Craftsman Linocut Brushes

Customer's How to Install & Use Guide

Procreate
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Affinity Designer
Clip Studio

Procreate Linocut Brushes

A black and white line drawing of a bird perched on a branch surrounded by leaves and flowers. The text "LINOCUT" is at the bottom.
Screenshot of a file named 'Linocut_Brushes.brushset' with options for sharing, copying, moving, and deleting the file, as well as options to remove, keep, or view details of the download.

Step 1

Locate and open the downloaded files named:

  • Linocut_Brushes.brushset

In the contextual menu choose and press Share button.

Step 2

In the contextual menu choose and press Open in Procreate button.

Photoshop Linocut Brushes

A black and white illustration of a bird, labeled 'LinoCut,' perched on a branch surrounded by leaves and flowers, with the text 'Brushapes Studio' and a Photoshop logo.
Photoshop Brushes Installation

Step 1

In Adobe Photoshop, Open the Brushes panel (Window > Brushes).

Click the panel's upper right corner button to open drop-down menu.

Step 2

Select the Import Brushes option from the menu and browse the files named:

  • Linocut Brushes.abr

Screenshot of a color palette menu in a graphic design software, showing various color groups and options to import or export swatches.

Illustrator Linocut Brushes

A white line drawing of a linnet bird perched on a branch surrounded by leaves and flowers, set against a black background, with the text 'LINOCUT' at the bottom and 'Brushapes Studio' in the top left corner.
Illustrator Brushes Installation

Step 1

In Adobe Illustrator, open the Brushes panel (Window > Brushes, or F5).

Step 2

Open the Brush Libraries Menu in the bottom left of the Panel (the bookshelf icon).

Step 3

Select the Other Library option and browse the Linocut Brushes.ai file.

Illustrator Brushes Installation

Drawing with the Brushes

  1. Select the Brush Tool from the Tools Menu (B).

  2. Select one of the brushes on the Brushes Tab by clicking on it.

  3. Draw a line.

Digital illustration of a handwritten signature in black ink with a graphics editing window featuring various brush stroke options labeled 'Linocut Brushes' on the right side of the image.
Illustrator Brushes Installation

Or, you can apply brushes to existing paths and shapes:

  1. Select an existing line or vector shape with Selection tool (V).

  2. Select one of the brush icons on the Panel, and it will be applied to your line.

  3. Adjust the render by changing Stroke thickness in the Appearance panel.

  4. Next, select one of the halftone swatches and enjoy the final result.

A vector graphic of a closed curved shape with anchor points and bezier handles, next to a panel of different linocut brush strokes in a digital art software interface.
Screenshot of Adobe Illustrator interface showing the appearance panel with stroke set to 1 pt, fill color to none, and opacity to default.

Texturing and shading with scatter brushes in Adobe Illustrator can be a memory­ consuming process and may affect performance.

If you run an older machine (e.g., pre-2020) with less than 8GB of RAM, you may experience slower-than-usual performance.

Warning

Affinity Linocut Brushes

A black-and-white illustration of a linnet bird perched on a branch with leaves and flowers, surrounded by dense foliage.
Affinity Brushes Installation

Computer. Step 1

In Affinity Designer open the Brushes panel (Window > Brushes).

Computer. Step 2

Open the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Panel.

Screenshot of a digital brush menu showing various brush styles, with an option to import brushes highlighted in blue.

Computer. Step 3

Select the Import Brushes option on the Menu and browse files on your device:

  • Linocut Brushes.afbrushes

  • Vector Linocut Brushes.afbrushes

Tablet. Step 1

In Affinity Designer app open the Brushes panel.

Tablet. Step 2

Open the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Panel.

Affinity Brushes Installation
Affinity Brushes Installation

Tablet. Step 3

Select the Import Brushes option on the Menu and browse files on your device:

  • Linocut Brushes.afbrushes

  • Vector Linocut Brushes.afbrushes

Clip Studio Linocut Brushes

A black and white illustration of a bird perched on a branch surrounded by leaves and flowers, with the word "LINOCUT" written at the bottom.

Computer. Step 1.

In Clip Studio Paint open the Brushes Panel (Window > Sub Tool: Brush)

Screenshot of a dropdown menu from a computer software interface, showing options for window layout, tool settings, and color adjustments.

Computer. Step 2.

Open the drop-down menu in the upper left corner of the Panel.

Select the Import sub tool option, and browse the brushes one by one.

Screenshot of a digital art software interface showing a menu with options for managing sub tools, including 'Import sub tool...' and various sub tool options like 'Halftone 3' and 'Halftone 5', with other interface tools and panels visible.

Tablet. Step 1.

Open the downloaded folder, and browse Product files named Linocut Brush 1.sut, Linocut Brush 2.sut and so on.

Open the contextual menu on each brush, and select the Share option.

Screenshot of a mobile device menu showing options for sharing or copying, including icons for AirDrop, Mail, Notes, and Clip Studio.
Screenshot of a folder named 'Product Files' containing twelve files named 'Linocut Brush' with .sut extension, numbered 1 through 12.

Tablet. Step 2.

Next, Select ‘Clip Studio’ icon to open the file. Repeat these actions for each brush file.

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