- PROCREATE ESSENTIALS ~ . EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO : START USING PROCREATE LIZ KOHLER BROWNTABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT'S IN THIS WORKBOOK?................+ 2 HOW TO USE THIS WORKBOOK................. 3 CREATING CANVASEG................cccecececeeees 4 ALL ABOUT LAYERS...............ccccccssesessseee 5 o...,rrtrt—tr—~—“#RD=sssststst 6 SAVING & EXPORTING. ...........ssssesseccceeeee ? BRUSHES, ERASERS & BLENDERS............... 8 SELECTIONS.............ccccccscsssessssssseeereeeees 9 FINGER GESTURES................ccccceceseeeeees 11 QUICK LINE/SHAPE.............ccccccccccceeeees 11 GETBHEL Diroccsnceccencssessssssesscentececencansees 12 KEEP LEARNING............cccccscscccccceeseesees 12 LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMWHAT’S IN THIS WORKBOOK? IN THIS SHORT WORKBOOK YOU'LL LEARN ALL THE PROCREATE BASICS YOU NEED TO START DRAWING. ONCE YOU LEARN THE BASICS AND PRACTICE A BIT, YOU MAY BE DYING TO MAKE SOME COOL STUFF, BUT FEEL UNSURE ABOUT WHERE TO START! 1 HAVE 50+ CLASSES ON IPAD ART/DESIGN WHERE YOU CAN LEARN LOTS OF STYLES AND TECHNIQUES IN PROCREATE. WATCH THEM FREE WITH A 2 MONTH FREE TRIAL. TAP ON THE CLASSES BELOW TO LEARN MORE! Se INK. ILLUSTRATION Ce -h & IW PROCREATE SES2 G'S = beta ea by LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMHOW TO USE THIS WORKBOOK TRY IT! IF YOU'RE NEW TO PROCREATE, | RECOMMEND FOLLOWING ALONG AND TRYNG OUT THE STEPS IN THIS WORKBOOK. YOU'LL LEARN A LOT FASTER IF YOU TRY IT AS YOU READ! SPLIT SCREEN YOU CAN VIEW THIS WORKBOOK AND PROCREATE AT THE SAME TIME BY SLOWLY SWIPING UP FROM THE BOTTOM MIDDLE OF YOUR IPAD, THEN WHEN APP SYMBOLS APPEAR, PULL THE PROGRAM TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN (ONLY RECENTLY OPENED APPS WILL SHOW UP, SO IF IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THE APPS LIST, OPEN IT FIRST) LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMCREATING CANVASES 4 1. TAP THE + SYMBOL ‘ 2. TAP THE NEW CANVAS SYMBOL xn TIP: SWIPE ONE OF THESE PRESET SIZES TO CREATE A NEW CANVAS SHORTCUT FOR A SIZE YOU USE OFTEN | | (RS) Me a ao =\. 3. SET THE UNIT OF — ”\ MEASUREMENT, SIZE, 5 DPI AND COLOR PROFILE, THEN TAP CREATE TIPS: = : ca -USE THE SIZE YOU NEED = OR LARGER (YOU CAN NEVER SIZE UP ONCE YOU ~ CREATE AN IMAGE) -T USUALLY USE 10 X 10 INCHES AT 300 DPI FOR MOST ONLINE USES -COLOR PROFILES: SRGB IS FINE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, MOST PRINT ON DEMAND SITES, AND WEBSITES. CLIENT WORK AND PROFESSIONAL PRINTERS MAY REQUIRE CMYK. -KEEP AN EYE ON THE MAXIMUM LAYERS SECTION OF THIS SCREEN. BIGGER IMAGES CAN HAVE LESS LAYERS, SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH (AT LEAST 10 OR 20 FOR MOST DRAWINGS). LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMALL ABOUT LAYERS LAYERS ARE LIKE TRANSPARENT SHEETS OF PAPER LAID ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. (2 TAP THIS ICON TO OPEN THE LAYERS MENU Oa, TAP THE + SYMBOL TO * CREATE NEW LAYERS TIP: KEEPING YOUR SKETCHES, LINEWORK, COLORS, AND TEXTURES ON SEPARATE LAYERS GIVES YOU THE FREEDOM TO EDIT EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY. TAP THE CHECK MARK #48 TO MAKE A LAYER a 52 VISIBLE/INVISIBLE . TAP A LAYER ONCE TO SELECT IT (SO YOU CAN EDIT, MOVE, ERASE, -- oe ETC. ON THAT LAYER). . \ swipe LEFT ON IT TO DUPLICATE, DELETE, OR LOCK THE LAYER (LOCKING A LAYER PREVENTS YOU FROM EDITING IT!) LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMco LO R TAP THE COLOR DOT @ TO OPEN THE COLOR vrecee™ MENU CHOOSE THE COLOR 26 RANGE FROM THE OUTER CIRCLE, AND THE SHADE FROM THE THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO INNER CIRCLE VIEW COLOR CHOICES IN PROCREATE: DISC, TAP THIS TO CREATE CLASSIC, HARMONY, —® =; ~ - = 4 AND SAVE A COLOR AND VALUE. | PREFER PALETTE DISC. LET’S MAKE A PALETTE! ou ek 1.0N THE PALETTES ee ee meme me \ TAB TAP THE + SYMBOL TO CREATE A NEW PALETTE 2. TAP THE ACTIONS MENU, TAP INSERT A = PHOTO IN THE ‘ADD’ =—= = SECTION, THEN CHOOSE a 8 ANY PHOTO. TAP THE . MOVE TOOL TO SET Sse THE IMAGE IN PLACE 3. TAP AND HOLD WITH YOUR FINGER ON A COLOR IN THE PHOTO TO SAMPLE IT. YOU'LL SEE A CIRCLE APPEAR THAT SHOWS YOU WHAT THE COLOR WILL LOOK LIKE. (EXAMPLE IN THE PICTURE ABOVE) 4. TAP ON ONE OF THE GRAY SQUARES ON THE NEW UNTITLED PALETTE. REPEAT STEPS 3 AND 4 UNTIL YOU'VE SAMPLED ALL THE COLORS YOU WANT. TAP ON ‘UNTITLED’ TO NAME THE PALETTE. LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMSAVING & EXPORTING THERE IS NO ‘SAVE’ FEATURE IN PROCREATE BECAUSE THE APP SAVES AS YOU WORK. SO IF YOU CREATE A COLOR PALETTE, IT’S SAVED. IF YOU DRAW A TREE, IT'S SAVED. SO THE ONLY TIME YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ‘SAVING’ IS WHEN YOU WANT TO EXPORT IMAGES TO Al DIFFERENT APP, DEVICE, OR WEBSITE. TO EXPORT AN IMAGE TAP THE ACTIONS MENU, TAP SHARE, CHOOSE A FILE TYPE, THEN CHOOSE A SAVING LOCATION TIP: SAVE IMAGES IN CLOUD STORAGE SO YOU ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP OF YOUR work! peewee FILE TYPES PROCREATE: LAYERED FILES THAT CAN BE USED ONLY IN PROCREATE. SAVING THIS FORMAT ALSO ‘SAVES YOUR TIME LAPSES, SO YOU CAN SEE YOUR DRAWING PROCESS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. PSD: LAYERED PHOTOSHOP FILES THAT YOU CAN OPEN IN PHOTOSHOP OR SEND TO A CLIENT WHO REQUESTS PSD FILES. PDF: A UNIVERSAL FORMAT FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO SEND IMAGES TO CUSTOMERS OR PUBLISHERS. JPEG: A ‘LOSSY’ FILE FORMAT (MEANING EACH TIME YOU SAVE IT, SOME QUALITY IS LOST). THIS 15 A SMALLER FILE THAN THE OTHER TYPES, SO IT'S GREAT FOR SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR WEBSITE. PNG: fl ‘LOSSLESS’ FILE FORMAT (MEANING YOU DON'T LOSE QUALITY WHEN YOU SAVE IT) IDEAL FOR SENDING TO PRINTERS OR FOR HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO. TIFF: f ‘LOSSLESS’ FILE FORMAT THAT WORKS WELL FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRE TIFF FILES. LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMBRUSHES, ERASERS, & BLENDERS TAP THESE SYMBOLS TO 1 CHOOSE BRUSH, ERASER, “i TOUT ee “NSD 1. CHOOSE A COLOR. "© * © SELECT A BRUSH SET, THEN CHOOSE A BRUSH WITHIN THAT SET. DRAW ‘ON YOUR CANVAS. REPEAT THOSE STEPS, CHOOSING DIFFERENT COLORS AND DIFFERENT BRUSHES — 2. SELECT A NEW LAYER — AND DRAW SOME MORE — COLORS WITH DIFFERENT i BRUSHES. MAKE A MESS! Lares 4 — 3. SELECT THE ERASER 2 TOOL, CHOOSE A BRUSH AND ERASE SOME COLOR. SELECT THE OTHER LAYER AND ERASE ON THAT ONE. SEE HOW THE LAYERS WORK INDEPENDENTLY? 4. REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS WITH THE BLENDER TOOLS. TIP: TAKE SOME TIME TO PLAY AROUND WITH BRUSHES AND LAYERS. THE MORE COMFORTABLE YOU FEEL WITH THESE TOOLS, THE EASIER IT WILL BE TO GET CREATIVE LATER! LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMSELECTIONS YOU CAN SELECT A LAYER OR PART OF A LAYER IN ORDER TO CHANGE THAT AREA OF THE LAYER. LET'S TRY IT! 1. DELETE EVERYTHING ON YOUR CANVAS BY SWIPING LEFT ON EACH LAYER AND TAPPING DELETE. 2. TAP THE SELECTION TOOL, SELECT ‘FREEHAND’ ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, THEN CIRCLE AN AREA OF THE CANVAS. 3. CHOOSE A BRUSH AND A COLOR AND PAINT OVER THE SELECTION. SEE HOW THE COLOR ONLY APPEARS ON THE SELECTED AREA? 4. NOW REPEAT STEP 2 TO CREATE A NEW SELECTOION. SELECT AN ERASER AND ERASE OVER THAT AREA. SEE HOW YOU CAN ONLY ERASE ON THE NEWLY SELECTED AREA? TIP: YOU CAN ADJUST THE BRUSH SIZE AND OPACITY FOR THE BRUSHES, ERASER, AND BLENDERS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMSELECTIONS THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER WAYS TO MAKE SELECTIONS. YOU CAN CHOOSE THE BEST ONE DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SELECT. 1. CREATE A NEW LAYER AND DRAW SOMETHING ON IT WITH ANY BRUSH 2. TAP ON THE LAYER, THEN TAP ‘SELECT’ ON THE FLY OUT MENU 3. CREATE A NEW LAYER, THEN START DRAWING OVER THE LAST DRAWING WITH A DIFFERENT COLOR. SEE HOW THE COLOR ONLY APPEARS ON THE SELECTED AREA? 4. TAP THE SELECTION TOOL ON THE TOOL LEFT OF THE SCREEN TO REMOVE THE SELECTION 5. MAKE THE FIRST LAYER INVISIBLE TO SEE WHAT THE NEW LAYER LOOKS LIKE ON IT’S OWN. TIP: THIS SELECTION METHOD IS GREAT FOR ADDING TEXTURES TO A SHAPE ON A NEW LAYER. KEEPING TEXTURES ON A NEW LAYER LIKE THIS KEEPS YOUR ORIGINAL DRAWING SAFE. LIZKOHLERBROWN.COMFINGER GESTURES (NICE ONES) YOU CAN CONTROL LOTS OF FEATURES OF PROCREATE WITH JUST YOUR FINGERS! HERE IS A FINGER GESTURE CHEAT SHEET: UNDO: TAP TWO FINGERS REDO: TAP THREE FINGERS ZOOM IN/OUT: PINCH/SPREAD FINGERS APART TURN THE CANVAS: TWO FINGERS ROTATED COPY/PASTE: DRAG 3 FINGERS DOWN THE CANVAS FULL SCREEN: 4 FINGER TAP QUICK LINE/SHAPE PROCREATE CAN HELP YOU DRAW PERFECT LINES AND SHAPES. TO USE THESE TOOLS, JUST DRAW A LINE OR SHAPE, BUT DON'T RELEASE YOUR STYLUS OR FINGER AT THE END OF THE LINE. THE PROGRAM WILL SNAP TO CREATE THE SHAPE/LINE. TIP: WHEN USING QUICK LINE, HOLD DOWN TWO FINGERS TO MAKE A PERFECTLY HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL LINE. 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