Keep It Simple Procreate Brush Pack Review: 14 Brushes for Portrait Art
Finding the right Procreate brushes can become surprisingly distracting. With thousands of options available, digital artists may spend more time switching tools than actually drawing. The Keep It Simple Procreate Brush Pack by TOMORROWS PROBLEM takes a different approach: a compact collection designed around the creator’s own workflow for stylized portraits and character illustrations. (Gumroad)
Keep It Simple is a 14-brush collection made exclusively for Procreate. Instead of focusing on one specific effect, the pack covers multiple stages of digital illustration—from early sketches and line art to painting, blending, facial details, backgrounds, lighting, and finishing touches. (Gumroad)
The collection is particularly geared toward stylized portrait and character artwork, giving artists a smaller set of tools that can stay useful throughout an entire illustration.
The pack includes dedicated Sketch and Line Art brushes for building an illustration from rough ideas into cleaner shapes. The Sketch brush can be adjusted through size and opacity for both loose planning and more defined drawing, while the Line Art brush provides a slightly textured, tapered stroke. (Gumroad)
For painting, the Render, Round Render, and Taper Render brushes provide several options for filling colors, shading, painting skin, hair, clothing, and adding smaller details. This helps reduce the need to constantly search through large brush libraries.
Portrait artists also receive specialized tools for common facial details. The pack includes brushes for eyebrows, eyelashes, eye shadow, and freckles, making it easier to build stylized faces without creating every texture manually.
A dedicated Smudge brush provides textured blending, while the Soft brush can be used when gentler transitions are needed. These tools can support both polished character paintings and artwork with a slightly sketchier appearance. (Gumroad)
Finishing Effects for Character Illustrations
The collection goes beyond basic drawing tools with brushes intended for final presentation. A Smoke brush can help create textured backgrounds and gradients, while Sparkles add decorative highlights.
The Rim Light brush combines texture with a glow-style effect, giving artists another option for separating a character from the background and emphasizing edges. (Gumroad)
Who Is This For?
Keep It Simple is best suited to Procreate users creating stylized portraits, characters, digital paintings, and illustrations. Beginners may appreciate having a focused toolkit, while experienced artists who prefer streamlined workflows may enjoy working with fewer specialized brushes.
Artists using Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, or other software should note that the brushes are designed for Procreate only. (Gumroad)
Pros and Cons
Pros
Includes 14 Procreate brushes
Covers sketching through final effects
Useful tools for portrait details
Includes rendering and blending brushes
Compact collection reduces brush overload
Cons
Compatible with Procreate only
Primarily designed around portrait and character workflows
Specialized brushes will not replace drawing and painting fundamentals
Conclusion
The Keep It Simple Procreate Brush Pack offers a practical collection for artists who want one streamlined toolkit for sketching, rendering, portrait details, blending, lighting, and finishing effects. Its strength lies in covering several stages of character illustration without overwhelming users with hundreds of similar brushes.
If you create stylized portraits or character artwork in Procreate, explore the current examples, pricing, and product details on the Keep It Simple Procreate Brush Pack page.
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