Boring Friends Starter Pack

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Create Bold, Fun, and Simple Art Inspired by the 70s and 80s

Do you love the vibrant, psychedelic visuals from the 1970s?

How about the colorful cartoon segments on television shows from the 1980s?

We've pulled together all the resources you need to capture the bold, friendly, and simple aesthetic of the time in one value-packed collection!

Best of all, we collaborated with Ben Courtice of Boring Friends (pretty much a master of this style) to create the definitive resource to bottle the good vibes of the era.

Here's everything you get:

  • 12-brush starter pack
  • 5 high-resolution, seamless paper texture templates
  • 8 experimental brushes
  • 9 color palette guide (includes swatches)
  • Font guide
  • Boring Friends art template
  • Video tutorial
  • [BONUS] RetroSupply Brush Sampler Pack

The Boring Friends Starter Pack includes everything you need to make great-looking art today. Here's a little more detail about everything in the pack.

  • 12 Brush Starter Pack. Make your art with a solid foundation with these 12 brushes curated by Ben, including 6B Pencil, 3 Dead Pen Brushes (perfect for line work), and 10%-40% halftones in rough and smooth versions.
  • 5 Paper Textures. Give your work tooth and texture with 5 paper textures, including construction paper, gouache paper, laid paper, uncoated matchbook, and trade rag.
  • 8 Experimental Brushes. Fart around with new ideas with a wide range of additional brushes, including a ballpoint pen, old-school marker, halftone lines, ink abrasion, ink overspray, and more.
  • 9 Color Palette Swatches. Keep getting stuck on your color palettes? We've solved the problem! This 9-color palette guidebook is guaranteed to look great in your illustrations.
  • Font List. Looking for some great fonts for your work? Who isn't?! Get a list of Ben's favorite fonts, stop searching, and enjoy drawing.
  • Art Template. Ever wondered how other artists build their digital art? Get a Boring Friends Art Template with easy-to-understand layers. Open it up and see every detail of how it's put together.
  • Guided Tutorial from Ben. Learn how to use your new brush pack and textures with this easy-to-follow tutorial by Ben. In less than 90 seconds, he'll guide you through everything you need to know to get started.

 

The Boring Friends Starter Pack is available for Procreate and Photoshop. Here are the details.

Procreate Version

Software: Procreate 5.0 and above
Hardware: iPad Pro or iPad 2017 or higher
iPadOS: Version 13.2 or higher
Storage: 365 MB

Photoshop Version

Software: Photoshop CC
Hardware: 
2.4 GHz processor or greater
Memory: 
8GB RAM or greater
Storage:
576 MB

 

Ben Courtice is the creative mastermind behind Boring Friends. His one-person studio specializes in graphic design, branding, and illustration that promotes positivity and pays homage to the good vibes of the 70s and 80s.

With over a decade of proficiency, an upbeat mindset, and his trusty coffee maker that has seen better days, he strives to create work that is thoughtful, straightforward, and easy to comprehend.

When Ben isn't creating stuff for Boring Friends, he dedicates his time to reading science fiction novels and training his furry companions to respond to emails.

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26 reviews
  • KS
    Kateřina S.
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    I recommend this product
    Product Standouts Great Quality, Authentic, Fast results, Value for Money, Ease of use
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    4 days ago
    Amazing set ♥️

    Worth every penny.

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    RetroSupply Co.
    15 seconds ago

    Hi Kateřina,

    We're so glad you're satisfied with your Boring Friends Starter Pack purchase! Thank you for supporting us and happy creating!

    -The RetroSupply Co. Team

  • IB
    Isaac B.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Product Standouts Ease of use, Fast results, Great Quality
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 months ago
    Exactly what I needed

    I was looking for a simple way to recreate a retro cartoon style for my doodles, with a chunky pen and some shading and textures. This pack had everything I needed without having to separately buy a pen set, a texture pack, and a halftone brush set. I've loved using it so far—it's almost meditative to run through Ben's steps to create this style.

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    RetroSupply Co.
    5 months ago

    Hi Isaac,

    Thank you for your purchase and for taking the time to write a review of the Boring Friends Starter Pack! We're so happy to hear the pack was just what you were looking for.

    Thank you for supporting us, and happy creating!

    -The RetroSupply Co. Team

  • BC
    bruno Costa S.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    8 months ago
    Super

    Cool brushes! Looking foward to buy ny next ones!

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    RetroSupply Co.
    8 months ago

    Hi Bruno,

    Thank you for taking the time to review your Boring Friends pack! We're happy you enjoy them. Thank you for the support!

    -The RetroSupply Co. Team

  • MR
    Martin R.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Product Standouts Ease of use, Great Quality, Excellent instructions, Value for Money, Fast results
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Not so boring!

    Great brushes and colour palettes. Having watched the video guide, it was useful to see how it was intended to be used and so, I based my work off of that whilst getting used to it all.

    Currently working on an Aztec symbol collection and the colours and palette really suit the colours that civilisation worked with and how they would age over time.

    Definitely recommend!

  • LG
    Laurence G.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Product Standouts Ease of use, Fast results, Great Quality
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    I like it !

    My favorite pack! Thanks!

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    RetroSupply Co.
    1 year ago

    Hi Laurence,

    Thank you for your purchase and for sharing your lovely work with us! We're happy to know you are enjoying the Boring Friends pack.

    Happy creating, and thank you for supporting us!

    -The RetroSupply Co. Team

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