20 Free HQ Watercolor Brushes Sets

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Watercolor PSD brush sets can be used to create various types of designs, from unique digital paintings to logos, posters and even websites! These watercolor brushes can also be used to create awesome backgrounds and give a crafty touch to your design. If you want to create a grungy website with a crafty feel, these brushes may be the perfect choice for you.

These brushes were created by using watercolor techniques and can be used for various purposes, such as textures, backgrounds, greeting cards, logos, typography, posters, etc.

You can find here lots of beautiful watercolor brushes that you can use for various projects. Check out these freebies and see which ones you can use.

We’ve looked around and found some of the best free high-quality watercolor brushes, for you to download, add to your collection and start making beautiful designs. Which ones do you like best?

P.S. Want more? Check out these watercolor freebies and color application Photoshop tutorials!

Download Hi-Res Splatter PS Brush Set

Hi-Res Splatter PS Brush Set by fudgegraphics

This Photoshop Brush Set contains 17 high-resolution brushes of paint splatter which can be used in so many ways and can definitely improve your design project. They’re between 2440px to 2500px large. Free to use in commercial and personal projects.  Download these free brushes and use them in your projects.

Download WaterColor Reloaded

WaterColor Reloaded Watercolor Brushes

The next example is called Watercolour Reloaded and it can be a great asset in your design library. This huge pack contains 83 (resolution about 700 – 1200px) brushes compatible with PS 7 and up!  These are high-quality freebies with wonderful designs that will animate your projects.

Download Watercolor Brush Vol.1 

Watercolor Brush Vol.1 – PS by Aramisdream

This is yet another cool watercolor set for you to use as you see fit. This is the PS cs4 version; GIMP version is also available. The brushes are in high resolution. Use for free in personal or commercial work. Credits are not necessary. Take a look at these freebies and use them in your digital or printed projects.

Download Watercolor Splatters 

Watercolor Splatters by dennytang

Download this set of 32 high-resolution splatter brushes! Created with artist-quality watercolor paint on cold press watercolor paper. Includes three high photo textures. Works with Photoshop 7 or newer, may be used for commercial artwork, no credits required and the premium download includes 2500px brushes. Have a look at this amazing set and see how your design projects improve!

Download Watercolor Brush Pack #1

Watercolor Brush Pack #1

This is a collection of 10 Watercolor Photoshop brushes. It was designed especially for use in texture creation. Included in the brush pack are paint drip brushes, paint splatter brushes, and other water color textures. This set simply can not miss from your freebies arsenal. This Brush Pack is for use in your personal and commercial projects and can be used without attribution.

Download 9 HQ Watercolor Brushes

9 HQ Watercolor Brush by crisfx

This is a small yet really great set of free watercolor brushes for Photoshop with very high quality and resolution. The pack contains 9 beautiful watercolor brushes for you to add to your collection and to use in both commercial and non-commercial projects. These are high-resolution items that you can use for various purposes.

Download Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes

Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes by Bittbox

The smallest brush in this set is 1989px! It is limited to 2500 pixels. The set contains 18 brushes with very high quality, perfect to create some awesome watercolor effects. Feel free to have a look and see for yourself that this set simply can not miss from your collection.

Download Watercolor Splatters Photoshop Tutorials

Watercolor Splatters Photoshop Tutorials

This is a set of 32 high-resolution splatter brushes! It was created with artist-quality watercolor paint on cold press watercolor paper. Includes three high photo textures which can come in really handy for future projects. Do not miss the chance to have an amazing freebie in your collection.

Download SimpleSmudges 2 Brushes Pack

SimpleSmudges 2 Brushes Pack by env1ro

This set was done in Photoshop 7, so it’s compatible with higher versions. Archive file contains .abr and readme .txt file. Inside are 32 brushes, made using watercolors. These brushes can be used in many creative ways and can improve your design. If you are using Photoshop to create your projects, this set of watercolor items may come in handy. This freebie contains hand-drawn items that you can use in your projects.

Download Watercolor Photoshop Brushes

Watercolor Photoshop Brushes by Qbrushes

Are you up for another amazing watercolor set? This is a set of 15 Brushes, which are all high resolution at around 2500 pixels by 2500 pixels created exclusively for PSDtuts.com. These watercolor brush strokes are really cool and well done and can make any design look amazing. Feel free to have a look at them and see if they’re worthy of being in your collection.

Download Watercolour Brushes Set 2

Watercolour Brushes Set 2

If you liked the previous examples then you will definitely adore this one, along with the future brush sets! This free pack contains 25 high-resolution watercolor brushes. Resolution is between 1500px to 2500px. File size is approximately 42Mb. You need permission to redistribute these brushes.

Download WG Watercolor Brushes 

WG Watercolor Brushes Vol1 by Wegraphics

This is a really nice watercolour brush set. The pack contains 20 high-resolution brushes (around 2000×2000 pixels), which is perfect when applied on paper textures. The WG watercolour brushes is a set that can come in really handy and can make your designs look nice and elegant. Have a look and feel free to add them to your collection.

Download Watercolour Brushes Set 1

Watercolour Brushes Set 1

This great set contains 26 high-resolution watercolor brushes. Add a dose of elegance to your designs with this amazing brush set. Resolution is between 1480px to 2500px. File size is approximately 50Mb. This is another great set of watercolor freebies that are ready to use. Download and use them for backgrounds, for posters, typography, cards, etc.

Download Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes Set II

Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes Set II

Are looking for high-resolution watercolour brushes? Then you might have found the perfect set for you! In this set of brushes, you’ll find many watercolor strokes. These brushes are more complex and were painted on a higher quality paper, so the end result looks much better. Download and use them in your digital or printed projects.

Download 06WATERcolor

06WATERcolor by ~XerroDeath

This great watercolor brushes set contains six watercolor brushes for photoshop 7 and higher. You can use these to create amazing watercolor backgrounds and designs. These high-quality items are available for free download.

Download Watercolor – Photoshop Brushes 

Watercolor – Photoshop Brushes by noskill1343

This free PSD brushes pack contains 11 high-resolution Photoshop brushes. The brushes have real watercolor texture which can definitely improve the way you design and they can add a dose of elegance to your projects. They’re also free for commercial and non-commercial works and compatible with CS2 higher. You can use these for various projects such as invitations, greeting cards, etc.

Download Free Grungy Watercolor brushes 

Free Grungy Watercolor brushes by Bittbox

There are 10 high quality, large and grungy watercolor brushes in the set which simply can not miss from your design freebies arsenal. The designer also included a zip file with PNGs for non-Photoshop users. Download these freebies and use them in your projects.

Download Hi-Res Brushes

Hi-Res Brushes by mcbadshoes

This small PSD brushes set contains Hi-Res Watercolor Brushes. Brushes range from 1440px – 1924px. They have a grungy design and can be used in lots of types of projects.

Download Watercolor Brushes 

Watercolor Brushes by mcbadshoes

This awesome set contains 38 Watercolor Brushes, which are free to use in any kind of project, personal or commercial. You can create some very nice designs with these ones. Have a look at this set to find out if this is what you have been looking for.

Download Mateu7 Watercolor Brushes 

Watercolor Brushes by mateuseven

This is a  realistic watercolor brush pack. You can use these high-quality brushes to create awesome and inspiring digital paintings! Spruce up your designs with this amazing brush set!

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1 thought on “20 Free HQ Watercolor Brushes Sets”

  1. Hi,
    Here you can find more free textures for commercial use that you can turn into brushes. The textures are created in Photoshop for Photoshop so you might find them useful for creating brushes, tutorials, photo manipulations, mock-ups 🙂

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