Ruah Stash Essentials

Designed with Procreate 5.4+ in mind. (Works great with previous versions as well.)

If you like to sit down with one "sketchbook" and stay there from first scribble to final polish, this is your pack.

Ruah Stash Essentials is a tightly designed, 41-brush system built around one simple idea: tell the whole story with a single, coherent set of tools.

You shouldn't have to fight your tools or switch between mismatched packs to finish a painting. In this set, the pencils feel related to the inkers. The paint brushes blend naturally with the smudges.

A studio's worth of dependable, pro-grade instruments tuned for story art, children's books, comics, and character-driven illustration... Plus anything you can imagine!

Why I love this pack:

• The "One Sketchbook" Feel: A cohesive texture balance means all 41 brushes look like they belong on the same piece of paper, allowing you to mix media seamlessly.
• Families, Not Species: Brushes are organized into intuitive families (Pencils, Inks, Paints) with consistent pressure and tilt behaviors, so your muscle memory applies across the whole set.
• Zero Bloat: Every single brush serves a specific purpose in a professional workflow.
• Real-World Smudge: Includes specialized smudge tools that mimic real-world blending stumps and fingers, matching the texture of the media you are smudging.

The 5 "Daily Driver" Brushes

While the pack is deep, these are 5 brushes that I think will see most use:

1. Ruah Notebook 2B: Your new favorite sketching pencil. It sits right between "buttery" and "toothy," staying readable even when you push your darks.
2. Ruah Story Pen: An expressive, flexible inker with a controlled taper. It breathes life into line work while maintaining perfect legibility.
3. Ruah Filbert Core: The ultimate painter. A responsive filbert that blocks in shapes, models forms, and blends edges without turning to mush.
4. Ruah Grainstroke: A directional shader that hugs your underlying forms rather than fighting them. Perfect for soft lighting and fabric.
5. Ruah Smudge Graphite: Your digital blending stump. Designed to soften graphite and charcoal without destroying the texture of the drawing underneath.

41 Brushes Included in the Set:

7 Graphite & Charcoal Essentials The foundation of any good drawing. Includes the Hero Notebook 2B, a light Studio HB for layout, and the Willow Charcoal for loose, smoky sketches.

7 Ink & Line Tools From the precise Mono Liner for technical work to the flagship Story Pen. Also features a dry scratch nib for hatching and a classic Comic G for manga-style snap.

11 Paint & Wash Brushes A big section dedicated to color. Includes Filberts for oil-style rendering, Gouache brushes for matte blocking, and delicate Watercolor Veils for glazing.

4 Dry Color Media Waxy crayons and chalky pastels that break and texture beautifully. Perfect for children's book styles or vibrant accents.

5 Texture & FX Brushes Controlled atmosphere. Add grit with Speckle Dust, dynamic energy with Ink Splatter, or retro print shading with the Riso Minidot.

7 Smudge & Utility Tools (The unsung heroes!) Erasers that match your linework and smudge tools designed to blend graphite, paint, and pastel realistically.

Designed by D. Y. Ruah, for Ruah Stash File Type: .brushset (Procreate)

Happy drawing :)