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PurlyZig β€” Actual Snowflakes Brush Set

Published: 2008-03-01 22:30:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 61014; Favourites: 452; Downloads: 28419
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Description Snowflake brush set, made from images of actual snowflakes by Wilson Bentley in the late 1800/early 1900's. Aren't they lovely? Truly amazing variety in shapes!

I have provided 50 different flakes, they are shown only 30% of their original size in the preview. He took more than 200 photos and I tried to pick out the best of the images I could find.

I spent an entire morning creating this brush set because I wanted snowflakes that looked real, ready to use. These images are not copyrighted and are in the public domain, free for anyone to use, BUT please comment here or note me if you use this brush, I would like to see what's been done with them! Favorite-ing them would work too, and it would let me know they are liked.

DO NOT redistribute as your own! Credit in the artist's comments is a must!

Thanks and enjoy!

GIMP 2.4.2

EDIT: gray scale set available here ([link] ) (ie, allows one to chose the color of the snowflake, instead of having it automatically be white)
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joseluisavilaherrera [2021-11-20 00:13:07 +0000 UTC]

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RavenRechior [2018-12-20 05:27:30 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful Details! Love the snowflakes! Thanks!

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thobar [2018-04-23 15:44:57 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful work. Β Β Many thanks for sharing.

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Rhondalb [2017-12-13 08:51:07 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful work. I make the occasional brush here and there and i know how much time and love it takes..awesome job thanks

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SakuraYee0206 [2016-11-29 06:11:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much~

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BijouxNut [2014-10-10 06:48:09 +0000 UTC]

may i use your brushes for my adoptables shop threads on gaia? no real money is gained, and the shop will give you full credit and link back to your DA.

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PurlyZig In reply to BijouxNut [2014-10-11 22:45:06 +0000 UTC]

can I get a link?Β  are you selling them or using them to decorate the shop?

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BijouxNut In reply to PurlyZig [2014-10-12 01:49:54 +0000 UTC]

sure~
www.gaiaonline.com/forum/breed…
I dunno. I might decorate the ponies with some, i might use them for banners. i thought i would ask. I am not ungoldy in need of them, just liked them.

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PurlyZig In reply to BijouxNut [2014-10-12 16:49:36 +0000 UTC]

It was unclear whether or not you wanted to sell my brushes or just use them off DA - if you are using them for decoration, go for it!Β 

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BijouxNut In reply to PurlyZig [2014-10-12 19:31:25 +0000 UTC]

i will never sell them. the pets they might be on might sell for fake currency. is that a problem? Β i understand if it is.Β 

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PurlyZig In reply to BijouxNut [2014-10-15 01:49:12 +0000 UTC]

no, that's not a problem

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BijouxNut In reply to PurlyZig [2014-10-15 16:58:02 +0000 UTC]

okay~ thank you kindly!

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farfallargentata [2014-07-23 10:46:41 +0000 UTC]

used hereΒ farfallargentata.deviantart.co… Β thanks!Β 

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DigitalDreams-Art [2014-05-15 21:36:52 +0000 UTC]

Used Here:
masoumehtavakoli.deviantart.co…
Thank you

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VivianF [2013-12-12 03:08:32 +0000 UTC]

Used ^^ :Β www.deviantart.com/submit/devi…

Thank YouΒ  Β 

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PurlyZig In reply to VivianF [2013-12-20 15:05:14 +0000 UTC]

oops - wrong link!Β  if you give me another, I'd still love to check it out!

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VivianF In reply to PurlyZig [2013-12-20 15:25:51 +0000 UTC]

oh my, I'm sooo sorry! Don't know how it happened. ~sorry
vivianf.deviantart.com/art/Gif…

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PurlyZig In reply to VivianF [2014-01-10 19:58:29 +0000 UTC]

aw - sweet!Β  glad to have the correct link!

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NekoHybrid [2013-12-02 16:16:33 +0000 UTC]

Used here:Β nekohybrid.deviantart.com/art/…

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DigitalDreams-Art [2013-10-25 02:02:29 +0000 UTC]

Used here:

masoomehtavakoli.deviantart.co…

Thank you

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ambereyes513 [2013-07-28 21:19:54 +0000 UTC]

I used your brushes here, thank you~!

ambereyes513.deviantart.com/ar…

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DigitalDreams-Art [2013-04-04 08:31:47 +0000 UTC]

Used here:
[link]
Thank you

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SnowflakeMakinoha111 [2012-12-31 12:15:02 +0000 UTC]

I wish you'd make some for SAI,but I know that won't work xDD

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PurlyZig In reply to SnowflakeMakinoha111 [2013-01-01 06:00:57 +0000 UTC]

???

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Drakeshya [2012-12-25 13:28:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for making this. ^^
I used it here: [link]

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NeoSailorCrystal [2012-12-24 16:07:16 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! I used them here, but they are hard to see. [link]

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naradjou14 [2012-12-04 19:47:30 +0000 UTC]

used here [link]
merci

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MochiKimchi [2012-09-29 10:11:15 +0000 UTC]

I will definitely use them! β™₯

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FeltsOfFancy [2012-09-06 01:32:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for these excellent brushes!
Used here [link] .

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HanYouReal [2012-07-17 13:51:05 +0000 UTC]

these do not work with photoshop i suppose

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PurlyZig In reply to HanYouReal [2012-07-24 21:42:36 +0000 UTC]

not sure - but they are not formatted for photoshop. It maybe a quick fix to convert them from GIMP!

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Ancel-Lu [2012-05-27 16:45:57 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful set. I really like them. I'm not quite sure when I'll use them but I will. Thanks for posting them!

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cabblers [2012-03-31 21:46:41 +0000 UTC]

Great work! reallylike this stuff and will use it im my further projects!


Greets

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Mdotgirl [2012-03-04 20:06:26 +0000 UTC]

How do I download these brushes? They look absolutely AMAZING, and I'd like to use them.

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PurlyZig In reply to Mdotgirl [2012-03-31 21:50:14 +0000 UTC]

just click the download button on the top right! add the brushes to your "brushes" folder and they should load up into GIMP automatically after a restart/refresh. let me know if you have any more q's!

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Mondenhaar [2012-03-03 13:49:19 +0000 UTC]

Used one of the brushes here: [link]

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Rillion [2012-02-18 20:36:43 +0000 UTC]

They look truly amazing! Thank you so much for combining them - i will use the flakes in a video - to slowly cover a window with an icy effect.

You and Wilson Bentley will be named in the credits

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PurlyZig In reply to Rillion [2012-02-21 13:37:10 +0000 UTC]

well, thank you! I'd love to see it when you're done.

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Kimousse [2011-12-24 14:19:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !

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xNARAx [2011-12-24 10:37:38 +0000 UTC]

[link]
used the brushes for this pic^^

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miyako-miku [2011-12-23 12:52:47 +0000 UTC]

i used these~~ [link]
they are really pretty~ ^^

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Axoji [2011-12-18 14:37:22 +0000 UTC]

Great. Thank you. I used it in X-mas e-mailsended card for my friend.

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HighOnRainbows [2011-12-12 14:26:20 +0000 UTC]

sorry to bea noob im downloading the zip is there anything else ill need to do ? i never downloaded brushes before

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PurlyZig In reply to HighOnRainbows [2011-12-14 16:19:21 +0000 UTC]

you'll need to transfer the brush files into your GIMP brush files (just drag and drop into the correct folder). you may need to unzip the folder first, that depends on your computer.

do you know how to get to the GIMP brushes folder?

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HighOnRainbows In reply to PurlyZig [2011-12-14 17:17:23 +0000 UTC]

done it ty ^_^

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Sunkistmisfit [2011-12-11 04:34:42 +0000 UTC]

Used! Thank you so much for making these beautiful brushes available!~

[link]

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Kurai-Kogami24 [2011-12-03 15:31:21 +0000 UTC]

used here [link]

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Kyosora132 [2011-10-20 11:05:01 +0000 UTC]

They just look gorgeous!~ I'll put them to good use ^v^

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justme656 [2011-08-10 23:29:10 +0000 UTC]

i used this here : [link]

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FanFictionWriter42 [2011-03-26 04:26:17 +0000 UTC]

These are amazing! I used them in my latest drawing [link] and credited you in the artists comments just like you asked. Thank you for sharing these!

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