Hello, Procreate.

New beginnings.

If you follow me on Instagram, X, etc., then you know I’ll be starting work at Procreate as their brush developer very soon.

Needless to say, this is a unique opportunity for me to work with talented people on some very interesting things, and I am delighted and feeling most fortunate.

Testing some of my new brushes in Procreate.

I have been inundated with messages over the past couple of days, so forgive me, but I will not be writing much about this new development today. I need a little rest! I’ll have more to say about it very soon, though.

In the meantime, let me quickly just make a few things clear and set the record straight, because I have seen some misinformation (mostly guesswork and assumptions) on the web that needs correcting. Here we go:

1. I did not leave Adobe because of the T.O.S. issues or FTC complaint. I officially resigned in April (a couple of months before these stories were in the news) and besides, my job at the company did not make me privy to that kind of information in the first place. I already wrote about why I left the company, but to sum up: the business changed and I didn’t like/support these changes, I wanted to reconnect with my community of art and illustration friends/colleagues, and I wanted to work on things that mattered to me. Ultimately, I was offered a wonderful new opportunity from a company I have long admired, so here we are.

2. I am not merely ‘bringing’ my brush sets to Procreate. That is not the job for which I was hired — it is far more interesting, more challenging and more exciting than that.

3. There is some confusion about why a Summer brush set for Photoshop and Fresco, designed by me, is being released even though I’m no longer at Adobe. These brush sets are created several months ahead of release for every season. I finished the Summer 2024 brushes quite a while ago.

4. My fingers are normal fingers — they are not flesh-colored Apple Pencils. This rumor must be quashed, now and forever. My kids are scared.

Thanks to all of you who already sent me such nice notes via email and on social channels, wishing me well on this new adventure. I’m sorry I can’t reply to each of them individually, but please know I read them all. I greatly, greatly appreciate the support and the kindness.

If you want to read Procreate’s official announcement, here it is.

More from me soon. In the meantime, take care of yourselves, take care of each other, remember to be kind, and I’ll say, Ciao for now.

Kyle / Find me here. Find my app here. Find my shop here.

PS - hello and welcome to all you new subscribers! Thanks for being here.

PPS - Attention, paying subscribers: don’t worry, audio issues are coming this week. The past couple of weeks have been, as you can probably imagine, a little nuts. 🙂