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Procreate Cheat Sheet

The document is an introduction to a Procreate Foundations course by Liz Kohler Brown, aimed at helping users learn about the app's tools and features. It includes useful shortcuts, image sizes, file types, color palette creation methods, and terminology related to digital art. The course encourages practice and exploration of Procreate's capabilities, with additional resources available for further learning.

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Procreate Cheat Sheet

The document is an introduction to a Procreate Foundations course by Liz Kohler Brown, aimed at helping users learn about the app's tools and features. It includes useful shortcuts, image sizes, file types, color palette creation methods, and terminology related to digital art. The course encourages practice and exploration of Procreate's capabilities, with additional resources available for further learning.

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Procreate Foundations

cheatsheets

by Liz Kohler Brown


Welcome to
Procreate
Foundations!

Hello creative person!

If you are anything like me, you are about to fall in love with the realistic brushes,
lifelike drawing feel, and unlimited colors and textures that you can add into your
work using the app Procreate.

I started drawing on my iPad in 2018 when I was traveling with only a backpack
around Thailand, and wanted so badly to have access to all the art supplies I know and
love (without lugging them around in my backpack). I instantly fell in love with being
able to create anything, anywhere and haven't looked back since.

In this course you will get an overview of all the tools that Procreate has to offer, but
there is so much more to learn! Every tool and brush has more to teach us if we take
time to practice using it in multiple artworks.

After you finish the course, please reach out to me via the comments section of the
course if you have any additional questions about the app or are having trouble with
some step in the process. I have 50+ iPad art and design classes waiting for you at the
end, so you can see this class as just dipping your toe into the ocean of creative
opportunities ahead.

See you in the course!

Liz Kohler Brown

by Liz Kohler Brown


Shortcuts to
Remember

Finger Gestures
Undo: Tap two fingers

Redo: Tap three fingers

Copy/Paste/Cut/Duplicate: Drag 3 fingers down the canvas

Full Screen: 4 Finger Tap

Shortcuts
Make a straight line: draw and hold before letting go

Make a perfectly vertical/horizontal line: make a straight line, but before letting go put
one finger down on the screen

Make a perfect shape (circles, squares, etc.): draw a shape, then hold before letting go

Split Screen: swipe up from the bottom of the screen, then drag the app over to the left
side of the screen

by Liz Kohler Brown


Image Sizes
Every inch should have at least 300 pixels (for print projects). So if your canvas is 1 x 1
inch, it should be 300 x 300 pixels. Here are some common canvas sizes:

4 x 6 inches: 1200 x 1800 pixels

8 x 8 inches: 2400 x 2400 pixels

8 x 10 inches: 2400 x 3000 pixels

10 x 10 inches: 3000 x 3000 pixels*

*I use 3000 x 3000 for most projects because that works well for printing onto standard
size paper and posting on social media/websites.

File Types
Procreate: Layered files that can be used only in Procreate. Saving this format also saves
your time lapses, so you can see your drawing process again in the future.

PSD: Layered Photoshop files that you can open in photoshop or send to a client who
requests psd files.

PDF: A universal format for anyone who needs to send images to customers or publishers.

JPEG: A ‘lossy’ file format (meaning each time you save it, some quality is lost). This is a
smaller file than the other types, so it’s great for sharing on social media or your website.

PNG: A ‘lossless’ file format (meaning you don’t lose quality when you save it) ideal for
sending to printers or for high resolution images for your portfolio.

TIFF: A ‘lossless’ file format that works well for certain programs that require TIFF files.

by Liz Kohler Brown


Color Palettes
There are many ways to make a color palette, but here are some of my favorites!

From a Photograph
1. Tap on the Color Dot
2. Tap on the Palettes menu at the bottom of that menu
3. Tap on the + symbol
4. Choose a location to pull the photo from, then select your photo

From an object
1. Tap on the Color Dot
2. Tap on the Palettes menu at the bottom of that menu
3. Tap on the + symbol
4. Tap camera
5. Point your camera at the object to select the palette area
6. Tap the trigger button to snap a photo and create the palette

From an existing palette


1. Open the palette image in Procreate
2. Tap on the Color Dot
3. Tap on the + symbol and choose Create New Palette
4. Tap on and hold on each color in your palette
5. Tap on one of the palette squares
6. Name your palette and tap the 3 dot menu to set it as the default palette

by Liz Kohler Brown


Terminology

Alpha Lock - A setting you can activate on a layer that prevents you from drawing on any
area that doesn't already have color.

Backup - A copy of your file saved somewhere on your device or in Cloud storage like
Dropbox. Typically a .Procreate file is used as a backup so your layers stay in tact.

Color Space - The modes you can set for each document to determine how the color is
read and displayed by other devices. For most online and print uses, sRGB is a great
choice. Some printers may request CMYK, but in special cases such as custom printing
you can ask the printer before creating the file.

File Type - The setting used to export a file (for example, JPG, PNG, PDF, PSD, .Procreate).
For most online uses, .JPG is a great option. If you want to save your layers and Time
Lapse, the .Procreate option is best.

Image Dimensions - The physical (inches, cm) and pixel (number of pixels) that your image
contains.

Layers - Layers are like pieces of transparent tracing paper stacked on top of each other.
If you put each color/element of your drawing on a different layer, you can easily edit
them separately (for example, change the hair color of a character). If everything is on one
layer, we can't edit individual elements easily!

Masks - Settings that you can apply to layers to add texture or color to existing layers
without damaging the original layer.

Reference Images - Imagery that artists/designers use to get inspiration or correctly


portray something. Reference images should never be copied directly, but used as
inspiration along with other reference images!

Selection/Select - In digital art, selection refers to the act of making one area "active" so
you can make changes to only that area and nothing else on the canvas.

Split Screen - A feature of most iPads that allows you to put two apps side by side, so you
can see your reference images while drawing in Procreate.

Stacks - Stacks are Procreate's version of folders. You can keep your artwork organized in
stacks to keep your gallery from getting disorganized.

Time Lapse - A recording of your drawing process that shows every step you took
throughout the creation process.

by Liz Kohler Brown


More Brushes
One of the greatest joys of working in Procreate is using a wide range of brushes,
textures, and stamps. In my classes I share hundreds of brushes so you can create
a wide range of effects.

Learn more at Classes.LizKohlerBrown.com

by Liz Kohler Brown

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