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Free Transparent Fade Brush Set for AI Users

5/4/2013

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If you use Adobe Illustrator you probably know about custom brushes. Here is a set I use to create soft shadow effects in vector art. "Colorization Method" is set to "Tint" so you can set the stroke color to whatever you'd like.
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Effects achieved with transparent fade brushes, in Adobe Illustrator CS5.
After downloading the file, go to the Brushes panel flyout menu and select "Open Brush Library>Other Library".
fadebrushes.ai
File Size: 185 kb
File Type: ai
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10 Comments
JBo
7/26/2013 01:00:16 pm

thanks for the brushes Ray! i have been looking for something like this in ages until I came across your page.

It has given my illustrations a little bit of 'pop'

do you have any tutorials similar to the illustration you posted below? Would love to apply it to my footwear projects

thank you again!

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Ray Craighead link
7/27/2013 07:13:05 am

JBo,
Glad you found them useful. I will see about making a tutorial. If you have specific questions about using the brushes please let me know.

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Locky Monsoon
11/8/2014 11:03:57 am

Thank you so much for these :)

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Tonbo link
1/5/2015 06:27:46 am

Thank You :)

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liz
6/17/2016 07:03:39 pm

thank you!!!!!!!! :D

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Jess
2/18/2017 09:49:02 pm

Very kind of you! We appreciate it! <3

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Charlton Wiggins
7/18/2017 11:51:58 am

The link for the brushes does not appear to work for me (I'm using Safari browser). Is there a better link for them?
Also, the effect in the picture is exactly what I am looking for to create vector images of vehicles for t-shirts. Any advice, direction, comments or tutorials would be greatly appreciated.

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Ray
7/18/2017 12:17:25 pm

It appears Safari does not know what to do with the AI extension. Right click the the link and choose "Save Linked File As". If it adds a "PS" to the file just delete it and it should work fine.

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Ray
7/18/2017 12:10:33 pm

Thanks for your interest, Chariton. You should have received the brushes via email. I'll look into the download issue.

As for advice, I'll see what I can do in the near future. These brushes do make soft "airbrush" effects quite simple in AI. Change color and thickness in the "Stroke" panel.

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MirandaN link
12/22/2020 08:23:25 pm

Thank you for being yyou

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    I live and work in Moberly, MO with my wife Marilyn. Together, we're loving the journey called life. We have four children who bring us great joy. We also have two dogs that keep us entertained.
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