Switched from layering 20 brushes to using 3 for portraits and it feels wrong

I used to stack like a dozen custom brushes for skin texture in every portrait, but last week I forced myself to only use a soft round, a hard round, and a textured dry brush in Procreate. The result looked cleaner and took half the time, has anyone else found less is more with their brush setup?

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hannaho5222d ago

Nah, having fewer brushes just means you're doing less, not smarter.

charles_coleman22d ago

Huh, I mean I get what you're saying but I read something the other day about how pro chefs actually use like 3-4 knives tops for everything. Maybe it's just me but having a million brushes always made me spend more time picking one out than actually painting. Idk, less clutter just feels better to work with personally.