Glitter Brushes for Adobe Illustrator

SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY – Glitter Brushes work with Adobe Illustrator only. An Affinity Designer version is available HERE

Each brush stroke of this comprehensive vector brush pack was made from real glitter, which was photographed, cleaned up, converted to a vector and then adjusted to get the right level of sparkle. The Artifex Forge took hours experimenting in order to get the look just right but, as you can see from the preview images, this process has resulted in a super-authentic look that will make your designs twinkle and shine like the real thing!

I’ve included a broad range of strokes, from loose and scattered to thick and clumped, to give you the flexibility to create dazzling glitter designs.

A set of anti-stretch pattern brushes is included – These don’t stretch and distort when strokes are elongated so, you can use just one brush to create a range of stroke lengths without having to switch brushes – making drawing quicker and easier!

How these brushes work? 

I’ve used the pattern brush feature which repeats the same section seamlessly along the stroke. Each brush contains end tiles alongside both inner and outer corner tiles for drawing right angles. (Beware of pattern art brushes not including corner tiles as the ability to draw fluidly is seriously inhibited without them).

Using the brushes is really easy. There’s no complex system here, simply select one from the brush tab and draw with the brush tool. You can then adjust the width, re-pose and re-color to get that perfect glittery look.

Never used Illustrator brushes before? Find out how easy they are to use in this handy TUTORIAL VIDEO

The pack contains all of these fantastic components:

• The Illustrator Brushes

30 Sparkling Glitter Art Brushes.
5 Anti-stretch Glitter Pattern Brushes.

All brushes are vector brushes.

If you are a tablet user, you’ll be pleased to know that a version of the Glitter brushes with pressure sensitivity enabled is included. (Please note that this feature only works in Adobe Illustrator CS5+).

• A set of color swatches

The brushes generally work better with deeper colors and I’ve included a set of color swatches to get you started.

• A quick reference guide

This will help you find the right glitter brushes for the task in hand quickly.

• Example files

A selection of the preview images. All glitter brushes are live so you can easily backwards engineer the files.

Please note: the example files and guide are compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS5 through CC only.

• Instructions

A very thorough guide on how to load, apply and then adjust the vector brushes is supplied.

This product is covered by The Artifex Forge Tools License. Read about it HERE

Please note! This product is compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS1 to CC only. See the Affinity Designer version HERE