TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

2 min

372 free grunge and grit brushes for Photoshop.

Get that urban street art effect.

What you’ll need

Make a beautiful mess with this grunge pack from Alejandro Chavetta.

Get started.

Open the file in Adobe Photoshop and discover how Chavetta layers his artwork and textures. Then add the brush libraries and spray your own tags to complete the artwork.

No stain, no gain.

“I wanted to create a ‘trash/grunge’ kit as the evolution of theepic brush sets I had previously worked on,” says Chavetta. Now you can really mess up your work with 88 free grits and stains.

Epic S3 Grit and Stains

Rough it up.

“I created the analog ink bits and stains in my studio and captured a ton of textures from my walks around San Francisco, and then mixed it all up in Photoshop,” Chavetta explains. Add 47 free gritty textures now.

Epic S3 Textures

Roll with it.

Enjoy 34 free rollers and brayers that’ll give you that fresh paint look. “This collection of brushes, stamps, and textures are drag-and-drop assets for when you need to add some gritty texture, fast,” he says.

Epic S3 Rollers and Brayers

Spray it don’t say it.

Here are 50 free spray and spatter brushes to add a street-style effect to any poster, image, or even logo.

Epic S3 Spray and Spatter

Let’s get gritty.

Grab 83 free grit brushes and get to work. “Remember to play with size and flow and combine brush strokes to add more character to your lettering and typography,” says Chavetta.

Epic S3 Grit Brushes

Make your mark.

Chavetta created these 23 exclusive round marker brushes. “These are pressure sensitive and beg to be tried at different sizes,” he says. “Sometimes a brush cranked up to its 5000px max can deliver unexpected textural results.”

Epic S3 Round Markers

Spill some ink.

Try these 15 free street-style pen brushes. “They work best in Photoshop, and a lot of them can also be used in Fresco,” adds Chavetta.

Epic S3 Pens


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