How to Make Your Own Stamp Brush in Procreate

2026-06-25

Any shape you can draw can become a one-tap stamp brush. This guide shows how to make a custom stamp brush in Procreate — drawing the source art, loading it into Brush Studio as a shape, and tuning the settings so it stamps cleanly every time.

How a stamp brush is built

A stamp brush is just a normal brush whose Shape is your artwork and whose Spacing is turned up so high that it prints once per tap instead of repeating. Make a black silhouette of your shape, load it as the brush Shape, and Procreate stamps it in whatever color you pick. Here's the full process.

1. Draw the source shape

On a square canvas (e.g. 2000 × 2000 px), draw your motif in solid black on a transparent or white background. Black = the part that prints; white/transparent = empty. Keep edges crisp and center the shape. A clean silhouette stamps best; a clean inker from the inking category helps.

2. Copy your shape

Hide the background so only the black shape shows, then Select all and Copy (or use Copy Canvas). This puts the silhouette on the clipboard, ready to load as a brush Shape.

3. Create a new brush

Go to the Brushes panel, tap the + to make a new brush, and open Brush Studio. You can also duplicate an existing simple brush to start from working settings.

4. Load your shape into the Shape source

In Brush Studio, open the Shape tab → Shape Source → Edit → Import → Paste to drop in your copied silhouette. Procreate may invert it — that's expected, since the shape source treats black as the stamping area.

5. Set Spacing to Max

Open the Stroke tab and push Spacing all the way up (toward Max) and lower StreamLine. High spacing is what makes the brush stamp once per tap instead of smearing the shape into a line. Set Jitter to none for predictable placement.

6. Test and refine

Tap on the canvas to test. Check the Grain tab is set to none (unless you want texture), and tweak Apple Pencil → Pressure if you want size or opacity to respond to touch. Adjust until a single tap prints a clean, full-opacity stamp.

7. Save and organize

Name the brush, set a thumbnail, and drop it into a labelled brushset so you can find it later. Build a whole set this way — florals, borders, icons — then you have a custom stamp library. Learn to use them well in how to use stamp brushes in Procreate.

Make a stamp from a photo

You can also turn a photo into a stamp: bring the image in, raise the contrast and threshold it to a clean black-and-white silhouette, then follow steps 2–6. Simple, high-contrast subjects (leaves, lace, hand-lettering) work best.

Next steps

Prefer ready-made stamps? Grab free ones from the stamps category or all free brushsets, and see the best free stamp brushes. Then try building seamless patterns or stickers with your new stamps.

Frequently Asked Questions

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How do you make a stamp brush in Procreate?

Draw your motif as a solid black silhouette on a square canvas, copy it, create a new brush in Brush Studio, and paste the silhouette into the Shape Source. Then push Spacing toward Max in the Stroke tab so it stamps once per tap, set Jitter to none, and test until a tap prints a clean full stamp.

Why does my custom brush draw a line instead of stamping?

The Spacing is too low. In Brush Studio's Stroke tab, push Spacing all the way up toward Max — high spacing is what makes the brush print a single stamp per tap instead of smearing the shape into a continuous line.

Can I turn a photo into a stamp brush in Procreate?

Yes. Bring the photo in, raise contrast and threshold it to a clean black-and-white silhouette, copy it, and load it as the brush Shape Source. High-contrast, simple subjects like leaves, lace or lettering convert into stamps best.

What color should the source shape be?

Solid black on a transparent or white background. Black is the area that prints; white or transparent stays empty. Procreate's Shape Source treats the black silhouette as the stampable shape, and you choose the actual print color when you use the brush.