Procreate quickmenu
Select a photo, and Procreate will automatically extract colors from it and add them to a palette: J is for Just TapĪll you need to do to undo changes in Procreate is tap anywhere on the canvas with two fingers.Ĭonversely, you can redo steps by tapping with three fingers.Īnd a four-finger tap will hide the interface or show it again. Open the Color panel and switch to Palettes at the bottom. Click the “+” button at the top right and choose New from photos: You can instantly create a Procreate color palette from any photograph. Move the active reticle, and all the other reticles will move to maintain the selected color harmony. Switch between five different color harmonies by clicking the current harmony name. Click a different reticle to set that color as the active one. The other reticles are colors that harmonize with the active color. You’ll see multiple reticles, the largest of which is your currently active color. Open the Color panel and switch to Harmony at the bottom. Selecting colors that harmonize is easy through the Color panel. Groups allow you to move and resize multiple layers at once, as well as moving multiple layers up and down in the layer stack at once. Layers in Procreate can be grouped by swiping right on each layer you want to add to a group, and then tapping the Group button at the top right: Here you can choose from among your Procreate fonts, set a weight, control the sizing, spacing, and opacity, and set the alignment: G is for Grouping Layers Select the text, and then open the Edit Style panel by tapping either the font name or weight:
Then open up the Files app and Procreate side by side, and just drag and drop the fonts onto the canvas to have them automatically imported:Īdd text to your design by tapping the wrench icon, and under Add, choose Add text: Any TTC, TTF, and OTF files are compatible: Procreate makes font installation a simple matter of drag and drop.ĭownload some fonts for Procreate, and for that purpose you can choose from over 18,000 fonts available at Envato Elements.
PROCREATE QUICKMENU HOW TO
If you’re wondering how to blend in Procreate, the process is the same, so you can blend with a matching brush as well: F is for Fonts Now, when you erase, your textured style will remain consistent: Instead, erase with a matching brush by tapping the eraser icon twice to open its panel then choosing the same brush you’re painting with: When you’re painting with a textured brush, you don’t want to ruin that texture by erasing with a regular round brush. If there’s a little jaggedness around the edges, hold for a moment before dropping the color and drag to the left or right to control how the edge of the fill is placed:Ĥ9 hand-drawn line art graphics: E is for Erase & Blend With Matching Brush All you have to do is drag your active color from your palette and drop it into the area you want to fill: If you’d like to know how to fill in Procreate, it’s super easy. Slide your finger to the left on the canvas to decrease opacity and to the right to increase it: D is for Drag & Drop to Fill Once you do that, a space will open up showing an opacity slider at the top:Īlternatively, you can two-finger tap on the layer and an opacity indicator will appear along the top of the canvas. The first is to open the Layers panel and tap on the blending mode indicator. It’s not immediately obvious how to change opacity in Procreate, but it's easy once you know how. To change to a different blending mode, tap that letter N and a list of all available blending modes will expand for you to choose from: Procreate has 26 different blending modes you can apply to layers.īy default, a layer’s blending mode will be set to “Normal”, as indicated by the letter N to the right of the layer name: You can find over 150 of the best Procreate brush packs in the dedicated Procreate section at Envato Elements.
You’ll then see the brush pack appear in the Brush panel: You can add new Procreate brushes to the default collection by opening the Brush panel and tapping the “+” button:īrowse for and select a compatible brush pack: A to Z of Procreate: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks!