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Video Tutorial: Fauxsaics Procreate Brush Kit

Molly Suber Thorpe
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My Procreate Fauxsaic Brush Kit is a huge pack of 72 brushes and 6 reference files. It’s everything you need to create impressive, realistic fauxsaics (a.k.a. illustrated mosaics) in Procreate. You also get an in-depth YouTube tutorial (below) to walk you through every step in getting started and making the most of these powerful tools.

Have fun and tag me on Instagram in your creations: @mollysuberthorpe.

Digital mosaics on your iPad

This huge pack contains everything you need to create impressive, realistic fauxsaics with your iPad Pro and Procreate (version 5 or higher). You'll get 72 brushes that I've worked hard to perfect for this type of illustration: tile pens, tile stamps, patterns, textures, and more. (Find the complete brush list below.)

In addition, I'm giving you 6 layered fauxsaic files, which you can use however you like: for reference, inspiration, and learning. And as a bonus, I've thrown in 6 color palettes you can install in your swatch menu.

Illustrated mosaics (or "fauxsaics") are an incredibly fun digital artwork technique that has soared in popularity in recent years – and for good reason! Fauxsaics are not only eye-catching, but are also meditative to make, akin to the pleasure of a good coloring book.

What you get in this comprehensive bundle:

  • 1 .brushset file containing 72 brushes for Procreate (version 5 or later)

  • 1 layered Procreate file showing samples of all 72 brushes

  • 5 layered Procreate files of sample fauxsaics for your practice and reference

  • 1 PDF guide to brush installation

  • Free access to my 20-minute YouTube fauxsaics tutorial

Complete list of all 72 brushes in the Procreate Fauxaic Brush Kit:

➻ 6 Basic Square Grid Brushes:

  • Clean & Straight Square Grid Brush

  • Rough & Uneven Square Grid Brush

  • Clean & Straight Offset Square Grid Brush

  • Rough & Uneven Offset Square Grid Brush

  • Cobblestones

  • Subway Tiles

➻ 9 Geometric Grid Brushes:

  • Small Diamonds

  • Big Diamonds

  • Occasional Diamonds

  • Hexagons – Clean & Even

  • Hexagons – Small with Thick Grout

  • Polygons

  • Herringbone

  • Squares & Triangles

  • Interlocking Chevrons

➻ 7 Organic, Old Pattern Brushes:

  • Stony Waves

  • Roman Circles

  • Parisian Fan

  • Pottery Shards

  • Sea Glass

  • Spiral Path

  • Scallop Ornaments

➻ 6 Midcentury Pattern Brushes:

  • Midcentury Hexagons

  • Midcentury Triangles

  • Midcentury Abstract Shapes

  • Midcentury Starburst

  • Midcentury Fish Scales

  • Midcentury Circles

➻ 7 Complex Pattern Brushes:

  • Arrow & Diamond Geometry

  • Concentric Square Geometry

  • Concentric Diamond Geometry

  • Heart Burst

  • 80s Mixtape

  • Flowers & Stars

  • Square & Triangle Grid

➻ 15 Individual Patterned Tile Stamps:

  • Clean Grid

  • Uneven Grid

  • Polygons

  • Squares & Triangles

  • Pottery Shards

  • Sea Glass

  • Midcentury Triangles

  • Midcentury Abstract Shapes

  • Midcentury Starburst

  • Midcentury Fish Scales

  • Arrow & Diamond Geometry

  • Heart Burst

  • 80s Mixtape

  • Flower & Star

  • Square & Triangle Grid

➻ 6 DIY Fauxsaic Brushes for creating a realistic, 100% hand-drawn fauxsaic:

  • Rounded Tile Row Brush

  • Sharp Tile Row Brush

  • ↑ Use tile row brushes to magically draw rows of realistic, uneven square tiles. Draw a row of tiles then don't lift your stylus to snap row to a straight line. Still without lifting, push or pull the line length to adjust tile spacing.

  • Single Rounded Square Tile Brush

  • Single Sharp Square Tile Brush

  • ↑ Use single tile brushes to draw individual tiles that match the row brush tiles.

  • Tile Cutter Brush for Sharp Edges

  • Tile Cutter Brush for Soft Edges

  • ↑ Use tile cutters with the eraser tool to cut your own tiles out of colored backgrounds.

➻ 2 Tile Painting Brushes

  • Marker Brush for Detailed Coloring

  • Paintbrush for Hand-Painted Effect

➻ 4 Grout Brushes to fill in your background:

  • Fine & Light

  • Fine & Dark

  • Rough & Light

  • Rough & Dark

➻ 11 Texture Effect Brushes to overlay on finished illustrations or color individual tiles:

  • Light & Shadow Overlay

  • Concrete

  • Clay

  • Dirt

  • Grit

  • Stippled

  • Granite

  • Marble

  • Stucco

  • Wet

  • Paint Splatter

Installation & Instructions

To get the most out of this powerful toolkit, please watch my YouTube tutorial, which contains full instructions for installation, a walk-through of the brushes and sample files, and start-to-finish lessons for creating realistic tile designs. I've also included a brush installation instruction PDF in your download so you can follow written instructions for that step.

Software & Hardware Requirements

This pack is designed exclusively for Procreate version 5 or later.

This pack is not compatible with Photoshop, Illustrator, Affinity Designer, or any other program. For the optimal drawing experience, use an Apple Pencil.

Please make sure you have at least 3GB of available space on your iPad if you plan to use the sample Procreate files, which are large because they are very detailed, layered, and high-resolution.

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