Over the past year we have posted over 50 Free Brush Sets on the blog and we realize that many of our new users haven’t had the chance to go back into our archives and access all the great content in our older posts. So we are putting together some Brush Set Collection posts for you. Here we will link you to all the Free Brush Sets in a given theme. So catch-up on the sets you missed and revisit the incredible art that was made using them in their original posts.
This first post is a comprehensive collection of 12 Fine Art effect brushes that we have posted over the past year. The linked sets cover the gamut of traditional fine art medium; from sketching pencils to oil paints, and from watercolor paints to abstract textures, we even have a grab bag of favorite blending brushes. Fill up your collection and remember to show us your work with the #AutodeskSketchBook tag on your Social Media posts.
Fine Art Pencil Set & Ink Brush Set


Watercolors & Textured Watercolors



Abstract Brushes & Messy Brushes


Installing the Free Brush Set
Being able to share and install these weekly free brush sets in the desktop app is one of the features for SketchBook subscribers. If you’re using the latest desktop version of SketchBook, simply double click on the .skbrushes file, and it will automatically install. Check out this article for all the details about brushes and legacy versions. If you haven’t tried the subscription, you can download a free trial and unlock Pro membership for 15 days (no credit card required).