Turn photos into stamps
Pick the Image tip shape and upload a PNG, JPG, or TIFF. Your photo becomes the brush stamp, ideal for textures, patterns, or custom marks.
Brush Hub
Custom brushes you can build, share, and collect
Brush Hub lives inside Sketchbug. Create stamp shapes and textures, browse what other artists share, and use community brushes in the sketch editor without a separate marketplace or file exchange.
Community
Browse brushes from other artists
Preview strokes, heart favorites, and save community brushes to your library in one click. Everything stays synced to your account and ready in the editor.
What you can do
Publish to the community
Share brushes from your library in one click. Other artists can like, download, and save them without leaving Sketchbug.
Use them while you sketch
Saved brushes appear in the sketch editor brush panel, ready on any layer alongside pen, pencil, and fill tools.
Duplicate and customize
Add a community brush to your library, duplicate it, and edit the copy to make a variation that fits your style.
Save to your library
Every brush you create or collect lives in Your brushes, synced across devices and ready whenever you open the editor.
Sort and explore
Browse community uploads by newest, likes, or downloads to find fresh brushes and popular picks.
Create
Design brushes with a live preview
Tune tip shape, spacing, texture, and stamp behavior while a preview stroke updates in real time. Test size, hardness, and opacity on the canvas before you save.
How it works
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Create a brush
Open Brush Hub from your library and go to the Create tab. Design a stamp, preview the stroke, and test it on the canvas.
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Share or save others' work
Publish your brush to the community, or browse shared brushes and add the ones you like to your library.
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Sketch with it
Pick the brush from the editor toolbar and draw on your canvas. Community saves stay synced to your account.
Leaderboard
See who is sharing the most-loved brushes
The leaderboard ranks artists by total likes and downloads across everything they have shared, a quick way to find popular creators and standout brushes.
Common questions
How is Brush Hub different from other art apps?
Many desktop art programs treat brush sharing as something you do outside the app: buying packs from a marketplace, downloading files, or trading brushes on forums. Brush Hub is part of Sketchbug: create, share, browse, and use community brushes without a separate workflow.
Can I use my own photos as a brush?
Yes. In the brush creator, choose the Image tip shape and upload a PNG, JPG, or TIFF. The image is used as the stamp for your brush, and you can rotate it to match the direction you draw.
Do I need a Sketchbug account to use Brush Hub?
Yes. Brush Hub lives inside your library after you sign in. Creating, saving, and sharing brushes all require an account so your collection stays synced.
Can I edit a brush someone else shared?
You can save community brushes to your library and duplicate them to create your own editable copy. The original author's shared version stays unchanged.
Where do my brushes show up when I draw?
Saved brushes appear in the brush tool panel inside the sketch editor, alongside Sketchbug's built-in drawing tools.
More answers on the FAQ.
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