Frankentoon Studio

Overview

Frankentoon Studio is an illustration-asset and learning studio aimed at digital artists, especially those building work in Procreate. Its broad catalog and commercial-use Procreate packs make it a practical source of ready-made tools; the key drawback is that its Procreate brush files do not work directly in Photoshop.

The studio has been creating tools since 2016, and Art Director Enrique Figueroa is identified as their designer. Its catalog covers brush packs, graphics, educational material and design templates, with tutorials and courses for Procreate and Affinity workflows. Product downloads begin immediately after purchase, and future updates are included at no extra cost. Questions can be sent to [email protected]. For category-wide browsing, see Digital Brush Libraries.

Key features

• A substantial Procreate range: The Procreate catalog spans 15 kits and more than 700 brushes. That gives illustrators plenty of focused packs to choose from without requiring a subscription.
• Commercial-use Procreate packs: Frankentoon says all Procreate packs are designed for personal and commercial use, including client work, illustrations and products. This is useful for artists who need assets for paid work, not just personal projects.
• Tools beyond Procreate: Supported apps include Procreate, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Fresco; listed brush formats are .brush, .brushset and .brushlibrary. The catalog can serve artists using different creative apps, but compatibility depends on the specific pack.
• Photoshop is a notable gap: Procreate brushes use .brush or .brushset files, while Photoshop uses .abr, so those packs do not work directly in Photoshop. Artists whose workflow depends on native Photoshop brushes should look elsewhere.
• Guidance alongside assets: Tutorials, guides and courses cover Procreate and Affinity workflows. This adds learning material for artists who want instruction as well as brushes, though the catalog’s reach into other apps does not by itself imply equivalent course coverage.

Pricing

Frankentoon sells packs individually, alongside a free starter option. The free Procreate Starter Pack costs nothing and delivers 10 brushes by email, making it a low-commitment way to start with the catalog, but a small sample beside the paid kits.

The Sketch Kit for Procreate costs $12, paid once and includes 15 brushes and two seamless paper textures. It requires Procreate 5.3+ and an Apple Pencil, so it is not suitable for readers who lack that setup. Dreadlines for Clip Studio Paint costs $12, paid once, on sale from $18.00, and is a brush pack aimed at comic creators, graphic novelists and cover artists.

Spectral Grains for Affinity costs $12.99, paid once for 30 raster brushes and supports Affinity Photo/Designer 2.5+ on Mac, Windows and iPadOS. Nomad for Affinity Designer/Photo costs $13.50, paid once, with 35 raster brushes, 20 vector brushes and a swatches palette for Win/Mac/iOS. The Wiggle for Procreate costs $16, paid once and adds 22 core brushes, 30 retro patterns, two paper templates, 25 backdrop stamps, three palettes and a 25-page PDF manual. Squid Inking Workflow for Procreate costs $20, paid once and is a more specialized inking workflow kit.

These are one-time purchases rather than recurring plans, and future updates are included at no extra cost. Each pack is narrower than a subscription library, so buyers should choose by app and workflow rather than assume one purchase covers the whole catalog.

Platforms

Frankentoon’s platform coverage spans iOS, macOS and Windows, with individual packs targeting particular apps and versions. Procreate brushes work on any iPad that supports Procreate; newer iPads and more RAM are recommended for large canvases and complex brushes. That flexibility helps across supported iPads, but older or lower-memory devices may be a less comfortable fit for demanding work.

Who it's for

Frankentoon is best suited to digital illustrators who want purpose-built brush packs, particularly Procreate artists seeking a large catalog with commercial-use terms. Affinity users can also find raster and vector options, while Clip Studio Paint comic creators can consider Dreadlines. It is less suited to Photoshop-first artists who need brushes that load directly in .abr format.

Pros and cons

• Pro: The Procreate catalog offers 15 kits and more than 700 brushes, giving users meaningful choice across a sizable library.
• Pro: Procreate packs are intended for commercial as well as personal use, which supports paid client and product work.
• Pro: One-time pack purchases include future updates at no extra cost, avoiding an ongoing fee for those updates.
• Con: Procreate brush files do not work directly in Photoshop, ruling out a straightforward fit for Photoshop-native brush workflows.
• Con: Some packs have specific app-version and hardware requirements, including Procreate 5.3+ and Apple Pencil for Sketch Kit, so checking before purchase matters.

Alternatives

• Brusher is worth considering for readers who want free brush packs and an optional weekly subscription: its free packs require no account, while the Weekly Plan costs $4.99 a month, billed weekly, for premium collections.
• Krita is the stronger fit for readers seeking a free, open-source app rather than paid asset packs; it has no subscriptions or trials and supports Android, Linux, macOS and Windows.
• LaneDraws suits artists looking specifically for a Photoshop CC inking pack: Dirty Ink Brush Pack costs $18, paid once and includes 120+ pressure- and tilt-sensitive brushes. Its free Anatomy of Light Chart is a high-resolution JPG.
• Bardot Brush is another iOS option for Procreate brush sets, with a free plan and one-time packs including Basic Toolkit at 12.00 USD, Misshapen Shapes at 20.00 USD and Ceramic Glaze at 22.00 USD.
• RetroSupply Co. may suit readers who want its current Procreate products bundled together: The Complete Collection costs $197, paid once, excludes fonts and does not automatically include future products.
• Brusheezy offers a web-based freemium alternative; its Subscription — 5 Downloads plan costs $9 a month for five downloads, with unused downloads not rolling over and a single-user license.
• TsaoShin Full Brush Set is a free alternative for Windows, macOS and iOS.
• Brushapes Studio is another freemium alternative.

Verdict

Frankentoon Studio is a strong choice for digital illustrators who want a broad, commercial-use Procreate brush catalog, with useful options for Affinity and Clip Studio Paint workflows too. Its focused one-time packs and included future updates are appealing for artists who know what they need. Look elsewhere if Photoshop-native .abr brushes are essential, or if you need a single purchase to cover every app and workflow.