Procreate Handbook
by Savage Interactive · Procreate
Official reference manual for Procreate, kept up to date. Documents gestures, the brush engine and Brush Studio, layers, masks and blend modes, colour tools, selections, adjustments, drawing guides, Animation Assist and 3D painting.
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Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Procreate
It shows how professionals actually work through a painting in Procreate, from sketch to finish, which the official materials do not. A 216-page book from 3dtotal Publishing (2020). It covers the Procreate interface, brushes, colour, layers and transforms, then gives eight step-by-step projects by working illustrators and concept artists: characters, landscapes, creatures, plein air and traditional-media emulation.
Drawing Digital: The Complete Guide for Learning to Draw & Paint on Your iPad
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Procreate Beginners Series
Official four-part video course from the Procreate team, about 70 minutes in total, with downloadable workbooks. Covers brushes, colour, gestures, QuickShape, blend modes, selections, adjustments, Liquify, drawing guides and Animation Assist. The best free starting point. It takes a beginner through every major tool in order, and each part comes with a workbook to practise in.
procreate.art
Procreate.art is the official community hub for the Procreate digital art app, showcasing a gallery of artwork created with Procreate. It also offers tutorials, tips, and brushes to help you learn and improve digital illustration.