Set a Marker for Brush Size

1. Select a brush.
2. Drag the brush size slider to the size you’d like to save.
3. Click or finger touch the slider’s bar once more and it will bring up a small Preview box that displays the size percentage as well as an image of the brush itself.
4. If you look in the top right corner of that Preview box, you’ll likely see a Plus (+) sign.
   Click the Plus sign to set a marker at that exact size.

You’ll know a marker has been set if you see a bright blue line in the center of the slider bar.

Set a Marker for Brush Opacity

1. Select a brush.
2. Drag the brush opacity slider to the size you’d like to save.
3. Click or finger touch the slider’s bar once more and it will bring up a small Preview box that displays the opacity percentage as well as an image of the brush’s opacity level itself.
4. If you look in the top right corner of that Preview box, you’ll likely see a Plus (+) sign.
5. Click the Plus sign to set a marker at that exact size.

You’ll know a marker has been set if you see a bright blue line in the center of the slider bar.

How to Remove a Marker

If you don’t see a Plus sign, it will either be blank in that corner or you’ll see a Minus sign.

A Minus sign means it will allow you to remove a marker you’ve already set. So you can click or finger touch any markers you’ve already set (the ones that are blue), then hit the Minus sign to remove it. That specific marker will then disappear entirely from the slider.

Four Markers is the Maximum Allowed

If you don’t see a Plus or Minus sign, it means you’ve already set four markers, which is the limit allowed. If you want to another marker, you’d need to remove one first.

And, remember, every brush in your entire collection (default or third-party brushes) can have up to four size and four opacity markers set.

Not only that, but you’re also be able to add different markers for a brush depending on if you are using it as a regular brush, a smudge brush, or an eraser brush.

Why are size and opacity markers so useful?

If you need to switch to a different Procreate project/canvas and don’t want to have to remember the exact brush and brush sizes you were using for your current project, saving your size and opacity settings is the perfect solution.

It’s quick, easy, and setting them before you close up a project ensures you’ll be able to jump right back into your project without any time lost.

And if you pair saving markers with duplicating the brushes you are using for your project and saving them in a new brush set (labeled Current Project or similar), you’ll save even more time. You can even rename the brushes you duplicated and give them descriptive names. For example, you might be working on a landscape painting and want to rename a brush to Pine Tree Brush Detail, etc.

You won’t have to search around for the brushes you were using. They’ll be right there waiting for you in your “Current” brush pack with your size and opacity set exactly the way you want them.

All you’ll need to do then is open your project canvas and keep on creating magic!

Happy painting!