Free brushes for SketchBook FAQ
ALERT: Free brushes are NOT available to iOS or Android Mobile users.
Brushes are ONLY available on the SketchBook Pro Desktop and SketchBook Pro Windows 10.
Visit the Tips & Tricks page for free brush packs. However, before you do, there are some key points you should keep in mind:
- You can ONLY install the free brushes on the SketchBook Pro Desktop and SketchBook Pro Windows 10.
- The free brushes will not install on the mobile versions of SketchBook Pro.
- The brushes ONLY work in SketchBook 8.x or higher and Windows 10.
- If you download the brushes and they aren't automatically installed, you can manually import the brush set. Check out the next section.
Manually installing a brush set
- In either the Desktop, Enterprise, or Windows 10 version of SketchBook, tap
to open the Brush Library. - Tap the upper right corner of a brush set to access its marking menu.
- Select
Import Brush Set. - Locate the downloaded brushes (usually in your Downloads folder). Though the file is in .zip format, there is no need to extract it.
- Tap Open.
Windows 10 users - Issues importing the free brush .zip files
If you are using the Windows 10 version of SketchBook Pro, you might be having issues with importing the free brushes. The .zip format is an issue when using the Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer browser to download the free brushes. To correct this issue, use a different browser, such as Google Chrome. The zipped file will download correctly and you will have .skbrushes format files.
The zipped files can be imported into the Desktop version of SketchBook Pro.
Some of the brushes from older posts won't work on the Windows 10 version.
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