Brushes vs. Overlays

When I would have to choose if I must use brushes or overlays, I would reather go for brushes in most cases. On this page you will find some of my reasons why I prefer brushes, and a list of some cases where you are better of using overlays. So lets first check in which cases you want to prefer overlays instead of brushes. When to use Overlays There are some cases where you do not want to use brushes but rather want to go with these nice overlay images. One is when you need something with multiple colors, for example a bokeh overlay effect or a tattoo overlay on skin. Another good reason is when you need a really high resolution. For brushes to work with older Photoshop versions, I keep my brushes under 2500px in size(but above 2000px whenever possible). Also there is a maximum size for brushes in most graphic editors, and the bundles on the market also often do not contain a high enough resolution that would be needed for bigger printings. When you need a texture, for example in a 3D rendering, you also would rather go with Overlays than with brushes. Instead of first […]

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Dust Brushes

Location This brushes can be found for commercial use on my shop: Dust Brushes: https://xresch.artstation.com/store/gj9V/68-dust-brushes-overlays Description Have you ever found that your design doesn’t look as real as it could?You just wanted to put some extra texture on it but the right one was missing?Or you just like to mess with photos and make them look older than they are? These 68 dust brushes and overlays will help you in many ways. Contents All the brushes and images are about 2400px in size. 44 Dust Stamp Brushes for Photoshop(.abr) 24 Dust Stroke/Scatter Brushes for Photoshop(.abr) 44 Dust Stamp Brushes for Affinity(.afbrushes) 24 Dust Stroke/Scatter Brushes for Affinity(.afbrushes) 44 PNGs Black on white representing the Dust Brushes 57 Overlays(JPG grayscale) 4 Example PSDs 47 Brush Coloring Photoshop Styles

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