Procreate: Draw, Sketch, Paint, and Design on Your iPad

• In this lecture we introduce you to what the projects are we are doing, and WHY we chose the projects  we did

• We are going to get you up and moving immediately to make a finished piece of art WHILE learning the interface fo procreate

Learn the basic layout of procreate including

• Brush size and location sliders

• Erasing, smudging and drawing functions

• Adjustment, selection and transformation functions

Learn to import images from your PC to ipad using dropbox

Learn to choose the right canvas size for your project and also

How to save the canvas for use in a future project

How to differentiate the color space for print vs digital

In this lesson we cover the bare basics of brushes  including

• How to adjust the 2 most important settings in brushes , Streamline and Taper to achieve a smooth line

IN this lesson we learn about layers, fundamental to all digital art programs, in this basic introduction we cover

• How to add and remove layers

• How to rename and lock layers

• How to group and reorder layers how to see the opacity and change the blend mode on the layers

In this lesson we start the rose project and take what we know about layers to set up a working file

• How to line and pull a smooth line

• How to set up a project file with separate layers for flood fill

• How to work non destructively for maximum flexibility

In this lesson we learn how to manage the gallery and create

• Multiple iterations of a file

• A stack (a collection of files)

• How to rename a file

In this lecture just cover what to expect as we move closer to a completed project , in this section we cover

• Selection

• Transformation

• Color

• Brushes

• Telling the story with line weight

Learn select in procreate, including

• Freehand selection

• Automatic selection

• Adding and subtracting from a selection

• Transformation is covered, including

• Transforming uniformly

• How to warp and distort , and what is the difference

  
  

• Adjustment layers are introduced, including but limited to

• Application and adjustment of the layer

• A brief overview of the layers involved

Practical application of a simple shade , including

• How to direct the light on your image

• How to set the blend mode of the layer to shade

• How to shade with the softer opacity

We add color to the rose to bring it closer to completion, there are no new techniques, just a continuation of the workflow

In this one we finish the rose and add the textural details

Simply a short lesson on how to make a screenshot in Procreate 

Just a simple introduction to section 3 to help you on your way

In this section we give you an overview of the text layers in procreate

• How to create and modify text

• How to rasterize the text layer

• How to adjust typography settings

• Learn how to install fonts on procreate using the ipad

• Learn how to install fonts that are zipped into procreate

Learn how to utilize Quick line in procreate to create perfectly straight lines

Set the time delay to enhance the line at just the right time

Learn how to choose the shape after enabling quickline

Learn to create a lettering brush in procreate

• Create a new category in the brushes

• Work with the shape and grain library inherent in Procreate

Create 3 lettering templates using the techniques of

• Quick shape

• Transform

• Distort

learn to utilize layer masks including

• What a layer mask is

• How to apply and reverse it

• How luminosity affects what is shown and what is hidden

Learn to convert images you make in ink into brush shapes to create custom brushes

• How to make shapes with real world materials

• How to convert the images into acceptable shapes sources

Learn to:

• Import brushes NOT made by you into your Procreate program

• Export brushes you made to share with others

Learn to combine images to make a glitter effect in procreate

• use layer masks

• Utilize images

In this lecture we complete a lettering Project

• Making the templates

• Distorting the letters

• Creating the composition

Just a simple introduction to section 4 where we do the brush building and cover some more advanced topics

In this lecture you will learn

• What blend modes are

• Identify the general behavior of blend modes

• Feel confident that you can locate and try different blend modes within your art

Learn the DIFFERENCES between Alpha locks, clipping masks and reference layers

• When to use each of them

• How to use them in your art

Learn to create and modify color palletes in Procreate

• Learn to use the color picker

• Import pallets from others

• Export pallets  to others

The objective of this unit is to feel comfortable with the OVERVIEW of the Brush studio

• Learn the 3 sections

• Get an overview of what each attribute is

• Learn what attributes are applicable to the types of art you do

In this lesson we make a simple graffiti brush for use in Procreate

• We modify  an existing brush

• Make our own shape from existing brushes 

In this lesson we make as tipple brush for shading in a more print look from a basic shape

• How to select a shape source from the library

• How to set spacing

In this lesson we shoot a texture from nature and then back out a brush to meet your needs as a shader

• What makes a good texture

• How to make the texture seamless

• Best settings for shading style texture brushes

In this lecture we learn to make a stamp brush

• What a stamp brush is

• When to use it

• best settings for it

In this lesson I cover SOME of the tools I use every day in my pipeline of work, these are not requirements, only awareness of other things out there for you as an artist

Just a simple introduction to what we will be covering here in the animation section

In this lecture we start the bouncing ball project to teach you the fundamentals of animation in Procreate

• How to set up the master group

• How to structure the group to isolate your animation

• How to sketch out the path fo travel for your animation

• How GIFs work in FPS 

In this video we show you how to go frame by frame and plot the animation using the group we made in the earlier video

In this lecture we do one more plot PLUS we distort the ball on impact to give the right illusion of materials and force

In this video we finish and export the animation........all done.

Working with the animation assistant ......we are anchoring to the animation we did with the ball....

• How to use the animation assistant to speed up the workflow

• How to adjust the animation assistant

In this video we make motion masks in procreate for use in video editing applications including topics like

• What a motion mask is and what it is used for

• How it works on luminosity

• How you can use it if you are a video editor

In this video we show you how to make a write on text animation in Procreate for use in video editing

• How to structure  the canvas

• How to choose a color so it keys out

• How to control animation and reveal speed

Just a simple introduction to the projects we will be performing in Procreate in this section

In this lesson we create T shirt mock up using an IMAGE

• How  to select the image in Procreate

• How to isolate the image

• how to add an adjustable layer to change color

• How to export it

In this lesson we start the process of distorting the image in a surrealistic piece of art

• How to select the image

• how to transform the image

• How to copy and past selections as additional layers

Learn to use the selection tool with the transformation tool to add and adjust foreground and background images

Learn to utilize adjustment layers to add interest to the image …..

• Sharpen the image you want to draw the viewer to…..

• Blur out that which you do NOT want their viewer to focus on

1. Learn to dodge and burn non destructively

2. Apply a painterly texture

Finish the image for export

• Apply a vignette made from splatter brushes

• Apply a texture to call attention to desired features

In this section we put it all together, and so I wanted to take a moment just touch base and introduce you to the final project

In this lesson we begin the workflow by

• Placing the image on the canvas

• Warping the image to give it a new School style graffiti look

In this lesson we utilize the lining brushes to tell the story of the image

• What line weights to use for the outside and the inside

• How to add dynamic line profiles

In this lesson we will :

• Lay in  the base layers for the image

• How to construct a pallet

  
  

Utilize the darker tones to tell the story of what the viewer should pay attention to

• Set the blend mode that works best

• Learn to tell the story of the piece by where you place the darks

In this lecture we add in the lights

• What blend modes you can choose from

• Where to place them

I this lesson we FORM the shapes using lines….to augment the darks and lights applied in previous lessons

In this lecture we add some texture to the elephant

• Utilize the blend modes to make darker variants

• learn where to add texture and how to balance it against the need for smooth areas

As we get close to finishing in this section we will

Make the top dark spots, just a bit darker and the light a bit brighter

We will add in hard white highlights

In this section we add the background and export the image as a PNG

In this section we

• Import the image from the previous lessons

• Warp it onto the Tshirt

• Export the image for a finished product

Just a quick thank you for finishing the course .......enjoy

Your canvas is your workspace in procreate and setting it up correctly from the start is crucial to success 

• How to open a new canvas in procreate
• How to select form the 4 basic default sizes in procreate 
• How to set-up a custom canvas size in procreate 
• How to save a  custom canvas size for later use 

File management is covered in procreate 

• Learn the difference between a stack and a file 
• Rename a stack
• Add and remove files from a stack 
• Rename / select/ duplicate and delete a stack 
• Rename/ select/ duplicate and delete a file 

Making sure you know the basic terms used by the program 

We want to get you up and creating as soon as possible....so let's create a portfolio for all  your amazing work you are going to create. In this lesson we are going to show you how to 

• Import a photo into Procreate

• How to use the gestures to resize the image 

• How to add a layer 

• How to use soft shading tom force perspective 

• How to export to jpeg format once your art is completed