What if you’re working on a job and have to use custom brushes they’ve made? Or, a friend wants you to check out a cool new brush they’ve made? You can import them, using the Brush Library. However, you will see two cases below where it might not be quite that straightforward.
If you’re running the latest version of SketchBook Pro – you’re golden. If you’re not, you’ll need to be running the same version the brushes were made in or higher.
We only support the .skbrushes
brush format, so you won’t be able to import and use these brushes within SketchBook Pro.
There are two ways to import a brush. The most straightforward is to drag and drop the brush into the canvas or double-click the brush file. If it isn’t handy, try this:
To import a brush, in the Brush Palette, tap to open the Brush Library.
Tap within a brush set to access .
Tap and select
to create a brush.
In Create Do-It-Yourself Brush, tap Import.
Select a brush and tap Open. The brush will be loaded into the Brush Library.
There are two ways to import a set of brushes. The most straightforward is to drag and drop the set into the canvas or double-click the brush set file. If it isn’t handy, try 1. To import a set brushes, select to open the Brush Library.
Tap and select
to create a brush.
Select a brush set and tap Open. The set will be loaded into the Brush Library.
If you would like to download the free brushes from the blog and use them, either following the instructions below or see How to use SketchBook Extras.
Go to the blog and download the latest brush set (or wherever there's a brush set) to save it to your computer.
In the Brush Library, tap a brush set.
Tap-hold and select
Import Brush Set.
Navigate to your Downloads folder. (This is the default location for where the downloaded brush set should be.)
Double-tap the brush set. Even though it's a zipped file, this shouldn't be an issue. The set is immediately loaded into your Brush Library.
Now that you’ve created and probably imported brush sets into the Brush Library, you may have found a set you love to use. If so, why not pin it to the Brush Palette? This will replace the current brushes in the palette with those in the chosen set.
In the Brush Library, tap the brush set you want to pin to the Brush Palette.
Tap-hold and select
Pin Set To Palette. You will see your palette is now loaded with the new brush set.
You cannot import brushes to your iOS or Android devices.
SketchBook Pro Mobile doesn't currently have a way to import brushes. Is there a brush in SketchBook Pro Desktop you'd like to use? If so, export your image and import it into the desktop version. When finished with the brush, export the image, then bring it back into SketchBook Pro Mobile.
What if you’re working on a job and have to use custom brushes they’ve made? Or, a friend wants you to check out a cool new brush they’ve made? What about those free brushes on the SketchBook Pro Blog? You can import them, using the brush management tools in the Brush Library.
There are a few ways to import a set of brushes. One way is to drag and drop the set into the canvas or double-click the brush set file. Another is to use SketchBook Extras. You can also try this:
There are two ways to import a set of brushes. The most straightforward is to drag and drop the set into the canvas or double-click the brush set file. If it isn’t handy, try this:
If the brushes you’ve imported don’t have a custom icon, SketchBook Pro will assign the default DIY icon () to them. See Importing brush icons to make your own.
Do you have a set of brushes you love to use? If so, why not pin it to the Brush Palette? This will replace the current brushes in the palette with those in the chosen set.