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September 18, 2026
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Brushes in Adobe Illustrator

I also run into the issue of not having the right brush and the brushes in Illustrator  do not fit my needs. When I searched for a solution, all I found was brushes in Procreate that fit what I needed perfectly. It would save me a lot of time if the brushes were available in Illustrator so I don’t have to create my own each time I need them, and also that the brushes I do create aren’t exactly what I need.

    Ares Hovhannesyan
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    Community Expert
    September 20, 2026

    Create your brushes library and save.

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    KShinabery212
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    September 21, 2026

    There is a big difference. But Procreate is a raster based application, where is Illustrator is vector based.

    So it would be interesting to hear what you are trying to create with these brushes.

    For me, and again this is just my opinion. I would use Illustrator to create the line art. And then I would use Photoshop or Clip Studio Paint or even Procreate to paint with.

    Naturally I would assume that raster based applications always have more brushes. But you can also make your own brushes too in Illustrator. 

    Here is a video on how to create your own brushes in Illustrator.
     

     

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    Ares Hovhannesyan
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    September 20, 2026

    Create your brushes library and save.

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    jane-e
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    September 20, 2026

    ​@Naomiannelittle 

    In Illustrator, you can see the settings for every brush to see how it was made. Does Procreate have the same ability? If so, can you share a screenshot of brush settings from Procreate?
    Jane

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    Community Expert
    September 19, 2026

    It’s not difficult to create custom Art Brushes or Pattern Brushes in Illustrator.

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    Gord@APL
    Inspiring
    September 18, 2026

    You’ll likely have a hard time finding brushes analogous to those in Procreate for Illustrator. The former is a pixel-based package, like Photoshop. Illustrator is vector-based.

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    Ton Frederiks
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    September 18, 2026

    Can you give an example of the kind of brush you need?

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