In this Procreate tutorial for iPad, professional artist Jana Schirmer paints a fantasy character to show how to master colour and light.

Procreate tutorial: create a fantasy character Procreate allows me to bring my creations and imaginings to life. Read the Procreate review for more on how the app works.

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Colors and layers Before I delve into the manual input using brushes, let me start with the two features that make Procreate seem like a mobile, stripped-down version of Adobe Photoshop: color ...

Colin Jack tells us why he started using the app — and why he published a tutorial to help others do the same.

Savage on Monday released a major update to Procreate — its professional-level illustration app for the iPad — building in several new options for handling layers, the ability to import PSD ...

Read my quick tutorial below for how to trace in Procreate, but if you want to know more indepth workflows, read our list of fantastic Procreate tutorials by pro artists.

Layer Masks have been added in Procreate 4 for non-destructive image modifications, and there are new Brush Blend Modes, with support for applying existing blend modes to any brush.