Setting a brush shape as its icon can be useful for distinguishing between brushes in the brush palette. An example is the Splatter set that is included with Sketchbook Pro by default - these brushes use their shape as the icon so you can quickly choose between different splatter effects.
IMPORTANT: Sketchbook on mobile devices doesn't automatically using a shape for a brush icon. However with the Premium Bundle you have the option to import your own icons.
You can only use a shape as an icon for a brush that has a shape applied to it.
- Double-tap a brush to open Brush Properties
- Tap the icon next to the brush name to open a menu of icons
- Select Use shape as icon
If you decide you don't like using the shape as the icon, resetting it to default will revert the change if it is one of Sketchbook Pro's pre-installed brush sets, or the brush set was packaged with its icons. If you would like to create your own icon, check out Importing brush icons.
