Timeless Engraving Illustrator Brushes

Copper plates, banknotes, atlases — maybe you can design those anew with a full-fledged toolbox. The 80+ brushes work perfectly for those fond of engraving, yet a little less diligent when it comes to painstaking stuff.

The backbone of the set is the line system: 11 engraving line swatches expanded into 44 variants. Each round stroke comes in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal patterns, forming 4 pattern directions per stroke. They perform tight, disciplined lines for banknote-style hatching and rougher cuts for worn paper, aged illustrations, and areas where the hand is meant to show. Instead of fighting with settings, building tone becomes a game of choosing direction and texture.

On top of that, 5 engraving wave swatches (20 variants) carry the weight of seas, clouds, fabric folds, and smoke — in the spirit of classic etching. The 16 engraving swatches deliver broader strokes for foliage, stone, skies, and backgrounds. The 4 engraving liner brushes handle crisp contours, filigree details, and last-minute corrections (if the last-minute idea ever works for engraving).

Underneath the romance, the set is tuned for practical work: consistent pressure curves, predictable build-up, and patterns that tile cleanly in dense cross-hatching. It works for editorial illustration, packaging that nods to vintage securities, label design, fantasy maps, tarot decks, concept art, or for filling a digital sketchbook with waves, armor, and petals.

Note: Featured swatches and brushes are NOT compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS6.

• File size: 530 MB

• Compatibility: Adobe Illustrator 28 and newer

• 4 Engraving Liner Swatches

• 11 Engraving Line Swatches (x4 options)

• 5 Engraving Wave Swatches (x4 options)

• 16 Engraving Swatches

• Vector Format

• ZIP package, Dropbox download

• Guidelines included