions. Customers can upgrade to CS5 suites from up to 3 versions back. Customers can even step down; go from Photoshop Extended to Photoshop or from a Master Collection to another Suite. For full upgrade pricing on individual CS5 products visit the Adobe Store. See CS5 pricing in UK currency at the Adobe UK Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers page to find deals. Save 80% on Adobe Student Editions. Try before you buy — download a free Photoshop CS5 trial.

My Vintage Valentine - Free Valentines Photoshop Brush Set

The inspired and inspiring Kirsty of 500ml Brushes has done it again - creating another exclusive brush set for us. This time our brush Diva has come up with a magnificent collection of love symbols and romantic gestures.

With 11 individual Photoshop brushes to work with, you can create a beautiful love letter with subtle images floating in the background, or be bold and stamp a huge heart across the entire sheet, or print on only half of the page and then fold and deliver as a card. If you're leaning more toward Goth or grunge, splatter the page with a million little images and scrawl the details of your demented crush in giant letters. The possibilities are endless, just like love. Thanks Kirsty!

Download the My Vintage Valentine Brush Set (zip/1.8MB).
BONUS- Valentine Hearts & Valentine Photoshop Brush Gifts From Stephanie!

Free Photoshop Frames And Borders Brush Set From Stephanie

Stephanie from Obsidian Dawn has created a marvelous set of 28 brushes consisting of frames and borders. This is an exclusive set just for PhotoshopSupport.com. Simply go to the Photoshop Frames And Borders Brush Set Page to download the free brushes. The set contains some beautiful Polaroid frames, a stamp border, bamboo, rope and decorative borders, filmstrips, fabric, and grunge.

The page also features a great tutorial by Stephanie that will walk you through installing and using the Frames & Borders Free Photoshop Brush Set. The tutorial includes tips on using specific brushes from the set to insure that they come out their best. You'll find a description of each of the 28 brushes at the end of the tutorial. And if you are already familiar with how to install and use Photoshop brushes, just skip down to the "Using the Brushes" section.

More Free Photoshop Brushes From Stephanie
We've collected the most recent of Stephanie's original brushes on a special Obsidian Dawn Photoshop Brushes Page, with big preview images to give you an idea of each set. You'll also find her great random tips for using Photoshop Brushes.

BONUS- Valentine Hearts & Valentine Photoshop Brush Gifts From Stephanie!

Free High Resolution Photoshop Brushes

Why would you need Photoshop brushes in high resolution? If you print something at 200 or 300 dpi then you'll need graphics that can be sized accordingly, and that's where high resolution brushes excel. They were meant to be used in documents where the size would be much more substantial than just a web page element or a simple background. So download some of these exquisite free brushes and create something stunning in high res right now!

Visit our new Free High Resolution Photoshop Brushes Directory and you'll find an amazing collection of free Photoshop brush sets from master Photoshop brush designer Jason Gaylor of Designfruit fame, and some very beautiful free high res sets from Bittbox.

New Photoshop Brush CD ThinkBrushy From Janita

This is a very sweet package of Janita's very best work and features 50 stunning Photoshop brush creations, 50 magnificent textures, a 30-day site membership card, a free ThinkBrushy lapel button, and lots of brushy love from the brush angel herself.

The CD is $29 for a Personal Edition (some usage restrictions) plus $5 shipping, and $99 for the Commercial Edition (no restrictions) with free shipping. Want to learn more? Read on for all the happy details — including free samples of Janita's work.


Photoshop Brushes From Kirsty - Batman Comic Book Covers - 11 Free Brushes
Kirsty sends this in: "Hello everyone, it took a little bit longer (life gets in the way!), but I finally have a new brush set up, this time with a Batman comic book theme. You can find it at the usual address of 500ml Brushes. Thanks!" The Batman Set contains 11 brushes of different Batman (and Robin) comic book covers.

Snow Flakes - Free Photoshop Brush Set
The Snow & Flakes Photoshop Brush Set contains 10 individual brushes and is a real winter wonderland of snowy images, featuring icy trees, perfectly exquisite snow flakes, intricate ice crystals and more. Make sure to review the read-me file that contains certain usage restrictions, and then create your own spectacular wintery marvels to unleash on the world. Download the Snow Flakes Brush Set (zip/1.3MB).

The brushes.500ml.org site has some really beautiful Photoshop brush sets. Also look for the nice, easy to understand tutorial on how to make brushes. Here's a list of the sets:

 Anatomica — 8 brushes of drawings and photos of 18th century wax anatomy.
 Art Nouveau — Set contains 8 Art Nouveau (also known as Jugendstil) brushes.
 1930s Ladies — Set contains 7 brushes of very fashionable women from the 1930s.
 1960's Buttons — Set contains 8 buttons from the 1960's, small to medium sized.
 Bits of Japan — Set contains 9 Japan-esque Photoshop brushes
 Board Games — Set contains 7 Photoshop brushes, my own stock was used.
 Botanical Flowers — Set contains 14 brushes of drawings of different flowers
 The Birds — Set contains 12 Photoshop brushes of different kinds of birds.
 Cameras — This set contains 9 big brushes of old and slightly newer cameras.
 Children — Set contains 8 brushes of Victorian and 20's/30's/40's children.
 Comic Book - Batman — contains 11 different Batman and Robin comic book covers.
 Dragonflies — Dragonflies and wings, contains 7 rather big Photoshop brushes.
 Fabric — Set contains 9 Photoshop brushes of different kinds of fabric and textures.
 Famous Vampires – Set contains 9 Photoshop brushes of different famous vampires.
 Fossils – 9 brushes of different fossils, almost all are from Stock.XCHNG.
 Forensic Tools — Set contains 10 brushes of different kinds of forensic tools.
 Frames and Borders — Set contains 11 large brushes of frames and borders.
 Fruitlabels 1 — 6 Photoshop brushes, taken from old fruit labels. Nice and grainy.
 Fruitlabels 2 — 7 Photoshop brushes, taken from old fruit labels. Nice and grainy.
 Fruitlabels 3 — Five brushes, taken from old fruit labels. Nice and grainy.
 Handwritten Letters — 8 brushes of old handwritten letters, some are 16th century.
 Insects — Set contains 8 brushes of various insects, some from my own stock.
 Japanese Women — Set contains 6 Photoshop brushes of Japanese women.
 Leonardo da Vinci — Set contains 8 brushes of drawings, sketches and paintings.
 Lines — Set contains 5 Photoshop brushes that aren't all that big.
 Masks — Set of 9 large Photoshop brushes made of my own stock.
 Moon 1 — 6 Photoshop brushes of the moon quite close up, with thanks to nasa.
 Moon 2 — 7 Photoshop brushes of the moon far away and some a bit closer.
 Paranormal — 10 brushes of UFOs, crop circles, ghosts, astrology and fairy rings.
 Patterns 1 — A total of 7 Photoshop brushes of all kinds of different patterns.
 Patterns 2 — A total of 8 Photoshop brushes of all different kinds of patterns.
 Radio Sets (Vintage) — Set contains 7 Photoshop brushes of vintage radios.
 Safety Signs — 9 brushes of different kinds of safety and warning signs.
 Schematics — 7 Photoshop brushes.
 Skull and bones 1 — Set contains 5 brushes of different kinds of skulls and bones.
 Skull and bones 2 — Set contains 6 brushes of different kinds of skulls and bones.
 Splatters/Strokes — 11 large brushes of different kinds of paint splatters and strokes.
 Streetsigns 1 — 5 brushes of different streetsigns.
 Streetsigns 2 — 5 more brushes of different streetsigns.
 Tapes — Eight brushes in the form of audio tapes, made from my own photos.
 Tarot — 11 brushes of Tarot cards, mainly from two different decks.
 Textures — Eleven brushes, all big and one huge one, of different textures.
 Victorian ladies — Set contains 7 brushes of Victorian ladies (and one gentleman).
 Vintage Easter — Set contains 5 brushes of different vintage Easter images.
 Vintage Halloween — Set contains 5 brushes of halloween images.
 Vintage TV Sets — Set contains 8 brushes of different kinds of vintage TV sets.
 X-rays — Set contains 7 brushes of different kinds of x-rays.
 Zodiac Set — contains 24 brushes (no, they're not that big!) of the 12 Zodiac signs.
 Zombies — 5 brushes of zombies from 'Dawn of the Dead' and 'Day of the Dead'.


Obsidian Dawn: Free Brushes by Stephanie Shimerdla

New Rose Petals Brush Set From Stephanie At Obsidian Dawn
Stephanie from Obsidian Dawn sends this in: "Hey there! Just a quick note to let you all know that I have a new brush set out. It's rose petals, and you can find it here: Obsidian Dawn. Thanks :)"

The Rose Petals Brush Set contains 25 brushes and is made up of all kinds of rose petals. There are many single petal brushes, a few scattering of petals, some windblown and swirly petals, and some falling petals.

Obsidian Dawn: Free Photoshop Brushes by Stephanie Shimerdla offers a delightful collection of special effects brushes, including realistic renderings of lightning, flames, blood stains and more.

More Free Photoshop Brushes From Stephanie
We've collected the most recent of Stephanie's original brushes on a special Obsidian Dawn Photoshop Brushes Page, with big preview images to give you an idea of each set. You'll also find her great random tips for using Photoshop Brushes.

Random Textures - 16 brushes  Random Textures II - 29 brushes  Animal Prints - 17 brushes  Animal Tracks - 32 brushes  Artistic - 18 brushes  Baby - 26 brushes  Blood Spots - 26 brushes  Bullets (Web) - 31 brushes  Clouds - 22 brushes  Cobwebs - 30 brushes  Confusion - 35 brushes  Dark -N- Gothic - 29 brushes  Dingbats - Shapes - 31 brushes  Embellishments - 42 brushes  Eyes - 20 brushes  Fancy Fabrics - 16 brushes  Feathers - 34 brushes  Fences - 28 brushes  Ferns - 29 brushes  Flames - 16 brushes  Gems & Stones - 31 brushes  Glass Bottles - 32 brushes  Glitter & Sparkles - 28 brushes  Grasses & Plants - 25 brushes  Gravel & Sand Textures - 15 brushes  Grunge Scratches - 14 brushes  Hair - 22 brushes  Handwriting - 47 brushes  Hearts - 24 brushes  Hieroglyphs - Symbols - 26 brushes  Hieroglyphs - Letters - 27 brushes  Holiday - 39 brushes

Ink Blot Test - 26 brushes  Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces - 22 brushes  Kanji - 40 brushes  Labels - 38 brushes  Lace - 28 brushes  Leaves - 28 brushes  Lightning - 24 brushes  Lips - 23 brushes  Micro Patterns - 31 brushes  Music - 32 brushes  Nature Textures - 15 brushes  Nordic Runes - 24 brushes  Office Stuff - 48 brushes  Paisley - 37 brushes  Plain Fabrics - 23 brushes  Planets - 28 brushes  Playing Cards - 54 brushes  Pressed Garden Flowers - 31 brushes  Pressed Wildflowers - 33 brushes  Scribbles & Doodles - 37 brushes  Shattered Glass - 17 brushes  Space - 16 brushes  Speckles & Spatters - 22 brushes  Sports - 49 brushes  Stitching (Sewing) - 33 brushes  Swirls & Flourishes - 37 brushes  Tiles, Tiles, & More Tiles - 32 brushes  Tribal (Large) - 16 brushes  Tribal (Small) - 23 brushes  Water - 36 brushes  Waterstains - 24 brushes  Wings - 38 brushes

How To Create Lego Bricks - Photoshop Brush Tutorial

Enrique over at the Photoshop Roadmap has devised a clever little Lego brush tutorial that will step you through the way to building a little army of bricks that you can then save as a brush set. Once loaded you can go crazy painting all sorts of Lego things. He's also made the brush set files available for download.

Two versions of the set were created (a normal and a negative version) to achieve different results while painting over a white or black background. So give the tutorial a spin, then download the Lego brush sets and have fun!


Brusheezy Offers Collection Of Free Photoshop Brushes

Brusheezy is a one-stop shop for Photoshop brush fanatics and a great place to explore for those new to this crazy obsession.

Get a nice tall cool drink and spend some time looking through this giant warehouse of Photoshop brush wonders, then start downloading and creating designs. It's all free, it's all good. Brusheezy has just gone through a complete redesign, and so we sent Shawn some brushy questions and here's what he sent us back... (read full interview)



vBrush includes Photoshop brushes (160+ sets!), Photoshop 7 brush sets, the Brush Search Engine, some Brush Tutorials, and My Brush Art - which is a personal gallery.

This is a very good website with beautiful brush sets that is worth spending some time on, especially since The Brush Search Engine will lead you down all kinds of linking paths, with over 280 links to Photoshop brush sites and brush-related sites.
vbrush (home of The Brush Search Engine)



Annika von Holdt's The Fifth Muse is mysterious, romantic, dreamy, supernatural, and awe-inspiring. What more could you ask for. Even their names are enticing. A collection of outstanding brushes from Annika von Holdt.
From the website: "The Fifth Muse Photoshop Brushes were created with use of private photos, scanned memorabilia, hand drawn elements, and fragments of manipulated imagery derived from my own digital experiments."
Brushes include: