Brush Set: Spitshading Toolkit

$ 49.99

A Complete Procreate Toolkit for Traditional Flash Painting

Designed by Matthias Blossfeld (@matthias_blossfeld).

After more than a year of development and testing, Matthias Blossfeld perfected his Spitshading Toolkit for Procreate. These tools include watercolor papers, lining and inking brushes, and watercolor brushes, all used together to create the most realistic traditional painted tattoo flash possible in a digital format.

The foundation of the Spitshading Toolkit starts with the papers. Matthias created Procreate layered files for each of 9 different paper sizes. The extremely high resolution texture backgrounds are based on the cold-pressed watercolor paper preferred by tattooers for decades to paint flash. The precise settings in the digital paper allow the texture to interact with the paint layers the same way physical paper does. Each file clearly indicates which layer you should use to sketch, line, shade, and color the image.

After you sketch your design, use one of the ink brushes in the set to line it. Matthias created these brushes to replicate the size, hardness, and ink flow of traditional ink pens, including fountain and sharp nib pens. The most innovative tools in the set are the watercolor brushes themselves. These brushes, used from the brush tool menu or the smudge tool menu in Procreate, enable you to precisely control the amount of black ink you use, then create the tint gradient iconic to painted tattoo flash. Matthias’ goal was to create a set of tools that would allow you to perfectly adapt the flexibility of digital design to create a traditional watercolor aesthetic.

Get the Spitshading Toolkit today and begin exploring all the possibilities this set has to offer!

Please be aware that some of the largest canvases included in the set may not be compatible with every model iPad. Refer to this information in the Procreate FAQ to determine the maximum canvas size for your iPad model. If you have further questions, please contact Tattoo Smart tech support at support@tattoosmart.com.

Learn how to install Tattoo Smart brushes:

Procreate Brush Installation (iPad)

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Great

Game changer.

intuitive and fun

I've never been a fan of working with actual watercolor, even though i love the look. after spending years becoming expert at oil painting I've found I just don't have the time or motivation to get over the learning curve of watercolor, which I find way too finnicky. But this brush set opened up an entire genre to me by making it easy and intuitive, yet surprisingly similar to the real thing. There's probably hardcore traditional spitshading guys rolling in their graves over this easy and fun digital workaround to the hassles of real watercolor, but I'm loving that I can now work in this style rather effortlessly for personal projects.

Great way to pass the time and create color studies

Lots of controversy over this product, but it's simply another tool. I still paint on paper, but now I can test an idea relatively quickly, create color studies, and "paint" anywhere from in bed, at a restaurant, on an airplane, and even in the bathroom (I've done it). If you use a two-brush method (one for paint, one for blending) the methods will be very similar for you. If not, you may have a learning curve. I particularly enjoy this product with the Solid Ink digital palette so my paintings are much closer to my tattoos than they would be were I just using FW. Hard to say a bad word against it, definitely recommend.