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Get Set Procreate 5

By : Samadrita Ghosh
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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

The Help menu

The last tab to be found in Actions is titled Help. As the name suggests, here’s where you will find any kind of guidance required to operate the app. The following options are available on this menu:

Figure 4.50: The Help menu

Procreate has a simple but extremely useful Help menu where the developers have linked the user to various kinds of external assistance and communities. Let’s cover these options one by one.

Restore purchases

Procreate currently has no in-app purchases, but some of its older versions did. This option helps you restore any purchases you might have made while using those versions. If Procreate 5 is the first version you are using, then it will not apply to you.

Advanced settings

Tapping on this option will take you to Settings on your iPad, specifically the app settings tab of Procreate, which looks like this:

Figure 4.51: Advanced settings

There are the following broad types...