They are accessed by clicking the wrench icon. The action tools let you adjust the canvas settings, add to and export your work. Once you make a selection, swipe down with 3 fingers to get options to cut, copy, or paste. The selection tools allow you to select all or a portion of a layer. You can also undo the last action by tapping the screen once with two fingers. It can be clicked several times to undo/redo multiple actions. The undo/redo button is located just below the opacity slider. Simply drag the sliders up and down to increase or decrease the opacity and size. The top slider controls brush size and the bottom slider controls opacity. The side sliders change the opacity and the size of the brushes. You can also create your own color palettes this way. If you have specific hex codes that you want to use, enter them in the value view. At the bottom of the color panel you can switch views between disc, classic, value and palette. Clicking on it will bring up default color panels. The color panel lets you choose the color of your brush. Turn them on and off by clicking the check mark next to the layer. Move the layers up and down in the panel by pressing and holding them with the Apple pencil and swiping up or down in the panel. Click on the “+’ to create a new layer to draw on. The layer panel in Procreate works similarly to the layer panel in Photoshop or Illustrator. Scroll through the brush library, click on the brush that you would like to use and start drawing.
You can also install new brushes that you purchase. Click on the brush to access all of the brushes that come with Procreate. The brush library is located in the upper right corner. The opacity and brush size sliders are on the side and the selection tools, and action tools are in the upper left. The brush library, layer panel and color panel are in the upper right.
Once you create a new document, it will appear as a white box. To create a new document, simply click the “+” button in the upper right and choose a size. If you’ve never created a document, this will be blank when you first open the app. The gallery is where you’ll see every design that you’ve created. To use Procreate on the iPad Pro, you’ll need an Apple Pencil. The screenshots below are from version 4.
The newest version of Procreate (as of the writing of this post) is version 5. Since Procreate comes out with updates every so often, the screenshots below may not look exactly like yours. Because it is all digital, it allows you to easily delete mistakes and edit your designs. It is perfect for illustrating and hand lettering. Procreate is a drawing app that allows you to create amazing digital designs. This post will cover the basics and there are links to more advanced tutorials at the bottom so be sure to check those out.
I’m here to show you how to use Procreate. I don’t know about you but learning new technology can be tricky and take some time.
The Procreate app for the iPad Pro is an amazing drawing app that has taken my designs to the next level. In this intro to Procreate, you’ll learn the basic setup of the Procreate app, the essentials tools and how they function.