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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

Exploring layer gestures

Procreate uses layers to facilitate making art. Layer gestures are a set of handy shortcuts to make using layers more convenient. These gestures simplify commonly used layer tasks into easy-to-perform actions.

To use layer gestures, you must tap on the Layers icon in the top right-hand corner of the interface, so that the Layers popover is open. Let’s look at the different gestures available in the following sections.

Selecting layers

Tap on a layer to select it as the primary layer, on which you will be able to draw and make edits.

To select more than one layer, select any one of them as the primary layer, then swipe right on all the other layers you wish to select, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 6.16: Swipe right to select secondary layers

The primary layer is indicated in light blue and the secondary layers in dark blue. After this, you can group, delete, or transform them together.

While multiple...