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I LOVE using my Apple Pencil to draw with Procreate. In fact, the Apple Pencil is what you’re supposed to use with Procreate, so it’s the natural choice. Naturally then, when I saw that they were introducing an Apple Pencil Pro, I was curious. My second generation Apple Pencil is amazing – would a Pro …

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I’ve noticed that when I sit down with my iPad to create art in Procreate, there are a group of go-to tools that I automatically navigate to without even thinking. They’ve become the “be all, end all” of my art process, I guess you would say. Now, my go-to set of tools will likely be …

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When I first bought my iPad all of these years ago, the first thing I did was download Procreate. I had never had an iPad before, so I had no idea what I was doing with this magical little tablet in my hands or the magical software I had just downloaded. I confused myself really …

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Whenever I open Procreate to make a new piece of art, I’m always so tempted to pick a canvas and get to the fun part of creating art.  But, then I remember to slow down. Spending a few minutes to make sure my canvas is correct before I get started is SO important! I’ve learned …

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I love digital art. Heck, that’s a big reason why this blog even exists. I fell in love with Procreate, became obsessed with learning everything about it, and here we are.  But, this doesn’t mean that I’ve never gotten frustrated with the process. Learning a new skill is rewarding, but it can be challenging too. …

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Savage Interactive is the company that brought us Procreate. The app that many digital artists, including myself, gush over.  So, when they said they were releasing a new product, it was one of the happiest days of my artistic life. What magic could they come up with next?! That magic is called Procreate Dreams.  In …

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Having a tech glitch in the middle of an art session is not ideal. Trust me, I’ve been there!  One of the tech glitches you may have encountered in the past, or are experiencing now, is not being able to insert a photo into Procreate. Here are 4 things to try to fix the issue! …

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One of the big benefits of using an app like Procreate for your art is having the power of technology behind you.  In this tutorial, we’ll be talking about how that power can be used to save time creating your art. How so? By optimizing your use of Procreat’s gesture controls. This lets you use …

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Blend modes are a great way to add different color effects in Procreate. That said, if you end up with a lot of layers, you might wonder what will happen if you merge layers with two different blend modes. Will your Procreate layers be able to merge? What will happen to your blend modes? Let’s …

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If you’re a Procreate artist like me, you get so into your work that you’re zooming and rotating your canvas all over the place. You’re trying to zoom, but your finger pinch turns into a rotation. Suddenly, your canvas is zoomed in and upside down. Is that just me?  Don’t get me wrong, I love …

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