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How to IMPORT BRUSHES to Procreate ✏️

Updated: Oct 18, 2022



Adding new brushes to Procreate is easy as 1, 2, 3!


Video tutorial available on YouTube 👉 https://youtu.be/1TISRfOEizg


Quick browse:

Step 0: Download your brushes onto your iPad

Step 1: Locate the file(s) in your iPad's downloads

Step 2: Tap on the file(s) to unzip

Step 3: Locate the file with the extension .brushet and tap on it


Step 0: Download your brushes onto your iPad


The goal here is to get the folder with the brushes onto your iPad. Here are a few common ways to do this:

  • You can download brush files straight from a website directly onto your iPad

  • You can download brush files from a link found in an email

  • You can email the brush files to yourself if you initially got them on a different device

  • You can AirDrop the brush files to your iPad from another Apple device

✏️ Looking for free brushes? Check out my Procreate Jump-Start Kit! ✏️

Step 1: Locate the file(s) in your iPad's downloads


After the download is complete, the brushes will end up in the Files app (blue folder icon) that comes with your iPad, which looks like this:

At this point, chances are the brushes will be in a zip file. If so, proceed to step 2. If the brushes are not zipped, skip to step 3.