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The document provides lesson ideas for using the Procreate app in the classroom to teach science and art concepts related to the solar system. The lessons guide students to use Procreate tools to create planetary art, take inspiration from real planetary images, learn about digital art layers, and design their own solar systems with multiple planets on canvas.

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ShapeYourSolarSystem ProcreateLessonIdea

The document provides lesson ideas for using the Procreate app in the classroom to teach science and art concepts related to the solar system. The lessons guide students to use Procreate tools to create planetary art, take inspiration from real planetary images, learn about digital art layers, and design their own solar systems with multiple planets on canvas.

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LESSON IDEA

Shape your
Solar System
DESIGN SCIENCE

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Lesson ideas
Use these Lesson Ideas to spark
your imagination for using Procreate
in the classroom.
Feel free to take them further
and make them your own.
Shape your Solar System 1.

Create
galactic art
Procreate has a range of digital
art features that make it easy
and fun to create beautiful
Solar System art.

All you need is an iPad and:

Procreate

Safari
Be inspired 2.

The universe
is beautiful
In this lesson we will take inspiration
from the universe, and curiously
observe why planets look the
way they do.

Jupiter taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on June 27, 2019


Learn about layers 3.

A digital art tool


This lesson takes advantage of layers.
Digital art uses stacked layers. This gives
you the power to paint, erase, edit and
rearrange layers individually, without
ruining what you have already done.
For more tips on layers, see our Beginners
Guides at education.procreate.art.
Getting started 4.

Pick a planet
Use the Safari app to explore
the planets of the Solar System.
Collect some images that you like.
We will use Jupiter in this example.

Create a canvas
Open the Procreate app
and select the + in the top right
to create a new Screen Size canvas.

Procreate
Step one 5.

QuickShape
QuickShape helps you make
a perfect circle!
Draw a rough circle, then hold
for a second at the end to snap
it into a smooth curve. Whilst
holding, touch the screen with
your left finger for a perfectly
round circle.

TIPS

For a nice clean circle, use the
Round Brush in the Painting set.

 se a neutral color like gray for your


U
planet as you will be adding color later.

Procreate
Step two 6.

ColorDrop
Drag the Color Button to fill
your circle with colors.
Step three 7.

Clipping
Mask
Tap the plus icon (+)
in the Layers panel to create
a new layer. Then tap that layer
and select Clipping Mask.
This means any artwork on
the new layer will remain within
your circle.
Step four 8.

Base coat
Tap the Brush icon and select
a brush. We have used Old
Beach in the Artistic brush
set here.
Don’t go into too much detail
in the base coat, just try to
create the main colors and
textures of your planet.
Step five 9.

Top coat
Now you can add more detail.
Try using darker and lighter
colors to add more definition.
Select brushes with more
defined textures, like clouds,
waves or spots.

TIPS

Feel free to create new layers for
new levels of detail. Remember to
use a Clipping Mask on each layer.
Step six 10.

Liquify
Tap the Adjustments icon
and then tap Liquify.
Select from the Liquify effects
at the bottom, and have fun!
We are using Twirl Left in this
example.
Step seven 11.

Finishing
touches
Try changing the Background
color in Layers to a dark color.
Add some final touches such
as shading and light.
Drag the Brush Opacity slider
down to create soft light and
shadow. We have used brushes
from Spray Paints to create
a textured shadow.
What’s next? 12.

More planets!
Digital art is all about experimenting.
Play around with the tools you have
learned so far to create more planets
for your Solar System.

TIPS
EARTH URANUS VENUS
Stay organized by creating a new canvas
for each planet.


Use the Safari app to find images
and inspiration for your planet artwork.

Safari
Bring it together 13.
Set the scene 14.

Create a
night sky
On a new canvas, paint a dark,
textured background by playing
around with different shades
of textured brushes.

TIPS

In this example, we have used the
Old Beach brush in the Artistic set.


Increase the brush size (top slider
on the left) to make broad,
textured strokes.
Add your planets 15.

Copy and paste


Easily add planets to your galaxy.
Tap the planet in the Layers panel
and select Copy. Open your galaxy
canvas and select the wrench icon,
tap Add, then Paste.

LAYER TIPS

To copy an artwork using this method,
it must be one single layer. If you have
multiple layers, simply merge them
by pinching the layers together.
Create a galaxy 16.

Lay it all out


When you paste in a planet, the
Transform tool will automatically
apply. The dotted line around your
planet is called a bounding box.

TIPS

Drag the corners of the bounding
box to resize your planet.


Drag within or outside the bounding box
to move your planet around the canvas.
Take it further 17.

Can you
complete the
Solar System?
Can you add the lines of orbit?
Perhaps a few shooting stars?

TIPS

Use a small size and low opacity
on your orbit, to make it subtle.


Make perfect curves using QuickShape,
by holding your finger for a second at
the end of each line.


Making perfect curves can be tricky,
so remember your two-finger tap to
undo any mistakes!
Create
Artistic expression helps make
education meaningful, memorable
and fun. Find more creative lesson
ideas at education.procreate.art
To dive deeper into the full creative
potential of Procreate, see our
Handbook at procreate.art/handbook

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