250+ Stains Brushes for Photoshop

By Steven Snell | Published March 10th, 2009 in Resources

Most graphic designers are always interested in finding quality brushes to use in their work. In this post we’ll feature 20 different brush packs for creating stains. As always when you’re dealing with freebies, be sure to read the terms of use set by the own/creator.

Free Stains Brushes:

Coffee Stains (17 brushes)

Oil Stains (10 brushes)

Stains (19 brushes)

Mug Stains (7 brushes)

Grungy Coffee Rings and Stains (9 brushes)

Coffee Stains (10 brushes)

Stains and Scotch Tape (10 brushes)

Smears and Stains (11 brushes)

Stains (12 brushes)

Paint and Stains (20 brushes)

Coffee Stains (16 brushes)

Shapes, Stains and Splatters (10 brushes)

Water Stains Brushes (24 brushes)

Sidewalk Stains (10 brushes)

Coffee Brushes (7 brushes)

Grunge Coffee Cup Stains/Rings (5 brushes)

Coffee Stains and Splashes (20 brushes)

Coffee Stains (22 brushes)

Coffee Stains (13 brushes)

Coffee Stain Brushes (7 brushes)

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34 Comments

Paul Pennel on March 11th, 2009

Thanks for the list of great brushes. This magazine seems to be doing a great job for web designers.
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coffee stain is popular isn’t..
but Smears and Stains it the greatest..
thank you for the great list.
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Tracey Grady on March 11th, 2009

I’m sure all of these brushes were great fun to make! Stain effects can be a great enhancement to an artwork. Thanks for putting together this collection.
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Sanjeev on March 11th, 2009

Wow, these brushes will can put charm in the artwork. Thanks for sharing.
Thomas on March 11th, 2009

Great brushes selection
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loveleen on March 11th, 2009

Thats a nice collection!!
I feel a better collection of free brushes can be found at http://www.brusheezy.com
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liam on March 11th, 2009

Amazing collection Steven, top quality brushes!
Kevin on March 11th, 2009

I never thought I’d say this, but I love stains Great list!
Timothy on March 11th, 2009

nice list. thanks
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Steven Snell on March 11th, 2009

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I think stains can be fun to play with in designs, and stain brushes make that really easy.
CFK on March 11th, 2009

Thank you for the brushes.
rafaelrrp on March 11th, 2009

Thx man!
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Jackie on March 12th, 2009

Great list. Many thanks.
Bill Lowden on March 12th, 2009

Awesome group of brushes. All of these coffee stains will drive my wife nuts.
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Javad on March 17th, 2009

Thank you man!
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Angel Ceballos on June 8th, 2010

Thank you for these amazing brushes and resource.
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Thank you man!
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