

That means if you buy something we get a small commission at no extra cost to youThe massive audience behind has fostered a loving community of artists.Many of these artists create their own custom brushes and brush textures. Some even release their creations online for free.Anyone new to SAI can learn a lot just by playing with these brushes. You may not create a masterpiece on your first attempt, but you can at least familiarize yourself with the process.More experienced artists will also enjoy these brushes and find a ton of variety to nail down some very distinct textures. Have a look and see what you think! Default SAI TexturesLet’s kick things off with of Paint Tool SAI textures.The brush tool in SAI works a little differently than Photoshop or Krita. It uses textures to design brushes along with other settings that you can customize on the fly.This means a lot of artists will take screenshots of their brush settings and release them online, but they won’t always release a full brush file.

This is because the brushes often rely on textures to create the end result.Some of the newer versions of SAI do not come with all the same textures. Naturally this is pretty frustrating.But if you grab a copy of this texture pack you’ll have all the assets you need to work with the brush tool on your own.You could even mess around with some settings to create your own custom brushes from scratch. 40 Brush SettingsSo I just mentioned how SAI often uses custom settings for brushes.


This is even clearer with of 40 free brush settings.The creator DocWendigo released a pack of textures alongside these brushes and you can download all of them right from the DeviantArt page.All the textures are hosted but they’re still free to download. And on the main brush settings DA page you’ll find a step-by-step tutorial on how to install these textures/brush settings into your software.Please note: this is a bit confusing to learn but you’ll get the hang of it with time.Parts of the process involve copying code and editing files directly like nf.
