You'll be tempted to let your work dry after using these realistic painted canvas brushes. Designed to give you that traditional painterly feel, this set of 67 brushes comes complete with standard, angled, and messy brushes to fulfill your artistic needs. 9. Illustrator Chain Brushes (AI, EPS) KoiFishSushi created this drawing brush to sketch without having to worry about the smudges that happen when using actual pencil and paper, utilizing the ease of use that comes with Photoshop. The brush still allows for darker shading, but keeps the authenticity of light sketching lines. It is not clear whether a spoolie counts as a makeup brush or not, but you still might find one on one end of your angle brush, or you might get one in a makeup kit. A spoolie is essentially a clean mascara wand, and it shouldn’t be used to apply products.

Illuminate your designs with these professional neon brushes. Carefully crafted to help draw bright neon lines just like a pen, these brushes come in a variety of glows, contrasts, and line types to satisfy all your design needs. 13. Illustrator Pencil Brushes (AI, EPS) Angle brushes work with both cream and powder products to fill in the brows, line the eyes, or for any other work that requires careful lines. You can also use them to smudge or smoke out eyeliner, much like with a pencil liner. Personally, I love using angle brushes for carving out a V at the outer corner of the eye with eyeshadow, and then using a pencil or crease brush to blend it out a bit.The process works the same way for installing brushes in Affinity Designer for iPad. Go to the Brushes Studio in the app and tap on the menu to import brushes. It is large enough to easily apply under-eye concealer but also small enough to do more detailed work. These days, many popular concealers come with an applicator attached to the lid, but when that’s not the case a concealer brush can be extremely useful. The bristles themselves tend to be straighter and firmer than the bristles of a powder brush. This kind of brush applies cream and liquid foundations beautifully, with a seamless finish and without any lines or streaks.

Your highlighter should go on the top of the apples of the cheeks and dragged up towards the temple (you can also lightly diffuse it over the center of the forehead and above the lip), blush should go slightly below the highlight on the apple of the cheeks and towards the temples, and a contour should be applied below the cheekbone from the center of the ear to just below the apple of the cheek. To use: Much like with an angle brush, you want to use smaller, overlapping strokes when applying eyeliner very close to the lash line. Use a smooth, single stroke when working on the wing or on the top part of the liner. Medialoot's Diego Sanchez has crafted the most gorgeous set of pencil brushes to be used in Photoshop. His selection of 12 brushes represent a wide range of drawing pencils, from F to 6B. And, to make the selections even more authentic, each one was made using real pencil textures, so every line will look genuine. Remember to control your pressure, and to start off gentle. Using more pressure when applying products will deposit more on your skin while using more pressure while blending will take more product off, so remember to adjust your pressure slowly and gently until you achieve the effect you want.

This versatile set of free Adobe Illustrator foliage brushes can be used in many different ways. Mycanthus: Free Illustrator Brushes An oval foundation brush is actually just a variation on the typical flat-top foundation brush, with the main difference being the size of the head and the angle of the handle. Some brands might refer to it as a buffing brush or even as a kabuki brush, although that’s not quite right.

With this set of pencil brushes, you get three for one. What makes these brushes so realistic is that they were styled after very specific real pencil types and sizes, allowing you to achieve medium, light, and even a harder touch. The pencils included in this set are 2B, 4B, and mechanical. Pencil Texture Brushes by Little Bean

You can also apply the contour with the medium brush below the jawline and along the perimeter of the forehead.

You can use the same brush for all of these products as long as you clean it in-between, though for most it’s easier to have one brush per product category. When I travel I save space by using one medium brush for contour and another medium brush for both blush and highlighter. To use: If you do happen to own one of these makeup brushes you can still use it if you like. You can dispense foundation directly on the brush, and then tap it on the skin to transfer a large amount or drag it on in downward motions to sort of paint the skin with it. Use a damp sponge to blend out any streaks or visible brush strokes. To use: For powder products, use the firm medium-sized brush the same way you would a softer one. For cream products, it is better to do the application either before or after applying foundation but definitely before setting the foundation with powder. Use a tapping or gentle brushing motion to dispense more product and follow it up with a circular motion to buff out and blend. • Angled Powder Brush A set of 30 pattern brushes intended to be used for circular designs. Their unique look is rare in Illustrator CC brushes that are free. This is a pattern brush for Illustrator that you'll love. Stars Set: Free Brushes for Illustrator I’m not a big believer in rules, especially considering just how much has changed in the makeup world since I went to makeup school. While some makeup brushes are better suited to some applications than others, consider this a loose guideline.

If you have very oily skin or you love a very matte finish, you might choose to set your foundation with a sponge. You might also find that you like to set some parts of your face with the help of the sponge, and other parts with a powder brush. Note: There are two types of brushes available for Affinity Designer—Vector brushes and pixel brushes. Make sure to switch between Drawing and Pixel personas when installing each brush type. Personally, I don’t find sponges great for depositing product on the skin because they don’t give a lot of control. I prefer applying foundation and concealer with a brush that has a handle or even with my fingers.