How to make a Procreate brush using Adobe Firefly

You can speed up the process of creating a custom brush in Procreate by using Adobe Firefly. The option to quickly use this generative AI to create a mix of images from prompts makes things easier, but you still need to know a few things to get the AI image to work as a Procreate brush. 

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Ken Coleman
Artist

Ken Coleman lectures in game art and design at Clonmel Digital Campus in Ireland. He also designs for clients such as Catalyst Games and Morbid Angel.

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