Originating in Northern Europe during the 11th century, the Blackletter Calligraphy style, also also known as Gothic or Black Letter, evolved as it spread throughout Europe. The vertical structure was created to mimic the architecture of gothic cathedrals. That’s enough of a history lesson though, Blackletter Calligraphy can add an Old English feel to your work and that’s why we wanted to focus on the Best Blackletter Calligraphy Brushes for Procreate.

If you’re ready, let’s take a trip back to the 11th century and get to know Blackletter Calligraphy a bit better.

Top 10 Best Blackletter Calligraphy Brushes for Procreate

• The Complete Procreate Brush Collection – $397  $197
• Ultimate Gothic Calligraphy Brush Toolkit – $19 (Editor’s Choice)
• Blackletter Brushes for Procreate – $20
• The Bewitched Blackletter Brush Collection – $15
• Calligraffiti Procreate Brushes – $20
• Blackletter Dry Brushes for Procreate – $12
• Gothic Blackletter Procreate Brushes – $10
• Blackletter Brushes for Procreate – $25
• Essential Blackletter Procreate Brush Toolkit – $15
• Lettering & Calligraphy Brush Set – $23
• Procreate | Blackletter Brush Set – $7
• Blackletter Pro Brushes / Procreate – $15
• Blackletter Procreate Brushes – $5
• The Abstract Blackletter Instructional Toolkit – $49
• Pro Blackletter Procreate Brushes – $8
• Calligraphy Procreate Brushes – $12

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Best Blackletter Calligraphy Brushes for Procreate

 

The Complete Procreate Brush Collection – $397  $197

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Ultimate Gothic Calligraphy Brush Toolkit (Editor’s Choice)

The Ultimate Gothic Calligraphy Brush Toolkit provides you with the tools you need to create stunning blackletter calligraphy every time. Created by Tamer Ghoneim, the toolkit can help you become more proficient whether your a beginner or a master who has been using blackletter for years. With more than a year of work put into the kit to make it as complete as possible. Ultra-high quality textures were used on each brush to give them the most realistic effect possible. Whether you’re looking to practice this style of lettering or create your next masterpiece, the Ultimate Gothic Calligraphy Brush Toolkit has everything you need to do so.

 

Blackletter Brushes for Procreate

With the Blackletter Brushes for Procreate, you can write in many different styles of calligraphy including, Fraktur, Textura, Rotunda, and Italic, all on your iPad with the Procreate app. Created by Loysa, the kit contains 11 nib brushes, a detailed pointed brush, 10 pen pressure flat brushes, two grid brushes, and two canvas brushes that you can use for backgrounds. Each brush can give you the blackletter calligraphy look you’re searching for and can also be zoomed in from 200 – 400% to give you access to even more detail.

 

The Bewitched Blackletter Brush Collection

You won’t need to wiggle your nose to have all the tools that the Bewitched Blackletter Brush Collection provides you with. Created by Tamer Ghoneim, the collection gives you a way to create beautiful artwork with calligraphy in a wide range of gothic styles. Included in the collection are varying angles for each brush so you can work with a wide selection of styles and add a touch of dynamic range to your accent strokes. A grid brush makes it easy to make guides for your lettering designs while digital ebooks come with instructions and information on the collection to help you create amazing blackletter calligraphy designs from Day 1.

 

Calligraffiti Procreate Brushes

With more than 25 brushes for Procreate in the set, as well as a guide template so you can create calligrams, the Calligraffiti Procreate Brushes kit by Jake Rainis Calligraphy comes packed with 6 unique chiseled brushes at varying angles as well as having solid and pressurized, textured version. Also included in the set are six grunge brushes, four unique chiseled brushes for calligrams plus a circular calligram template and a square grid brush. Frustrated by the lack of options for Procreate when it comes to blackletter calligraphy, the Calligraffiti Procreate Brushes kit does a great job of giving you the tools you need.

 

Blackletter Dry Brushes for Procreate

The designer’s passion fuels another kit created by Jake Rainis Calligraphy, the Blackletter Dry Brushes for Procreate to create the highest quality brush sets available for artists and their latest kit is certainly that. Containing 20 brushes for Procreate, the kit contains a square grid bush to help with layout and a detailed brush that can assist with flourishes, filigrees, and ornamental details. Where the kit shines is its brushes. 16 textured brushes range from heavy to light saturation and also customizable and two splatter brushes, made from real paint splatters and are great for adding depth.

 

Gothic Blackletter Procreate Brushes

Created by The Forge Type Co., the Gothic Blackletter Procreate Brushes set was inspired by the Gothic blackletter style that has a hardcore, gritty feel to it. Providing an authentic and textural result, the kit comes with everything you need to create gothic-style lettering or digital work. Built from scratch, each brush uses a wide range of textures and brush samples to provide you with as much versatility as possible. 20 custom brushes in various sizes and styles plus textures such as cement, scatter, double stroke, grit as well as different angles to make the brushes easy to use. Regardless if your a professional lettering artist or simply a beginner, this kit is perfect for you.

 

Blackletter Brushes for Procreate

45 different brushes in 4 different form settings plus 3 different color settings mean that you are getting a lot of options to work with when it comes to the Blackletter Brushes for Procreate kit by Nick “LetterManiac” Raizvih. Created by chance, the Blackletter Brushes respond to pressure and simulate the work that can be done with a flat brush successfully. Proven themselves time and time again with professional artists and beginning calligraphers, the Blackletter Brushes for Procreate is a great set that will keep you working all night long.

 

Essential Blackletter Procreate Brush Toolkit

You can create beautiful gothic calligraphy art with Tamer Ghoneim’s Essential Blackletter Procreate Brush Toolkit. Containing more than 50 texture brushes and tools, all to give you the supplies that you need to create gorgeous calligraphy art on the Procreate app. Along with angle variations for every brush, the toolkit also includes detail brushes so you can add flourishes and accents to your artwork plus lettering guides that come with a brush sizing tool so you can have more structured designs. The toolkit also includes a digital ebook filled with instructions and information on the product.

 

Lettering & Calligraphy Brush Set

Created to be the lettering and calligraphy set that everyone should have, the Lettering & Calligraphy Brush Set by Ana Moreno, is the result of years of hard work creating a brush set that will help you improve and explore your lettering and calligraphy skills. Containing six sets of brushes including script brushes, a blackletter set, a rainbow set that comes with ten different brushes that come with shadows and outlines to save you time. The rainbow set also includes 3 two-color brushes. The final sets in the kit are a chalk set and a grid set with 4 different grid brushes to improve your lettering skills.

 

Procreate | Blackletter Brush Set

With eight included brushes, the Procreate | Blackletter Brush Set by StephenBradbury the set contains all of the brushes that you could ever need to create wonderful blackletter calligraphy using your Procreate app. On its own, the Procreate app doesn’t offer any blackletter style brushes, to help fill a need, the creator has decided to create their own and included the following brushes: a standard blackletter brush, a split blackletter brush, four blackletter texture brushes, a monoline brush for flourishes and a line-splitter brush.

 

Blackletter Pro Brushes / Procreate

Created by the Fontmaker, the Blackletter Pro Brushes / Procreate set contains 17 brushes for blackletter calligraphy. The set was developed brush by brush into several different brushes that are based on pointed nib brushes that feature single and double strokes. These brushes are the perfect complement to your Gothic lettering but can also be perfect on their own for pointed nib calligraphy. Plus, as a bonus, the set includes several brushes that aren’t listed that you can use for special blackletter lettering and has been developed in three different widths.

 

Blackletter Procreate Brushes

Created by Jake Rainis, the Blackletter Procreate Brushes comes with five blackletter brushes, each of which comes in three different angles plus a guide brush to help you create templates. That’s a total of 16 brushes that you can use to create incredible blackletter calligraphy artwork every time. Also included in the brush set is a PDF of printable line guides for analog practice in the off chance that the battery on your iPad dies. A PDF of instructions and tips is also included to help you get started right away.

 

The Abstract Blackletter Instructional Toolkit

If you’ve been trying for some time to get your blackletter calligraphy right and just can’t get it to work, you should try The Abstract Blackletter Instructional Toolkit, another great kit from Taner Ghoneim. The toolkit provides you with detailed, comprehensive, step-by-step instructions that can take the guesswork out of creating masterpieces with this eclectic art style. While the toolkit is made up of 12 digital books in PDF format, the real kicker here for Procreate fans, the toolkit comes with free Procreate brushes so you can practice what you’ve learned right on the Procreate app.

 

Pro Blackletter Procreate Brushes

Another great set from Jake Rainis, the Pro Blackletter Procreate Brushes kit comes with 10 blackletter brushes, each one designed with one of three angles – 30°, 40°, and 45°, to give you the most options in creating amazing blackletter calligraphy artwork. The kit also includes a guide brush so you can create templates quickly and easily. All in all, that’s a total of 31 brushes for you to use. The kit also includes a PDF of printable line guides in case you want to practice offline, a PDF with instructions and tips. The most important inclusion in the kit is a 13-page PDF Fraktur Calligraphy workbook that can take you from basic strokes to creating advanced alphabets in upper and lowercase.

 

Calligraphy Procreate Brushes

With our final kit, the Calligraphy Procreate Brushes from Zenlettering are inspired by blackletter calligraphy brushes used in real life and can bring a new and interesting twist to a regular flat brush with layering effects as well as changing colors. The set comes with 11 flat brushes that imitate pens, markers, and brushes. Also included are 4 “novice” flat brushes that are locked at 30° and 45° so you can learn calligraphy without the extra stress of holding the pen exactly right. A correction brush for adding detail and for editing plus 5 grid brushes have also been included. If your calligraphy needs some work, the Calligraphy Procreate Brushes kit is a great choice.

 

Best Blackletter Calligraphy Brushes for Procreate

Blackletter calligraphy can bring a new dimension to your artwork and harken back to a bygone era where it was commonplace. With our list of the Best Blackletter Calligraphy Brushes for Procreate, we hope we can help you jump in that time machine, the Procreate app, and create masterpieces again and again.

While finding ideal blackletter calligraphy brushes on Procreate can be daunting, the decision is easy once you know your options. There’s no perfect answer to what the best blackletter calligraphy brushes are, but we did our best to make things easier. Do you agree with this list? Let us know in the comments below!