To change brush settings in Procreate, open the Brushes panel, tap a brush once to select it, then tap it again to open Brush Studio. Choose an attribute from the left-hand menu (Stroke Path, Stabilization, Grain, Taper, and so on), adjust its sliders while watching the Drawing Pad preview, and tap Done to save. Changes stay attached to that brush until you reset it, so duplicate the original first if you want to keep it.

How to open Brush Studio

There are two entry points, and both end up in the same editor.

• Edit an existing brush: Tap the Paint, Smudge, or Erase tool to open the Brushes panel. Tap a brush once to select it, then tap it again. Brush Studio opens with that brush loaded.
• Build a new brush: In the Brushes panel, tap the + button in the top right and choose to create a new brush.

When you finish, tap Done in the top right to commit your changes. Cancel discards them. Procreate saves edits to the brush itself, including size and opacity, so they persist the next time you pick it up.

Understanding the Brush Studio layout

Brush Studio has three parts:

1. Attributes: The left-hand menu lists 14 attributes. They cover brush shape, grain, stroke path, stabilization, rendering, dynamics, wet mix, Apple Pencil behavior, properties, and the brush's identity.
2. Settings: Selecting an attribute shows its sliders, toggles, and other controls. The options differ for each attribute.
3. Drawing Pad: This is a scratch area inside the editor. Draw in it after each tweak and the preview reflects your changes immediately, so you never need to leave the editor to test a value.

Treat the Drawing Pad as a test strip. Draw a quick slow line, a fast line, a tight curve, and a short tap. A setting that looks right on a long stroke can feel wrong on short ones.

The settings you will change most often

You do not need all 14 attributes to get good results. These cover most real-world adjustments.

Spacing and jitter (Stroke Path)

Procreate builds a stroke by stamping the brush shape repeatedly along your path. Spacing controls how far apart those stamps sit. At low values the stamps merge into one continuous stroke. At high values you see individual shapes with gaps, which is useful for dotted, stippled, or scatter effects.

Jitter adds controlled randomness:

• Spacing Jitter varies the distance between stamps.
• Jitter Lateral pushes stamps perpendicular to the stroke direction.
• Jitter Linear pushes stamps along the stroke direction, so stamps can extend past where you started or ended.

Fall Off fades a stroke out as it continues. Set it to zero for no fade, and raise it to make strokes disappear faster.

StreamLine and Stabilization

If your lines wobble, open the Stabilization attribute. StreamLine smooths out shakes and has two controls: Amount (how smooth the result is) and Pressure (how gradually pressure builds across the stroke). Higher values give cleaner, more deliberate lines, which suits inking and calligraphy. Lower values keep the natural variation of a hand-drawn line.

The tradeoff is feel. Heavy smoothing can make a brush seem sluggish or "ropey" on very short strokes, so test with small marks before committing. The Stabilization control in the same attribute averages your stroke path, and higher values flatten out more wobble.

Taper

For pen and ink styles, the Taper attribute controls how a line thins at its start and end. Drag the points along the Pressure Taper control to set the length of each end. Tapered strokes tend to look more hand-inked, with lines that get thinner and lighter at the tips. Some brushes already include taper, so check before adding more.

Grain scale

Textured brushes use a grain, and its scale is one of the most common reasons to open Brush Studio. Go to the Grain attribute and adjust the Scale slider. A pattern that looks right at one canvas size can look too coarse or too fine at another, so rescale the grain whenever you move between a small test canvas and a large production-resolution one.

Size limits (Properties)

The size slider on the left of the canvas has a fixed range. To go beyond it, open the Properties attribute and change the maximum and minimum size. This is how you get a liner brush to draw finer than its default or a texture brush to cover a large background.

Using numeric values and pressure, tilt, and barrel roll

Every slider in Brush Studio can also take an exact number. Tap the numeric readout next to a slider to open advanced brush settings, where you can type a value or write it with Apple Pencil.

For sliders that support it, the same panel lets you attach pressure, tilt, or barrel roll (on Apple Pencil Pro) independently. That means Jitter Lateral can respond to tilt while Jitter Linear responds to pressure. Typed values are especially useful for repeatability: when you need a set of brushes to behave consistently, writing down "Spacing 8%, StreamLine 60%" is more reliable than eyeballing sliders.

Protect your originals: duplicate, rename, and reset

Because edits are saved to the brush, build a habit of working on copies.

To duplicate a brush:

1. Swipe left on the brush in the Brushes panel.
2. Tap Duplicate.
3. Open the copy in Brush Studio and make your changes.

To rename it: Open the copy in Brush Studio, go to the About This Brush attribute, and edit the name. Descriptive names such as "Ink 60 Stream" save time later.

To reset a brush: For many brushes, the About This Brush attribute has a Reset option. Confirm the prompt, then tap Done. If you cannot find a reset button, the brush is either already at its defaults or it is a custom or imported brush with no stored reset point. Brushes that Procreate has since discontinued also behave like custom brushes. For an imported brush set, reinstalling the set restores the originals.

Per-brush settings versus global settings

Brush Studio changes affect only the brush you are editing. If you want consistent behavior across everything, use the global options instead. Pressure curve and smoothing can be set app-wide in the Actions menu under Prefs, in the Pressure and Smoothing section. Global stabilization is available in the Accessibility settings.

A practical rule: use global settings to compensate for how you draw (heavy pressure, shaky hands), and use Brush Studio to define how a particular brush behaves.

Brush setups that suit animation and motion work

If your Procreate drawings end up in an animation or compositing pipeline, a few habits help.

• Build a small, locked set of brushes. Duplicate and name two or three brushes for line, fill, and texture, and stop tweaking them midway through a sequence. Consistent stroke behavior matters more across a shot than any single perfect setting.
• Match grain scale to final resolution. If you draw at one size and deliver at another, grain that looked fine on a small canvas may read differently after scaling.
• Be deliberate about stabilization. Heavy smoothing gives clean, uniform lines. Lower values leave subtle imperfection, which some styles want and others do not. Pick one approach per project.
• Record your numeric values. Keep a note of the key settings for each project brush so a collaborator, or you in six months, can recreate it.

Troubleshooting common brush problems

• My brush looks different after I changed it and I cannot get it back. Edits are saved to the brush. Use Reset in About This Brush if available, or reinstall the original set. Next time, duplicate before editing.
• There is no Reset button. The brush is likely custom, imported, or discontinued. Reinstall it from its original source.
• Lines feel laggy. Lower StreamLine Amount or the Stabilization value, then test with short strokes.
• Texture looks wrong at a different canvas size. Adjust the Grain scale.
• I cannot make the brush small or large enough. Raise or lower the size limits under Properties.
• Stamps show gaps. Reduce Spacing, and check whether Spacing Jitter is high. Jitter can still affect spacing even when the base value is at zero.

Quick summary

1. Tap a brush once to select it, then again to open Brush Studio.
2. Pick an attribute on the left and adjust its settings, using the Drawing Pad to test.
3. Tap a slider's number to type exact values or link pressure, tilt, or barrel roll.
4. Duplicate before editing, rename in About This Brush, and reset if something goes wrong.
5. Tap Done to save, and use global pressure and stabilization settings for habits that apply to every brush.

To change brush settings in Procreate, open the Brushes panel, tap a brush once to select it, then tap it again to open Brush Studio. Choose an attribute from the left-hand menu (Stroke Path, Stabilization, Grain, Taper, and so on), adjust its sliders while watching the Drawing Pad preview, and tap Done to save. Changes stay attached to that brush until you reset it, so duplicate the original first if you want to keep it.

How to open Brush Studio

There are two entry points, and both end up in the same editor.

• Edit an existing brush: Tap the Paint, Smudge, or Erase tool to open the Brushes panel. Tap a brush once to select it, then tap it again. Brush Studio opens with that brush loaded.
• Build a new brush: In the Brushes panel, tap the + button in the top right and choose to create a new brush.

When you finish, tap Done in the top right to commit your changes. Cancel discards them. Procreate saves edits to the brush itself, including size and opacity, so they persist the next time you pick it up.

Understanding the Brush Studio layout

Brush Studio has three parts:

1. Attributes: The left-hand menu lists 14 attributes. They cover brush shape, grain, stroke path, stabilization, rendering, dynamics, wet mix, Apple Pencil behavior, properties, and the brush's identity.
2. Settings: Selecting an attribute shows its sliders, toggles, and other controls. The options differ for each attribute.
3. Drawing Pad: This is a scratch area inside the editor. Draw in it after each tweak and the preview reflects your changes immediately, so you never need to leave the editor to test a value.

Treat the Drawing Pad as a test strip. Draw a quick slow line, a fast line, a tight curve, and a short tap. A setting that looks right on a long stroke can feel wrong on short ones.

The settings you will change most often

You do not need all 14 attributes to get good results. These cover most real-world adjustments.

Spacing and jitter (Stroke Path)

Procreate builds a stroke by stamping the brush shape repeatedly along your path. Spacing controls how far apart those stamps sit. At low values the stamps merge into one continuous stroke. At high values you see individual shapes with gaps, which is useful for dotted, stippled, or scatter effects.

Jitter adds controlled randomness:

• Spacing Jitter varies the distance between stamps.
• Jitter Lateral pushes stamps perpendicular to the stroke direction.
• Jitter Linear pushes stamps along the stroke direction, so stamps can extend past where you started or ended.

Fall Off fades a stroke out as it continues. Set it to zero for no fade, and raise it to make strokes disappear faster.

StreamLine and Stabilization

If your lines wobble, open the Stabilization attribute. StreamLine smooths out shakes and has two controls: Amount (how smooth the result is) and Pressure (how gradually pressure builds across the stroke). Higher values give cleaner, more deliberate lines, which suits inking and calligraphy. Lower values keep the natural variation of a hand-drawn line.

The tradeoff is feel. Heavy smoothing can make a brush seem sluggish or "ropey" on very short strokes, so test with small marks before committing. The Stabilization control in the same attribute averages your stroke path, and higher values flatten out more wobble.

Taper

For pen and ink styles, the Taper attribute controls how a line thins at its start and end. Drag the points along the Pressure Taper control to set the length of each end. Tapered strokes tend to look more hand-inked, with lines that get thinner and lighter at the tips. Some brushes already include taper, so check before adding more.

Grain scale

Textured brushes use a grain, and its scale is one of the most common reasons to open Brush Studio. Go to the Grain attribute and adjust the Scale slider. A pattern that looks right at one canvas size can look too coarse or too fine at another, so rescale the grain whenever you move between a small test canvas and a large production-resolution one.

Size limits (Properties)

The size slider on the left of the canvas has a fixed range. To go beyond it, open the Properties attribute and change the maximum and minimum size. This is how you get a liner brush to draw finer than its default or a texture brush to cover a large background.

Using numeric values and pressure, tilt, and barrel roll

Every slider in Brush Studio can also take an exact number. Tap the numeric readout next to a slider to open advanced brush settings, where you can type a value or write it with Apple Pencil.

For sliders that support it, the same panel lets you attach pressure, tilt, or barrel roll (on Apple Pencil Pro) independently. That means Jitter Lateral can respond to tilt while Jitter Linear responds to pressure. Typed values are especially useful for repeatability: when you need a set of brushes to behave consistently, writing down "Spacing 8%, StreamLine 60%" is more reliable than eyeballing sliders.

Protect your originals: duplicate, rename, and reset

Because edits are saved to the brush, build a habit of working on copies.

To duplicate a brush:

1. Swipe left on the brush in the Brushes panel.
2. Tap Duplicate.
3. Open the copy in Brush Studio and make your changes.

To rename it: Open the copy in Brush Studio, go to the About This Brush attribute, and edit the name. Descriptive names such as "Ink 60 Stream" save time later.

To reset a brush: For many brushes, the About This Brush attribute has a Reset option. Confirm the prompt, then tap Done. If you cannot find a reset button, the brush is either already at its defaults or it is a custom or imported brush with no stored reset point. Brushes that Procreate has since discontinued also behave like custom brushes. For an imported brush set, reinstalling the set restores the originals.

Per-brush settings versus global settings

Brush Studio changes affect only the brush you are editing. If you want consistent behavior across everything, use the global options instead. Pressure curve and smoothing can be set app-wide in the Actions menu under Prefs, in the Pressure and Smoothing section. Global stabilization is available in the Accessibility settings.

A practical rule: use global settings to compensate for how you draw (heavy pressure, shaky hands), and use Brush Studio to define how a particular brush behaves.

Brush setups that suit animation and motion work

If your Procreate drawings end up in an animation or compositing pipeline, a few habits help.

• Build a small, locked set of brushes. Duplicate and name two or three brushes for line, fill, and texture, and stop tweaking them midway through a sequence. Consistent stroke behavior matters more across a shot than any single perfect setting.
• Match grain scale to final resolution. If you draw at one size and deliver at another, grain that looked fine on a small canvas may read differently after scaling.
• Be deliberate about stabilization. Heavy smoothing gives clean, uniform lines. Lower values leave subtle imperfection, which some styles want and others do not. Pick one approach per project.
• Record your numeric values. Keep a note of the key settings for each project brush so a collaborator, or you in six months, can recreate it.

Troubleshooting common brush problems

• My brush looks different after I changed it and I cannot get it back. Edits are saved to the brush. Use Reset in About This Brush if available, or reinstall the original set. Next time, duplicate before editing.
• There is no Reset button. The brush is likely custom, imported, or discontinued. Reinstall it from its original source.
• Lines feel laggy. Lower StreamLine Amount or the Stabilization value, then test with short strokes.
• Texture looks wrong at a different canvas size. Adjust the Grain scale.
• I cannot make the brush small or large enough. Raise or lower the size limits under Properties.
• Stamps show gaps. Reduce Spacing, and check whether Spacing Jitter is high. Jitter can still affect spacing even when the base value is at zero.

Quick summary

1. Tap a brush once to select it, then again to open Brush Studio.
2. Pick an attribute on the left and adjust its settings, using the Drawing Pad to test.
3. Tap a slider's number to type exact values or link pressure, tilt, or barrel roll.
4. Duplicate before editing, rename in About This Brush, and reset if something goes wrong.
5. Tap Done to save, and use global pressure and stabilization settings for habits that apply to every brush.