20 Best Watercolor Brushes for Procreate: Enhance Your Digital Artistry
Introduction
Watercolor painting has always been a cherished medium for artists around the world. With advancements in technology, digital artists now have the opportunity to recreate the magic of watercolors on their devices. Procreate, a powerful digital painting app, has gained immense popularity among artists for its versatile features and compatibility with various brush sets. In this article, we’ll explore the 20 best watercolor brushes for Procreate, allowing you to elevate your digital artistry to new heights.
1.Procreate Magic Watercolour Brushes
These instant download hand drawn/created digital brushes are perfect for diy projects, whether this be for continued digital crafting or for printed goods. The clip art elements can be used for greetings cards, scrapbooking, invitations, wall art, wrapping paper, print on demand and much much more!
This brush pack contains 18 unique individual DIGITAL BRUSHES. These brushes could be all you ever need to create realistic and beautiful watercolour art. They include multi tonal and textured brushes. All brushes can be resized and recoloured to your liking.
These files are digital brushes that will only work within the Procreate App. To be able to use them you will need an Apple Pencil and the Procreate App installed on an iPad Pro. This will not work without this.
– To download and install the files you will need a platform to download the files to (eg iCloud) and a program to be able to unzip the files (for eg iZip). Once you have done this the files will then be imported to Procreate within a named folder (This will be a procreate file and will import automatically into procreate once you have chosen this option).
2. Procreate Watercolour Brushes
Procreate Watercolour Brushes
This is a highly comprehensive set of 50 artisanal watercolour Procreate brushes.
It includes realistic paint brushes, textures, splatters, blenders and pencils. This set makes is ridiculously easy to create highly realistic watercolour paintings and textures.
Also included is a pack of 6 watercolour ‘papers’, in 300dpi at 3307px x 2339px. A good tip is to set your painted layer as linear burn on top of the paper layer, for a more authentic watercolour look.
Each brush has a different quality, and have been tweaked and tested extensively. Some have a watery blend as you brush, some ‘bleed’ out as you push down, some are opaque like gouache, and some are sheer and build up as you paint. Experiment and find out. Some of the splatter brushes have surprising qualities which give really interesting effects.
The blender brushes have no pigment (you don’t need to switch to the blend tool) and give water effects such as bleed, splatter, cloud and just a little water.
I hope you enjoy this set!
3. Watercolour Pencils Procreate Brushes
BRUSHES
These Procreate digital brushes are perfect for diy projects, whether this be for continued digital crafting or for printed goods. The clip art elements can be used for greetings cards, scrapbooking, invitations, wall art, wrapping paper, print on demand and much much more!
This brush pack includes:
30 brushes. The brushes include pencils with varying textures/levels of ‘wateryness’, splatter and texturiser, 3 paper texture brushes – also 1 X colour palette.
These files are digital brushes that will only work within the Procreate App. To be able to use them you will need an Apple Pencil and the Procreate App installed on an iPad Pro. This will not work without this.
– To download and install the files you will need a platform to download the files to (eg iCloud) and a program to be able to unzip the files (for eg iZip). Once you have done this the files will then be imported to Procreate within a named folder.
4. Procreate watercolour brushes
These hand created Procreate digital brushes are perfect for creating realistic watercolours – mess free!
They can be used to create multiple styles of art work with both a very watery painterly style, to a heavier watercolour finish. Completed art works can be used for digital crafting or for printed goods.
This brush pack includes 22 unique individual digital brushes – inclusive of 3 styles of watercolour paper in the form of a brush so you can control the density of the paper effect. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU SET THE ‘PAPER’ LAYER BENEATH YOUR ART/PAINTING LAYERS, AND FOR THE BEST EFFECT EVERY LAYER SHOULD BE SET TO ‘MULTIPLY’ (this gives the most realistic painting on paper effect).
Brushes included:
– 3 X watercolour paper brushes
– 1X Artists sponge (a relatively large and very wet brush used for overall wash)
– 1 X cloudy wash brush (slightly more ‘charge’ than the artists sponge)
– Blotchy smudge brush (a smudge tool with colour)
– Blotchy base brush (a good fill brush with good control – provides a texturised look)
– Leaf and petal maker – soft (is specially shaped to assist in creating these shapes in watercolour – press and flick)
– Leaf and petal maker – hard (as the soft leaf/petal maker but a ‘firmer’ appearance)
– Detail brush
– Detail brush – slow build
– Soft round edger (use for outlining)
– Firm round edger (use for outlining – a firmer look)
– Fine fill brush
– Wide filler brush – wet edge
– Wide filler brush – rough edge
– Texture brush – high charge
– Texture brush – low charge
– Texture brush – splattery
– Wet blotchy- splattery brush
– Dry texturiser brush
– Cloudy texturiser brush
– Magic colour tilt and blend brush (good for pushing the ‘paint’ around!)
– Magic colour tilt and blend – duo colour (choose secondary colour – add pressure and this will delicately come through)
– Magic colour tilt and blend – fine
Please note that all brushes can be adjusted by the use of opacity and resize sliders. Additionally all brushes can be used well in blend or erase mode.
These files are digital brushes that will ONLY work within the Procreate App. To be able to use them you will need an Apple Pencil and the Procreate App installed on an iPad Pro. This will not work without this.
– To download and install the files you will need a platform to download the files to (eg iCloud). Once you have done this the files will then be imported to Procreate within a named folder.
5. Iridescent Watercolour Brushes Procreate
These Procreate digital brushes are perfect for diy projects, whether this be for continued digital crafting or for printed goods. The clip art elements can be used for greetings cards, scrapbooking, invitations, wall art, wrapping paper, print on demand and much much more!
This brush pack includes:
5 brushes & 2 colour palettes (Holographic &Mother of Pearl) The brushes include lettering and painting brushes and include also a blending brush that allows you to keep the iridescence of your art.
Brushes work against light or dark backgrounds!
These files are digital brushes that will only work within the Procreate App. To be able to use them you will need an Apple Pencil and the Procreate App installed on an iPad Pro. This will not work without this.
– To download and install the files you will need a platform to download the files to (eg iCloud) to be able to unzip the files (for eg iZip). Once you have done this the files will then be imported to Procreate within a named folder.
6. Procreate Watercolour Brushes
Procreate Watercolour Brushes
This is a highly comprehensive set of 50 artisanal watercolour Procreate brushes.
It includes realistic paint brushes, textures, splatters, blenders and pencils. This set makes is ridiculously easy to create highly realistic watercolour paintings and textures.
Also included is a pack of 6 watercolour ‘papers’, in 300dpi at 3307px x 2339px. A good tip is to set your painted layer as linear burn on top of the paper layer, for a more authentic watercolour look.
Each brush has a different quality, and have been tweaked and tested extensively. Some have a watery blend as you brush, some ‘bleed’ out as you push down, some are opaque like gouache, and some are sheer and build up as you paint. Experiment and find out. Some of the splatter brushes have surprising qualities which give really interesting effects.
The blender brushes have no pigment (you don’t need to switch to the blend tool) and give water effects such as bleed, splatter, cloud and just a little water.
I hope you enjoy this set!
7. Procreate Watercolour Brushes
Procreate Watercolour Brushes
These hand created Procreate digital brushes are perfect for creating realistic watercolours – mess free!
They can be used to create multiple styles of art work with both a very watery painterly style, to a heavier watercolour finish. Completed art works can be used for digital crafting or for printed goods.Brushes included:
– 3 X watercolour paper brushes
– 1X Artists sponge (a relatively large and very wet brush used for overall wash)
– 1 X cloudy wash brush (slightly more ‘charge’ than the artists sponge)
– Blotchy smudge brush (a smudge tool with colour)
– Blotchy base brush (a good fill brush with good control – provides a texturised look)
– Leaf and petal maker – soft (is specially shaped to assist in creating these shapes in watercolour – press and flick)
– Leaf and petal maker – hard (as the soft leaf/petal maker but a ‘firmer’ appearance)
– Detail brush
– Detail brush – slow build
– Soft round edger (use for outlining)
– Firm round edger (use for outlining – a firmer look)
– Fine fill brush
– Wide filler brush – wet edge
– Wide filler brush – rough edge
– Texture brush – high charge
– Texture brush – low charge
– Texture brush – splattery
– Wet blotchy- splattery brush
– Dry texturiser brush
– Cloudy texturiser brush
– Magic colour tilt and blend brush (good for pushing the ‘paint’ around!)
– Magic colour tilt and blend – duo colour (choose secondary colour – add pressure and this will delicately come through)
– Magic colour tilt and blend – fine
Please note that all brushes can be adjusted by the use of opacity and resize sliders. Additionally all brushes can be used well in blend or erase mode.
8.Watercolour Pencils Procreate Brushes
Watercolour Pencils Procreate Brushes
BRUSHES
These Procreate digital brushes are perfect for diy projects, whether this be for continued digital crafting or for printed goods. The clip art elements can be used for greetings cards, scrapbooking, invitations, wall art, wrapping paper, print on demand and much much more!
This brush pack includes:
30 brushes. The brushes include pencils with varying textures/levels of ‘wateryness’, splatter and texturiser, 3 paper texture brushes – also 1 X colour palette.
These files are digital brushes that will only work within the Procreate App. To be able to use them you will need an Apple Pencil and the Procreate App installed on an iPad Pro. This will not work without this.
– To download and install the files you will need a platform to download the files to (eg iCloud) and a program to be able to unzip the files (for eg iZip). Once you have done this the files will then be imported to Procreate within a named folder.
9. Watercolour Procreate Bundle – 6 brushes for calligraphy & painting
Watercolour Procreate Bundle
Digital download
Digital file type(s): 1 ZIP
A complete set of brushes for watercolor lettering and painting in Procreate app on iPad Pro. Bundle contains 6 professional hand-made brushes that I myself use everyday. 6 brushes for the price of 3 (for a limited time).
1. Watercolor Calligraphy Brush
Works magically like real watercolours, complete with a slight feathering of the edges, automatic fading just like when a brush runs out of colour, and layering of transparent strokes. Took me a long time to get it just right. Also uses a little ‘streamline’ to make all your curves automatically smoother. Available in my shop as a separate brush. (It’s a bestseller!)
2. Watercolor Outlining Brush
A thin brush that changes thickness and opacity on pressure to simulate strokes done with a thin paintbrush and watercolors.
3. Watercolor Painting Brush
Closest thing to using real watercolors. Fades on pressure so you can layer strokes to create the watercolor effect. The florals in above pictures are done using this. Complete with a little feathering.
4. Watercolor Painting Flat Brush
A variation on the above without the fading on pressure for when you just want to do the base layers wth flat colors. Still creates a feathered and layered effect simulating watercolors.
5. Watercolor Washes Brush
Of course, you also need to do the backgrounds. Perfect for creating large watercolor textures with just a few strokes. Layer some different colors for beautiful effects.
6. Watercolor Dry Washes Brush
A variation on the above that simulates a dry brush. Great for smaller washes and when you want to introduce a slightly different texture.
Please note this is a digital download only. You need the Procreate app for iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil to use this brush. Does not work in Photoshop.
Check out thescratchynib.com for more of my lettering.
Digital download
Digital file type(s): 1 ZIP
10. Procreate Watercolour Brushes
Follow the installation guide on the link: https://support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000851594-Installing-Procreate-Brushes . Installation of each file is absolutely the same as brush installation.
If you love the look of (Product Title) and you’d like to recreate the look in Procreate, then this set is a MUST!
I’ve created a set of (Product Title) that make it really easy to get a Riso effect in Procreate. The (Product Title) are pressure sensitive giving you complete control of the look and feel of your piece. I’ve also included FOUR Paper Texture Overlay Brushes to so that you can boost the realism of your (Product Title). There are also five extra brushes, for creating your initial design.
Key features:
Huge variety of textures, edge effects and brush poses to suit almost any drawing style.
Built from high-def analogue source materials and designed for pro-quality output.
Intuitive and easy-to-use whether your’e a weekend warrior honing your craft or a full-time pro chasing deadlines and dreams.
Easy to navigate brush list with dividers separating brushes by style.
Includes easy-to-use ink washes and watercolors with realistic bleed and blend effects for authentic results.
Have fun applying the authentic stamps to your paintings and play with clipping masks and blending modes to mimic that wonderful unpredictability of real watercolor.
PLEASE NOTE: These brushes will only work with the Procreate for iPad app & Apple Pencil, and will not work in any other app.
INSTALLATION:
Make sure your iOS is updated and you have the latest version of Procreate App – Procreate 5 and higher . It’s very important, because some of the brushes were made with the feature available in Procreate 5.
Procreate Pocket doesn’t have the feature available in Procreate 5, so you can install brushes, but some of them will behave in a different way, not as shown on the video. The canvas file will work correctly in Procreate Pocket as in Procreate 5. Palettes became available in the latest version of Procreate Pocket.
Follow the installation guide on the link: https://support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000851594-Installing-Procreate-Brushes . Installation of each file is absolutely the same as brush installation.
11. Brush DK for Procreate!
About the Product
Watch the video on YouTube & IGTV first!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/P6GjlNgS2dI IGTV: https://www.instagram.com/calligraphy_dk
INSTANT DOWNLOAD:
iPad Lettering. Reimagined.
Updated settings.
New shapes.
Realistic textures.
Optimized Watercolour Brushes.
Easy to use Worksheets.
New Brush Pack.
This is Brush DK.
Brush DK goes beyond just being a simple collection of Brushes. It describes the vision for the future of iPad Lettering. It’s where Procreate Brushes are supposed to be headed. Today, this vision has finally set into motion. A new set with SIXTEEN highly unique Brushes that are perfectly optimized for Lettering on the iPad, setting a new standard that far surpasses previous & current ones on the market.
And this time, everyone can be part of the exclusive wave. It’s time to experience it first-hand. Grab them now and make them yours.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Paint II” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Paint I” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Gravel” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Furry” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Felt II” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Felt I” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Pull” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Rough” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Classic II” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Classic I” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Watercolour Clean” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Script Water” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Script Line” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Script Oil” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Script Chalk” Brush
1 X Procreate “DK Script” Brush
1 X DK Worksheet Uppercase A – Z
1 X DK Worksheet Lowercase a –
12. Watercolours for Bears
Procreate Brushes designed for painting. Handmade with custom watercolour grains and sources.
-Vintage Watercolour
-Heavy Paper
-Flat Edge
-Wet Paper
-Precise Watercolour
-Wet Colour
-Fine Splatter
+Multiply Variants of the brushes made for painting.
+7 of my palettes to get you started on your watercolour adventure!
I hope you’ll create hundreds of paintings with these like I have and remember to enjoy the process =)
To install the files just drag the file into an open Procreate window.
Brushes require Procreate app to function.
*as of 2021 the iPhone version of Procreate no longer supports pressure sensitivity, these brushes work best on iPad and a pressure sensitive stylus such as the Apple Penci
13. 50 Procreate Watercolor Brushes
Procreate Realistic Watercolour Toolkit – Get the most realistic look possible with 1 ready-to-use “Papers” canvases and 50+ brushes, extensively tested and carefully selected, for any painting style!
UPDATED VERSION FOR PROCREATE 5 and 5X:
I love to draw in Procreate App and for a long time I wanted to make a set of watercolor brushes that can mimic uniqueness of watercolour, it’s properties. These brushes are made from real watercolour textures after much trial and testing. I tried to made watercolour brush pack for different purposes – for color washes, painting small details, water wash, texture effects and so on. To get the most realistic look – use brushes with .procreate paper texture files – just open the Paper file, choose from 60+ brushes and unleash your creativity!
Included in this set:
• 1 .BRUSHSET file with 50+ custom-made Brushes – washes, textures, blenders, effects, stains and more! Take a look on the painted samples and strokes in the preview
• 1Hi-Res Watercolor Paper Textures as ready-to-use .procreate files – just open and paint! Coldpress Paper, Regular Paper, Rough Paper, Satin Paper.
Zipped File Size: 88.7 MB
File Types Included: .PDF .BRUSHSET
Software compatibility: Procreate 5
14.Watercolor Brush Set for Procreate
8 Dry on Dry Watercolor brushes
19 Wet on Dry Watercolor brushes
9 Wet on Wet Watercolor brushes
11 Dry on Wet Watercolor brushe
8 Blender Wash brushes
7 Tip brush
43 Stamp brushes
20 Paper Texture brushes
19 Coloured pencil brushes for detailing
15. Procreate Lettering Brushes + Bonus
About the Product
Now you can get this and 9 other bestselling Procreate brush sets for 50% off in my 2020 Procreate Bundle! Get it here: https://creativemarket.com/StudioDenmark/5746302-2020-Procreate-Brush-Bundle
Compatibility: These brushes will ONLY work in the Procreate app for iPad. They will not work in Photoshop or any other application.
HOW TO INSTALL PROCREATE BRUSHES: https://youtu.be/0z2k12UD0ac
Read here for information about Creative Market Licenses: https://creativemarket.com/licenses
Introducing a comprehensive modern lettering pack with bonus textures for Procreate!
Including 28 premium brushes, all in currently popular lettering styles, along with 36 watercolour, chalkboard, paper, and gold glam textures to make your compositions come to life right on your iPad! These brushes are all optimised for lettering to make your designs turn out looking professional, no need for a steady hand or exceptional lettering skills.
This pack is extremely easy to install and use on your iPad Pro/Apple Pencil, with a detailed instruction video included to get you creating super quick!
What You Get:
28 Procreate Brushes including ink, pen, marker, chalk, watercolour & other media, brush pens, glitter pens and much more!
36 BONUS textures including gold foil and glitter, watercolour, chalkboard, and paper textures. Some (but not all) of these textures can be found in my various other products. All textures are XL and print quality at 300 DPI.
Detailed User Guide video including how to load and use the brushes, how to easily transform your text to gold and glam right on your iPad using the textures provided, how to easily re-color any texture, and so much more.
Free support: please send me a direct message if you have any questions or queries and I will be very happy to help out!
16. Procreate Watercolor Brushes
17. Aquareal Watercolour Brushes. Lisa Glanz
With only the essential painting and blending brushes included, you’ll feel confident in selecting the right watercolour brush in Procreate every time. Combined with the unique stamps included, you’ll achieve realistic results that don’t require a degree in fine art painting!
Have fun applying the stamps to your paintings and play with clipping masks and blending modes to mimic that wonderful unpredictability of real watercolour.
The collection includes:
8 Watercolour Painting and blending brushes
A beautifully soft sketch brush which is perfect for watercolour finishes
29 Stamps that include real pigment blooms, splotches and sprays
3 Lovely watercolour paper canvases designed to enhance your paintings
Turn off the paper layer on all three canvases included and still retain the texture within your painting, making it easier to isolate your image for post production.
With a growing library of tutorials including tips, techniques and project based lessons, you’ll master digital watercolour painting in Procreate in no time!
18. Dead Subtle Brushes for Procreate
Like a charismatic reaper luring it’s prey, the Dead Subtle Brush Set charms and seduces, adding subtle grain, grit, wear and tear to your work with the tap of your pencil.
Part of our Signature Collection, The Dead Subtle Brush Set was developed in collaboration with renowned illustrator and designer Milan Chagoury and designed to creep seamlessly into his workflow as the perfect compliment to his signature style or yours.
Here’s what you get:
27 x “stamp-style” texture brushes 2700 x 2700px each.
1 x worn record sleeve template with 17 mix-and-match texture options to choose from.
1 x brush tricks and tips guide
1 x record sleeve template user guide.
Free updates.
Key Features:
Signature brush set developed in collaboration with illustrator and designer Milan Chagoury (a.k.a. Staybold)
Crafted from real-world source materials for creating authentic effects with a variety of textures and depth of clarity to compliment a wide range of styles and applications.
Stamp-style! Just select a brush and tap your canvas to fill large areas with subtle texture.
Soft brush edges for easy blending and repeating of textures with no harsh edges to clean up afterwards.
Source materials include, bond, watercolour, speckletone and waffled paper stocks, box boards, real scratched and worn print samples, paper folds, creases, crinkles and dry brush strokes.
Easy to use worn record sleeve template with 17 different texture variations allowing for hundreds of texture combinations.
19. Watercolours Procreate Brushset
In this set, you will Watercolours Procreate Brushset for creative projects.
You will love to use these brushes in Procreate on any kind of project, from illustrations for kids, grunge style illustrations, comic and realistic projects.
To use the brushes simply choose a brush, select the paint tool, and draw.
The color and width of the strokes can be adjusted easily.Watercolours Procreate Brushset
If you love the brushes or creation what you’ve made with them, don’t hesitate to share!Watercolours Procreate Brushset
IMPORTANT:
These brushes are ONLY for Procreate and for use with Pencil or compatible stylus. These brushes DO NOT WORK IN PHOTOSHOP or ILLUSTRATOR.
HOW TO INSTALL:
Download the file, Go to the file, preview the content, you will see brushes file, click on it and it will be imported to Procreate at your iPad.
20. Watercolours Pattern Procreate Brushset
In this set, you will Watercolours Pattern Procreate Brushset for creative projects.
You will love to use these brushes in Procreate on any kind of project, from illustrations for kids, grunge style illustrations, comic and realistic projects.
To use the brushes simply choose a brush, select the paint tool, and draw.
The color and width of the strokes can be adjusted easily.Watercolours Pattern Procreate Brushset
If you love the brushes or creation what you’ve made with them, don’t hesitate to share!Watercolours Pattern Procreate Brushset
IMPORTANT:
These brushes are ONLY for Procreate and for use with Pencil or compatible stylus. These brushes DO NOT WORK IN PHOTOSHOP or ILLUSTRATOR.
HOW TO INSTALL:
Download the file, Go to the file, preview the content, you will see brushes file, click on it and it will be imported to Procreate at your iPad.
Conclusion
Incorporating watercolor brushes into your Procreate toolkit opens up a world of artistic possibilities. The 20 brush sets mentioned above serve as a starting point for your creative journey. Experiment, explore, and let your imagination flow.
FAQs
1. Can I use these brushes with other digital painting software?
Yes, most of these brush sets are compatible with other software that supports brush imports.
2. Are these brushes suitable for beginners?
Absolutely! These sets come with a range of brushes catering to different skill levels.
3. How do I install these brushes in Procreate?
Simply download the brush set files and import them into Procreate following the app’s instructions.
4. Can I modify the brushes to suit my style?
Certainly! Feel free to adjust brush settings to align with your unique artistic preferences.
5. Are there any free watercolor brush sets available for Procreate?
While some artists offer free brush sets, the ones mentioned in this article are highly recommended for their quality and versatility.
