PROCREATE BRUSH PROBLEMS (7 easy fixes you need to know!)

Are you having trouble with brushes in Procreate? In this brush troubleshooting guide, I will walk you through easy fixes for the common brush problems you might be experiencing. These are all issues I have had in the past and I hope that the fixes can help you as much as they helped me!
#procreate #procreatebrushes #procreatetips
Chapters for this video:
Intro 00:00
Pressure curve settings 00:33
Skipping within strokes 6:03
Tilt setting issues 7:08
Canvas size issues 9:16
Resetting brushes 10:36
Unintended transparency 12:36
"Sticky" brushes 13:29
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ABOUT ME
Hello and welcome to Color with Kendi! 😁
I’m Ria, but I go by the artist name Kendi. I’m a KZbinr and Procreate artist based in Canada.
My KZbin channel, Color with Kendi, is my space to share fun and easy-to-follow Procreate art tutorials and tips for beginner and intermediate artists.
How did I get here?
My educational background is in nutrition, food engineering and chemical engineering. I’ve always loved art, but struggled to make it a lasting hobby until I discovered digital art in 2020. Since then, I’ve been utterly obsessed with the app, Procreate, and you’ll find me painting and sketching daily on my iPad.
Art has brought so much joy and peace to my life and I want to share that joy with YOU. Color with Kendi is my space to do that.
What do I do?
Currently, I make art tutorials on KZbin. My focus is on digital art made in Procreate, but since my earlier art experience was with traditional media such as watercolor and gouache, you’ll find that my digital art has more of a traditional media vibe.
I also make custom Procreate brushes that are inspired by traditional media such as watercolor, gouache, ink, pencils and more. You can find those in my brushes shop: www.colorwithkendi.com/procre...
My goal is to share content and products that can help you make art a lasting hobby that brings you joy!
How did I come up with the name Color with Kendi?
I started my digital art journey just a few months after adopting my younger cat, Kendi. He’s always around me and has been my “art buddy” since the day I started painting in Procreate. So in a sense I was always “coloring with Kendi”. That’s where the name for the channel was born and I wanted to use Kendi as my artist name to honor my cat.
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[@colorwithkendi]

Do you love creating art in Procreate, but miss the textures of traditional media like watercolor and gouache? Then check out the custom brushes I use here! 🌟 www.colorwithkendi.com/procreate-brushes Part 2 of the video series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZiyn6maoZxoos0si=iUTNtRjefZdOiwM8 Chapters for today's video: Intro 00:00 Pressure curve settings 00:33 Skipping within strokes 6:03 Tilt setting issues 7:08 Canvas size issues 9:16 Resetting brushes 10:36 Unintended transparency 12:36 "Sticky" brushes 13:29

[@stillfeelnit]

Kendi, I've struggled for over a year on my iPad trying to figure out why it doesn't "feel right". This video has helped immensely! Thank you so much. May your heart be full and your family healthy!

[@colorwithkendi]

I'm so glad to hear that the video helped you! Take care!

[@nimnimnaredi5537]

@@colorwithkendi hie really appreciate your effort. Information in this video is cleared lot of doubts. I have 1 question regarding taper setting I.e. I am using third party stylus and in my every brush both ends are not thinning or tapering. 1 end always remain blunt. Please provide solution if possible.

[@kaceymatthews]

Someone please help me I can’t even draw anything it won’t let me use any brush what do i do

[@p3nnycraft]

Thank you so much for this!!! My issue was sticky brushes, but it wasn't just individual brushes, it was my *global* stabilization settings that got messed up somehow. When you opened up the Pressure & Smoothing menu in the first segment and I saw my stabilization was at 50% while yours was at 0% I knew I'd found my culprit. I can draw again!

[@lauramikkelsen983]

Thank you so much for this comment! I've been so frustrated and given up on Procreate because my brushes didn't act like on the tutorials (even paid guides), even when I've followed the exact same settings for brushes and everything ... Now I'm finally getting rid of the sticky brushes that have been making it impossible to draw like normally

[@AsmallShark2001]

This video is amazing, I struggle with drawing with my pen vertically and can only draw comfortably on a slant but couldn't figure out how to adjust the tilt in a way that worked the way I needed it to. Thank you so much ! ❤️

[@colorwithkendi]

Glad it helped!

[@Fiz4Foxx]

Thank you so much. Very help full. Hated the tilt shade thing, now it gone. Yay

[@EmeraldNightlinde]

KENDIIII THANK YOU!!! you are a godsend. I love the 6B Pencil but off and on it has the tilt setting issue, and none of the recommended ways to fix it worked! (ie, turn bluetooth off and on, disconnect and reconnect your pencil, hard restart your tablet, etc)

[@BavarianBlackBear]

Thankyou for this. The sticky brushes annoy me so and it is nice to know where to go look to fix it, and the pressure curve you did simply and that is all that is needed. I myself don't need to know why when it comes to this I just need it to work. If I were more into this lets say as a job and not just doodling for fun that would be a different story. Time to go check out your other videos!

[@colorwithkendi]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stephenreinfurt5640]

Wow - Thanks so much for posting this video! The tilt on the sketch brushes was driving me crazy. So helpful!!

[@colorwithkendi]

Glad it helped!

[@dandimorandi]

thanks for the video! I've been struggling with the tilt settings for a while!

[@milanverma2701]

It really helped to adjust the pressure curve, Thanks

[@sunshinejenny5536]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@jagroopdeol2420]

Thank you so so much. I was unable to do anything due to tilt settings. I turned it off and this makes my procreate 100 times better for me

[@Zequisity]

This is a LIFESAVER! I've looked through many videos and still didn't know how to fix it or what my problem even was called! (It was tilt) thank you SO much for making this video!

[@colorwithkendi]

Glad it helped!

[@Mia-lt8uk]

the tilt thingy changed my life. thank you

[@kariluequi2670]

This is a great video with very helpful tips. The video was simple and to the point which made it very easy to follow and understand. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@colorwithkendi]

Thank you, Kari. 😃 Happy to hear that!

[@norasikinhussein7453]

As a beginner this is gold. You are a life saver. Thanks a millions.

[@zeeyups]

Thank u so much! Ive been struggling with the tilt settings, and this helps me a lot :")

[@colorwithkendi]

Happy to help!

[@lilcra8684]

This deserves so much more love, I cant thank you enough, I am a beginner user and the tilt has been bothering me so much. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@colorwithkendi]

You're very welcome!

[@kargo8]

Sticky brush fix! Hallelujah! I didn’t even know how to describe the issue that drove me nuts on that type of brush. Thank you!

[@colorwithkendi]

I'm so glad!

[@mutedspace]

i have looked everywhere for this type of tutorial thank you So much omg

[@colorwithkendi]

You're welcome!!

[@SevenArt-en6ss]

OMG.. finally.. someone who actually answers the questions I needed answered. thanks for this video

[@colorwithkendi]

Glad it was helpful!

[@valeria931433]

Muto obrigada!!! Seu vídeo me salvou, pois não sabia mais o que fazer para corrigir o problema da minha pencil.🥰🥰🥰

[@creativeergonomics4921]

thank you for the helpful tips.

[@crowcove]

thank you for the tilt settings one! even though that wasnt the issue(it might just be my pencil nip dulling) thats such an easy and useful fix!

[@colorwithkendi]

You're welcome!

[@oliviadean8488]

Thank you! I was so confused why all my lines looked the same size!

[@colorwithkendi]

You're welcome!!

[@reneenovello9904]

Saved me with the stabilization tip!!

[@katherinenoggle6407]

Thanks for this - very helpful! Especially since i had just screwed up a texture brush trying to make it smaller. The sidebar only narrowed the brush, didn't make the actual texture smaller. At least i know how to restore it now! Any hints on how to make a halftone dot texture smaller would be greatly appreciated!

[@colorwithkendi]

You're welcome, Katherine! In order to make the halftone dot texture smaller, you can follow these steps: 1. Duplicate the brush and then tap on the brush to open the Brush Studio. 2. Then tap on the segment called Grain. 3. Reduce the scale on the scale slider. Tap on done to save the change. Let me know if that works!

[@dariafrantsevych5295]

Thank you!!! The video contains a lot of useful tips

[@colorwithkendi]

Glad it was helpful!

[@asofa3455]

Thank u, it really helps me🎉🎉🎉

[@SheilaghRiordan]

Thank you. Huge help

[@colorwithkendi]

You're welcome!

[@armieg.1575]

Thank you for helping me 😊solve my problem 😅.

[@colorwithkendi]

Happy to help!

[@Aciano00]

Omg thank you so much i struggles with this 😢

[@falcolf]

THANK YOU. The tilt thing was driving me BONKERS!

[@AKindJester]

Thank you for the tip on brush stability, I've been frustrated for days feeling like procreate makes me draw with a wet noodle

[@JJ-gy3wy]

Thank you 🎉

[@shejimolej1079]

Kendi, You are a lifesaver indeed! but I have still a problem with brushes, I'm not getting sharp edges

[@colorwithkendi]

Hello 👋. Have you tried increasing the canvas size? Is this happening with all brushes or just a few?

[@adrienevd]

What a great video and I learned a lot, perhaps you could make a course on how to create brushes? I would instantly purchase it!

[@colorwithkendi]

Maybe one day! 😊

[@cosmickaero]

thank you!!

[@Aldersnap]

Also must say I was having trouble getting my brushes to draw, but the apple pencil worked for navigation. Solution: after I tried fiddling with a bajillion settings, restarting the ipad. Sometimes you really do just need to "turn it off and back on again" as they say 😭

[@LizatHome]

Thanks so much, really helpful. My strokes all tend to look shaky, i am not sure if I have a shaky hand, when I draw with a pencil it’s not apparent, but no matter the brush, my strokes are shaky.

[@colorwithkendi]

Hi Liza, if this is an issue with every brush then you’ll benefit from changing the overall Procreate settings for the Apple Pencil. Go to the actions menu (wrench icon), then go to Prefs, then go to Pressure and Smoothing. Play around with the first two settings until you are able to get non-shaky lines. Hope that helps!

[@liesbeth9810]

7:05 it might have been said by someone else, but if those suggestions don’t work and if keeps on skipping, sometimes the Apple Pencil tip needs to be replaced as it wears down over time or when you drop it (I’ve had some with a small dent in the tip causing this kind of skipping). Or when using a matte screen protector, it might need to be changed when it has to many or deep scratches (or cleaned when it’s dirty).

[@MissAngiePix]

Thanks for your video! I'm just starting out and am simply tracing photos, etc. to make stained glass patterns to ultimately be printed on my Cricut. Others have suggested the technical pen at 5% to make the correct line width for spaces between the pieces for soldering. My problem is that I need my line width to stay constant, no matter how hard I press, and the ends need to have no taper. Can you help with my settings? Thanks ahead of time!

[@colorwithkendi]

Have you tried using the monoline brush in the default Calligraphy section? It has no taper and is a single width.

[@ilanapaschoal8787]

Awesome video!! I've been having trouble with some brushes and this helped me out a lot! Thank you so much! Subscribed for more tips :)

[@colorwithkendi]

Glad the video was helpful! Thank you for subbing! 😊

[@user-fs9cg8zj9b]

Hi there! I use the 6b default pencil in procreate. I select the Comic 6 x 9.5 inch cavas. The pen works great for a one character panel. But when I use to make 4 or 5 panel scenes and Im drawing the characters smaller in size on the same Comic 6 x 9.5 canvas, the 6b pencil is too fat to draw details. Even if i slide the pencil size to smallest setting. Is there a way to change the 6b pencil size lower in the settings? Thanks!

[@colorwithkendi]

You can change the settings in the brush engine. You can watch my video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqPUo6CKjJ6DbZo Just change the min size instead of the max size. Let me know if that works!

[@jadasimonee1571]

Mine still doesn’t workk 😩 it makes this smudge effect especially over a color but then the brushes and colors work with my fingers

[@colorwithkendi]

Is this a particular brush that isn’t working or all your brushes do this? Can you make a quick video showing the problem on your phone and upload it to KZbin as an unlisted video? You can share the link here or send me the link in an email ([e-mail]). I’ll try to figure out the issue.

[@That1HippieChick]

Go to preferences, gesture controls, general, uncheck “painting with finger”. Then also in gesture controls under smudge, make sure “always smudge with finger” is not selected. I hope this helps you 😊✌️🎨

[@SolomonKotsekoglou-dr5pf]

Hi, thank you for your video! I have a question regarding the brush settings. Very often when I download a new brush set the brush is not wirklich with my Apple Pencil but with my finger. This is soo annoying and frustrating. Do you have a tip how to solve this problem ?

[@colorwithkendi]

Sorry for the late reply. Have you tried turning off the option to paint with your finger? I have that turned off and I haven’t noticed the issue you’re describing. You can turn it off under the Actions menu under Preferences. It’s in the gesture controls under the general segment. Hope that will work.

[@kurene]

do you need to do stabilization with all the brushes? or is there a setting we might be able to change, I feel most of the default are like that, maybe not to that extent shown on video but they do have some stickiness to them

[@colorwithkendi]

As far as I know, there is a setting under the actions menu (the wrench icon) under preferences called Pressure and Smoothing and you can only increase overall stabilization there, not decrease it. So there is no way to decrease the stickiness of all brushes in one go. You’ll need to change the stabilization of each brush individually if you want to remove/decrease the stickiness.

[@ewelinaduleba579]

You saved my life😅😅 I thought my Apple Pencil didn’t work and all I wanted was a real paper and real pencil😅😅😅 and then settings taddaaaa

[@pamelaschoenberg8650]

Great vid! In the first part of the video it shows pressure, i cannot get the light sketch no latter what curve i do, it all looks extremely dark, any idea??😭

[@colorwithkendi]

Hi Pamela, can you try again and test with the default 6B pencil and drag the center pressure curve node all the way to the bottom right hand corner? That would be the most extreme setting. If it’s still coming out dark then it’s likely some other issue and not the pressure curve. Let me know if it works.

[@liampeyper8261]

Hi there I’m having a problem with procreate settings most likely, because I even switched pens and it’s giving the same problem. So some brushes don’t adjust at all even when using the thickness and opacity sliders. The lines come out thin and pixelated or, in al the others, don’t even show at all.

[@colorwithkendi]

Can you please send a video of your issue to my email?

[@chewwyyann]

Hi, many thanks for the tutorial. Can you help with the tip of the brush? All of the end of the line or tip is not sharp or pointed like yours, I haven't seen any tutorial for that, all of the end of my lines are not pointy or sharp

[@colorwithkendi]

Hello, You're welcome. The sharp tip of the lines depends on a few things: 1. The brush itself. Not all brushes have the ability to create such tips. It depends on the settings. Select a brush in the brush library. And then tap again on the brush in the brush library and it will open up the brush settings. Adjust the taper settings. 2. Your use of pressure. To create pointed tips, you need to reduce the pressure as you draw the end of the line. If your pressure remains the same throughout, you will not get a tip even if the brush settings are correct. This requires some practice and brush control. As you create a line, reduce the pressure as you lift the pencil. You will get the hang of it after a few tries. 3. Your stylus - if you have an Apple Pencil, you will be able to get the most out of the pressure sensitivity and therefore you should be able to create tips if the brush settings are correct and you use varying pressure. However, with other styluses, you may not get the same results as they are not always as pressure sensitive. In a nutshell, the taper/tip requires you to use a brush with the correct settings, a stylus that is adequately pressure sensitive and requires your use of varying pressure. Practice is essential. Hope that helps!

[@jowelledfouni5870]

Hello dear, Thank you for this amazing video but I need help please as it didn’t fix my issue. I can’t seem to draw with apple pen, only I can with my fingers .not sure if I messed something up in the settings as it was working fine before. Please help, 😩

[@colorwithkendi]

Hello 👋. There are two different things you could try. 1. Go the the wrench icon and tap on Prefs. Then go to Gesture controls and then tap on General. Then turn off enable painting with fingers. Exit and go back to the canvas. Then try to use the Apple Pencil. Does that work? 2. Go to the iPad settings app. If you don’t know where that app is, just hit search and type in the word “settings”and it will come up. In that app, find where it says Apple Pencil. Then turn on the setting that says “only draw with Apple Pencil”. Does that work?

[@pinkponypuppy9586]

Hi I’m still stumped! I keep having to hold down when drawing to have the lines come out when drawing. It’s not a issue for most of my lines but mercury for example is making me press down on my tablet when using my apple pen and when I do it just comes out a big line and I don’t want to deal with it. How do I make it where I can draw easily with out pressing hard? Sorry if i word it bad I don’t know how to explain this.

[@colorwithkendi]

Can you make a short video clip of the issue and link it here? That will help me understand the issue better.

[@viktoriamk]

Hey! 😊 thanks a lot for this video. Basically my problem is a little bit different and maybe we could find a solution for it ; so first of all I use a 2022 iPad Pro with 2nd generation pencil ,canvas settings are always at high px and 450 dpi. And my issue is when I draw something in detail and I zoom into the canvas a little bit, any brush becomes VERY pixelated, let’s say it’s really disturbing for my drawing process, I feel it’s dirty. The second thing is that when I try to put shadows with gentle movements with a bigger brush, it leaves a mark in the beginning when I put down the brush , it leaves a mark in the way the brush pattern looks like itself. I try to do it as gentle as possible but it didn’t leaves even if I adjust the settings of the pressure. So hopefully I was able to explain it well. Thanks in advance 😊

[@colorwithkendi]

Hello! What are the exact dimensions of your canvas? And if you could send a short video clip showing the issue along with the brush names they would be helpful. You can send me an email.

[@viktoriamk]

@@colorwithkendi thank you for your quick response! Sure, I’ll send you today all the informations attached.

[@JennyWren1118]

Hi, I am having big trouble with the smudge brush it’s doing its own thing. When I go to smudge something it’ll start doing it and then it starts to Erase itself. Simply driving me insane. Have you got a video to show how to fix this? Or have you got a smudge brush that I can purchase and if you have, can you please show me the link to the smudge brush

[@colorwithkendi]

Hi Jenny, can you send me an email with a short video attachment of the issue? And also, can you let me know the name of the brush you are trying to smudge with? Not all brushes smudge well. Have you tried smudging with the Procreate default brush called Soft Brush (it’s under the Airbrushing section in the Smudge Brush Library). Does that brush also not work? My email address is [e-mail] .

[@ashleybarnett1783]

Hi! None of the changes I made to the pressure curve changed my pen strokes. I even made it more extreme in all of the directions and there was no difference in the line my pen would draw. Is there another setting I might be missing?

[@colorwithkendi]

Are you using an Apple Pencil? Or another stylus?

[@quymr]

Yeah, thank you. The Stabilization is annoying.

[@Dani_UK]

Hi, thank you for the tips you shared! I have learned a lot. But my brush behaviour issue hasn’t been mentioned. My brush strokes have abilities to undo themselves while I’m still working. I am trying to draw a oval or circle and before I managed to close the curve and hold to activate the menu, my strokes started going backwards and become as a line instead of curves 😢, or make a curve but not closed up. Like a half oval . I don’t know what I have changed in my settings to get this issue and if you know how I can fix it, I will be grateful ❤

[@colorwithkendi]

Hi Dani, there are two things that came to mind when I read your comment. 1) You might be inadvertently invoking the QuickShape feature in Procreate. If you make a line or curve and hold it (even inadvertently), it invokes the QuickShape command automatically and that can make your strokes look really different from what you had made. You can try turning off QuickShape and see if your issue resolves. I'll explain that in the next reply.

[@colorwithkendi]

To turn off QuickShape, complete the following steps. Open the Actions Menu (wrench icon), and then go to Prefs. Select Gesture Controls. On the left, find where it says QuickShape and tap on it. Then turn it off. You might have it turned on as Draw and Hold. See if turning that off helps.

[@colorwithkendi]

The other thing I thought of was 2) the connection between fabric and the screen. Sometimes, when I wear a sleeve with soft fabric and if it brushes up against the screen while I paint, the strokes look funny and not as intended. Try to push the sleeve of your shirt up so it can't touch the iPad screen when you paint. Let me know if any of the two solutions worked. :) Hope that helps!

[@nikoloselias8167]

I’m not sure what’s wrong with my hardware but regardless of how I change the pressure curve, nothing changes the thickness of my lines no matter how hard I press. Very disheartening. I’d love some help if anyone knows how to change it. Is there a setting I’m missing outside of the curve???

[@colorwithkendi]

Are you using an Apple Pencil? Is it pressure sensitive in other apps but not in Procreate?

[@soantu5706]

Same. Could you fix it?

[@khatlyalafiusi6716]

@@colorwithkendiyes it does with me

[@masumiku8590]

@@colorwithkendiI’m using an apple pen and no matter how light i press it’s still dark even changing the curve.

[@NullifyAll]

I feel like the "sticky" setting is so unnecessary lol thank you for this

[@colorwithkendi]

The sticky setting can be quite useful for calligraphy but for the usual painting, it’s really not useful.

[@parampaara]

Hi! I still kinda having a trouble with the pressure thingy, I've adjust like what you said, buy it's still not working, is it because the pen I use is Bluetooth pen? I don't understand, but I'll be happy if you caj help me :")

[@colorwithkendi]

Sometimes things don’t work with a third party stylus. For best results, I would recommend an Apple Pencil .

[@fralainedenisetagod2636]

i have a problem with then painting brush that is the square shape, i wanted to create a sharp line but the end kept doing curve

[@colorwithkendi]

Is it a Procreate default brush? What’s the name?

[@cjh405]

im struggling with trying to fix the “sticky” brush. Did exactly what you said on a different brush and it didnt work

[@colorwithkendi]

Were you able to fix the issue? If not, send me an email with the brush and I can take a look at the settings.

[@selvoyaIsHer1]

thank you….

[@colorwithkendi]

You’re welcome ☺️.

[@crowcove]

hey! wondering if you could help: i have the brush opacity problem, but it isnt because of the opacity slider being set wrong! the brush is normal when im using my finger, but no matter how much pen pressure i put, my apple pen shows it as semi-transparent. whats the issue?

[@colorwithkendi]

Sorry for the late reply. Did you find a fix for this? If not, send me the brush (my email is on my website) and I will take a look at the brush settings. Seems like there is some setting that might be causing this.

[@sonic_chu4157]

I know this isn’t really the topic under this vid, but I need an immediate help with finding my lost brush of my own on Procreate, I don’t know where Do I find the recently deleted folder to recover it if it’s even possible, any suggests?

[@colorwithkendi]

Hello. From my understanding, it's not possible to recover lost brushes once they have been deleted. Lost Procreate files can be recovered if you have them automatically backed up on iCloud but I don't think that applies to brushes. I could be wrong, but I haven't seen a way to recover lost brushes.

[@yyttkk5107]

I tried fixing the Sticky Brush problem and it didn’t work:( it works on the preview brush test panel, but not on the main canvas. Is there like a main override option?

[@colorwithkendi]

Turn stabilization off under Pressure and Smoothing. To get there, go to the wrench icon and tap on Prefs and then go go Pressure and Smoothing.

[@flava1211]

Hello! I have a quick question. I recently got around to buying a 2nd gen apple pencil. Today I connected it and tried it out in procreate. I noticed that no matter which brush I selected(at 100% size), it was displaying as a thin line. I would have to set the pressure to 0 under apple pencil. Have you ever heard of this happening?

[@colorwithkendi]

So sorry - I haven’t heard of anything like this. Do you have any other app that you can test the Apple Pencil in? Like GoodNotes or Notability or another art app? That way you can figure out if the issue is with the Apple Pencil itself or if it is an issue with Procreate.

[@earljoemaritolentino7777]

I have a problem in sticky brush, and I tried what you’ve done on your video but sadly nothings change in my brush 😢 would you please help me.

[@colorwithkendi]

Is this happening to all brushes or just one particular brush? Let me know and I can tell you what it could be depending on your answer.

[@spaula1114]

My problem is that i want to have lines same width but while i resize canvas to see better the brush will be different size... like when you draw on full size its bigger when you go closer and make same line with same pressure its lighter, how to change that?

[@colorwithkendi]

Go to the wrench icon and then to Prefs and change the dynamic brush scaling setting.

[@_left_6631]

I got my 2nd gen today and it works all well and good, but I don’t understand why it’s not really working with procreate, despite me changing the settings, the pressure setting doesn’t seem to work I don’t think and the tilt doesn’t work that much and I’m super confused,, you can’t even see the brush strokes unless I change the settings of each brush, maybe I’m just being dumb cause I have no idea what I should be doing💀

[@colorwithkendi]

Just to confirm, it is indeed the second generation and not the new USB-C Apple Pencil which was released last year?

[@cryywolf]

Is my pen broken ? Using basic brushes like round painting brush etc I can’t get the pressure sensitivity to work right, the line comes out as the same thickness/darkness whether I press lightly or hard no matter how I adjust my pressure graph - also tried individual brush settings.. and I tried changing the tip

[@colorwithkendi]

Do you have an Apple Pencil or another stylus? Sounds like there is an issue with the stylus itself and that’s why Procreate isn’t able to sense the changes in pressure. Have you tried using your stylus in any other drawing program like Photoshop on the iPad? Do you still have this issue in those programs? If you do, then it seems like you will need to get the stylus fixed.

[@gburgos4648]

Kendo I have a big problem it will not let me draw a circle it goes back to the starting point it’s like the line moves after I draw it

[@colorwithkendi]

Does this happen with all brushes? Or only certain ones? When you draw the circle, are you holding the pencil in place after you're done drawing it? That might be invoking the QuickShape function. Usually it works as intended and will create a perfect circle, but maybe it's not working correctly. You can try turning off the QuickShape function and see if that helps. Go to the wrench icon and tap on Prefs and go to gesture controls and turn off the QuickShape function (turn off draw and hold). Let me know if that works!

[@cathyaitken2794]

May I ask where you got the grip for you Apple Pencil?

[@colorwithkendi]

I got it from Amazon - it’s from a brand called Uppr.

[@1crafter2another]

I've been experimenting with stamp brushes. I can't figure out why when the stamp is soon much harder to see than when it is big. It seems the stroke fades? Any suggestions on what setting I need to change in order to keep the visibility the same at all sizes of the stamp brush?

[@colorwithkendi]

Check the fall off setting in the brush settings. If it’s on, turn it off. To get to that setting, just tap on the brush to open the Brush Engine and you’ll see it in the first category at the bottom.

[@1crafter2another]

@@colorwithkendi I gave it a shot. Turned the fall off all the way down, then back up. No change on either setting. The stamp, a simple circle, still gets lighter the smaller the size selected. I'm wondering if I have to just make a new brush for each size of a circle I need?

[@colorwithkendi]

Seems like something if off in one of your brush settings - probably related to color or opacity. You should be able to change the size of the stamp without it getting lighter. It’s hard for me to tell you what setting it could be without looking at the brush settings. You could email me the brush and I could take a look. My email is on my website.

[@1crafter2another]

@@colorwithkendi thank you! Email sent.

[@Zpd-dj7ql]

So I’m struggling with the sticky brush situation and following your instructions hasn’t changed it at all. Please help.

[@colorwithkendi]

Have you figured out the issue? Is it an issue with a particular brush or all brushes in general?

[@mimik6414]

Edit: You need the right Apple Pencil! I have the newest usb-c one and it does NOT have pressure sensitivity!😤 I really need help. My pen pressure just won’t work no matter how light or hard I press, it stays the same size AND opacity. I can change the size and opacity manually, but I want the pencil to be able to do it itself!

[@colorwithkendi]

Oh my! I wonder why they would come out with a product that doesn't have a key feature. Are you going to return it?

[@ameliag2766]

I still have 1 more problem… whenever I draw a line it like disappears like when I try and colour something in it just undoes what I have done

[@colorwithkendi]

Does it happen every time or only sometimes? It could be that you are accidentally touching the undo button at times.

[@Bl66Y1]

There is still something wrong the problem is it’s the same as the last one and it still does not work 😢

[@colorwithkendi]

Not sure I understand. Same as the last one? Can you please elaborate. 😊

[@sebaszwarc]

Apple Pencil is expensive. It is worth mentioning that cheaper alternatives very often do not have pressure sensivity

[@sunshinejenny5536]

What Apple Pencil are you using? And what I-Pad?

[@colorwithkendi]

I have a second generation Apple Pencil and my iPad is an iPad Pro from 2021.

[@AAv-hh3sv]

Okay I have a question does it depend on the ipad pencil I use because nothing is working with me

[@colorwithkendi]

I don’t have experience with styluses other than the Apple Pencil, but I’ve heard that using other styluses can cause unexpected results.

[@AAv-hh3sv]

@@colorwithkendi okay thank you for responding ❤️

[@MrBinnasr]

What about when I zoom and zoom out I got different size of line ?

[@colorwithkendi]

It because of a setting you might have turned on accidentally. To turn it off, go to the wrench icon and then select Prefs. And change the dynamic brush scaling setting. Hope that helps!

[@MrBinnasr]

@@colorwithkendi thx 🙏

[@ButterBeerTV]

i use low opacity when i do outlines and rough sketches and it keeps overlapping and getting darker when i let go and go back down... ive been searching for literally 3 hours and theres no fix to this?? can you help please

[@colorwithkendi]

There is no fix for that. Lower opacity means the brush is now transparent. And when you build up transparent strokes, it will get darker and overlap if you lift the pencil and apply more “paint”. Just use a lighter color for your brush strokes instead of using low opacity for your rough sketches.

[@colorwithkendi]

You could also just lower the opacity of the layer you’re painting on. Rather than lowering the opacity of the brush.

[@robcmyk]

I am having the sticky brush issue and your fix didn't work for me. Any other suggestions?

[@colorwithkendi]

Is the issue with a particular brush or are you seeing it happen to all the brushes? 1. If it’s happening to all the brushes, you’ll need to change the Stabilization settings in the Pressure and Smoothing menu under Actions-> Preferences. Reduce the stabilization to none. 2.If it’s a particular brush, then make sure you’ve turned off both Streamline and Stabilization under the Stabilization menu in the Brush Studio (tap on the brush to get into the brush studio). If that doesn’t work, try re-installing that particular brush.

[@Kuwandi]

I checked my blood pressure - it’s 190/95 when using my brushes

[@colorwithkendi]

Hahaha!

[@fandomgeek1877]

Do you know what to do if the brush is not in the size I set it too?

[@colorwithkendi]

Can you please elaborate? Are you setting it to a specific size and then does it change when you zoom in?

[@fandomgeek1877]

@colorwithkendi @colorwithkendi Actually, when I try to draw, it always appears thin. No matter how much I try to set the size or opacity, even when I zoom in and out, it still does it. I tried the settings and used the pressure grid, but nothing works. It works well when I use my fingers, but not my pen.

[@fandomgeek1877]

@colorwithkendi My apologies for the delay, but after some research. I found out that the bruches don't respond to my apple pencil. I needed to change up the brush settings, so i can use my pen. Before finding out about this, it didn't matter if I zoomed in or out or even adjusted the pressure grid. It still didn't draw. I also checked the pencil tip, thinking it needed to be replaced, but that wasn't it either.

[@3DSimulant]

Thanks, but my Procreate has a different problem. It sticks after 4-7 centimeters of drawing, like the memory is empty for more details. And from this point it pulls straight or tight lines to the pencil tip! Every brush, also in smudge or rubber mode! Impossible to draw a spiral…. But drawing with finger is still normal behavior. iPad Pro 1 12.9“. (Resets done) Thanks for you efforts

[@colorwithkendi]

That’s quite strange - sorry to hear that you’re having trouble with this issue. The only thing that come to mind is perhaps some setting is off in the Pressure and Smoothing under Preferences. Did you reset those settings too?

[@3DSimulant]

@@colorwithkendi iOS Update to 16.3 fixed all trouble! 🤓😉

[@ctrgigi]

My brushes will work with my finger but not my brush I see the brush outline but no paint goes on the layer - but the finger tip works, help

[@colorwithkendi]

Sorry for the late reply. Were you able to find a fix for the problem?

[@oof_itsluke7025]

Im not sure why but no matter what I do (and ive tryed alot in settings and stuff) the pressure sensitivity does not work at all! No matter how hard or light i press it just doesnt change anything, any idea why?

[@colorwithkendi]

Are you using an Apple Pencil? Or another stylus?

[@oof_itsluke7025]

@@colorwithkendi Its not a brand apple pencil i got it of amazon frim recommended, would iy be that?

[@colorwithkendi]

adventureswithart.com/procreate-work-apple-pencil/ From what I understand, Procreate works best with an Apple Pencil. It may not work as intended with other styluses.

[@oof_itsluke7025]

Ah ok thanks! (Sorry for the late reply)@@colorwithkendi

[@FrostyWRLD2024]

Subscribe! Thanks to you i could draw better strokes with the sensitivity

[@awesomeobject5851]

I’m still struggling on the pressure Becuase my Apple pen doesn’t want to work with me for some reason

[@colorwithkendi]

Does you Apple Pencil work ok in other apps? Or is it a Procreate specific issue?

[@awesomeobject5851]

@@colorwithkendi I think I realized my problem, I’m using a Kepow stylus not a Apple Pencil

[@colorwithkendi]

Yes, it could be that. I always recommend the Apple Pencil for Procreate because other styluses can sometimes behave unpredictably.

[@ElGriiingoo]

I have a problem my cursor only goes up or down no matter how y tired to do circles

[@colorwithkendi]

Can you share a quick video of the issue?

[@anniherekins3915]

What if with all the zeros in stabilisation it still sticks….

[@colorwithkendi]

Have you checked both the the individual brush settings as well the general pressure curve settings under Preferences in the actions menu? Is it zero in both places?

[@Sleeepy_bunny]

My pencil doesn’t draw at all😢 it’s been under a year since I got my iPad and pencil and I don’t know what to do. I tried some videos to fix it but they don’t look the same as the first day I tried them, like some of the brushes don’t have pressure difference, they’re all dark and have 100% opacity, no matter if I try to press lighter or harder. If anyone can help or if you can make a video about this issue please do it :(

[@colorwithkendi]

Can you make a quick video (on your phone) showing the problem and upload it to KZbin as an unlisted video? You can share the link here or send me the link in an email ([e-mail]). I’ll try to figure out the issue.

[@jowelledfouni5870]

Same thing with me

[@margelyr]

Having trouble with the calligraphy brushes, wont do the mixture of the thin and thick lines. It just do one

[@colorwithkendi]

You’ll need to adjust your pressure curve. See the first part of the video. If that doesn’t work, then it might be an issue with your stylus.

[@Your_local.equestrian]

When I zoom in on Procreate , my brush gets smaller but when I zoom out , it gets bigger why is this?

[@colorwithkendi]

It because of a setting you might have turned on accidentally. To turn it off, go to the wrench icon and then select Prefs. And change the dynamic brush scaling setting. Hope that helps!

[@Your_local.equestrian]

@@colorwithkendi ty I fixed it

[@kyutae5762]

Can someone help me? I searched a lot, but I did not find the solution. I want to make the canvas 9 cm in height and 8 cm in width, and I want to make the font smooth, but this does not work. When I make the canvas small, the font becomes like a pixel, and I do not want that. I want to make the font smooth, but All the clips I watched did what they said and it didn't work. Help me

[@colorwithkendi]

Procreate is a pixel based program - at a small size, you will always see pixels. You need to create the artwork in a larger canvas and then once the artwork is complete, you can resize it. I have videos on this. Watch my pixelation video and also the video on saving files.

[@kyutae5762]

Thanks I will try that and hope it will work 🤍

[@willow9632]

No matter what I change my pressure to my brushes never work I think I might have a very light hand

[@colorwithkendi]

Do you have an Apple Pencil or another stylus?

[@willow9632]

@@colorwithkendi Apple Pencil

[@colorwithkendi]

Have you tried using your Apple Pencil in any other app to test if it’s pressure sensitive in those apps? If it doesn’t work in other apps either, then it’s likely an issue with your Apple Pencil itself.

[@willow9632]

@@colorwithkendi I have tested it with ibspaint and it works just fine along with other apps

[@vaderinatuxedo4428]

For some reason the pressure sensitivity isn't working for me at all

[@colorwithkendi]

Which stylus do you have? If you have a gen 1 or 2 Apple Pencil you should have pressure sensitivity. If you have the new USB-C Apple Pencil, then you won’t have pressure sensitivity.

[@vaderinatuxedo4428]

I have the second gen