Using bitmap image from tutorial How to create your own custom brush in Photoshop you can easily create your own vector brushes in few steps:

Step 1
Simply place an image (download it here) in Illustrator and use live trace or Silhouette plug-in… you should get a grungy style vector brush like this one:

Step 2
Choose one of the elements with select tool (use “V” - keyboard shortcut for selection tool), ((for instance, you can rotate it 90 degrees.))

Step 3
Open the Brush palette (Window – Brushes) and choose New Brush option. Select the brush type, in this case – Art. Leave other options as they are and rename it. Save.

Voila - try it!

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The illustration it self is rather interesting because of the innovative technique she used. It is made in clay and then digitally re-done in Photoshop to get the impression of 3D, depth in the illustration.