Blackletter Procreate Learning Guide

After nearly a decade of practicing and teaching calligraphy (with a dedicated focus on flat pen hands like blackletter), I decided to give it a go in Procreate. I’ve spent more than a thousand hours of practice and experimentation in this powerful app and have released a number brush sets that have become toolbox staples for thousands of artists. And now I’m thrilled to announce the culmination of all my learning, teaching, and Procreate experimentation; The Blackletter Procreate Learning Guide.

While it includes brushes, it’s not just a brush set like other Procreate add-ons. It’s also a full-fledged instructional roadmap to teach you how to become proficient in the four fundamental blackletter hands; Textura, Rotunda, Bastarda, and Fraktur. If you’ve read my books or tutorials, you might be familiar with these hands. However, this instructional material features four new unique alphabets — all of which have been streamlined for easy execution with the Apple Pencil.

This Blackletter Procreate Learning Guide package includes the following items:

• A high-resolution Procreate project project with 26 alphabet practice exercise layers (one for each letter). Each layer contains 8 individual letter exercises: minuscule (lowercase) and majuscule (uppercase) for the Textura hand, minuscule (lowercase) and majuscule (uppercase) for the Rotunda hand, Minuscule (lowercase) and majuscule (uppercase) for the Bastarda hand, and minuscule (lowercase) and majuscule (uppercase) for the Fraktur hand.

• 6 powerful brushes, each configured to dynamically orient themselves based on the position of your Apple Pencil, which will allow you to execute the full spectrum of unique strokes that these alphabets are comprised of.

• An in-depth, hour-long instructional video packed with valuable information, tips, tricks, and special techniques.

NOTE: Do not attempt to purchase and download from an iPad. iPads cannot support ZIP files, which is the only way these binary files can safely be distributed. Instead, download from a computer, unzip, and the appropriate files add them to your iPad via AirDrop, Dropbox, or iCloud. Make sure you choose the appropriate files. If you have an iPad Pro, use the files in the “FOR IPAD PRO” folder, otherwise use the files in the “FOR NON-IPAD PRO” folder. You will be presented with a download link upon checkout and will receive a confirmation email with a receipt and another download link for your references.

If you have any questions, feedback, or issues downloading, please contact me directly at yo@jakerainis.com and I will happily assist you.