Mimi's Arty Advent Calendar - Dec 3rd! (Patreon)

*please note the advent calendar downloads were exclusive to December 2023 patrons. If you were a Patron in December and missed the downloads then send me a message 😊*Hello lovelies, it's December 3rd so I have another advent calendar gift for you!

I've made a set of 6 snowflake stamp brushes for you to use in your winter illustrations, and you can download them below as either a .abr file (for Photoshop) or a .brushset file (for Procreate).

If you haven't used digitals stamps before, they act the same as regular brushes except they make individual shapes instead of lines.I drew this little bunny illustration a few days ago and used the stamps to add snow to my scene and then added a blur effect to them! I'll post this illustration to Instagram in the next couple of days ❄️

Blur Effect

If you'd like to add a blur effect to soften your snowflakes like I have, here's how to do it in Photoshop and Procreate:

To add blur to a layer in Photoshop, select the layer and then go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. The effect will be permanent so make a duplicate or your layer first, or make the layer a smart object first to be able to make adjustments.

To add blur to a layer in Procreate, select the layer and then go to Adjustments (the wand icon in the top left), and select Gaussian Blur. You can swipe left or right on the screen to change the blur level, and tap the Adjustments icon again to commit the changes. This is permanent so duplicate your layer first and hide it so that you have a copy of the original!

I hope you enjoy using them in your winter scenes! 💖❄️