10 Procreate Quick Tips for Artists & Illustrators

Welcome to 10 Procreate Quick Tips for Artists & Illustrators

Procreate is an amazing app for artists and illustrators who are new to digital art. It’s intuitive and so user friendly, you can install the app, grab your Apple Pencil and be happily drawing in just a few minutes.

But are you missing out on some tips and tricks that can improve your workflow and just make your art making more fun?

Maybe!

I’m Stephanie Fizer Coleman, a children’s book illustrator and bird artist. I’ve been using Procreate as part of my illustration process for a few years now  and in this class you’re going to learn some of my favorite Procreate tricks and tips, including:

• How to set up a CMYK document and why you need to do that
• What the reference window is and three ways you can use it
• How to copy layers to a new canvas and organize your brushes
• How you can use color dynamics to create beautiful, painterly illustrations
• How to use quick shapes to build illustrations without wobbly edges
• How to use adjustments, gradient maps and clipping masks
• You’ll also learn a quick trick to check the values in your illustration
• And for the bonus lesson, I’ll show you how to set up quick menus to save yourself so much time!

By the end of the class you’ll have a deeper understanding of Procreate and you’ll have even more tools to grow your digital art skills.

Are you ready to get started?  Grab your iPad and Apple Pencil. head over to the first video and let’s get started with 10 Procreate Quick Tips for Artists & Illustrators

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• Class Intro
• Working in CMYK
• Using the Reference Window
• Copying Layers to a New Canvas
• Organizing Your Brushes
• Using Brush Color Dynamics
• Using Quick Shapes
• Applying Adjustments
• Using Gradient Maps
• Using Clipping Masks
• Checking Your Values
• Bonus: Quick Menu
• Your Project + Next Steps