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Swatches of Melted Butter Thick, Melted Butter, Lofi Crackles, Lightly Spike-y and Ziggy Zaggy fine liner brushes

Swatches of Scratchy Nib, One Split Nib, Bumpy Double, Skipping a Little and Seeing Double fine liner brushes

Before and after of a hand with colorful shapes, outlined with the Textured Fine Liner Procreate Brushes 12-Pack

Before and after of magnified coral, the after detailed with the Textured Fine Liner Procreate Brushes 12-Pack

Video of the Textured Fine Liner Procreate Brushes by Esther Nariyoshi for detailed, textured linework

Textured Fine Liner Procreate Brushes | 12-Pack

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A fineliner that's been in a pencil case for a year draws differently from a new one. The nib splits, the ink skips, the line gets a little furry. These 12 brushes are built from those pens. Textured liners, each with its own flaw built in, plus two Melted Butter brushes for when you want the line smooth and confident. Instant download.

What's in the Set (12 Brushes)

Scratchy Nib. Rough, textured line that mimics a worn pen tip. For sketchy, hand-drawn looks.
One Split Nib. Dual lines with a single stroke. Visual interest without extra work.
Bumpy Double. A double line with organic bumps and irregularities. For decorative borders and stylized outlines.
Skipping A Little. A pen that skips and stutters. A distressed, vintage feel.
Seeing Double. A consistent parallel double line. For bold outlines and depth.
Melted Butter Thick. A smooth, thick line with a flowing quality. For confident, bold strokes.
Melted Butter. The thinner version with the same buttery smoothness. For continuous, elegant linework.
Lofi Crackles. Crackly, distressed texture built into the stroke. Instant vintage character.
Lightly Spike-y. Subtle spiky texture along the edges. A rougher, more organic line.
Ziggy Zaggy. An automatic zigzag. For playful, whimsical illustration and decorative details.
Plus two more textured liners rounding out the set.

What Are These Fine Liner Brushes Good For?

Illustration, lettering, editorial spots, comics, and any linework that should look drawn rather than traced. They're especially useful if you:

Ink over a sketch and want the line to have some life
Letter and want a liner that matches the mood of the piece
Draw borders and decorative lines with the double and zigzag brushes

Compatibility

App: Procreate on iPad. Not compatible with Procreate Pocket, Photoshop, or Illustrator
Device: all iPad sizes
Stylus: Apple Pencil recommended; Apple Pencil Pro barrel roll supported
File format: .brushset, imports directly into Procreate
Delivery: instant download

How to Install

Download the .brushset file on your iPad
Tap it, and Procreate opens and imports it automatically
Find the new set at the top of your Brushes panel

Licensing

Three options at checkout: Personal, Commercial, and Extended. Personal covers practice, personal projects, portfolio pieces, and social media. Commercial adds client work and selling what you make, up to 5,000 units per design. Extended removes the unit cap, for large production runs, fabric collections, or licensing your art to manufacturers. Started with Personal? You can upgrade anytime by paying the difference. Full terms are in the FAQ.

Questions People Ask

Do you have these for Illustrator?

Yes. The Textured Fineliner Brushes for Adobe Illustrator are 15 vector brushes in the same spirit.

Are these pressure sensitive?

Yes. Light pressure thins the line.

Can I use these brushes in work I sell?

Yes, with the Commercial or Extended license, chosen at checkout. Personal covers your own projects and portfolio.

Do I need an Apple Pencil Pro?

No. Every brush works with any Apple Pencil. Apple Pencil Pro adds barrel roll on the sets that support it.

What if the file won't import?

Email me with your order number. Digital sales are final, but a file that doesn't work is on me, and I'll get you a working one.

Digital product. Instant download, nothing ships. All sales are final, but if a file won't open or a brush won't import, email me and I'll make it right.

About the Artist. Esther Nariyoshi is a published illustrator based in the U.S. Her work draws on the three cultures she has lived in, and the brushes in this store start as real media in her studio.

Handmade digital assets by Esther Nariyoshi

FAQs

Mostly the latter. These aren't precision technical drawing tools — they're fine liners with character. Brushes like the Scratchy Nib, Lofi Crackles, and Skipping a Little are built to look like real ink tools that have been used, worn, or run low on ink. If you want lines that feel hand-drawn rather than digitally perfect, this set is built for that. The Melted Butter and Melted Butter Thick are the smoothest options in the set if you need something closer to a clean line.

Yes — that's one of the strongest use cases for this set. The Before and After examples in the product images show exactly that: the same illustration with and without the fine liner layer on top. Brushes like the One Split Nib and Seeing Double add outline depth and texture that makes flat color areas feel more finished and hand-crafted. The Scratchy Nib works especially well for adding detail lines over painted areas without looking too clean or digital.

The Melted Butter Thick is for confident, bold strokes — headers, strong outlines, or any linework that needs to hold weight in a composition. The Melted Butter is the thinner version of the same smooth, fluid line — better for detail work, lettering, and areas where you want the same buttery quality without the weight. Think of them as the same pen in two nib sizes.

Some of them do. The Melted Butter and Melted Butter Thick are smooth enough for fluid lettering. The Ziggy Zaggy and Lightly Spike-y add a playful texture that works well for display lettering and decorative type. The more distressed brushes like Lofi Crackles and Skipping a Little are better suited to illustration than lettering, but they can add an interesting worn quality to hand-lettered pieces when used selectively.

They're designed to produce relatively consistent line weights — like real fine liner pens, which don't vary much with pressure. That consistency is part of what makes them useful for outlining and detail work. Some brushes like the Scratchy Nib have natural variation built into the texture itself rather than from pressure, which keeps the organic feel without making the lines unpredictable. If you need heavy pressure-sensitive variation, the colored pencil or natural media sets are better suited for that.