Get Set Procreate 5: A practical guide to illustrating on an iPad filled with tips, tricks, and best practices
- Length: 592 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Publication Date: 2022-09-29
- ISBN-10: 1800563000
- ISBN-13: 9781800563001
- Sales Rank: #1753816 (See Top 100 Books)
Discover hacks to quickly get started with Procreate with the help of this color guide and learn how to use it on an iPad to create exquisite illustrations and animations
Key Features
- Follow step-by-step instructions and tips on how to use Procreate to get the most out of it
- Work through hands-on tutorials with real artwork that will boost your confidence to explore Procreate further
- Highly recommended for iPad users who want to be able to paint on the go
Book Description
Procreate is robust, industry-grade painting software that is extremely versatile yet an affordable alternative to subscription-based applications. If you’re new to Procreate, Get Set Procreate 5 will help you get up to speed with creating professional illustrations in no time.
Complete with step-by-step instructions, detailed explanations, and practical application guidelines, this easy-to-follow guide will cover the ins and outs of Procreate 5.2 and show you how to use each feature effectively. You’ll learn how to draw using assistive tools, apply effects, create animations, and develop amazing artwork by implementing the skills learned throughout the book. Once you’ve got to grips with the new features of Procreate 5 for creating beautiful illustrations, animations, and graphics, you’ll be able to explore the tools at your disposal and even create your own brushes, shortcuts, and menus to work efficiently.
By the end of this Procreate book, you’ll be able to navigate the application confidently and take your artwork to a new level.
What you will learn
- Become well-versed with the fundamentals of Procreate
- Personalize the Procreate application to suit your workflow
- Gain preliminary knowledge of the tool to further explore it for your artwork
- Speed up your workflow with gestures and shortcuts
- Explore, edit, and create a wide range of brushes with the help of Brush Library and Brush Studio
- Use assisted drawing tools to enhance your accuracy
- Learn animation using Procreate’s Animation Assist tools
- Get up-to-date with the new features of Procreate 5.2 like Page Assist and 3D painting.
Who this book is for
If you’re a beginner who wants to start illustrating professionally on Procreate, but feel lost about where to start, this is the right book for you! Start learning right from the very basics, and build up your knowledge step-by-step. This book is also a perfect fit for experienced illustrators/animators accustomed to other software like Photoshop, who would like to pick up a new skill.
Get Set Procreate 5 Contributors About the author About the reviewers Preface Who this book is for What this book covers To get the most out of this book Download the color images Conventions used Get in touch Share Your Thoughts Part 1: UI Overview Chapter 1: The Gallery – Organizing Your Files Creating a canvas Creating a canvas using Import Creating a canvas using Photo Creating a custom canvas Sharing a canvas Sharing a single canvas Sharing multiple canvases Sharing by dragging and dropping Ordering, renaming, and stacking Ordering your canvases Renaming a canvas Stacking canvases Selecting, duplicating, and deleting Summary Chapter 2: Getting Started – Setting Up a Canvas Working from presets Preset – Screen_Size Preset – Square Preset – 4K Preset – A4 Preset – 4 x 6 Photo Preset – Paper Preset – Comic Creating a custom canvas Custom preset – Usual Landscape Dimensions, resolutions, and layer limits Dimensions Resolution Layer limits in Procreate Choosing a color profile RGB CMYK Importing your own color profile Time-lapse and canvas properties Time-lapse video Canvas properties Summary Chapter 3: Understanding Your Workspace The top-right panel: painting tools Paint Smudge Eraser Layers The Colour button The left panel: the sidebar Brush size slider Brush opacity slider The Modify button Undo and Redo The top-left panel: Advanced Features Gallery Actions Adjustments Selections Transform Summary Chapter 4: Using the Actions Menu The Add menu Insert a file Insert a photo Take a photo Add text Cut, Copy, Copy Canvas, and Paste The Canvas menu Crop and Resize Animation Assist Page Assist Drawing Guide The Reference companion Flip Canvas Canvas Info The Share menu Share Image Share Layers The Video menu Time-lapse Replay Time-lapse Recording Export Time-lapse video The Prefs (Preferences) menu Interface toggles Connect legacy stylus Pressure and Smoothing Gesture controls Rapid Undo Delay Selection Mask Visibility The Help menu Restore purchases Advanced settings What’s new? Procreate Handbook Learn to Procreate Customer support Procreate Folio Write a Review Summary Chapter 5: Selecting and Transforming The Selections tool Automatic selection Freehand selection Rectangle and Ellipse selection Add Remove Invert Copy & Paste Feather Save & Load Selection mask visibility Selecting layer contents Finalizing edits The Transform tool Interface Freeform Uniform Distort Warp Snapping Flipping tools Rotate 45° Fit to Screen Interpolation Reset Finalizing edits Summary Part 2: Utility and an In-Depth Discussion of Utility and Features Chapter 6: Using Gestures and Shortcuts Understanding basic gestures Pinch Double-tap undo Three-finger tap redo Three-finger scrub Three-finger swipe down Four-finger tap QuickShape Precise slider control Using accessibility gestures Activating single touch gestures Exploring layer gestures Selecting layers Pinch to merge layers Two-finger tap for layer opacity Two-finger swipe right for alpha lock Two-finger hold to select layer contents Customizing gestures Painting gestures Advanced feature gestures Full Screen gestures Layer content gestures General gesture options Summary Chapter 7: Organizing Your Layers The Layers interface Create a new layer Layer thumbnail Layer name Primary layer Blend mode Layer visibility Background color Layer Options menu Organizing layers Selecting layers Grouping layers Moving layers Transferring layers between canvases Lock, duplicate, and delete layers Exploring Layer Options Rename Select Copy Fill Layer Clear Alpha Lock Mask Clipping Mask Drawing Assist Invert Reference Merge Down Combine Down Understanding blend modes Multiply Darken Color Burn Linear Burn Darker Color Lighten Screen Color Dodge Add Lighter Color Overlay Soft Light Hard Light Vivid Light Linear Light Pin Light Hard Mix Difference Exclusion Subtract Divide Hue Saturation Color Luminosity Sharing layers Drag and drop export Share Layers menu Summary Chapter 8: Painting Tools and the Brush Library – Using and Organizing Brushes The Paint, Smudge, and Erase tools Paint Smudge Erase Brush Size Memory The Brush Library Brush sets and brushes Brush Library basics Recent and pinned brushes The basics of Brush Studio Interface Advanced brush settings Brush attributes Summary Chapter 9: Brush Studio Settings – Editing and Combining Brushes Exploring Brush Studio settings Stroke path Stabilisation Taper Shape Grain Rendering Wet mix Color dynamics Dynamics Apple Pencil Properties Materials About this brush Dual Brushes Creating a Dual Brush Editing a Dual Brush Summary Chapter 10: Using Colour Tools Colour terms Hue Saturation Value The interface The Colours panel Active colour ColourDrop SwatchDrop Eyedropper Disc Interface Saturation disc controls Classic Interface Harmony Interface Reticles Modes Choosing colors Value Interface Palettes Swatches Palette library Palette Capture Importing and sharing palettes Summary Chapter 11: Adjustments – Applying Image Effects Exploring the Adjustments interface The Adjustments menu The Layer and Pencil modes Adjustment actions Tweaking colors with color adjustments Hue, Saturation, and Brightness Colour Balance Curves Gradient Map Working with blur effects Gaussian Blur Motion Blur Perspective Blur Applying image effects Noise Sharpen Bloom Glitch Halftone Chromatic Aberration Warping an image with the Liquify tool Modes Settings Adjust and Reset Duplicating objects with the Clone tool The Clone interface Summary Chapter 12: Using Assisted Drawing Tools Using the Drawing Assist interface The Drawing Guides interface Drawing squared grids with 2D Grid The 2D Grid interface Drawing technical graphics with the Isometric Grid The Isometric interface Realistic drawing with Perspective Guides The Perspective interface Symmetrical drawing with Symmetry Guides The Symmetry interface Guide Options Summary Chapter 13: Using Animation Assist for 2D Animation Using the Animation Assist interface Animation Assist interface Fine-tuning motion using animation settings Preview settings Frame settings Appearance settings Editing frames with Frame options Summary Chapter 14: Sketchbooking with Page Assist Using the Page Assist interface Page Assist interface Adjusting pages using Page options Summary Chapter 15: Painting on 3D Models Opening a 3D model Importing a 3D model Importing Procreate’s Model pack Understanding 3D models UV maps Using the 3D interface The workspace The Reference companion The 3D menu 3D gestures Working with layers in 3D Texture sets Meshes Base Layer Additional Layers Materials Material options Transforming graphics on a 3D model Interface Advanced transformation Modifying the environment using Lighting Studio Overview Lighting Environment Exporting from a 3D canvas Share Model Share Image Share textures Summary Part 3: Illustration Tips Chapter 16: Rendering Objects Using Blend Modes Clock body Shading using Multiply mode Adding light using Screen mode Drawing specular reflections using Add mode Drawing dark shadows using Multiply mode Adding color effects using Hard Light mode Clock face Adding cast shadow using Multiply mode Adding light using Screen mode Metal parts Shading using Multiply mode Adding light using Add mode Finishing touches Adding reflection using Screen mode Summary Index Why subscribe? 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