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Procreate for iPad Beginner Class

Name: Procreate for iPad Beginner Class
Rating: 4.5 (24 reviews)

Learn to draw digitally!

Created byMonja Wessel

Last updated 6/2024

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

how the gallery works
how to create stacks in the gallery and how to handle them
how to set up your document correctly
how to use brushes, erasers and blenders
how to import new brushes and why it’s important to work with a clean canvas
how to use reference images without copying
how to use sketches to draw whatever you want (and without being an artist!)
how to create your own color palettes
how to try different background colors easily
… and many more tips and tricks!

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 1h 8m total length

Welcome!1:33
Learn procreate foundations by sketching lemons from scratch, using reference images, and coloring and shading. Explore hidden features in procreate and follow a step-by-step guide on iPad with Apple Pencil.
What Procreate is for1:22
Explore what Procreate does for raster-based art and its non-vector approach, from texture and layering to symmetry and hand lettering, while sketching a lemon with soft pastel brushes.
Save and organize your Artwork in Procreate4:10
Create and save artwork in Procreate on iPad with auto-save, use the plus menu and brushes, then organize with stacks and folders, and export or share.
What Document Size and Color Space should I use?4:35
Create a 3000 by 3000 canvas at 300 dpi for sharp results in rgb. Explore cmyk for print, time-lapse options, canvas background settings, naming, and presets to speed your workflow.
How to use Brushes, Blenders, and Erasers9:11
Learn to create art in Procreate for iPad by exploring brushes, erasers, blenders, color palettes, and layer management.
How to add new Brush Sets to Procreate3:15
Master cleaning and managing layers, create and rename brushes in the brush studio, import brushes from iCloud, and duplicate, reset, or delete brushes and folders.
Working with a „clean“ Canvas0:59
Start with a fresh, clean canvas in Procreate for iPad beginner class, and delete the canvas to prevent previous work from appearing in the time lapse.
How to use Reference Images without Copying12:00
Learn to use Creative Commons reference images to guide citron drawing in Procreate without copying, cropping and saving photos, inserting them on a new canvas, and refining with layers.
How to sketch while using Layers12:08
Use layers as tracing paper to sketch, color, and refine a lemon drawing in Procreate for iPad, building palettes, adjusting brushes, and managing layer order for realism.
How to add Color10:46
Learn to manage layers, use alpha lock, and apply color with fill and saturation adjustments to separate lemon peel, lemon inside, and leaves for a cohesive composition in Procreate.
How to add different Background Colors7:31
Apply background color and adjust with layers and clipping masks to create depth in a lemon illustration, using stippling, shading, and vein details on leaves with color tweaks.
Your Project1:04
Celebrate completing the foundations class by applying skills like filling layers, alpha lock, and clipping masks to create a first project. Then share your artwork and explore more procreate courses.

Requirements

You need an iPad, an Apple Pencil and the program Procreate

Description

The Procreate for iPad Beginner Class might be your solution if you hardly have time to pull out all the materials for traditional painting.

Digital painting with Procreate for iPad is totally worth a look. You just grab your iPad and your Apple Pencil and start drawing. You can mimic all kind of brushes such as watercolor, gouache, pastel and even the paper texture - you name it, Procreate can most probably do it!

In this class I show you how to handle the Procreate app with all its features. And while you learn techniques to draw everything you want we’ll do our first project together: Drawing lemons as some artwork for your kitchen!

In this Class you’ll learn:

...how the gallery works

...how to create stacks in the gallery and how to handle them

...how to set up your document correctly

...how to use brushes, erasers and blenders

...how to import new brushes and why it’s important to work with a clean canvas

...how to use reference images without copying

...how to use sketches to draw whatever you want (and without being an artist!)

...how to create your own color palettes

...how to try different background colors easily

… and many more tips and tricks!

You’ll get:

12 Videos in FullHD (1 hour and 10 minutes in total)
Procreate File
color palette to draw the project

For this Class you’ll need:

your iPad
Procreate
an Apple Pencil or any suitable pencil for your iPad
brushes are already included in Procreate, you might look for a stipple brush if non included suits your needs

Features

Although this class is for Procreate for iPad Beginners we do not concentrate on the features of the app but jump right into a project. So at the end of the class you have drawn your first artwork and you’ve learned a lot about the app you can apply to many other projects to come!

Project

At the end of the class you can grab any kind of reference image and start drawing the different shapes. You can create a fitting color palette and start your composition.

In our project you should pick a reference image and draw whatever you want. You can post a screenshot of your iPad the reference image and maybe your drawing or you can show us your ready-made drawing, that's totally up to you!

Have fun and let me know if you've learned something valuable from this class. Also, if you have questions let me know.

Who this course is for:

This Class is for you if you like to draw
... if you wanna learn more about Procreate
... if you are interested in digital painting
... if you are a Procreate beginner