At first glance, Procreate’s clipping mask and Procreate’s alpha lock seem very similar. While it’s true that the results of using both features look alike, there are very important behind-the-scenes reasons why you should pick one or the other. Procreate’s clipping mask should be used for making additions to your art that are separated on …

Procreate’s masks open up a world of possibilities for artists that want to make changes to their work that are easy to undo and change. As the queen of mistakes, sign me up for that! Procreate’s clipping masks and layer masks allow artists to make changes to their work on a separate layer. This allows …

Being able to undo and redo your artwork is one of the biggest perks of digital art, especially Procreate. As a Procreate user, undoing and redoing your most recent strokes and movements is quick and easy with pre-defined gestures. To undo in Procreate, use two fingers to tap your screen. Hold two fingers down on …

When shading your artwork in Procreate, technique and patience matter a lot. That said, the Procreate brushes you use for your shading play a huge role as well. Shading with a watercolor brush instead of an airbrush will give you very different results. We’re diving into some of the best Procreate shading brushes you can …

You sit down for a productive Procreate art session, only to find that your entire color wheel is stuck in grayscale. No matter what you do, you can only seem to get colors ranging from white to black. You’re living in gray-land. Where did the rainbow go? If your Procreate color wheel is stuck in …

If you regret making a change to Procreate’s default color palettes, don’t worry. Even though there isn’t a quick button you can push to restore the color palettes that came with your Procreate app, you only need to complete a few steps to get your color palettes back where you want them to be. To …

A neat benefit of digital art over traditional art is being to create perfect shapes quickly and easily. In just a second, you can use your iPad to create a perfect circle, square, triangle or line with Procreate’s QuickShape feature. Procreate’s QuickShape can be used to draw perfect circles, squares, triangles, and lines. Make sure …

I have read heartbreaking stories about Procreate users losing their entire art portfolios if something happens to their iPad. Years of artwork, just gone. It’s devastating to think about and even more devastating if it happens to you. If you do lose your entire Procreate library, how can you restore your deleted Procreate files? The …

Shading and blending are hard art skills to master, whether you’re using traditional materials or a digital drawing program like Procreate or Procreate Pocket. Luckily, with Procreate, there are some tricks you can use to make your shading life easier. To shade and blend on Procreate, the best tool to use is the smudge tool …

One of the biggest advantages of using digital drawing software like Procreate is that you have access to SO many colors. With so many colors, how can you make sure to pick the specific colors you need based on reference photos, your other pieces of art, and even the current piece of art you’re working …