The RetroSupply Co. Brush Guide for Illustrators

The Official RetroSupply

Brush Guide for Illustrators

Creating retro and vintage illustrations is all about being a student of history. Following great retro tutorials, studying authentic retro characters, and learning the language of the style is what it's all about.

If you're working digitally, you'll also want the right tools to recreate the look of the era. That's why we've put together the RetroSupply Brush Guide for Illustrators. Whether you work in Procreate, Photoshop, llustrator, Clip Studio Paint, or Affinity, you'll find the perfect brushes, textures and tool presets here for your next illustration project.

PROCREATE Brushes

The Vector Brush Toolbox

This pack contains just about every kind of vector brush you can imagine. Packs include pencils, pens, chalk, ink and water, halftones, crosshatching, and sponges. Easily our most-popular vector pack.

Here's a tutorial we've made showcasing the brushes being used in a retro character illustration.

Irvington High

This one's a mixed bag folks. This pack is best for shading, adding textures, and filling in areas. Includes pen hatching, interference patterns, gloppy paint slathers, and other random textured goodies.

Fun Fact: This was made in the middle of the night in a totally zenned out state. This is probably the weirdes pack we carry.

Paint brushes for Illustrator by Von Glitschka

DragStrip 2

A collection of 42 painterly vector brushes. This pack is great for illustrations that need a painerly look. I've seen this pack used a lot for children's book illustrations.

The brushes are Grade A awesome. But what really sets this pack apart is the tutorials taught by Von Glitschka. The man is a master of vector illustration and the knowledge he drops on you is worth every penny.

PhotoShop Brushes

Brad Woodard Illustrator brushes and tutorials

WoodLand Brush & Tutorial Pack

The Woodland Wonderland Pack was a collaboration between Brave the Woods and myself. We had a lot of long conversations about what made a good brush pack for Illustrators.

The result is a set of brushes ideal for illustrations with a handmade feel. Plus, you get in-depth tutorials from Brad Woodard on how he makes illustrations like the one on the cover.

Illustrator brushes and tutorials by Brad Woodard

SpaceRanger Brush & Tutorial pack

This was my first collaboration with Brad Woodard of Brave the Woods. In this pack, you'll find brushes and tutorials made to help you recreate children's books from the 1960s and 1970s.

The pack includes pencils, filler brushes, textures, and detail packed tutorials from Brad Woodard.

Risograph brushes for Photoshop by RetroSupply.

Risograph Brush & Texture Kit

If you've ever wanted to recreate the look of Risograph prints (the super popular and unique printing technique) these brushes will help you absolutely nail it.

These brushes were created using real Risograph prints and tested by professional Riso artists to be the most authentic on the market.

Illustrator Brushes

The Vector Brush Toolbox

This pack contains just about every kind of vector brush you can imagine. Packs include pencils, pens, chalk, ink and water, halftones, crosshatching, and sponges. Easily our most-popular vector pack.

Here's a tutorial we've made showcasing the brushes being used in a retro character illustration.

Irvington High

This one's a mixed bag folks. This pack is best for shading, adding textures, and filling in areas. Includes pen hatching, interference patterns, gloppy paint slathers, and other random textured goodies.

Fun Fact: This was made in the middle of the night in a totally zenned out state. This is probably the weirdes pack we carry.

DragStrip 2

A collection of 42 painterly vector brushes. This pack is great for illustrations that need a painerly look. I've seen this pack used a lot for children's book illustrations.

The brushes are Grade A awesome. But what really sets this pack apart is the tutorials taught by Von Glitschka. The man is a master of vector illustration and the knowledge he drops on you is worth every penny.

VectorSketch

A collection of 40 pencils made from authentic old 2B's, charcoal pencils, and everything in between. This is probably the best-selling individual item included in The Vector Brush Toolbox.

It does a solid job of making your vector work look like it was drawn with pencils.

VectorTone

I made this pack from an Army Surplus catalog I got into a bidding war for on eBay. The halftones and lines were scanned and made from the catalog print.

This has resulted in a lot of owners of the pack loving VectorTone because it's so hard to find brushes with proper proportions and imperfections found in this pack.

Organic Vector Brush Essentials

This is one of Von Glitschka's most comprehensive packs of brushes he ever made for us. It includes three brush packs including: shader brushes, texture brushes, and organic line brushes.

Plus, Von added some extra goodies including three tutorials and his original Ai artwork you can reverse engineer for deep learning.

CLIP STUDIO PAINT Brushes

The Vector Brush Toolbox

This pack contains just about every kind of vector brush you can imagine. Packs include pencils, pens, chalk, ink and water, halftones, crosshatching, and sponges. Easily our most-popular vector pack.

Here's a tutorial we've made showcasing the brushes being used in a retro character illustration.

Irvington High

This one's a mixed bag folks. This pack is best for shading, adding textures, and filling in areas. Includes pen hatching, interference patterns, gloppy paint slathers, and other random textured goodies.

Fun Fact: This was made in the middle of the night in a totally zenned out state. This is probably the weirdes pack we carry.

DragStrip 2

A collection of 42 painterly vector brushes. This pack is great for illustrations that need a painerly look. I've seen this pack used a lot for children's book illustrations.

The brushes are Grade A awesome. But what really sets this pack apart is the tutorials taught by Von Glitschka. The man is a master of vector illustration and the knowledge he drops on you is worth every penny.

AFFINITY Brushes

The Vector Brush Toolbox

This pack contains just about every kind of vector brush you can imagine. Packs include pencils, pens, chalk, ink and water, halftones, crosshatching, and sponges. Easily our most-popular vector pack.

Here's a tutorial we've made showcasing the brushes being used in a retro character illustration.

Irvington High

This one's a mixed bag folks. This pack is best for shading, adding textures, and filling in areas. Includes pen hatching, interference patterns, gloppy paint slathers, and other random textured goodies.

Fun Fact: This was made in the middle of the night in a totally zenned out state. This is probably the weirdes pack we carry.

DragStrip 2

A collection of 42 painterly vector brushes. This pack is great for illustrations that need a painerly look. I've seen this pack used a lot for children's book illustrations.

The brushes are Grade A awesome. But what really sets this pack apart is the tutorials taught by Von Glitschka. The man is a master of vector illustration and the knowledge he drops on you is worth every penny.