Book Image

Get Set Procreate 5

By : Samadrita Ghosh
Book Image

Get Set Procreate 5

By: Samadrita Ghosh

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: UI Overview
7
Part 2: Utility and an In-Depth Discussion of Utility and Features
18
Part 3: Illustration Tips

Using Assisted Drawing Tools

Sometimes your artwork requires you to draw within constraints with accuracy. This could mean drawing perfectly straight lines, following a perspective grid, and so on. To help you with these requirements, Procreate has a feature called Drawing Assist.

There are a variety of assisted drawing tools, called drawing guides, available for different purposes. With drawing guides, you can easily draw geometrically accurate drawings such as squared grids and isometric diagrams. You can also follow a realistic perspective or draw perfectly symmetrical drawings. We will cover all of them in depth in this chapter.

We’re going to cover the following broad topics here:

  • Using the Drawing Assist interface
  • Drawing squared grids with 2D Grid
  • Drawing technical graphics with the Isometric Grid
  • Realistic drawing with Perspective Guides
  • Symmetrical drawing with Symmetry Guides

By the end of this chapter, you will have learned about...