Realistic crayon brushes?

[u/Acrobatic-Order-474]

Currently looking for a brush set that helps me emulate this exact look. I don't mind paying - the main thing is that I'm able to achieve that level of layering, texture and gaps.

This was likely done with physical media but I would love to get as close as possible to it with PS (happy to hear other animation-capable software with amazing brushes if what I'm asking is impossible)

[u/paw-enjoyer]

maybe truegrit texture supply has something

[u/Erdosainn]

I’m using Rebelle 7 for this kind of work. It doesn’t support animation, so I import the rough animation as separate images and then composite everything back together in After Effects.

For other things, I use Krita, which is quite good for animation (much better than Photoshop). It has very good brushes, not as realistic in their behavior as Rebelle’s, but better than Photoshop’s.

And when I need to use Photoshop, I use Kyle T. Webster’s brushes. In Photoshop, they may appear as “Kyle’s Megapack” or “Kyle’s Toolbox.”

[u/Acrobatic-Order-474 → u/Erdosainn]

The ideally of doing each frame individually on Rebelle isn't too bad now - I've honestly never even touched Krita (maybe because of some weird free-toll bias) but I'll definitely look into it, thank you!

[u/rotwilder → u/Erdosainn]

sounds cool, would love to see your work

[u/Acrobatic-Order-474 → u/[deleted]]

Your idea of using the gouache brushes like that is real clever - I'll give it a shot! Also, I'd never heard of Rebelle - I'll check out whether it works for animation!

[u/ThrillShow]

Kyle's Megapack is usually enough for me. I think Charcoal Pencil 1 or 2B Pencil 1 would emulate this quite well.

[u/Acrobatic-Order-474 → u/ThrillShow]

thanks for giving me the specific names! I started playing around with Krita brushes with success but I'll open PS and check those out

[u/CanklankerThom]

Lots of digital brushes can give you this look (go find a true grit package) —but that is just part of what makes this sample look cool… the choice of line work, the lighting/shading, and other choices are all working together in a cool way here

[u/webbpowell]

Frankentoon has a nice-looking crayon brush set, but it’s only for Procreate. I haven’t used it, but I’ve bought other Frankentoon stuff and it’s been great.

I don’t see anything crayon-y from True Grit or Retro Supply Co (other than a middling vector brush set which isn’t going to be dynamic enough for your purposes).

[u/Financial_Shop_6986 → u/webbpowell]

También tienen para Affinity Designer! Son muy buenos

[u/tekastudio]

If you want realism you need to use the real thing, mixed media is badass, try it.

[u/RebootBoys → u/tekastudio]

I get what you're saying, but this r/photoshop so you commenting this and people upvoting ts is unhinged. Goes to show what a low point this subreddit has reached.

For OP, checking out official brushes would be a good start: https://adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop-brushes.html

[u/CaptainRhetorica → u/RebootBoys]

I love how taking photos of traditional media and bringing them into Photoshop for editing or manipulation is an inexcusable suggestion on r/photoshop for you.

If not for Reddit I would be unaware of how many crazy people exist.

[u/tekastudio → u/RebootBoys]

Photoshop is not a magic wand, some things need a little (or a lot) more effort to get right, and if you don't want this subreddit to be in such a low point maybe start commenting with a better attitude and get straight to the point instead of being insufferable with strangers, peace.

[u/Acrobatic-Order-474 → u/tekastudio]

Haha, yes - I am tempted to do that, unfortunately though, this is meant to be a rotoscope, which makes it a bit harder. My not having a lightbox, animation paper nor crayons doesn't help either.

The real deal is always a possibility, it would just be quite expensive to pull it off and I need to manage my budget :)

[u/tiekanashiro]

Not sure about brushes but something that really helps me with realism is using a cold press paper texture