Whether you’re tracing over your own art, tracing a photo, or using tracing as a way to learn how shapes come together in a reference photo, knowing how to trace with Procreate is such an important skill for using this amazing drawing app to its full potential. To trace on Procreate, import your photo or …

Collecting Procreate brushes is a lot of fun and gives you a lot of options for your art. That said, it can be REALLY hard to find your favorite few Procreate brushes amidst all of the other brushes you’ve acquired. Until now. Procreate doesn’t let you favorite brushes, but you can group brushes together for …

At $12.99, Procreate is a steal given how amazing it is for digital art. If you already have an iPad, it’s a no brainer. But, things suddenly get expensive if you don’t have an iPad to begin with. Buying a new iPad is a big investment, which begs the question: is Procreate worth buying an …

Whether you’re tracing a new copy of your art, or outlining your finished art piece, it can be hard to choose the right tracing and outlining brushes in Procreate…until now. We’re diving into the best brushes you can use for all of your Procreate tracing and outlining needs. And, don’t worry, you don’t need to …

BIG UPDATE: The 5.3.1 update to Procreate in December 2022 removed palm support. This post used to describe how to use Procreate’s palm support. Well, now that it doesn’t exist…awkward… Instead, this article has been updated with the palm support and palm rejection info that’s going on in 2023 following the 5.3.1 update. If you …

Italicizing or bolding a font seems like a basic function that a design program like Canva should be able to do, right? Well, not always. Fonts can be more complicated than they seem. If you can’t italicize or bold a font in Canva, that means the font you’ve chosen doesn’t allow italicizing or bolding. The …

Knowing how to export your Procreate brushes is important. Whether you want to share a brush you’ve created, transfer brushes between iPads, or back up your brush sets, properly exporting your Procreate brushes is key. To export individual Procreate brushes, swipe left on the brush and click the share button. Your brush will be saved …

Split screen is something that usually makes us think of TVs or computers. But, as it turns out, split screen is one of my favorite iPad features to use with Procreate. The iPad’s split screen feature can be used with Procreate for importing files or accessing reference photos. Drag up from the bottom of your …

When drawing with Procreates, there’s nothing worse than drawing on a layer you never intended to or, holy smokes, accidentally erase parts of a layer that you need. Learning to lock layers in Procreate can protect your art and give you confidence that it’s safe as you work. To lock layers in Procreate, open your …

Procreate is gaining in popularity as the latest and greatest digital drawing program for artists using iPads. There’s no doubt that it deserves all of the attention it’s getting – it’s a fantastic piece of software! That said, can Procreate be used by professional artists? Does it make the cut? Procreate is used by professional …