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APPS

The “Must Have” App: Procreate

Procreate 5X      ~ $9.99

Recommended Extra Procreate Brush Packs

Here are some third party brush packs that stand out for me as having amazing brushes:

• Matty B’s BIG WET SET: 174 all-new watercolor, gouache, and ink brushes for Procreate ~ $10
  Amongst my favorites from this bumper pack are:
  MB_WC_LittleFlecks_looseSquareNib
  MB_WC_SplotchyPaper_LooseNib
  MB_WC_BasePaper_SoftBarNib
  These brushes are very pressure-sensitive and allow you to make incredibly expressive ink/watercolor types of marks.

• Matty B’s OIL MASTERSET FOR PROCREATE: over 300 oil brushes and backgrounds for Procreate ~ $TBC
  Amongst my favorites from this immense pack are:
  MB.Oil.C_BaseCanvas A
  MB.Oil.C2_RoundBalls D
  MB.Oil.B_MetalPlate F
  Applying these brushes lightly gives you a cool scumbley oil effect as if you’re painting on a rough textured surface.

• RAZUM OILS brush pack v2.2 ~ $15
  One of my favorite brushes from this set is:
  Razum_inc oil canvas text
  Great for oily canvas-textured backgrounds!

• Abbie’s Pan-Dem-Ink for Procreate 5. Use the coupon code PAN-DEM-INK to get 100% off that set at checkout.
  Two of my favorite brushes from this set are:
  AN Angry Inkling
  Great for expressive gestures with a Zen Brush feel; and
  AN Sneezed
  Wild ink splatters that can create amazing distressed backdrops to draw over (think Ralph Steadman and Gerald Scarfe)!

  Another two brush packs from Abbie that I love are:
  (1) Abbie’s Oil on Canvas for Procreate 5 ~ AU$25
  I used these brushes for the painting of Inky at the top of this page, and
  (2) Abbie’s Ultimate Ink Bumper Pack for Procreate 5 ~ AU$50
  Includes one of my all-time favorite splattery brushes, the Spilling Ink Drops distant.

• Max’s Watercolor MaxPack for Procreate 5 ~ $25

Recommended Procreate Video Tutorials (Besides PaintboxTV)

• Procreate Community Discussions
  This is a must visit page for any Procreate user!

• Abbie Nurse’s YouTube Channel

• Bardot Brush YouTube Channel

Other Drawing & Painting Apps to Explore (Besides Procreate)

• Adobe Fresco      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• Art Set 4      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• Art Rage      ~ $4.99

• Sketch Club      ~ $2.99

• Zen Brush 3      ~ $4.99

• Autodesk SketchBook Pro      ~ Free

• Tayasui Sketches II      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• Infinite Painter      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• Paintstorm Studio      ~ $12.99

• ArtStudio      ~ $4.99

• ASKetch      ~ $1.99

• Auryn Ink      ~ $2.99

• Bamboo Paper      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• Brushes Redux      ~ Free

• Embers      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• Inspire Pro      ~ $9.99

• MyBrushes Pro      ~ $2.99

• Paper by WeTransfer      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• PicsArt      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

Filters & Effects

• Adobe PaintCan      ~ Free

• Snapseed      ~ Free

• Glaze      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• Waterlogue      ~ $3.99

• BeFunky      ~ Free

• Distressed FX      ~ $0.99

• iColorama S      ~ $2.99

• Percolator      ~ $1.99

• Skitch      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

Utility: Image and Video

• Image Size      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• Adobe Photoshop (PS) Express      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• VideoRotate      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• iMovie      ~ Free

• VideoSound      ~ $1.39

Utility: Printing & File Management

• Printer Pro      ~ $6.99

• Google Drive      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

• iZip Pro      ~ Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

Recommended Icons to be placed in your iPad dock

• Camera

• Photos

• App Store

• Settings

 

Accessories

Apple Pencil
This is an absolute MUST HAVE if you want to draw and paint on the iPad. (I’d even put it in the category of essential rather than accessory.)

Pad & Quill Oxford Leather iPad Pro Case

 

Light weight metal tripod easel for vertically mounting your iPad – great for plein air painting and presentations
Napoli Easel with Carrying Case – Black

 

Light weight (4.25 lbs) plein air adjustable angle sun shade with black interior for minimizing reflection on your iPad screen when painting outdoors.
Guerrilla Painter Shadebuddy Umbrella with Stand and Bag

 

iKlear iPad screen complete cleaning kit
iKlear Complete Kit – Eco-friendly Package

Black gaffer cloth tape – useful for just about everything! From making sure your iPad doesn’t slip off a surface, to securing adaptors and wires, and attaching an umbrella to your chair or stand.
Black Gaffers Tape 1 in. x 60yds