Q:Hello! I'm a very big fan of your artwork and illustrations! You are a huge inspiration to me. I was wondering about your brush settings. I think you may have said you use photoshop primarily in a previous ask, and I hope I'm not just repeating a question you've already answered. Your brushes look so textured almost, like not a lot of paint dragging on dry paper. I love this look and would like to experiment with it. Is there a specific brush you use often to achieve this effect?

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Hi There, I usually use sampled brushes that I make from real brush strokes on paper that I scan in. Because I want to keep the look, I tend to use the brushes more like stamps than like a real ‘brush’ Hope that helped!

My painting for the Gallery Nucleus Tribute to the Beatles this weekend! If you’re in LA and want to see some cool art, stop on by! Piece was done in acrylic on board.  It was a lot of fun, I went through a ton of ideas before stumbling on this one that I liked, I hope you can come and check out some great work by other artists such as Brittney Lee, Brigette Barrager, Griselda Sastrawinata, Joey Chou and lots more! 
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My painting for the Gallery Nucleus Tribute to the Beatles this weekend! If you’re in LA and want to see some cool art, stop on by! Piece was done in acrylic on board. 

It was a lot of fun, I went through a ton of ideas before stumbling on this one that I liked, I hope you can come and check out some great work by other artists such as Brittney Lee, Brigette Barrager, Griselda Sastrawinata, Joey Chou and lots more!