If you feel your digital art looks "too digital" or "plasticky," stop using the soft round brush immediately. Download Kyle’s free pack via Creative Cloud, load up the Nikko Rull, and lower your expectations of perfection.
| Feature | | Hard Round | Chalk/Charcoal | Oil Pastel | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Texture | Medium (Bristle grain) | None (Smooth) | High (Rough dust) | Medium-High (Waxy) | | Edge | Flat/Rectangular with crisp edge | Perfect circle soft/hard | Chalky, soft edge | Ragged, soft edge | | Best Use | Concept Art, Illustration, Storyboarding | Line art, UI design, precise masking | Sketching, Grayscale studies | Texture painting, foliage | | Coverage | High opacity, excellent | High opacity | Low opacity (dusty) | Medium opacity | nikko rull brush photoshop
If you have ever scrolled through Instagram, Pinterest, or Behance and paused at a digital painting that looked like it belonged in a 1990s comic book or an indie graphic novel, chances are you were looking at artwork created with a specific tool: The Nikko Rull Brush. If you feel your digital art looks "too