Informed by real-world experience.

Led by TGTS creative director Andrew Fairclough, our product development process is the culmination of 15+ years of professional experience creating distinctly textural illustration and design work for some of the world's largest brands, bands, and publishers.

This ain’t no side-hustle.

We’ve been building pro-quality texture tools full-time since 2016, plus custom textures and tools for client work long almost a decade before that.

In a game with no shortcuts, we’ve learned a thing or two. Fueled by this experience, our Procreate brushes are built from the ground up using ultra high-def, custom brush and texture samples. Like a crate-diggin’ dj searching for that perfect sample, we scour vintage stores, warehouses and estate sales for the rare vintage papers and printed ephemera that give our Procraete brushes that extra somethin’ somethin’.

Building killer Procreate brushes is no joke.

Combining creative instinct and a science-y dedication to experimentation, the process of building great Procreate brushes rarely rewards taking the easiest route. In an internet awash with random freebies, fly-by-night influencers, and shameless pretenders, it’s hard to sort the shit from legit.

Every True Grit product starts with an aesthetic deep dive through various source materials, physical tools, and print detritus. We experiment exhaustively, constantly cross-referencing source materials until digitally replicating our intended aesthetic becomes pure muscle memory.

With our target aesthetic now politely haunting us in our sleep, we build a custom library of assets that form the raw materials of our Procreate brushes. Ever spent multiple weeks obsessively creating, scanning, cleaning up, and cataloging hundreds of analog brush strokes? Of course, you haven’t. You’re not insane. But we are, and it’s a key part of what gives our Procreate brushes the authentic feel and tactility we’ve become known for (five stars, baby!)

Next, we import our high-def samples to Procreate’s powerful brush engine, where they are expertly crafted into usable brushes from millions of possible settings combinations – so many settings combinations.

For those playing at home, this is just as tedious as it sounds, meaning days (sometimes weeks) of experimenting, fine-tuning, and real-world testing with our handpicked roster of professional illustrators to ensure every Procreate brush meets our impossibly high standards for authenticity and usability.

This, right here, is the hard-ass work of sorting the amazing from the a’ight and the hit from the shit. It’s not just about the Procreate brushes we do release, but the ones we don’t.

So rest easy, fellow art-weirdos. We’ll be right here, working our fingers to the bone, focusing our talent and energy on making world-class Procreate brushes so you can focus yours on making world-class art.

Open Adobe Illustrator and import the texture.

Open Adobe Photoshop and import the texture.

Trying to make great art with average brushes is like trying to remove a screw with your bare hands. It’s doable, but the right tool will be a game-changer.

At True Grit Texture Supply, we’ve been creating game-changing Procreate brushes since 2017 with a heavy focus on replicating your favorite analog tools and difficult-to-achieve effects. We dedicate hundreds of hours to every new Procreate brush set we create, from ultra-realistic pencils and inks to long-lost vintage print effects.

Built for professional illustrators, digital art hobbyists, and everyone in between, our Procreate brushes are designed to melt faces and transcend expectations, from their superior feel and intuitive design to detailed tutorials and quick-start user guides. 

Of course, Procreate’s default brushes are pretty solid. Still, solid is rarely enough, so we’re here to help take your work into new creative territory with unique brushes and aesthetics that push Procreate’s capabilities to its limits and beyond.

Every TGTS brush set is regularly tested and updated to ensure optimum compatibility with the latest versions of Procreate. Plus, you get lifetime technical support from a team of artists who know Procreate inside out. Brushes acting weird or iPad glitching? Rest assured, our support team will know what’s up.

There are few more clichéd phrases than “made by artists for artists,” yet here we are, planting our experienced artist flag firmly in the sand for your amusement and benefit.