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    The quest for a good smudge brush (PS)

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      Sean_H last edited by

      So maybe I'm a bit odd, but I'm on the hunt to find that perfect smudge brush for use in digital painting in Photoshop.

      I can't seem to get something that gives me nice soft edges, or allows me to refine/push and pull in the way I want. Or something that gives a nice texture. Does anyone else have this problem?

      As an oil painter I think i have less control over my tools digitally than i do traditionally, which seems backwards.lol.

      SO....

      if you have a go to smudge tool, share it below!

      I'm posting a few i use, in hopes that it'll help someone out there with the same problem.

      https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L8VeTUqVff94LCxtO06O5Sz71Q_JfVoy/view?usp=sharing

      Screen Shot 2019-07-04 at 12.13.26 PM.png

      https://www.instagram.com/seanpaints/
      https://www.seanhnedak.com/

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      • CLCanadyArts
        CLCanadyArts Moderator last edited by

        Try putting a slight jitter on your blend brush, then play with the flow as well. Clip studio has nice oil paint like blending.

        All my links: https://clcanadyarts.carrd.co/

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        • Nyrryl  Cadiz
          Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG last edited by

          Hi Sean! I’m really sorry but I don’t use a smudge brush.

          Portfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
          Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyrryl_cadiz/

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          • MichaelaH
            MichaelaH last edited by

            I use it seldom, if I am drawing with watercolor brush and I had to stop drawing, there arise darker line on the contact, so I have to use smudge brush. I have these 3, but I use mostly this foliage smudge, I don't know how I made it...
            But I don't know what u are looking for.

            2019-07-04_213501.jpg

            https://www.instagram.com/michaelaheimlich/
            https://www.heimlich-illustration.de/

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              Sean_H @CLCanadyArts last edited by Sean_H

              @CLCanadyArts i will try that, thanks!
              @Nyrryl-Cadiz no worries, thanks!
              @MichaelaH thanks for sharing, sounds like the smudge isn't that popular for most people, so i may not invest a lot of time trying to make it work lol

              https://www.instagram.com/seanpaints/
              https://www.seanhnedak.com/

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              • Elinore Eaton
                Elinore Eaton last edited by

                I don't use the smudge tool so much, but if you mean blender brushes, Kyle's "Round Angle Smooth Blender" and the "Dry Blender" are in my Favorite Brushes folder.

                http://www.elinoreeaton.com/
                https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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