Procreate Masterclass: Digital Drawing on the iPad

Name: Procreate Masterclass: Digital Drawing on the iPad
Rating: 4.7 (1724 reviews)

Learn to draw digitally with Procreate on the iPad. Use digital art to express your unique self with this masterclass!

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Created byMarius Worch, Wencke Schaper

Last updated 11/2023

English

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What you'll learn

You will fully understand Procreate
All content is explained in a practical manner using real projects
Clear understanding of the user interface
All basics with brush, eraser and wipe finger
Gesture control for maximum efficiency
The creation of a sketch
Understanding layers and layer modes
What are the types of brushes
Quick Shape for perfect shapes
The function of alpha lock and clipping masks
How colors work together: Color harmony
Save and export your works
Have time-lapse videos created automatically
Symmetrical and perspective drawing with drawing aid
The function of the selection tool and transformation tool
How to make your art shine
Useful application of the quick menu
Import images from the net
Buy and import brushes
Watercolor painting
How to design and edit text beautifully
Bring your images to life with the Animation Wizard
Create your own brushes in the brush studio
Create three large art projects together with Wencke live

Course content

5 sections • 91 lectures • 18h 14m total length

Introduction1:35
Explore Procreate and digital drawing on the iPad with a beginner-friendly, step-by-step approach, offering tips, tricks, and the option to create your own brushes.
Introduce yourself0:24
Introduce yourself briefly to receive targeted feedback and enhance your learning in the Procreate masterclass. Share your course progress or work, and learn what to improve.
Hardware and Software8:20
Explore the hardware and software setup for Procreate on the iPad, detailing the 12.9-inch model, second-gen pencil, Procreate 5.2, storage, and case, Paperlike screen protector, and gloves to optimize drawing.
Gallery Overview3:41
Discover the Procreate gallery and its auto-saving, where you view, zoom, and swipe through artworks. Learn to restore example artworks, create canvases, rotate orientations, and rename works.
Creating a Canvas1:51
Create a canvas by tapping the plus icon, choose a basic size such as four, and learn to name, edit, or delete canvases for future projects.
Procreate interface3:06
Navigate the procreate interface and gallery, learn simple save options and cloud backups, and explore the core tools (brush, eraser, layers, and colors), along with left-handed interface settings.
Basic tools: Brush, eraser and smudge tool9:50
Master Procreate basics with brush, eraser, and smudge tool. Learn Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity, adjust size and opacity, and use gestures for undo, redo, and zoom.
Picking colors and useing the eyedropper5:40
Master color selection in Procreate on iPad by using the color circle, adjusting saturation and brightness, blue indicating the active tool, and the eyedropper to sample colors.
Create a sketch6:16
Sketch a simple leaf with textured brushes in Procreate, select the peppermint sketching brush, add branches and berries, explore color and seasonal variations before coloring.
What are layers?5:35
Learn how layers in Procreate work as stacked translucent papers, how to rename, create, reorder, and delete them in the layers menu, and how to manage background color versus layers.
Blocking in colours8:32
Master quick color blocking in Procreate by dragging colors to fill areas, adjust the color drop threshold to reduce halos, and use a monoline brush for solid fills.
Different types of brushes9:45
Learn to navigate Procreate's brush library, from solid line and airbrush brushes to textured and stamp-like brushes, and use texture, stamping, and neon effects to add depth to digital drawings.
Quick Shape8:58
Master quick shape in Procreate to draw perfectly straight lines and precise shapes. Snap angles to horizontal, vertical, and perfect circles, squares, rectangles, ellipses, and arcs, with editable anchor points.
Alphalock9:05
Master alpha lock in Procreate to confine shading and textures within shapes, unlock to edit, experiment with texture brushes, colors, opacity, and layered backgrounds to create planetary nebula effects.
How to use brushes effectively10:43
learn to use brushes effectively in Procreate by applying alpha lock, layering, gradients, and highlights to create depth, shadows, and sunlight-driven realism on a digital illustration.
Arranging your canvases in the gallery5:13
Drag and drop canvases to arrange them in the Procreate gallery. Rename titles, create stacks, delete or duplicate artworks.
Canvases in detail11:56
Learn to create and customize canvases in Procreate, adjust dimensions and 300 dpi, select RGB or CMYK color profiles, manage maximum layers, and set time-lapse and background options.
Apply your knowledge (pineapple)5:52
Create a pineapple sketch on a 5000 by 7000 pixel canvas with Procreate, peppermint brushes, and dark brown. Use quick shapes, references, and layers to refine the form and framing.
Duplicate lock and naming of layers8:14
Learn to manage Procreate layers by naming, duplicating, and merging to create patterns. Use lock, rename, and multi-layer coloring to protect sketches and streamline shading with clipping masks.
Clipping masks8:27
Use clipping masks in Procreate to shade on new layers without altering base colors. Compare clipping masks to alpha lock, and attach patterns without destroying the original image.
Changing the eraser and smudge tool10:02
Learn to erase with the current brush and switch brushes with the eraser, and use the smudge tool for quick, coherent shading, while adjusting opacity and grouping layers.
Selecting and grouping multiple layers at once8:54
Organize with grouping: select multiple layers, create and rename groups, toggle visibility, drag layers in and out, duplicate and flatten groups, and apply clipping masks and shading for depth.
Exercise: Koi17:31
Sketch a koi on Procreate for iPad, starting with dynamic big shapes, using a reference, then refine with layers, shading, translucency, scales, and orange red color.
In depth lesson: Colors17:44
Explore color tools in Procreate, from the color disc and classic pickers to hex/RGB precision, harmony schemes like complementary and split-complementary, and easy palette creation from photos.
Saving, exporting and sharing of your projects6:30
Learn to save, export, and share Procreate projects using JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, and Procreate file formats, preserving layers, time-lapse, and iCloud backups.
Importing of pictures/Drag & Drop3:48
Import images into Procreate on iPad via import button or drag and drop from photos; insert via actions menu, note Procreate files can’t nest, and private photos hide in time-lapse.
Creating and saving timelapse videos4:37
Learn how to create, view, and export Procreate time lapse videos, using time lapse replay, scrubbing with the blue bar, and export options for full or 30-second clips.
Layer options10:39
Explore Procreate layer options to enhance digital painting. Learn how multiply, darker color, light, screen, overlay, hard light, and clipping masks affect color, contrast, and detail while preserving underlying textures.
Drawing Assist: 2D-Grit and isometric5:13
Discover how Procreate on the iPad uses a drawing guide with an adjustable grid, stroke thickness, and opacity, plus drawing assist and perspective tools to create precise, symmetric drawings.
Drawing Assist: Perspective3:25
Explore procreate's perspective tools, including vanishing points and a horizon line grid, to quickly construct believable environments with assisted drawing and a quick shave feature.
Drawing Assist: Symmetry3:45
Explore Procreate's symmetry tool with assisted drawing on layers, using horizontal, vertical, quadrant, radial and rotational symmetry to create mandala-like patterns and relaxing artworks.
Exercise: Beetle30:53
Explore the symmetry tool to create a stylized beetle in Procreate on iPad, using sketching, layers, and color effects to add depth and a golden shimmer.

New project: Illustration Koi-pond5:55
Create a koi-pond illustration by blocking composition with overlapping fish and lilies, darkening the background, and testing ideas quickly with rough sketch and acrylic brush color blocking.
Copy and paste7:34
Master the copy and paste tool in Procreate using freehand selection to copy, paste, and duplicate on layers. Swipe three fingers to copy multiple items and paste across canvases.
Selection tool6:28
Master the procreate selection tool, learning freehand, rectangle, ellipse, automatic selection, add or remove, invert, copy and paste, feather, color fill, and save and load for fast, precise editing.
Transformation tool9:42
Master the transformation tool to scale, distort, and wrap objects with perspective; use clipping masks, textures, and snapping to craft believable depth and repeating patterns in Procreate.
Apply your knowledge (Koi-pond)20:06
Finish the koi-pond illustration in Procreate by layering paints, textures, and water effects to build depth with shadows. Duplicate, transform, and shade leaves and fish using clipping masks and overlay.
Glow effect10:50
Master glow effects in Procreate by merging layers, using soft brushes and overlay or multiply to add luminous halos, light reflections, and dimensional textures to a fish and underwater scene.
layer masks7:12
Master layer masks in Procreate, learning how black hides, white reveals, and gray tones erase non-destructively. Create moon phases and patterns while managing layers and mask inversions.
Adjustment tool "colors"17:52
Explore color adjustments in Procreate to fine-tune saturation, brightness, and color balance across shadows, midtones, and highlights, and use curves and gradient maps for precise, non-destructive color edits.
Adjustment tool "Blur"8:27
Use the blur adjustment to add depth by blurring layers and petals, and simulate focus. Explore motion blur and directional or positional blur with alpha lock and feathering for believability.
Adjustment tool "filter"13:21
Explore Procreate's filter adjustments, from sharpening and bloom to glitch, chromatic aberration, halftone, screenprint, and noise, and learn practical layering and blend modes to craft textures.
Adjustment tool "liquify and clone"13:31
Master the clone and liquify tools to duplicate elements, lock and repeat them on the canvas, and apply textured brush effects for dynamic distortions and creative adjustments.
Crop and resize the canvas5:54
Learn to crop and resize a canvas in Procreate, adjust pixel dimensions and aspect ratio, and use reset and resample options to manage layers and preserve your artwork.
Actions: Gesture controls9:27
Discover Procreate gesture controls and the actions menu to speed your workflow. Learn to use eyedropper, quick menu, layer select, and optional gestures like double-tap and four-finger tap.
Single touched gesture2:26
Enable the single touch gestures companion in settings to unlock one-finger undo, redo, and zoom by dragging the pencil, and pan in Procreate on the iPad.
Reference feature and split screen7:46
Use Procreate's reference feature and split screen mode to paint with a reference image on the canvas. Import images as references, resize with double tap, and note it's a layer.

Import brushes/ is it worth buying brushes7:41
Learn how to import Procreate brushes from free sources or bought sets, compare brush types and effects, and decide when buying brushes supports artists and simplifies digital painting.
Water color demonstration13:01
Explore how Procreate brushes emulate watercolor on the iPad with special canvases and paper textures. Use layering and the wash brush to soften edges and deepen tones.
Insert and edit text8:59
Insert and edit text in procreate using actions menu, choose fonts and styles, adjust layout, size, kerning, tracking, leading, baseline, color, clipping masks, and explore vector versus pixel text.
Import font & example3:57
Learn how to import fonts into Procreate by downloading a font zip and adding it to the app, then adjust kerning, tracking, and baseline for polished lettering.
Animation assist7:44
Explore procreate's animation assist to create frame-by-frame animations on the iPad, control playback with ping pong or one-shot, adjust frames per second, and use onion skins, foreground/background, and frame duration.
Create an animation20:27
Create an animation by sketching a bird frame by frame, using onion skins and duplicated frames, refining lines, while noting Procreate's single timeline and when to switch software.
Animate finished picture afterwards13:28
Merge the painting onto one layer, animate eyes and earrings with animation assists, add glow, create a blink loop, and export as a GIF.
Page assist3:43
Learn how the new pages list and Page Assist in Procreate let you open PDFs, translate layers into pages, and export PDFs with each layer as a separate page.
Painting on 3D models19:35
import and paint on 3D models in Procreate, explore painting in a 3D space with layers, roughness, metallic finishes, textures, lighting, and air augmented reality previews.
Screen mirroring1:55
Learn how to screen mirror your Procreate artwork from iPad to a desktop using air server. Both devices must be on the same wifi to stream together.

Stroke path6:32
Explore stroke path basics in Procreate masterclass: adjust brush spacing, jitter, and fall off in the brush studio to shape stamps into smooth strokes.
Stabilisation4:00
Apply stabilization and smoothing to convert squiggly lines into curves by managing amount and pressure, including maximum pressure. Explore emotion filtering and prefs toggles to use stabilization without altering brushes.
Taper3:30
Explore how taper adjusts brush tip behavior in Procreate, controlling tip length, size, opacity, and pressure to create sharp or blunt lines, with tip animation for fingers and touch.
Shape7:17
Explore how to shape brushes in Procreate by editing shape, importing library shapes, and adjusting behavior with counts, rotation, scatter, and tilt for dynamic strokes.
Grain7:56
Dive into grain and texture as key brush features, edit grain sources, adjust scale, rotation, depth, and brightness, and learn to create textured or revealed textures by importing textures.
Rendering5:19
Master rendering in Procreate by comparing modes like uniform glaze, intense glaze, heavy glaze, and blending; adjust flow and edges to create watercolor-like strokes and luminance blending effects.
Wet Mix3:05
Explore wet mix techniques in Procreate by adjusting dilution with water, varying pressure and brush charge, and observing color mixing and painterly textures as strokes wet and blend.
Colour dynamics4:53
Explore color dynamics in Procreate with the Defour Brush, using blue strokes and adjusting spacing to reveal color shifts as you vary pressure, tilt, saturation, and secondary color.
Dynamics2:22
Discover how dynamics shape brush strokes in Procreate on the iPad by stroke speed, as slower strokes become thinner and faster strokes become thicker, with adjustable opacity and jitter.
Apple Pencil4:31
Explore how Apple Pencil interacts with Procreate brushes, mastering pressure sensitivity, tilt, opacity, flow, bleed, and size to design expressive, brush-responsive strokes.
Properties2:59
Explore brush properties in Procreate, use stem preview to view presets, adjust preview size, tweak smudging, and set maximum and minimum brush size and capacity.
Materials1:58
Explore how to customize 3D materials in procreate masterclass by adjusting metallic strength, metallic source, roughness, and color to achieve matte or glossy finishes on a 3D ball.
About this brush2:24
Learn how to manage your Procreate brushes: add author credits, create reset points to save and revert tweaks, and reset all settings to restore original brushes for sharing or selling.

Portrait 1 Timelapse1:02
Master digital drawing on the iPad with Procreate, showcasing a portrait timelapse and how to use Procreate for this artwork.
Demo: Portrait 1 (Part 1)37:51
Learn how to create portraits in Procreate using grayscale blocking, value studies, and a layered workflow with reference, merging, clipping masks, and gradient maps for color.
Demo: Portrait 1 (Part 2)36:37
Apply overlay layers to build skin tone, highlights, and color accents. Blend blues and reds for depth, refine with clipping masks, and stay zoomed out for foundation.
Demo: Portrait 1 (Part 3)30:15
Learn to shape portraits with the liquify and distortion tools, build believable metallic gold textures using dark bases and bright highlights, and refine with curves, blending modes, and clipping masks.
Portrait 2 Timelapse2:12
Master digital portrait drawing in Procreate on the iPad by creating a portrait timelapse that showcases step-by-step techniques.
Introduction Portrait 20:55
Learn portrait painting in Procreate on the iPad, with face, hair, and background on separate layers and a glow effect to enhance the final artwork.
Demo: Portrait 2 (Part 1)43:52
Learn to craft a professional portrait in Procreate on the iPad by layering hair, face, and clothes, using clipping masks and alpha lock to build depth.
Demo: Portrait 2 (Part 2)51:34
Master portrait drawing in Procreate by refining shadows and highlights, coloring, and adding texture with layers, clipping masks, and lighting to bring eyes, hair, and clothing to life.
Illustration 1 Timelapse1:27
Explore timelapse illustration techniques with Procreate on the iPad, as you develop digital drawing skills through rapid on-screen sketching.
Demo: Illustration 1 (Part 1)33:39
Block in a grayscale illustration by layering the character, crow, and branches, then use clipping masks and multiply layers with gradients to study top lighting and form.
Demo: Illustration 1 (Part 2)37:51
Define values and block basic shapes to sharpen silhouettes, then paint in layers with erasing, gradient map, and overlays to build a painterly, dynamic character in Procreate on the iPad.
Demo: Illustration 1 (Part 3)36:22
Learn to add depth with shadows and highlights, render convincing fabric folds, and craft a glowing gold crown with reflective highlights and careful color balance.
Demo: Illustration 1 (Part 4)37:17
Learn to sculpt a compact silhouette with liquify and deepen wing shadows. Use multiply layers, soft brushes, hard light, and color balance to add depth and texture.
Illustration 2 Timelapse2:27
Explore timelapse illustration techniques in Procreate on the iPad, showcasing a step-by-step workflow to improve digital drawing skills.
Introduction Illustration 20:46
Explore creating a bigger illustration in Procreate on the iPad, using copy-paste for repetition, brushes with effects, smoke at the bottom, and the liquify tool, step by step.
Demo: Illustration 2 (Part 1)42:55
Master Procreate techniques to craft a layered illustration with a character, moon, and swords. Block shapes, apply color palettes, and use clipping masks, multiply, and liquify for depth.
Demo: Illustration 2 (Part 2)43:23
Apply templates to paint realistic wrinkles and folds, then develop a three-dimensional character with layered shading, highlights, and edge work; organize the workflow with clipping masks, groups, and duplication.
Demo: Illustration 2 (Part 3)49:17
Master Procreate techniques for liquid depth using clipping masks and the liquify tool, adjusting highlights, shadows, color balance, and layered textures.
Tiger Timelapse1:37
Explore the tiger timelapse concept in Procreate on the iPad. Sharpen your digital drawing skills through a focused masterclass.
Introduction Tiger0:45
Learn to use the imagery tool to paint a realistic animal portrait with a blurred background, and explore variety by turning off the cemetery tool.
Demo: Tiger42:17
Create a tiger head from scratch using Procreate's symmetry tool, refining with liquify, shading, layers, and ink texture to achieve realistic depth and highlights.

Requirements

You should have an iPad with the app Procreate
You do NOT need any previous experience in drawing or with Procreate

Description

Do you also wish you could create great artwork on the iPad? Do you want to fully understand Procreate in a hands-on way?

Then this is the course for you!

In this course you will learn all about the following topics: All the basics of Procreate, creating canvases, interface overview, brushes, erasers, swipe fingers, gesture controls, creating sketches, layers, layer modes, Quick Shape, Alpha Lock, canvases in detail, clipping masks, color theory, exporting your work, drawing help tool, copy and paste, selection tool, transformation tool, make, layer masks, quick menu, how to import brushes, watercolor, paste and edit text, animations, screen transfer, brush studio and plenty of live videos of how to draw in Procreate.

You get instant access to:

1 video lesson a day, 7 days a week, for 11 weeks. Over 18 hours of Procreate Masterclasses;
45 helpful materials to manage downloadable JPG files;
Access to the Procreate Community where you can exchange information with all course members;
Tips from (full-time) illustrator Wencke;
Lifetime access to the course and all future updates.

But what will you learn in detail in this course?

Basics: As the name suggests, the first section is about the basics of Procreate. You will learn how to use the gallery, how to create canvases and how to adjust them to your needs in order to start your first project. When you see your first canvas in front of you, Wencke will explain how to use the Procreate interface to work efficiently in the long run. After that you will know everything about the basic tools like brush, eraser, wipe finger and also how to use the gesture control. It is important to know that this course is very practical. All functions are explained to you by means of really cool projects, which you can of course always participate in. The line-arts and other helpful downloadable files will help you. If you have now mastered the gesture control, we continue with the layers. What are layers and how do I draw with them? You'll learn how to create your first sketches and how to draw faster and much more precisely with the Quick Shape function, for example to create ideal circles. Other useful functions in digital art are, for example, the Alpha Lock or clipping masks, with which you can avoid unclean drawing. Now you have the basics of Procreate down and are able to draw away. But to present a great final result, the interaction of colors is extremely important. Therefore, we have created a separate lesson on color theory where you will understand how colors work together to create a harmonious image.
Advanced Techniques: Now that you understand the basics of Procreate, we'll move on to the more advanced features of the drawing app. As mentioned before, all the features Procreate offers you are explained using real drawing projects to follow along. In this case, you will draw a koi pond together with Wencke, in which the stars reflect at night and the koi start to glow. In the process, you'll learn how to use the selection tool and the transformation tool correctly. To end up with a magical glowing effect, Wencke will show you the useful feature of layer modes and how you can use them on all your other works. Feel free to check out some free preview videos to get an idea of the scope of the course. Later in the second section, you'll also learn about all the editing tools such as "Color", "Blur", "Filter", "Liquefy" and "Clone".
Special tools and features: If you want to dive deeper into Procreate, the third section is certainly interesting for you. Here you'll learn how to drag and drop files and photos to your canvas. This comes in handy when you want to quickly & easily change the background of your drawing, for example. If you want to draw or paint with other special brushes you will also find a separate lesson for importing brushes in this section. For example, with "special" purchased brushes you can also create real looking watercolor paintings. To take full advantage of Procreate's capabilities, you'll also learn how to add text and make it really cool to create postcards and the like. If that's not enough, Wencke will show you how to create animations and how to animate your finished drawings afterwards.
Brush Studio: This section is only interesting for you if you want to create your own brushes. However, you can also get the full potential out of you and Procreate without any problems with the standard brushes or purchased brushes from the net. If you enjoy creating your own brushes and your used brush is not available on the web, then this section is for you.
Demonstrations in Procreate: This is the last section of the Procreate Masterclass. Here you can watch Wencke as she works full-time as an illustrator, drawing and finishing real client projects and everything that goes with it. You'll get to work with Wencke on three great projects (a portrait, a blood moon illustration and a tiger head). Wencke will explain her approach, so you can always join in live. The parts where "only monotonous" work is done (coloring etc.) are shortened by time lapse. Feel free to check out the free preview videos and see for yourself.

Our Satisfaction Guarantee

We have a 30 day 100% money back guarantee. So if you are not satisfied with your purchase, you will get all your money back immediately!

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the first lesson of the Procreate Masterclass!

Wencke & Marius

Who this course is for:

Beginners who are just starting with Procreate
Advanced students who want to learn from a real professional

Procreate Masterclass: Digital Drawing on the iPad

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction32 lectures • 4hr 16min

Advanced techniques15 lectures • 2hr 27min

Special tools and features10 lectures • 1hr 41min

Brush studio13 lectures • 57min

Demonstrations in Procreate21 lectures • 8hr 54min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: