Creating a texture brush

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A texture brush turns a smooth stroke into something more interesting by adding a texture to it. Use texture to help simulate the look and feel of something in the real world. Texture brushes can make something look soft, fluffy, even gritty. If you want to create a brick wall and add graffiti to it, you’ll need a texture brush to simulate the textured surface and the paint of the graffiti that soaked into the pores of the brick.

If you want to create a brush stroke that looks like you’ve painted over a surface with a texture, such as canvas, or like you’ve shaded over a piece of paper with a coin underneath it, try creating a texture brush. It adds another dimension to your stroke. Once you have selected a texture, you can play with it, making it subtle or adding complexity.



Creating a texture brush in Sketchbook Pro for desktop

  1. In the Brush Library, tap-hold the marking menu 1665084026712-lagoon-1.png and flick New Brush icon in Sketchbook Pro Windows 10 to select a brush from the Do-It-Yourself Brush dialog and tap Create.
  2. Double-tap the new Do-It-Yourself Brush to open its Brush Properties.
  3. In Brush Properties, tap the Advanced tab, scroll down to Nib and open it, then scroll down to Texture.
  4. Tap Shape list icon (the triangle in the bottom right corner of Texture) and select a texture from the list of options.

If you want to modify the texture further, try inverting the texture, or changing the scale. brightness, or contrast. There are many options you can play with, so experiment.


Once you’ve created a brush (see Changing brush properties and Customizing brushes), a texture can be added to it using either one of the default textures, by importing textures‍, or by capturing one of your own‍.


Creating a texture brush in Sketchbook on mobile devices

A texture can be applied or changed on any brush using one of the default textures, or by importing textures‍.

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Creating new brushes in Sketchbook on iOS and Android requires the Premium Bundle‍ 


  1. In the Brush Library, tap the menu and Duplicate a brush to create a new brush.
  2. Brush properties will automatically open for the new (duplicated) brush
  3. Tap the Advanced tab, scroll down to Nib and open it, then scroll down to Texture.
  4. Tap Shape list icon (the triangle in the bottom right corner of Texture) and select a texture from the list of options. or import‍ your own texture.
    NOTE: Sketchbook on mobile doesn't have the capture texture function that is available in Sketchbook Pro.

If you want to modify the texture further, try inverting the texture, or changing the scale. brightness, or contrast. There are many options you can play with, so be sure to experiment.