Created initially as acrylic resin in 1934, acrylic paint is a water-based paint that is made up of pigment particles that have been dispersed in an acrylic polymer emulsion. We don’t know about you but that’s a lot of technical terms. Painting using acrylic paints can be fun. They are fast-drying, have a low odor, it’s easy to clean up, and are heavily pigmented. This means that the colors can be bold and vibrant.
However, the can be some downsides to working with a medium such as acrylics. From the drying time, reactivation, durability, and the toxicity that can come from the pigments, many artists have started using digital acrylic brushes through the Procreate app on the Apple iPad.
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To that end, we thought we would highlight some of the best free & premium Procreate acrylic brushes to help you get started creating beautiful art.
15 Best Acrylic Brushes for Procreate
- Ultimate Brush Toolbox – Acrylic Brushes – $15 (Editor’s Choice)
- Procreate Lettering Brush Pack 3.0 – $23
- 90 Procreate & Photoshop Brushes – Free with subscription
- The Ultimate Brush Toolbox – $39
- Splinters – Photoshop and Procreate Stamp Brushes – $19
- Brushwork: Artistic Procreate & Photoshop brushes – Free with subscription
- Artistic Brushpack For Procreate – $6
- Graphic Beats: Brushes for ProCreate – Free with subscription
- Acrylic for Procreate – $12
- Background Textures for ProCreate – $9
- Art Brushes for Procreate – Free with subscription
- Procreate Paint Brushes – $8
- Painterly Pack – Procreate Brushes – $8
- Artistic & Matte Painting Brush Set – Free with subscription
- Nostalgic Illustration for Procreate – $10
- 126 Realistic Oil Acrylic Brushes For Procreate – $4
- Fantastic Acrylic Paint Procreate – $32
- 250 Classical Oil Brushes For Procreate – $5
- Tectonic – Photoshop and Procreate Brushes
- Acrylic And Metallics Brush Set
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15 Best Acrylic Brushes for Procreate (Free & Premium)
01. Ultimate Brush Toolbox – Acrylic Brushes (Editor’s Choice)
While the Ultimate Brush Toolbox focuses on many different types of brushes, for those looking for just Acrylic brushes, Design Cuts and Trailhead Design Co. have got you covered. With the Ultimate Brush Toolbox – Acrylic Brushes, the designers have provided you with an extensive collection of acrylic brushes that will give you the confidence you need as an artist to create your next masterpiece. Included in the set are 38 acrylic brushes and 12 texture brushes. The best part about these toolboxes is that if you use other design software such as Photoshop, you can use this set on that program as well.
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02. Procreate Lettering Brush Pack 3.0
With brushes that are more capable than ever, the Procreate Lettering Brush Pack 3.0 from Calligraphy DK provides you with 12 brushes that you can use for lettering. From acrylic to a streaky brush, you will not have a tough time finding the brush that you need for your latest project.
03. 90 Procreate & Photoshop Brushes
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With NassyArt’s 90 Procreate & Photoshop Brushes set, you’re getting a collection of the best modern and abstract brush strokes. Perfect for creating posters, greeting cards, business cards, invitations, and more, each brush is in high-resolution, making it perfect for projects that are on the web or those that are typically printed. Each of the 90 brushes in this set will give your work a unique and original feel.
04. The Ultimate Brush Toolbox
When they say that this is the Ultimate Brush Toolbox, they aren’t kidding around. Created by Design Cuts and Trailhead Design Co., the toolbox contains 300 brushes across numerous different mediums from acrylic and charcoal to marker and pencil brushes. Spending too much time looking for the perfect brush can not only be frustrating but might also be costly. With the Toolbox, you’ll never have to worry about that again.
05. Splinters – Photoshop and Procreate Stamp Brushes
With their collection of modern stamp brushes for Procreate, the Splinters kit from Struvictory.art provides you with 90 abstract stamps created in geometric shapes with acrylic, gouache, stencil, and spray mediums used. Each unique brush comes with an authentic texture and small imperfections like they were hand-painted. Perfect for just about any project, you can easily change the size, color, blending, and rotation of the brushes to get exactly the look you want.
06. Brushwork: Artistic Procreate & Photoshop brushes
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Created by Veila, the Brushwork: Artistic Procreate & Photoshop brushes kit brings you more than 90 stamp brushes that you can use to add a genuine hand-mastered feel to your work. Created from acrylic and watercolor paintings, each of which radiates passion and creativity that can only come from the craftsmanship found in fine art. Whether you want to add gorgeous accents or add tiny details that can add polish to your project, this kit can do it.
07. Artistic Brushpack For Procreate
From Studio FabianFischer come the Artistic Brushpack For Procreate. A great kit for taking the work you do lettering and giving you the tools to add some nice color variations to your lettering creations. Once you do this, you can use the smear tool to get the desired effect. Included in the kit are 5 different brushes – Coaly, Acrylic, Acrylic dry, Turps, and Oil. All of which can help you create unique lettering designs every time.
08. Graphic Beats: Brushes for ProCreate
The stamp brushes found in Graphic Beats: Brushes for ProCreate by Veila are a massive compilation of artistic stamp brushes. With ease, you can add creative strokes, speech bubbles, splashes, and swooshes to your artwork. With a total of 330 high-resolution brushes across 5 categories including acrylic, pastel, and more, the Graphic Beats kit has everything you need to add a unique touch to any piece of art you’re working on.
09. Acrylic Brush for Procreate
Thanks to the team at BrushUp, now you too can enjoy the experience of painting with Acrylic paint on the Procreate app. With their Acrylic for Procreate brush set, 13 well-designed brushes are designed to give you a 3D effect that is extremely convincing. Created by layering on top of one another and interact with each other just like real acrylic paint, so you can create depth and realism that is unbelievable in every painting.
10. Background Textures for ProCreate
From Creative Veila, the Background Textures for ProCreate brush kit provides you with a set of paper textures that have been created specifically for your iPad and Procreate app. With 40 different textures available including, acrylic and watercolor textures, you can quickly and easily create a beautiful canvas background that you can use to create some lovely images or even some wonderful calligraphy.
11. Art Brushes for Procreate
With 21 Procreate brushes, the Art Brushes for Procreate help you imitate real techniques digitally and create beautiful works of art. Created by Guerillacraft, the brush set provides you with a great variety of brushes that you can use if you’re working in oils, gouache, or even acrylics. Each brush has been created to help you create the best art possible.
12. Procreate Paint Brushes
Creating digital artwork, while it can replicate the medium you’re working in, lacks a certain something when compared to the real thing. From MiksKS, the Procreate Paint Brushes collects 24 brushes inspired by the painting methods and mediums loved by many. With any of the included brushes, you can create interesting mixes and rich textures. The kit also comes with a swatches sheet to give you an idea of what each brush is capable of.
13. Painterly Pack – Procreate Brushes
Created by Sadie Lew, the Painterly Pack is a collection of painting brushes for Procreate that bring a new level of realism to your work. With 17 custom-made brushes, there is something for everyone in this pack. The brushes come with a realistic canvas, linen, and other textures to make them, feel real and natural. Also included as a bonus, are two specialty brushes that emulate the style of Jackson Pollock and other Impressionist painters.
14. Artistic & Matte Painting Brush Set
22 painstakingly crafted brushes come in the Artistic & Matte Painting Photoshop Brush Set by melrodicq. This set has been created to provide you with a natural painting effect that is perfect for matte painting, portraits, or any fantasy work that you do digitally. Now, with the recent updates to Procreate, you can also use these brushes right in the app!
15. Nostalgic Illustration for Procreate
Many people cherish the books that they read as a child or had read to them at bedtime. Now, with the Nostalgic Illustration for Procreate brush set from Uproot Brushes, you can recapture that look in every illustration you create. With 38 total brushes, each of which has been styled after the designers’ favorite childhood book, A Fly Went By, which was illustrated by Fritz Siebel. To replicate the look of this adored book, each brush has tried to capture the subtle, gritty mark-making, soft watercolor, and graphic graininess of the original
16. 126 Realistic Oil Acrylic Brushes For Procreate
This pack consists of a set of 126 Oil Acrylic brushes for Realistic Oil Painting. The styles include the Palette Knife, Impasto Strokes, Abstract Painterly Style etc.,
It gives you a look of super realistic-looking brushes that replicates the look of actual Acrylic and Oil painting. It also includes all kinds of Procreate Oil and Acrylic brushes while offering varieties for each type. You can even achieve the Wet on Wet look with these brushes.
This pack includes the following:
- 6 Wet on Wet Brushes,
- 10 Wet on Dry Brushes,
- 11 Sem-Dry and Dry Brushes,
- 9 Palette Knife Brushes,
- 2 Detail Brushes,
- 12 Blenders Special Brushes like Metallic, Impasto, Texture, Grunge, Smooth etc.,
- 24 Background Brushes and
- 51 Color Changing Brushes.
17. Fantastic Acrylic Paint Procreate
This is a finely curated brush set for Procreate. It is perfect for users who want to explore their capabilities in dealing with acrylic paint brushes.
This set comes with a wide variety of brushes that all look like authentic acrylic paint. When used together, these brushes can create very interesting textures. Aside from that, it also comes with very interesting brushes that can mimic shiny metallic flakes. These brushes will definitely bring an interesting twist to your artwork.
18. 250 Classical Oil Brushes For Procreate
250 Classical Oil Brushes for Procreate. Realistic Oil Painting Inspired by Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh. Painting styles include Palette Knife, Impasto Strokes, Abstract Painterly Style etc. These realistic brushes mimic the look of Acrylic and Oil painting.
This set includes all kinds of Procreate Oil and Acrylic brushes while it offers varieties for each type. To get the most out of these brushes, you need to have basic Procreate skills.
This set includes the following:
- 21 Wet on Wet Brushes,
- 16 Wet on Dry Brushes,
- 4 Semi-Dry,
- 34 Dry Brushes,
- 5 Palette Knife Brushes,
- 2 Glazers,
- 7 Smudgers,
- 18 Blenders and
- 150 Ombre Color Changing Brushes
19. Tectonic – Photoshop and Procreate Brushes
Tectonic comes with a set of watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and hand-drawn linear structures which have high resolution. These brushes have a texture and hand-painted impressions as a sign of authenticity.
It allows you to easily change the color and size and lets you blend and rotate brushes easily. It also allows you to combine different structures and shapes with each other while creating.
These brushes see used by professionals for various projects like printing, branding, texturing, and many more.
20. Acrylic And Metallics Brush Set
If you are looking for the best versatile acrylic procreate brushes, the Acrylic And Metallics Brush Set is an ideal choice. These brushes are extremely huge and super versatile brush bundles that give natural-like results.
The set comes with 129 brushes that come in three separate categories of acrylic, metallic, and texture brushes. These categories are pressure-sensitive, dynamic, and intuitive to use.
The brushes come in different shapes like flat and round and also have different consistencies and textures all of which give different results for your projects. There are brushes in the set that give realistic buttery and smooth paints.
They are also easy to blend, and some of them are even opaque and like watercolors. They also include a wide range of metallic texture brushes which bring outstanding results for your projects.
These are compatible only to work only with Procreate App and Apple Pencil.
15 Best Acrylic Brushes for Procreate
Acrylic paint can be a fabulous medium to work in regardless of whether you’re a professional or just a hobbyist. The depth that acrylic paint can add to your work is outstanding, and we hope that our list of the Best Procreate Acrylic Brush can help either introduce you to the world of acrylic on Procreate or add to your already growing toolbox.