DAUB Brushes vs TsaoShin Full Brush Set

DAUB Brushes sells downloadable natural-media brush sets for Clip Studio Paint, Affinity, Procreate, and Photoshop. Its collections include watercolor, oil, pastel, charcoal, chalk, ink, pencil, and marker tools for Clip Studio Paint, while Affinity sets cover essentials, pigment simulation, comic brushes, inking, halftone patterns, and dry media. Procreate's Expression set contains 278 tools, and Photoshop's Pro Set is described as 100 natural-media tools and 24 papers. The Clip Studio Paint Markers set supports pen pressure, tilt, and axis rotation; Watercolors offers blending effects and real paper textures. Prices include a free 12-tool Pencils set and one-time purchases such as Markers for €3.99, paid once and Watercolors for €6.99, paid once. The Clip Studio Paint Super Bundle costs €19.99, paid once and includes 572+ tools and 60+ textures. Sets use a single-user license. Artwork made with the brushes may be used commercially without a time or usage limit, but the brushes themselves cannot be sublicensed, redistributed, or included in commercial products. The maker identifies himself as Paolo Limoncelli and says he released the first DAUB set in 2014.

TsaoShin Full Brush Set is a downloadable collection of more than 100 digital painting brushes, described by its maker as the set used to create their artwork. The main pack is a Photoshop ABR file, and the listed compatible apps are Photoshop CC, Procreate, and Clip Studio Paint. The ABR pack can also be imported into Procreate and Clip Studio Paint, with instructions included. Transparent PNG files of the brush tips are included alongside the ABR file. The set costs nothing, and donations are appreciated but not required. There is no free trial. The listed platforms are iOS, macOS, and Windows, and delivery is by download. The maker points to YouTube tutorials about using the brushes and other digital painting methods, and invites visitors to Instagram and TikTok for demonstrations and process videos. The Gumroad page displays a 4.9 rating from 127 ratings.