18 Absolutely Stylish Designs Using Photoshop Brushes and How to’s

I think many people out there underestimate the power of well used Photoshop brushes. A good designer can use Photoshop brushes in a variety of ways to accomplish a plethora of results. If you thought the Photoshop brushes were just for those new to Photoshop or just to add a touch of grunge to a design, you are sadly mistaken.

For some good examples on how Photoshop brushes can be used, check out these tutorials:

To really show off just how well Photoshop brushes could be used in web design, I have selected 18 amazingly designed websites that feature a good use of Photoshop brushes or elements that also come in the form of Photoshop brushes. In addition to showcases such designs, I have also linked to Photoshop brushes similar to the ones used in the designs or that are similar to the elements in the design.

1. Watercolor Brushes

Sunrise Design

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How To » Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes

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How To » Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes Set II

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How To » Free Photoshop Brushes: 40 Splatters, Strokes, and Watercolor

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2. Basic grunge brushes

Base 6 Design

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How To » Basic Grunge Brushes

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How To » Grunge 1 Brushes

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How To » Brushes for PS Grunge

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3. Grungy Edge Brushes

Julius Mattsson

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How To » Grunge Corners and Edges Photoshop Brush Pack

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How To » Grunge Edge Brushes

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How To » Grunge Edges

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4. Swirls and Elementals

Smile Crocodile

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How To » Flourish Brushes

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How To » Spiky Swirl Brushes

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How To » Free Photoshop Brushes Swirly Trees

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5. Sunburst and Sun Rays Brushes

Calakmul Games

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How To » Vector Line Brushes

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How To » Rising Sun Brushes

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How To » Rising Sun Brushes

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6. Glowing Lines

Simple Flame

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How To » 25 Abstract Light Free Photoshop Brushes Vol.1

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How To » Light Brushes

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How To » Magic Brushes

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7. Space and Star Brushes

Addison Kowalski

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How To » Galaxies

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How To » Star Brushes

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How To » Star Brushes

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8. Trees and Plants

Plant With Purpose

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How To » Trees Promo Pack

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How To » Trees Brush Set 2

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How To » Hi Res Photoshop Tree Brushess

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9. Abstract Brushes

2 Creative

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How To » Abstract Brushes

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How To » CS4 Brushes

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How To » Christmas Brushes

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10. Chalk and Pastel Brushes

Cerity

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How To » Chalk Brushess

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How To » Chalk Brushes

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How To » Scratchboard Brushes

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11. Cloud Brushes

1st Nature

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How To » Cloud Brushes

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How To » 7 Cloud Brushes

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How To » Cloudy Brushes

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12. Old Paper and Textures

Ditley

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How To » Paper Textures

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How To » Old Paper Brushes

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How To » Old Paper

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13. Brush Strokes

Far From Fearless

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How To » Angrey Painter

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How To » Stroke Brush Set

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How To » Paint Experiement

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14. City and Building Landscapes

Taxi Me

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How To » City Skyline Brushes

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How To » Urban City Brushes

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How To » Photo Skyline Brushes

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15. Paint and Ink Drip Splatters

Square Factors

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How To » Ink and Paint Splatters

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How To » Splatter Plus

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How To » 10 Splatter Brushes

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16. Halftones and Patterns

New To York

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How To » Spirals and half-tone brush set edition 2

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How To » Half Tone 3

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How To » Very Large Retro Brushes

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17. Letters and Handwriting

Alpine Camp

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How To » Victorian Letter Brushes

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How To » Handwriting Brushes

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How To » Pretty Script Brushes

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18. Graphic and Images

UGS Mag

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How To » Vintage Hawaii

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How To » Vintage Toys

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How To » Vintage Anatomy

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Author: Danny Outlaw

Danny Outlaw runs the Outlaw Design Blog. You can follow him on twitter @DannyOutlaw

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