FLORA — free vegetation brushes by MattyB
by MattyB
- Brushes
- 95
- In the download
- 1 .brushset (95 brushes), the same set as a ZIP, plus a separate FLORA 2 sampler .brushset
- Works with
- Procreate
- Price
- Free ($0+) on Gumroad
Brusher doesn't host or sell this set — the download is on the author's page.
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FLORA is Matthew Baldwin's toolkit for painting growth: instead of drawing every leaf, you drag a brush and get a mass of grass, branches or canopy that already reads as vegetation. The author says it is tuned for the iPad and Apple Pencil and meant for illustrators, concept artists, designers and architects.
It is pay-what-you-want on Gumroad — you can enter 0, and the author asks for a donation if you can afford one, because it funds the next sets. We do not host the file; the button leads to the author's page.
What is inside
The brushset holds 95 brushes (the author's page says over 90). The names show how it is organised: every family comes in several variants, usually lettered A, B, C and so on.
- Grass — winter, short, medium and long grass
- Leaves — simple leaf (with small, medium and large nibs), fan leaf, cutter leaf, broadleaf and elliptic foliage
- Trees and branches — sycamore, oakish, thicket, branchy, directional pine, bamboo and broadleaf
- Dense and tropical growth — dense foliage, jungle, bromeliad cover, tropic cover, creeper and bramble
- Ground and distance — mulch, bark, distant hills, spatter canopy and drypoint-style growth
- Camouflage leaf patterns — camo and camo leaf brushes in several sizes
Strokes from the set
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winterGrass
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thistleFan A
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sycamore A
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simpLeaf lg nib
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simpLeaf2 med nib
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oakish A
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mulch B
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jungle E
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jungle A
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growthDrypoint A
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fanLeaf A
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eliptic foliage A
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directional pine
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denseFoliage D
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cutterLeaf E mix
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cutterLeaf B
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creeper lg nib
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camo C
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bromeliadCover C
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broadleaf B
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branchy D
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bramble A
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bamboo E
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bamboo A
Painting a landscape with it
Block in the far hills with distantHills, then work toward the viewer: a mass of denseFoliage for the tree line, sycamore or oakish for individual crowns, and grass brushes along the bottom edge. Because each stroke is a texture rather than a line, size and colour changes between passes do most of the work.
Frequently asked questions
How many brushes are in FLORA?+
The brushset we inspected contains 95 brushes. The author's page describes it as over 90.
Is FLORA really free?+
It is pay-what-you-want: you can enter 0 at checkout. The author asks for a donation if you can give one.
What is the FLORA 2 sampler in the download?+
A separate small brushset from the author's expanded FLORA 2 collection, included as a taster. The full FLORA 2 is sold separately.
How do I download it?+
Gumroad asks you to type a price — enter 0 and your email, and the download link appears right away (it is also emailed to you).
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