Unlike other drawing apps, Procreate was created with simplicity in mind-making it perfect for beginners and experts alike. Procreate is a user-friendly painting app for iPad. We'll be learning about what Procreate is, how to use Procreate, and what it does so you could start making your own masterpiece. In this guide, we'll cover all the basics you need to know to get started with Procreate. You might have heard of Procreate, but you're not sure what it is or where to start, you’ve come to the right place! It's an iPad drawing app that makes drawing and painting on your iPad a breeze.

If you've always wanted to try your hands on digital art, Procreate is a great place to get started. Click on Palettes, then click the “+”, then create new from photos.Digital art can seem like an intimidating field, especially for newbie artists. You can make a custom palette from a reference photo which I find very useful. You can experiment with different color combinations to find the perfect look for your project. Procreate has a wide range of colors to choose from. This works only with your finger, not the stylus. Slide the eyedropper over a color you want to pick and release your finger to select it. This allows you to pick colors straight from your artwork. You’ll see that it’s the active color in the circle in the top right hand corner.Ĭoming back to the sidebar, you can also tap the square Modify button on the sidebar to bring up the Eyedropper. Slide the eyedropper around and let go to select a color. This will bring up the eyedropper ring that you can then slide over your image to select a color. You can also use the color picker by tapping the modify button, the square shape between the size and opacity sliders.

There are several options to view colors Classic, Harmony, Value and Palettes. One way that you can select a color by tapping on the colored circle on the top right corner. In Procreate, there are many ways of selecting a color.

Procreate sketch