One of the big perks of digital art in Procreate is being able to reorganize and move your layers. This lets you draw behind or in front of other objects and play around with how they’re positioned on your canvas overall. The order of your layers in Procreate will determine which layers, and any objects …

Automatic updates can save you the time and mental energy of manually updating your apps every single time the developers release a change. Procreate has had some important updates in the past, and probably will in the future too. So, the key question is, does Procreate update automatically? Procreate does update automatically if you have …

It’s rare that we can hide things in art. Our paint strokes, pencil marks, and ink marks are there for the world to see. Digital art changes the game. Unlike traditional art, digital art gives us the chance to use technology to our advantage to hide our work. Procreate makes it easy to hide layers …

Grids are so valuable for creating art. They help us keep our shapes in proportion, increase the accuracy of our lines, and create cleaner art overall. This is not only true for traditional art, but for digital art as well. Luckily, grids can be created quickly and easily in Procreate. To make and use a …

If you’ve created separate drawings in Procreate, don’t worry that they’re destined to live separate lives forever. Merging two or more drawings in Procreate is easier than you would think and will reaffirm that digital art is a wonderful type of magic. To merge two drawings in Procreate, copy the layers of your first drawing …

Procreate’s eyedropper tool makes it fun and easy to choose colors from anywhere on your canvas. To use Procreate’s eyedropper tool, assign a gesture to it within the Gesture Controls menu. This is the gesture you’ll need to perform to activate the eyedropper tool whenever you need it. Hover the eyedropper tool over your desired …

Whether you want to draw in grayscale, or want to see your multicolored work in grayscale, there isn’t a magic button in Procreate that will automatically turn everything into shades of gray. To use grayscale in Procreate, there are a few more steps to take. To view your multicolored Procreate art in grayscale, add a …

Having a nicely organized workspace in Procreate can streamline your art process and save you time as you bob between brushes, colors, and settings. If you found this post, you’re probably wondering how you can make your Procreate organization even better by grouping your color palettes and making them easier to find. At the time …

Learning how to create and use Procreate color palettes opens up a whole new world of color opportunities for your digital art. To create color palettes in Procreate, import pre-created color swatches into your Procreate app that will automatically be turned into color palettes. You can also create color palettes manually by selecting each color …

Using Procreate’s eraser is like digital art magic. Stubborn lines that would be impossible to erase with traditional paper, pencils, and erasers suddenly disappear on a digital art canvas with Procreate’s eraser. To activate Procreate’s eraser, tap on the eraser icon in the top right toolbar. Tap on the eraser icon again to open up …