I'm so excited to finally have a beginner animator friendly app that isn't made for kids and can also do some really cool stuff, basically following your growth
It's cool, but the reason why this type of 'mechanical' animation is not used on a professional level, is because it's just too restrictive and looks...well...mechanical!......Now adays, this method is only used for small stuff. Logo animations, splash screens, infographic animation, storybook-style animation, and small loops used in backgrounds and special effects...etc. But for actual full on piece of animation, this won't do!
toonsquid is very similar to this, its already out and it has more of a lean towards frame by frame animation, with support for automatic tweening as well. id say its worth the $10 but since dreams comes out in a few months you might as well compare them before buying one
@@TooToo246 if you watched their launch, you know how much more powerful this app is, including frame-by-frame animation. It’ll do just fine for professional work.
As someone who really really loves animation, whether this is a "professional" level animation app, idk. HOWEVER, I feel like this will get a lot of new people into 2d animation, and that is FANTASTIC.
I’m not even really interested in learning how to 3d animate anymore but I’m gonna buy this just to support procreate. 20 bucks flat fee no subscription. They need all the success just for that alone.
Yea. I’m not a fan of animation either. Just takes too much time. However, it’s a wonder how the Procreate team even manages to have a team in the first place doing all of this without subscriptions ads or paid add-ons. It’s good to support them.
dreams seems to be fully compatible with traditional cell animation from the keynote! idk how Brad missed it here but they did mention frame-by-frame animation and have a whole feature called “flipbook” built around it
So, do you think it’d be possible to make a small animation similar to a Ghibli movie? Like where the background is a really detailed gouache painting style things, and the characters are more simple frame by frame cells moving through it?
For once, as a 2-D artist I am excited to dive into animation without all of the tedium that usually comes with it. If I had to pick a favorite feature it would be to go from a complex timeline to a simple flip book and just being able to draw and feel my way through an animation with touch, in real-time, while recording! 🤯🤯🤯
@@sunshinegurl1461 you can definitely add your own audio files to it they said. I dunno if there is going to be an integrated voice recorder though. It would probably sound like crap though since it would use the iPad mic.
Procreate's limit on the number of frames is a huge hinderance for me so I'm excited to try this out and make longer animations when it comes out. Hopefully there will be an intuitive way to do frame-by-frame animations
They actually mentioned at the revea that they’ve developed a whole new processing engine for Dreams, one that expands the capabilities of the previous procreate engine! From what I remember at maximum it allows us to make a canvas with 1M px by 1M px (now that’s insane to use) but if the software can support that, I’m sure it’ll expand the number of frames we can use in a project vastly! Plus the fact that it’ll allow us to export in 4K and supposedly 8k I think greatly shows the power this app will have!
In their official releasee video they mentioned a flip book feature that lets you do an intuitive way of frame by frame. You just set it to full screen drawing mode and flipbook pops up and just swipe left to create a new frame.
I'm definitely getting this! For a 1.0 release, the things shown in the Reveal keynote are already mindblowing for a one-time $20 asking price, and it truly does appear that if you're familiar with Procreate, learning Procreate Dreams will have a much shorter learning curve.
I’ve been using Procreate for around 2 years now, and I have been waiting so long for an audio feature to be added. Not only that, but they’ve now massively expanded the animation features?? I think the best thing about this is I’m already familiar with drawing in Procreate, and now I can animate and edit, too!! This is quite literally my dream animating software, and I’m so excited for the release!!!
The fact we don't have to wait for too long says everything and honestly the price is worth it. I can't wait to buy it. I feel like everyone who has Procreate will get Procreate Dreams because yes it will be another learning curve but it will be good creative challenge for beginners digital artist and experts it's definitely a win in my book
Procreate was my avenue into digital art when every other platform was charging hundreds just for their software. To seem something like this about to open up animation to me on my budget is just so damn awesome. Big fan of everything they do, bought their app once for less than 10 bucks and have used for a decade to express my creativity, with constant free updates and upgrades. Now 20 bucks for this. Procreate is such a W company/business I can't say it enough
As a motion graphics animator, I'm amazed by how well the app handles automatic animation curves. It doesn't look like there's gonna be a graph editor here but I was really surprised how smooth that ridiculous scale up on the witch character came out
I’m genuinely blown away by this - I hope eventually they add some rigging or pin animation stuff to it - it doesn’t look like they’ve done that just yet but wow the potential here is phenomenal.
I’m really excited for this, especially since I’ve already animated a short 2-min video using Procreate and mobile video editors. It makes me think Procreate Dreams is something I’d quickly get comfortable with. I’d love to make something solely using Dreams instead of having to export files to a separate app. Seeing you could import audio had me ecstatic. I really hope this works well with hand drawn frame by frame animation. That’s my main concern. Glad you could make this video and give us a look at how using the interface works!
THIS SOUNDS SO EXCITING??? I’ve been using procreate for such a long time because it’s such a simple app to use (especially since digital art software can be extremely complex and overwhelming). I’ve been afraid to go into animation because it looks even more complicated, but procreate just makes everything so simple and it’s done just that with this application!! I’m gonna be buying this as soon as it comes out in November for sure!!
I can’t wait to play around with this. Especially with children’s illustration! And to make short reels and videos for stories to post online. As a procreate user from the start I’m so happy for this update 🥰🎨
@@mohannadalmalki3986 you’ve just convinced me as have everyone else in my life to create a TH-cam for my art. So I’ll definitely come back to this post once it’s up 🤗 thanks for the push and inspo
Do you mind me asking this ? Im also interested in children illustrations...but how this app would be perfect for it ? Wouldn't you use procreate to create illustrations and Dreams to animate ?
The reason I love these Apple apps are... It's so top notched... First Procreate giving u d best experience in digital art & illustration, having slight animation feature & Now this... The animations gonna be so smooth , ofc smoother than regular frame by frame animation
If you watch the keynote, they show how you can do frame by frame animation (similar to Adobe Animate) with ability to group and do tweens with groups. So I think maybe you didn’t have enough time with the app perhaps? as it definitely seems less like After Effects as you said, and more like a replacement for Animate. Really cant wait to try it.
I've recently been attempting to pick up After Effects, this reminds me a lot of that but it looks a lot easier to parse/navigate. I also like that you can draw directly in the app using familiar Procreate tools. Might have to pick this up!
After effects is a beast and i love to use it with the all the shortcuts. That's gonna be a bit annoying with this app imo, mostly cuz i prefer to use keyboard shortcuts for animation and zooming in and out with gestures and use an apple pencil might make me impatient. But i will have to try first.
@@blackpaw3776they have something called a pen pad I think? It’s a keyboard pad that interacts with the procreate app. I don’t see why they wouldn’t make one for procreate dream as well. So u can probably get keyboard shortcuts with this too eventually!
I’m learning animation a little at a time, and I’m ridiculously excited for this, especially with being able to use any brush that’s already compatible with Procreate.
I’m super stoked to see this coming out soon! I believe this will truly unlock the doors of what people can create with having to rely on complex tools such as Adobe and such. Quick and simple with professional looking results. The devs of ProCreate have delivered and done well for the creative community.
Thanks for the early explanation and review. I’m really interested in seeing one of these apps get ‘tweening right. Not just filling in frames between moves or filters but doing transition drawings - or sort of morphing- between key frames that you draw. To me, that really would take results to the next level with more organic character movements.
Procreate from the beginning has been that app. I am glad they are venturing into animation. 2D will long live because the beauty of animation is the unrealism.
Ahhh!!!! I'm so excited! I've been wanting exactly this for a while. I really wanted to be able to take my old static art and animate it. This is so great.
procreate devs are really wholesome, not only they are the best at their job, but also they are not greedy enough to make us pay for a service, i would buy it twice the price they ask for, they are just amazing
Wow! This looks incredible. When I heard about the upcoming announcement, I hoped it would be animation based, because it was part of an animation-focused festival in London. Can't wait to get this and muck about with it!
So much fun Brad! Can’t wait to see what you’ll make with it and hopefully we can link up and even make something together 🥳. I’m also on the beta testing it out
So, I watched the video in full and took a few notes. I use ToonSquid as my animation software, and I have no intention of switching any time soon, but I was curious about this and wanted to make some comparisons. Seeing that this is a review of a beta version, some things I’ll list may be fixed or optimized later on making this list go out of date. I don’t have this program, so I’ll be making comparisons for Procreate Dreams based on the Procreate app and Brad’s review. That being said, let’s start… (“O”=Pros/ “X”=Cons) Toon Squid: O - Cheaper price ($10) O - Simple timeline O - Keyframe easing X - Limited brushes X - No filtering X - Simple brush editing and customization O - Pivot editing O - Transform hierarchy O - Raster and Vector drawing Procreate Dreams: X - Starting price ($20) X - Complex timeline X - Linear keyframes O - Large brush library O - Layer filters and effects O - Advanced brush editing and customization X - Center based pivoting X - No available rigging O - More detailed raster drawing Both: O - Pay once, keep forever O - Canvas customization O - Unlimited frames and layers O - Brush editing and customization O - Brush stabilization and smoothing O - Import brushes (Relative softwares) O - Multiple blend modes O - Stroke/Shape assist O - Import photos, videos, and audio O - Frame-by-frame and onion skin layers O - Multiple export options Maybe I’m missing a few things, but these are to name a few differences. Trying to be as non biased as I can. In my opinion, Procreate Dreams seems more of a moving illustration app than an animation app. In regards to animation, I still think ToonSquid is superior. Both programs will no doubt improve overtime, but we’ll see how it goes.
@@foxeyestudios7021u da man great comparison, got same feelings. I was truly hoping for advanced rigging system. The seagul short done by Disney guy took probably ages to accomplish, it’s beautiful though.
I've been waiting for more extensive tools in terms of animation for Procreate for so long, so the fact that they're dedicating a whole app to do just that is honestly exciting! Judging by this early demo alone it looks like making full blown animations or even animated shows right from your iPad may never be easier, they may have outdone themselves with this one, can't wait!
It looks like it has some great motion graphics tools (similar to After Effects) but I think the short film "Dream" with the little penguin that Aaron Blaise made with ProCreate Dreams also shows that ProCreate Dreams is well-suited for traditional frame-by-frame hand drawn animation.
FINALLY THEY MAKE AN ANIMATION APP. So many people were asking Procreate to make an animation app but, even if I use other animation softwares too. I will buy it to support Procreate 😌
This very much reminds me of after effects, just so much more intuitive! I have been waiting for something more drag and drop style like this for so long, and on top of that it can do frame by frame hand drawn animation! I could not be more excited for this!!!
@@julfinch Animation Pro, Callipeg and Toon Squid all have a form of rigging as in you can make puppet type characters. Toon Squid is easiest to get to grips plus it has vector animation.
Yes! That’s the thing that disappointed me. That’s and it seems each keyframe on transformation is for transformation as a whole. Not split between pos, rot and scl. Still very excited though!!!
They should add a graph editor to be taken seriously. But it’s procreate so you know they might add some imprecise easing options that use a percentage slider lol
Absolute game changer. While I do animate with cel-by-cel, a lot of my animation comes from manipulation of elements or toggling things on or off frame-by-frame, and having to make a Procreate file that is small enough to have as many layers as a 20-second animation would use. This is gonna be so much fun to get my hands on!!! Thanks for the preview, Brad! I always know I can come to your channel for simple but surprisingly deep reviews on products and new techniques.
I am very excited to try this app. Rather than After Effects, which is more motion graphics/vfx. This app is reminding me more of animation programs like Toon Boom Harmony or Moho. I would be interested if they are planning on incorporating some sort of Rigg system. What looks exciting about it is that you have the drawing capabilities of Procreate along with the, honestly, more intuitive ui. I just hope the app has better file management than what Procreate currently offers
@@julfinchwhy do you keep asking that question?….there are relatively few apps that has that feature but not so strong…ToonSquid, alight motion, node video etc….that why it will be great for procreate dreams to include that as the first legit app with proper rig system. I bet no one will look elsewhere.
I am really excited for this! One of the things I have suffered with with Procreate is that whenever I want to truly (key frame) animate something, I have to export the file as a psd to bring it over to my computer and import into After Effects. Its cumbersome, and if I have made a mistake, I have to go back to the og file on procreate and do the whole thing over again. This just erases that whole step, which is amazing. Also, it cannot be overstated how much it appeals to me that this is a one time purchase. Screw Adobe and their subscriptions, I hate it so much.
2 and a half months have never felt so long!😢 I will try and stick more to traditional 2d disney style. I love doing frame by frame but where I find the scale thing handy can be if I want a character to go into the distance or something like that
Thank you very much Brad for this quick Review, I think what they have presented with Dreams is incredible, and I think it will bring many digital artists even closer to animation. Everything looks super intuitive and fluid. I wonder if on 11/22 they will also make an update to Procreate, from what I saw in the presentation, something was mentioned about Cloud backup, also for Procreate. I think the app deserves some improvement. Looking forward to the launch, your video helps a lot to better understand the new app
They mentioned retrofitting features into Procreate, so it’ll be interesting to see exactly how many improvements get included - I’m keen to see a 1m x 1m canvas :)
I wished they had talked a little more about improvements to the original procreate app with the optimized brush engines and larger resolutions available. Hopefully they finally fixed rotation blurring out edges and degrading the artwork
Oh GOD I'll keep dreaming they will fix this rotation problem... I have to re-draw the parts I've rotated (and sometimes re-paint) and it is REALLY annoying because of the blurred edges.
I'm a hobby artist and I am so stoked for this app! I think it will really open a whole new door of creativity. I definitely feel like it will be amazing for fanart too
I’m a little disappointed that it’s not a regular, frame-by-frame animator. I guess i can wait and see if they have that ability still, but it’s kinda funny to me to see a brand new app in 2023 that is basically just adobe flash animations.
Perfect timing! I’ve been wanting to learn animation, and just recently got procreate. I’m so excited for this to come out. Great review as always, thank you Brad!
Interesting, but since I'm not into animation, don't think I'll get it. I'm also a bit weary of buying something from the creators of Procreate, since a lot of basic functionality in Procreate is still missing and lately they only started adding gimmicks instead of fixing issues we've faced for years.
I’m in love with the timeline, whoever i can see that ToonSquid is still more advanced specially with the camera movement and nested animation elements
Thanks for the video. However i wish you would have shown off the frame by frame/hand drawn animation that this program is capable of. Dreams isn't limited to tweening, so i encourage people to watch the official presentation, because at the end they show it off with a short. And yes, this program supports onion skin.
Hey Brad, AWESOME job showing off the first perks of this new app coming soon to iPad! This was very informative and has excited me to want to get it when it’s released.
As someone who wants to learn to animate and uses procreate I’m really excited for Procreate dream! It’s looks pretty simple and interesting- the best part being it’s only 20 dollars with no subscription fees or anything!
I think it’s great approach to animation. You know how much time you will save now! It’s ridiculous! You just need to animate the traditional way on certain parts and the rest will be automated! This is revolutionary. We’re talking about making a 30 mins animation in 7 days. Picture that and you will understand.
Dear Brad, the Super. Big Love ❤️. Looking forward to your 6 month review. Thanks for including other examples for 10:33 different styles. 11:18 Procreated their own animation file format!
@@mrloveoneanother3063 I have ToonSquid and was thinking about the same thing until Brad start moving the timelines with multitouch. The fact that you can twain instantly and use your fingers for browsing the timeline will make me pay $20 instantly. Like same launch day.
@@mrloveoneanother3063uhh...they can put their focus on another app too?? I don't understand how you telling them how to control their, like you acting like you created the app. If you don't like it....then move along. You can't tell them what to do and it's awesome they're creating this huge achievement for others struggling to get started on animation. Like me for example.
I wouldn’t hold your breath, they seem to be working very closely with apple/ apple is paying them to stay exclusive (ofc I’m not saying this is fact but seems likely)
@@SunnyCress yeah you're right but I'm pretty sure they've mentioned that they have plans of turning to android, just not in the near future but it's been a while.( i don't remember where I saw this from, maybe from their faqs but im not sure)
I really hope it will feel comfortable and natural to animate frame by frame in this too, if it’s too keyframe-oriented it would be difficult for me to enjoy using
I think Procreate just changed the animation world with this announcement. I think we're going to see a large, sudden influx of animations added to videos and cartoons on social media once it's released.
Procreate is awesome. This is a steal for a $20 one time purchase. I despise companies that charge monthly, I will absolutely be buying this and supporting one of the very few non predatory companies.
From what I understood from Savage's Procreate Dreams presentation, you can you into flipbook mode for frame by frame animation, so you don't have to deal with the complicated timelines and stuff. It actually looks really good as a program, I'm normally only interested in illustration but this might be a great chance to try a little animation, it looks super friendly, specially if you are used to both procreate and after effects.
except from zooming in/out, the inside drawing and audio it just reminds me on macromedia flash 4 from 1999 in the aspects of how animation is done with keyframes, etc. 🤔
As a very, VERY new animator who is used to frame by frame, but wants to fe Tinto this style but finds computer animation software very hard, I am extremely excited for this!
To make this even more useful, they'll need to add bones and inverse kinematics as options for character animations. Having to do a full redraw of a character for run cycles is not reasonable.
I was using flip a clip on iPad for animation, and designing the backgrounds on procreate. I really wanted to have some of the procreate brushes, tools and features for them! I am very glad this is coming out
Very cool animation tool! One SUPER important thing is missing on this app that I did not see is the Easy In/Out and curves, without it is a deal breaker. Where is the bones tools?Also, is vector based? I have seeing anyone saying that it is vector based, another deal breaker. I hope it has curvers to control animation and it is vector based/bones for IK. One more thing... Parent control of layers, without it a deal breaker as well. Things that this app must have in 2023: 1. Bones 2. Curves for motion/easy in/out, etc. 3. Parent link. 4. Export with Alpha. 5. Also, sound is extream important, able to sink audio to motion like flash does.
i just watched the 30 min Procreate Special Event on YT today - very exciting news and tons of effort and features put onto this new app for us available to us on Nov. 22nd!
Thanks for the video Brad! I am 100% excited for this app to come out, with one time purchase being the highlight of it all in this dark subscription times we live in.
I'm so excited to finally have a beginner animator friendly app that isn't made for kids and can also do some really cool stuff, basically following your growth
It's cool, but the reason why this type of 'mechanical' animation is not used on a professional level, is because it's just too restrictive and looks...well...mechanical!......Now adays, this method is only used for small stuff. Logo animations, splash screens, infographic animation, storybook-style animation, and small loops used in backgrounds and special effects...etc. But for actual full on piece of animation, this won't do!
@@TooToo246 you can still do frame by frame animation in the app
toonsquid is very similar to this, its already out and it has more of a lean towards frame by frame animation, with support for automatic tweening as well. id say its worth the $10 but since dreams comes out in a few months you might as well compare them before buying one
@@TooToo246 if you watched their launch, you know how much more powerful this app is, including frame-by-frame animation. It’ll do just fine for professional work.
Lol toonsquid and Callipeg have been out for years.
As someone who really really loves animation, whether this is a "professional" level animation app, idk. HOWEVER, I feel like this will get a lot of new people into 2d animation, and that is FANTASTIC.
The same way procreate got so many new people into digital art or just art in general.
IKR
Yes! Someone on Twitter speculated that Dreams would cause a lot more indie animations to pop up and I completely agree
Not sure if that's really awesome since it's already completely saturated. 😕
@@SR-ql9heThis app won't create professional animators. Skills developed in Procreate Dreams don't rollover to frame-by-frame animation apps.
Almost After Effects + 2D animator in an app? Sold...
You’re wrong. It does not have VFX and Motion design tools, so it does not match the after effects. It is an APP for Cel Animation styles.
Sorry, I was referring to motion design with 3D asset manipulation and visual effects. What Dreams does is 2D animation and Cel animation.
Nothing even close to motion design here
@@johnbica yeah it won't do that. It's basically a replacement for adobe animate.
Yes almost, and without the anti-consumer, corporate greed. 😇
I’m not even really interested in learning how to 3d animate anymore but I’m gonna buy this just to support procreate. 20 bucks flat fee no subscription. They need all the success just for that alone.
Same
Exactly!
Yea. I’m not a fan of animation either. Just takes too much time. However, it’s a wonder how the Procreate team even manages to have a team in the first place doing all of this without subscriptions ads or paid add-ons. It’s good to support them.
@@sadepennbrook apple obviously sponsors them, they are a big asset for the sales of the iPad that’s why it’s exclusive to iPad
And because they haven't fallen to the AI hype
dreams seems to be fully compatible with traditional cell animation from the keynote! idk how Brad missed it here but they did mention frame-by-frame animation and have a whole feature called “flipbook” built around it
He probably got the version he’s using before the keynote release and he did mention that he won’t talk about all the features
hahah he even showed it in the intro
So, do you think it’d be possible to make a small animation similar to a Ghibli movie? Like where the background is a really detailed gouache painting style things, and the characters are more simple frame by frame cells moving through it?
Aaron Blaise's animation with the penguins is a perfect example of the combined motion graphics AND cel animation features.
For once, as a 2-D artist I am excited to dive into animation without all of the tedium that usually comes with it. If I had to pick a favorite feature it would be to go from a complex timeline to a simple flip book and just being able to draw and feel my way through an animation with touch, in real-time, while recording! 🤯🤯🤯
That has to be one of my favorites as well
I hope we will be able to voice our characters in the animations too
@@sunshinegurl1461 you can definitely add your own audio files to it they said. I dunno if there is going to be an integrated voice recorder though. It would probably sound like crap though since it would use the iPad mic.
Character animator can do some of that I think.
Procreate's limit on the number of frames is a huge hinderance for me so I'm excited to try this out and make longer animations when it comes out. Hopefully there will be an intuitive way to do frame-by-frame animations
Its going to be so awesome
They actually mentioned at the revea that they’ve developed a whole new processing engine for Dreams, one that expands the capabilities of the previous procreate engine! From what I remember at maximum it allows us to make a canvas with 1M px by 1M px (now that’s insane to use) but if the software can support that, I’m sure it’ll expand the number of frames we can use in a project vastly! Plus the fact that it’ll allow us to export in 4K and supposedly 8k I think greatly shows the power this app will have!
In their official releasee video they mentioned a flip book feature that lets you do an intuitive way of frame by frame. You just set it to full screen drawing mode and flipbook pops up and just swipe left to create a new frame.
I'm definitely getting this!
For a 1.0 release, the things shown in the Reveal keynote are already mindblowing for a one-time $20 asking price, and it truly does appear that if you're familiar with Procreate, learning Procreate Dreams will have a much shorter learning curve.
I’ve been using Procreate for around 2 years now, and I have been waiting so long for an audio feature to be added. Not only that, but they’ve now massively expanded the animation features?? I think the best thing about this is I’m already familiar with drawing in Procreate, and now I can animate and edit, too!! This is quite literally my dream animating software, and I’m so excited for the release!!!
The fact we don't have to wait for too long says everything and honestly the price is worth it. I can't wait to buy it. I feel like everyone who has Procreate will get Procreate Dreams because yes it will be another learning curve but it will be good creative challenge for beginners digital artist and experts it's definitely a win in my book
Procreate was my avenue into digital art when every other platform was charging hundreds just for their software. To seem something like this about to open up animation to me on my budget is just so damn awesome. Big fan of everything they do, bought their app once for less than 10 bucks and have used for a decade to express my creativity, with constant free updates and upgrades. Now 20 bucks for this. Procreate is such a W company/business I can't say it enough
As a motion graphics animator, I'm amazed by how well the app handles automatic animation curves. It doesn't look like there's gonna be a graph editor here but I was really surprised how smooth that ridiculous scale up on the witch character came out
I’m genuinely blown away by this - I hope eventually they add some rigging or pin animation stuff to it - it doesn’t look like they’ve done that just yet but wow the potential here is phenomenal.
I’m rooting for that feature as well….and also if they can include vector functionality to it too…will be great OP, if you ask me!
ill stop my spine2d if they added this kind of feature
I’m really excited for this, especially since I’ve already animated a short 2-min video using Procreate and mobile video editors. It makes me think Procreate Dreams is something I’d quickly get comfortable with. I’d love to make something solely using Dreams instead of having to export files to a separate app. Seeing you could import audio had me ecstatic. I really hope this works well with hand drawn frame by frame animation. That’s my main concern. Glad you could make this video and give us a look at how using the interface works!
THIS SOUNDS SO EXCITING??? I’ve been using procreate for such a long time because it’s such a simple app to use (especially since digital art software can be extremely complex and overwhelming). I’ve been afraid to go into animation because it looks even more complicated, but procreate just makes everything so simple and it’s done just that with this application!! I’m gonna be buying this as soon as it comes out in November for sure!!
I am so incredibly stoked for this. It is the motion graphics app I have been waiting for from procreate.
I can’t wait to play around with this. Especially with children’s illustration! And to make short reels and videos for stories to post online. As a procreate user from the start I’m so happy for this update 🥰🎨
i'm gonna sub to see your animations
@@mohannadalmalki3986 you’ve just convinced me as have everyone else in my life to create a TH-cam for my art. So I’ll definitely come back to this post once it’s up 🤗 thanks for the push and inspo
I can’t wait too! I’m going to be much more product with making animations once this releases!
I’m literally about to die
Do you mind me asking this ? Im also interested in children illustrations...but how this app would be perfect for it ? Wouldn't you use procreate to create illustrations and Dreams to animate ?
The reason I love these Apple apps are... It's so top notched... First Procreate giving u d best experience in digital art & illustration, having slight animation feature
& Now this... The animations gonna be so smooth , ofc smoother than regular frame by frame animation
If you watch the keynote, they show how you can do frame by frame animation (similar to Adobe Animate) with ability to group and do tweens with groups. So I think maybe you didn’t have enough time with the app perhaps? as it definitely seems less like After Effects as you said, and more like a replacement for Animate. Really cant wait to try it.
Good to know.
I've recently been attempting to pick up After Effects, this reminds me a lot of that but it looks a lot easier to parse/navigate. I also like that you can draw directly in the app using familiar Procreate tools. Might have to pick this up!
I don't think it is comparable to After Effects. These are very different apps, and thakfully, as each one is optimized to a specific workflow.
Actually I think navigating would be the downside of this along with small screen size for animation but still it's really promising
After effects is a beast and i love to use it with the all the shortcuts. That's gonna be a bit annoying with this app imo, mostly cuz i prefer to use keyboard shortcuts for animation and zooming in and out with gestures and use an apple pencil might make me impatient. But i will have to try first.
@@blackpaw3776they have something called a pen pad I think? It’s a keyboard pad that interacts with the procreate app. I don’t see why they wouldn’t make one for procreate dream as well. So u can probably get keyboard shortcuts with this too eventually!
I’m learning animation a little at a time, and I’m ridiculously excited for this, especially with being able to use any brush that’s already compatible with Procreate.
I’m super stoked to see this coming out soon! I believe this will truly unlock the doors of what people can create with having to rely on complex tools such as Adobe and such.
Quick and simple with professional looking results. The devs of ProCreate have delivered and done well for the creative community.
Thanks for the early explanation and review. I’m really interested in seeing one of these apps get ‘tweening right. Not just filling in frames between moves or filters but doing transition drawings - or sort of morphing- between key frames that you draw. To me, that really would take results to the next level with more organic character movements.
Same thing.
ToonSquid is pretty good at tweening it’s basically Adobe animate on iPad. I’m sooo exited for dreams tho
Looks amazing but the question is how it will compare to toon squid and Callipeg
Drawing is still a human skill. You’ll be waiting a while.
I dont wants transition drawings between it that just takes away the soul
Procreate from the beginning has been that app. I am glad they are venturing into animation. 2D will long live because the beauty of animation is the unrealism.
Ahhh!!!! I'm so excited! I've been wanting exactly this for a while. I really wanted to be able to take my old static art and animate it. This is so great.
procreate devs are really wholesome, not only they are the best at their job, but also they are not greedy enough to make us pay for a service, i would buy it twice the price they ask for, they are just amazing
Wow! This looks incredible. When I heard about the upcoming announcement, I hoped it would be animation based, because it was part of an animation-focused festival in London. Can't wait to get this and muck about with it!
I swear everything this guy draws its sooo satisfying
I’ve used Procreate to animate gif type illustrations and this is so exciting! Can’t wait to see more videos the more you play with it 😁
So much fun Brad! Can’t wait to see what you’ll make with it and hopefully we can link up and even make something together 🥳. I’m also on the beta testing it out
Could you please do a comparison between Procreate Dreams and ToonSquid?
Ooh this will be interesting
YES!
That’s something I’d like to see too.
So, I watched the video in full and took a few notes. I use ToonSquid as my animation software, and I have no intention of switching any time soon, but I was curious about this and wanted to make some comparisons. Seeing that this is a review of a beta version, some things I’ll list may be fixed or optimized later on making this list go out of date. I don’t have this program, so I’ll be making comparisons for Procreate Dreams based on the Procreate app and Brad’s review. That being said, let’s start… (“O”=Pros/ “X”=Cons)
Toon Squid:
O - Cheaper price ($10)
O - Simple timeline
O - Keyframe easing
X - Limited brushes
X - No filtering
X - Simple brush editing and customization
O - Pivot editing
O - Transform hierarchy
O - Raster and Vector drawing
Procreate Dreams:
X - Starting price ($20)
X - Complex timeline
X - Linear keyframes
O - Large brush library
O - Layer filters and effects
O - Advanced brush editing and customization
X - Center based pivoting
X - No available rigging
O - More detailed raster drawing
Both:
O - Pay once, keep forever
O - Canvas customization
O - Unlimited frames and layers
O - Brush editing and customization
O - Brush stabilization and smoothing
O - Import brushes (Relative softwares)
O - Multiple blend modes
O - Stroke/Shape assist
O - Import photos, videos, and audio
O - Frame-by-frame and onion skin layers
O - Multiple export options
Maybe I’m missing a few things, but these are to name a few differences. Trying to be as non biased as I can. In my opinion, Procreate Dreams seems more of a moving illustration app than an animation app. In regards to animation, I still think ToonSquid is superior. Both programs will no doubt improve overtime, but we’ll see how it goes.
@@foxeyestudios7021u da man great comparison, got same feelings. I was truly hoping for advanced rigging system. The seagul short done by Disney guy took probably ages to accomplish, it’s beautiful though.
I've been waiting for more extensive tools in terms of animation for Procreate for so long, so the fact that they're dedicating a whole app to do just that is honestly exciting!
Judging by this early demo alone it looks like making full blown animations or even animated shows right from your iPad may never be easier, they may have outdone themselves with this one, can't wait!
It looks like it has some great motion graphics tools (similar to After Effects) but I think the short film "Dream" with the little penguin that Aaron Blaise made with ProCreate Dreams also shows that ProCreate Dreams is well-suited for traditional frame-by-frame hand drawn animation.
FINALLY THEY MAKE AN ANIMATION APP. So many people were asking Procreate to make an animation app but, even if I use other animation softwares too. I will buy it to support Procreate 😌
This very much reminds me of after effects, just so much more intuitive! I have been waiting for something more drag and drop style like this for so long, and on top of that it can do frame by frame hand drawn animation! I could not be more excited for this!!!
You can really create your own cartoons and story lines at this point. I think this is incredible
It looks wonderful but sadly they didn't include rigging tools. I hope they do in the final version or some early update!
Do you know any existing iPad animation app that has rigging tool?
@@julfinch Animation Pro, Callipeg and Toon Squid all have a form of rigging as in you can make puppet type characters. Toon Squid is easiest to get to grips plus it has vector animation.
I live in Procreate and I really miss early Flash ... I'm excited about Proceate Dreams, yes indeed!!
that price, features and it being $20 for animation, is so worth getting it!
I’m so excited! I hope critics won’t comment negative things about this app! This looks pretty easy to use!
I just want to see keyframe curves control and masking one layer with another.
Hope it will have this!
Yes! That’s the thing that disappointed me. That’s and it seems each keyframe on transformation is for transformation as a whole. Not split between pos, rot and scl.
Still very excited though!!!
@@AdamMotion it has been confirmed be Alex Grigg that the app does have keyframe easing controls and clipping masks :)
They should add a graph editor to be taken seriously. But it’s procreate so you know they might add some imprecise easing options that use a percentage slider lol
Absolute game changer. While I do animate with cel-by-cel, a lot of my animation comes from manipulation of elements or toggling things on or off frame-by-frame, and having to make a Procreate file that is small enough to have as many layers as a 20-second animation would use. This is gonna be so much fun to get my hands on!!! Thanks for the preview, Brad! I always know I can come to your channel for simple but surprisingly deep reviews on products and new techniques.
I am very excited to try this app. Rather than After Effects, which is more motion graphics/vfx. This app is reminding me more of animation programs like Toon Boom Harmony or Moho. I would be interested if they are planning on incorporating some sort of Rigg system. What looks exciting about it is that you have the drawing capabilities of Procreate along with the, honestly, more intuitive ui. I just hope the app has better file management than what Procreate currently offers
Exactly!!
Do you know any existing iPad animation app that has rigging tool?
@@julfinchtoon squid has rigging
@@julfinchwhy do you keep asking that question?….there are relatively few apps that has that feature but not so strong…ToonSquid, alight motion, node video etc….that why it will be great for procreate dreams to include that as the first legit app with proper rig system. I bet no one will look elsewhere.
"this is not a subscription" the dopamine that just hit me when you said that
I hope they decide to expand their 3D tools next. A proper 3D sculpting/texturing tool from Procreate would be fantastic.
Can we take a moment to appreciate that it doesn't require a subscription, just a one-time fee! Can't wait to try the app
I am really excited for this! One of the things I have suffered with with Procreate is that whenever I want to truly (key frame) animate something, I have to export the file as a psd to bring it over to my computer and import into After Effects. Its cumbersome, and if I have made a mistake, I have to go back to the og file on procreate and do the whole thing over again. This just erases that whole step, which is amazing. Also, it cannot be overstated how much it appeals to me that this is a one time purchase. Screw Adobe and their subscriptions, I hate it so much.
You buy it, you own it! Take notes!
2 and a half months have never felt so long!😢 I will try and stick more to traditional 2d disney style. I love doing frame by frame but where I find the scale thing handy can be if I want a character to go into the distance or something like that
Procreate hits it out of the park each time
Thank you very much Brad for this quick Review, I think what they have presented with Dreams is incredible, and I think it will bring many digital artists even closer to animation. Everything looks super intuitive and fluid.
I wonder if on 11/22 they will also make an update to Procreate, from what I saw in the presentation, something was mentioned about Cloud backup, also for Procreate. I think the app deserves some improvement.
Looking forward to the launch, your video helps a lot to better understand the new app
They mentioned retrofitting features into Procreate, so it’ll be interesting to see exactly how many improvements get included - I’m keen to see a 1m x 1m canvas :)
Thank god. Procreate is probably the most generous studio out there
I wished they had talked a little more about improvements to the original procreate app with the optimized brush engines and larger resolutions available. Hopefully they finally fixed rotation blurring out edges and degrading the artwork
Oh GOD I'll keep dreaming they will fix this rotation problem... I have to re-draw the parts I've rotated (and sometimes re-paint) and it is REALLY annoying because of the blurred edges.
It's been an issue for many years now, that would almost take a miracle to be fixed.
Tbh they could fix it by giving you the option of nearest neighbor but then it’ll be pixelated. Which is fine by me as it’s better than a blurry mess
The rotation problem my goodness
It's confirmed that all the features in Dream are also going to original Procreate
I'm a hobby artist and I am so stoked for this app! I think it will really open a whole new door of creativity. I definitely feel like it will be amazing for fanart too
Looks great! In their video they showed doing a frame-by-frame in the Aaron Blaise film.
I’m a little disappointed that it’s not a regular, frame-by-frame animator. I guess i can wait and see if they have that ability still, but it’s kinda funny to me to see a brand new app in 2023 that is basically just adobe flash animations.
Perfect timing! I’ve been wanting to learn animation, and just recently got procreate. I’m so excited for this to come out. Great review as always, thank you Brad!
Hopefully there is an “ease in” and “ease out”.. maybe an overshoot as well. Very interesting
As a muggle hobbyist animator even I can already see how this blows ToonSquid out of the water. Can’t wait to try it out, thanks Brad!
Affordable, no sub, After Effects / 2D Motion type app with a friendly, Procreate-esque interface … IT’S WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!
Interesting, but since I'm not into animation, don't think I'll get it. I'm also a bit weary of buying something from the creators of Procreate, since a lot of basic functionality in Procreate is still missing and lately they only started adding gimmicks instead of fixing issues we've faced for years.
I’m in love with the timeline, whoever i can see that ToonSquid is still more advanced specially with the camera movement and nested animation elements
Thanks for the video. However i wish you would have shown off the frame by frame/hand drawn animation that this program is capable of. Dreams isn't limited to tweening, so i encourage people to watch the official presentation, because at the end they show it off with a short. And yes, this program supports onion skin.
Oh I'm so happy to hear this!! I like both styles for different things and if the app can do both it will be very powerful indeed!
Hey Brad, AWESOME job showing off the first perks of this new app coming soon to iPad! This was very informative and has excited me to want to get it when it’s released.
Its a one time payment, apple really paying procreate harder to keep them exclusive.
there is NO WAY procreate survives with 1 time payment
Is this one free or paid ..I mean for procreate users
@@jenarts3130paid as well as its a separate app, for $20
@@jenarts3130paid, $19.99
@@jenarts3130paid it’s a separate app
As someone who wants to learn to animate and uses procreate I’m really excited for Procreate dream! It’s looks pretty simple and interesting- the best part being it’s only 20 dollars with no subscription fees or anything!
I think it’s great approach to animation. You know how much time you will save now! It’s ridiculous! You just need to animate the traditional way on certain parts and the rest will be automated! This is revolutionary. We’re talking about making a 30 mins animation in 7 days. Picture that and you will understand.
Dear Brad, the Super. Big Love ❤️. Looking forward to your 6 month review. Thanks for including other examples for 10:33 different styles. 11:18 Procreated their own animation file format!
@@mrloveoneanother3063 I have ToonSquid and was thinking about the same thing until Brad start moving the timelines with multitouch. The fact that you can twain instantly and use your fingers for browsing the timeline will make me pay $20 instantly. Like same launch day.
@@mrloveoneanother3063uhh...they can put their focus on another app too?? I don't understand how you telling them how to control their, like you acting like you created the app. If you don't like it....then move along. You can't tell them what to do and it's awesome they're creating this huge achievement for others struggling to get started on animation. Like me for example.
So glad I discovered this channel, Brad, awesome work. I am a 20 year+ producer/videographer getting into motion design, super helpful channel!
this seems really cool but im so dissapointed the announcement didn't end up being about procreate for Android, im broke and need procreate 🙂
Just follow the 50-30-20 rule, use 20% of your earnings for what you want, 30% for what you need, and 50% for savings.
@@dillonwright13 i can't even get a job, im 15 💀
I wouldn’t hold your breath, they seem to be working very closely with apple/ apple is paying them to stay exclusive (ofc I’m not saying this is fact but seems likely)
@@SunnyCress yeah you're right but I'm pretty sure they've mentioned that they have plans of turning to android, just not in the near future but it's been a while.( i don't remember where I saw this from, maybe from their faqs but im not sure)
They Did EVERYTHING right, where as Goodnotes DIDN'T..!! 😉😉
I really hope it will feel comfortable and natural to animate frame by frame in this too, if it’s too keyframe-oriented it would be difficult for me to enjoy using
The keynote did mention a "flipbook animation" feature specifically made for frame by frame animation iirc!
@@Kogami that’s true, and Aaron Blaise is vouching for it so that means a lot!
Meh.
Tf you mean, meh?
So excited for this, I do ALL my animation and art on my iPad, this could be a game changer when it comes to speed and work flow
I think Procreate just changed the animation world with this announcement. I think we're going to see a large, sudden influx of animations added to videos and cartoons on social media once it's released.
True
Good for the price - basic keyframe animation, but no bone rigging. It’s limited but might be fun. A nice addon app for Procreate!
Hopefully they add it later
So excited!!! Like Christmas in November! Been animating on procreate for awhile and a lot is limited, can’t wait to get my mitts on this!
What I love about procreate is how they give you powerful software at reasonable prices as one time payments.
Omg, I’m so excited about this!! I was just mentioning how I was hoping procreate would come out with an animating version ❤️
Procreate is awesome. This is a steal for a $20 one time purchase. I despise companies that charge monthly, I will absolutely be buying this and supporting one of the very few non predatory companies.
Thanks! Looking forward to your 6 month (or sooner) honest review and course on Procreate Dreams.
THanks for the tip!!! Yeah, It's going to fun to see what can be done in this app!
Wow. That's the stuff I wanted to see during the announcement event. Looks interesting. Now I really want to give it try.
It’s like capcut mixed with procreate! It’s rlly cool (at least for me) cause I’m used to capcut so it is gonna be a really helpful app!
From what I understood from Savage's Procreate Dreams presentation, you can you into flipbook mode for frame by frame animation, so you don't have to deal with the complicated timelines and stuff.
It actually looks really good as a program, I'm normally only interested in illustration but this might be a great chance to try a little animation, it looks super friendly, specially if you are used to both procreate and after effects.
Finally! An animation program that uses procreate-quality brushes!!!
👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Brad! I was really curious about this and knew I could count on you to give us a good look!
except from zooming in/out, the inside drawing and audio it just reminds me on macromedia flash 4 from 1999 in the aspects of how animation is done with keyframes, etc. 🤔
On the Procreate Dreams landing page that they have a picture of the iPad Mini 6 running this. Nice to see there's still love for the little.
I really love the developers, they provide one time purchase only and not a subscription.
As a very, VERY new animator who is used to frame by frame, but wants to fe Tinto this style but finds computer animation software very hard, I am extremely excited for this!
Finally a good keyframe animation app on the iPad instead of another frame by frame one
To make this even more useful, they'll need to add bones and inverse kinematics as options for character animations. Having to do a full redraw of a character for run cycles is not reasonable.
I will use this 100%! Thank you procreate for this. You made Animation and illustration more fun than it was before
Oh man excited to try this out once it launches in November! looks rad!
I was using flip a clip on iPad for animation, and designing the backgrounds on procreate. I really wanted to have some of the procreate brushes, tools and features for them! I am very glad this is coming out
Very cool animation tool! One SUPER important thing is missing on this app that I did not see is the Easy In/Out and curves, without it is a deal breaker. Where is the bones tools?Also, is vector based? I have seeing anyone saying that it is vector based, another deal breaker. I hope it has curvers to control animation and it is vector based/bones for IK. One more thing... Parent control of layers, without it a deal breaker as well.
Things that this app must have in 2023:
1. Bones
2. Curves for motion/easy in/out, etc.
3. Parent link.
4. Export with Alpha.
5. Also, sound is extream important, able to sink audio to motion like flash does.
When you zoom in and animation played I actually thought was going to do that that so brilliant
This is really exciting and as a beginner having a piece of software available for a fixed (and reasonable price) is amazing will be buying it day 1
i just watched the 30 min Procreate Special Event on YT today - very exciting news and tons of effort and features put onto this new app for us available to us on Nov. 22nd!
*Would you say that this is a Professional level animation tool?*
Thanks for the video Brad! I am 100% excited for this app to come out, with one time purchase being the highlight of it all in this dark subscription times we live in.
Procreate is cooking for making this masterpiece.