Illustrator Bristle Brushes 99x

99 vector bristle and stroke brushes for Adobe Illustrator. Bristle brushes that taper and separate like a loaded brush, and stroke brushes from smooth to genuinely coarse. All fully editable, all scalable.

Vector work has a tell: the strokes are too even and the ends too clean. These 99 brushes are what I use to get rid of that tell, so your output looks like a human made it while staying editable.

Bristle brushes

• Painterly strokes with visible bristle separation and tapered ends

• A range from loaded and wet to nearly dry

Stroke brushes

• Clean through to rough, thin through to broad

• The workhorses for adding grit to a pen path

99 brushes total in one .ai file.

Compatibility

• Software: Adobe Illustrator CC and later, desktop

• Platform: macOS and Windows

• File: one .ai file, brushes load into your Brushes panel on open

• Delivery: instant download

How to Install

1. Open the .ai file in Illustrator

2. Open your Brushes panel: Window > Brushes

3. Apply any brush to a path with the Pen, Pencil or Paintbrush tool

Questions People Ask

Which software do these need?

Adobe Illustrator CC and later, desktop, on macOS or Windows. They rely on Illustrator's brush engine.

Does the texture stay sharp when scaled up?

Yes. Everything is vector, so a stroke enlarged ten times is as crisp as at original size.

How is this different from the Textured Fineliner set?

The fineliners are 15 brushes focused on line quality. This is broader and more painterly: bristle marks and expressive strokes for filling and mark-making.

Can I use these for client work?

Personal covers your own projects and portfolio. Commercial covers client work and products you sell. Extended covers larger commercial runs.