Best Free Procreate Hair Brushes

2026-06-30

Painting hair strand by strand is slow — the right hair brushes lay down whole locks, soft flyaways and fur in a single pass. This guide rounds up the best types of free Procreate hair brushes and how to use them to paint convincing hair, fur and feathers fast on iPad.

Why you need dedicated hair brushes

A round brush can render hair, but it fights you the whole way. Purpose-built hair brushes are shaped so one stroke deposits many tapered strands at once, with natural spacing and falloff. That turns an hour of single-hair rendering into a few confident passes — then you refine. Browse the full hair brushes category or the dedicated Procreate hair brushes pack.

The hair brush types you need

1. Multi-strand / comb brushes

The workhorse: one stroke paints a band of fine, tapered strands. Use them for the bulk of any hairstyle and for fur. The full method is in how to draw and paint hair.

2. Single-strand tapered brushes

A clean, pressure-tapered line for flyaways, baby hairs and the final strands that sell realism. Covered in how to paint realistic hair.

3. Fur & texture brushes

Short, scattered, slightly irregular marks for animal coats and soft edges — see how to draw fur. These overlap with the texture category.

4. Soft blenders

For smoothing the base tone under the strands so the hair reads as a solid mass, not a wig — see how to blend.

What makes a good hair brush

Tapered tips — each strand thins to nothing at both ends, never a blunt sausage.
Pressure response — light touch = fewer, finer strands; harder = a denser lock.
Subtle variation — strands differ slightly in spacing and length so it doesn't look stamped.
Clean at speed — holds its shape on a fast, flowing stroke (you'll follow the hair's flow, not draw slowly).

How to use them together

Block the silhouette and base color as a flat shape.
Add shadow and light masses with a soft brush — get the form right before any strands.
Lay the bulk strands with a multi-strand brush, following the flow.
Add highlights and flyaways with a single-strand brush.
Blend the roots and unify the mass.

Full process in how to draw and paint hair in Procreate. Drawing anime instead? See how to color anime hair.

Get the brushes

Build a free hair kit from the hair brushes category, or browse all free brushsets. Each is a standard .brushset; if a set doesn't appear after import, see how to install Procreate brushes.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What are the best free Procreate hair brushes?

A complete free hair kit covers multi-strand (comb) brushes for the bulk of the hair, single-strand tapered brushes for flyaways and highlights, fur and texture brushes for animal coats, and soft blenders to unify the base. Look for tapered tips, strong pressure response and subtle strand variation so the hair never looks stamped.

What makes a good hair brush in Procreate?

Each strand should taper to nothing at both ends, the brush should respond to pressure so a light touch lays fewer fine strands and more pressure builds a denser lock, and the spacing should vary slightly so it doesn't look mechanical. It also needs to hold its shape on a fast, flowing stroke since you follow the hair's direction rather than drawing slowly.

How do I paint realistic hair quickly in Procreate?

Block the silhouette and base color first, add the shadow and light masses with a soft brush, then lay the bulk strands with a multi-strand brush following the flow. Finish with highlights and flyaways on a single-strand brush and blend the roots. The brushes do the repetitive strand work so you focus on flow and form.

Are there free hair brushes for Procreate?

Yes — you can build a full hair, fur and feather kit from free brushsets. They live in the hair brush category and install as standard .brushset files in one tap on Procreate 5 and later.