This set of brushes was inspired by artist James White. James is one of my favorite designers and I've always been fascinated with how he uses basic geometric shapes, colors and patterns in his work and I wanted to create a set of brushes that interacted in a similar way. After some experimentation, I was able to create a stunning set of 105 retro tech-shaped Illustrator brushes that literally blew me away! Each brush is completely configurable; giving you total control over the brush's width and color. After spending some time playing with this set of brushes, I realized that this set had uses that I had not previously thought of. I hope that you enjoy these brushes and I look forward to seeing what you guys can do with them.
This set contains 105 free high quality Illustrator brushes perfect for creating retro tech-shaped patterns. To use these brushes you will first need to download the brush file and save it to your hard drive. Once downloaded, open up your brush palette and in the fly out menu Select Open Brush Library > Other Library > and locate the file on your hard drive. To use these brushes you must be using Illustrator CS and above. Once you have the brush file open, you can start applying these brushes to your lines and shapes.
Let's Play!
First, download the brush file:
Download Retro Starbursts | 127 KB
Start off by applying a brush to a straight line.
Adjust the color
Rotate line
Draw a polar grid shape. Delete the outer circle. Apply a brush to the remaining lines.
More Brushes
Download more Illustrator brushes.
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Let's Play!
First, download the brush file:
Download Retro Starbursts | 127 KB
Start off by applying a brush to a straight line.Adjust the colorRotate lineDraw a polar grid shape. Delete the outer circle. Apply a brush to the remaining lines.More Brushes
Download more Illustrator brushes.
Colorburned Shop
Support this website by purchasing textures from the Colorburned Shop. The Colorburned Shop hosts over 300 high resolution, high quality textures for a very reasonable price. For a limited time you can purchase all 300 textures for 50% off their original price. That means you'll receive all 300 images for just over $35 USD.
Freebies
This website hosts a number of vector and texture freebies. Check them out!
Promote Your Work
Feel free to post your designs in the Colorburned User Showcase.
Subscribe to this Blog
Subscribe to this blog's RSS Feed.
September 11, 2008 10:50 AM
That's awesome. I love free stuff esp great stuff like this. His work is great, I recently bought a shirt from james.
Love yer work. thanks!
September 11, 2008 7:09 PM
Wow great site. You have some very interesting freebies. I just started to take a look at the textures you have for sale. I will be purchasing those for sure(how can I pass up a value like that?). Thanks for the freebies. I soon hope to release my own. Keep in touch blog.mreyes.tv
September 12, 2008 12:20 AM
Just read your comment. I enjoying spreading great media. It's because of individuals like yourself and other designers who remind me why I love to be apart of this industry. A place where we may grow, learn, and share with one another.