Just found out 90% of my favorite digital artists are using the same 3 brush packs

I was scrolling through artist profiles on ArtStation last night and something felt off. Every piece I liked had this same soft glow and rough edge texture. Turns out there's a site that tracks brush usage by analyzing image metadata, and it showed most of my bookmarked artists are literally using the same Kyle T. Webster dry brush set. I checked three of my own saved pieces and yep, two had that exact brush in the highlights. Kinda kills the magic a little when you realize everyone's just swapping preset packs. Anyone else ever found out something like this about their own work or the stuff they admire?

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rosew3712d ago

100% found the same thing with those Kyle T. Webster packs, almost like buying the same hammer as every other framer and acting surprised your nail gun shots look identical.

gavinperez13d ago

Kind of funny because I spent like three years thinking I had this unique style with my line work, only to realize I was literally using the same default Procreate brush every single person with an iPad uses. I felt so stupid when I finally watched a tutorial and saw the exact same brush settings I had been using for all my character designs. The worst part is I still use that brush because I'm too lazy to learn anything new, so I guess I'm just part of the problem now.