Creative, unorthodox uses are certainly possible, though. They have this in common with analog art tools. Likewise, Procreate brushes are optimized for specific uses.
The short answer is no, unfortunately.įor the longer answer, I’d respond with a question of my own: Is it possible to write calligraphy with a sign painting brush? Or paint a sign with a calligraphy pen? The answer is quite clearly no, if your aim is to emulate the classic characteristics of those lettering styles.
I see this question a lot, in various Procreate forums and social media comments. Is it possible to create Procreate lettering with any brush? Related article: Thin and Thick Calligraphy Strokes in Procreate: My Top 3 Tips The Apple Pencil is currently the only writing tool that can make the most of all these drawing app settings, allowing you to use the brush precisely as the brush creator intended.Īs a designer of Procreate lettering brushes myself, I can attest that the majority of the programming process revolves around perfecting the pressure and angle settings, to achieve the closest possible approximation of a “real” analog pen. While these settings are “invisible” in the finished artwork, they are absolutely essential to the art-making experience. Brush designers spend a long time meticulously programming a brush’s interaction with the Apple Pencil, from pressure sensitivity to opacity, stroke correction to pen angle. Second, make sure you’re using well-designed Procreate brushes, specifically for lettering.Ī great digital art brush is about a lot more than the texture it produces. Trying to figure out which iPad to buy? Read my blog post about iPad recommendations.
The art apps and brushes designed for all iPad software – from raster apps like Procreate to vector ones like Affinity Designer – are specifically optimized for the Apple Pencil, rather than a third-party stylus. Apart from the iPad and Procreate app themselves, some other tools are crucial for Procreate lettering success.įirst and foremost, invest in an Apple Pencil.
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