Sketchbook Brushes 1: Calligraphy

Calligraphy brushes for Sketchbook

Sketchbook is a free software for creating art, but it also wonderfly handles brushes which makes it great for doing calligraphy and letter on your Windows or Android tablets. It can be used as Procreate alternative for those that don't have the iPad Pro (but it is worth mentioning that works on iOS as well). Sketchbook was brought to you by Autodesk.

You can get Sketchbook at the official website: sketchbook.com

SketchBook is supported on: Windows, iOS, and Android

For some devices, SketchBook doesn't support brush importing. Make sure your device is supported: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/sketchbook-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/ENU/SKETPRO-Help/files/sb-brushes/use-brush-library/SKETPRO-Help-sb-brushes-use-brush-library-load-brushes-html-html.html?st=brushes

Download is available as .zip

6 brushes

This set includes 6 calligraphy brushes that can be used in Sketchbook with a pressure sensitive stylus.

• Calligraphy 01: Light Modern Brush
• Calligraphy 02: Regular Modern Brush
• Calligraphy 03: Medium Modern Brush
• Calligraphy 04: Semi Bold Modern Brush
• Calligraphy 05: Bold Modern Brush
• Calligraphy 06: Extra Bold Modern Brush

The file format of downloaded brushes is .skbrushes (a brush set with 6 brushes)

Practice sheets

For each brush there is a practice sheet attached that will help you practice calligraphy and get to know the brushes better. Each practice sheet includes 26 letters from alphabet, and three texts: "hello there", "create everyday", and "thank you".

The file format of practice sheets is .jpg (1660x2450)

Instructions

Download file includes PDF instructions with tutorial on how to set up Sketchbook brushes, open practice sheets, and use it.

The file format of instructions is .pdf

Disclaimer

Before you use brushes, turn on Predictive stroke or Steady stroke option. To use these brushes you need a pressure sensitive stylus.

The brush was created and tested on Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with pressure sensitive stylus.