Awesome clear introduction to Procreate! Thanks for the step-by-step in-video instructions. I have my own convenient method of tracing a photo -- change it to B&W on my laptop, print it out to the size I need, and use a light table to trace directly onto watercolour paper. But there are clearly many advantages to Procreate, like smoothing out my wobbly lines, and working in layers, and undoing, and saving files.... I may have to put an iPad and Procreate on my wish list!
Procreate reminds me of Photoshop I used at a small local newspaper. I would have preferred Procreate for its greater simplicity. Your instructions are clear and straightforward. Good job.
You have saved my sanity! Yesterday was another day of frustration to the max, while completing a drawing for a portrait watercolor. I said to myself, “I’ve GOT to find another way”! And then during my morning iPhone trolling, you magically appeared! Many thanks for your clear, calm instructions and generosity in freely sharing your knowledge with all of us. I’ve been a “purist” about doing my own drawings, but at the age of 81, it’s time to stop stressing and enjoy painting! Thanks again!❤
Yay! This tutorial was perfect timing for you. You’re going to love Procreate. One of my favorite Procreate teachers on TH-cam is @brookeglaser - she’s really great at explaining the ins and outs of the app.
I hope you don’t take this offensively, seriously, I mean that… I have sold a lot of paintings… I used to say the exact same thing I didn’t want to spend my time drawing when I could be painting. And I did that for years. But about a year ago, I started drawing everything and my painting skills have changed to. I used to say that my favorite part of, the process was the painting, but I think that’s because I only really traced most of my paintings. I’m now absolutely love the drawing part. It really challenges my brain. And I should also state that I am now retired and just keep a daily sketchbook. Enjoy your day!
No offense at all. It’s wonderful that after years of painting, you learned to draw and love it. One of my personal projects this year is to improve my drawing skills. My motivation is to learn ink & wash style of watercolor. I think drawing scares a lot of people and keeps them from exploring their creativity. I hope starting with tracing helps more people unlock their creativity and try new things.
I think that both points are valid. As an ultra beginner ‘artist’, I think tracing is a good way to begin to learn watercolour painting, in the same way that you’d give a child a colouring book with crayons. No, they won’t learn to draw, but that can come later. I find having only one step to complete (wetting my paints) before I start painting makes it a lot less intimidating. When I ‘draw’ (copy by hand from a learn to draw book), it’s often several days or sometimes even weeks before I paint the image. I’ve also heard that the best way to learn how to improve your watercolour painting skills is by drawing, which makes a lot of sense as you’re figuring our proportions, values etc., prior to filling it in with watercolour paints. Personally, right now, I’m just trying to figure out the difference between warm and cool watercolour paints, especially the primaries! 😊
Great points. I feel the same way about just getting into the painting. I am working on my drawing skills in parallel. For now, I’m more comfortable with a brush in my hand 😊 Color is tricky. If you haven’t seen it yet, this video might help with the cool and warm primaries: th-cam.com/video/sg0ynNwSd7o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7cBF9CI3zEh-5uMI
Thank you for this video which did my guilt fly away because I trace a lot for my paintings from my personal photos ...or other ideas I pick on the net. At last I can enjoy painting freely without thinking I am a lousy painter because I don't draw them first . Thanks Thanks Thanks
I like that you share this technique, I think that drawing is an amazing skill and very important as we create our own style. That being said tracing is very helpful when learning watercolor painting, even tracing your own drawings so you’re able to paint your own work without the worry of messing it up. Nothing is wrong with tracing as you’re learning a new skill. Thanks for this video.
Thank you. Your tutorials are very informative, organized, and easy to follow because you are speaking at a speed that I can absorb. So many TH-camrs speak way to fast.
This is incredibly helpful, thank you. I would love to be able to do some more complex painting, and this is a way I can do it, despite my drawing challenges.
Jackie thank you so much for all of the wonderful information you share. It is great and overwhelming to find some many instructors for watercolor , I think your are one of the best if not the BEST 😃 You go to the point and your instructions are clear. Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏🏼❤️
Thank you so much for this video. I thought it was just me - hate to draw (and not very good at it to begin with) but really enjoy water coloring or painting.
I agree with the others who say you are a very talented teacher. I am going to be buying an iPad as part of my retirement gift to myself. I’m sure I will revisit this video after I do so.
I agree digital tools are useful if u just want to get started painting but once you can paint an understanding of tone is essential and drawing and sketching and rendering gives you skills to see tone and then be able to paint with form and dimension
Thank you so much for mentioning the copyright infringement. Photographers around are so grateful when this is acknowledged, as our income is often compromised/stolen by this. Thank you, thank you! 😊
Thanks SO much Jackie for sharing this!! What would you suggest if I wanted the image to be much larger for a larger canvas??? Is there a change for Procreate or would it be one of the free ones??
You can create a custom canvas size in Procreate. After you tap the plus to add a canvas, tap the overlapping black rectangles in the upper right corner. Then you can set a custom size. After exporting the file, you can print it on multiple pieces of paper or have a printer print it on larger paper. Another option is to project the finished drawing onto your paint surface.
Really great tutorial, thank you. What if you want to scale an image to a much larger piece of WC paper. Do you have any recommendations for that? I have seen a few artists use projectors - have you tried this and do you have any recommendations?
You’re welcome. In Procreate you can create a custom canvas size. After tapping + to add a canvas, select the overlapping black rectangles in the upper right corner. Then you can set the size to match your painting. You could print the larger image at a print shop. I think there’s also a way to print a large image tiled on regular size paper, which you could tape together.
@@JackieHernandezWatercolorconverting the image to pdf when you download your line drawing in procreate will allow you to print a tiled version via adobe😊
I wonder if you could do a trace-for floral line art series. It is never so straightforward to simplify when looking at complex flowers. I was intrigued by your sketchbook discipline and I thought of asking you to consider this art request. I think skilful floral line art takes experience. Florals are readily available all around us so there is no danger of copyright issues. ❤Cheers.
Great topic idea. I will add it to my list. For a quick tip, if working from a photo, I would turn it into a value study first. That always helps me see what the most important lines are to trace. Check out my How to Design a Painting video for more on using a value study in the tracing process.
I started out doing tracings, but occasionally I like to draw (but I am not very good at drawing...LOL). If I really want to start painting quickly - I often will use the traceables.
I don’t have my iPad handy right now. I’m just wondering why the tracing layer isn’t moving independently of the photo layer, causing it to not connect to the photo. Maybe I missed something.
If you don’t have a layer selected with the arrow tool, then everything on the canvas moves together. You can rotate and zoom the canvas and everything stays together. If you selected the tracing layer and tapped the arrow in the upper left, then that layer would have a bounding box and you could move it separately. Hope that helps.
Keep in mind.. that all these "taps and gestures" are customizable.. so you can't just say "tab 2 fingers is how you undo".. because your 2 finger tap isn't the same as my 2 finger tap if it has been changed. Better to say the default gestures are.... 2 fingers to tap.
Thanks so much for this. I am considering buying an Ipad. Do you have any tips for what to look for when buying a pre-owned one? I will be watching this several times while I learn how to use it. I also want to use an iPad for editing my painted pieces for card printing. Thanks again!!
If you plan to use it for art and editing, I would recommend getting the larger screen size. You can save $ by choosing the WiFi model. It just means you have to be connected to WiFi at home (or elsewhere) for internet access. Make sure you choose one with enough storage for how you plan to work. If you want to store everything on your iPad, you may want to upgrade the storage. If you have iCloud storage or can store files on an external hard drive you may not need as much storage. Hope that’s helpful.
@colleensmith2038 Me too!!! I dis a little checking and I posted above and am waiting to see what she gives as an answer...but I saw that one of the top rated apps that was said to be very very similar to ProCreate is an app called HiPaint. I am reading reviews and watching videos on it now. Don't like that it collects data from me, but it is a free app so that's why they do it. I'd rather purchase an app and NOT have it steal all my info and sell it!
Awesome clear introduction to Procreate! Thanks for the step-by-step in-video instructions.
I have my own convenient method of tracing a photo -- change it to B&W on my laptop, print it out to the size I need, and use a light table to trace directly onto watercolour paper. But there are clearly many advantages to Procreate, like smoothing out my wobbly lines, and working in layers, and undoing, and saving files.... I may have to put an iPad and Procreate on my wish list!
Your method is great too. Sometimes I like the non-digital methods 😊 But the iPad does have its advantages.
Procreate reminds me of Photoshop I used at a small local newspaper. I would have preferred Procreate for its greater simplicity. Your instructions are clear and straightforward. Good job.
This is an awesome video. Very clear instruction. Thank you! Much appreciated!
You have saved my sanity! Yesterday was another day of frustration to the max, while completing a drawing for a portrait watercolor. I said to myself, “I’ve GOT to find another way”!
And then during my morning iPhone trolling, you magically appeared!
Many thanks for your clear, calm instructions and generosity in freely sharing your knowledge with all of us.
I’ve been a “purist” about doing my own drawings, but at the age of 81, it’s time to stop stressing and enjoy painting!
Thanks again!❤
So glad you found this video! I hope it helps you spend more time painting.
I wish I could give you a million likes!! This is just what I’ve been looking for!!❤❤❤❤❤❤ thanks sooo much
Yay! I hope it was helpful.
Hi Jackie, white baking parchment/greaseproof paper works well at a pinch for transfers 😉
You are an outstanding instructor. I just bought an iPad so I could have Procreate. You take the confusing parts and make them so simple. Thank you!
Yay! This tutorial was perfect timing for you. You’re going to love Procreate. One of my favorite Procreate teachers on TH-cam is @brookeglaser - she’s really great at explaining the ins and outs of the app.
I hope you don’t take this offensively, seriously, I mean that… I have sold a lot of paintings… I used to say the exact same thing I didn’t want to spend my time drawing when I could be painting. And I did that for years. But about a year ago, I started drawing everything and my painting skills have changed to. I used to say that my favorite part of, the process was the painting, but I think that’s because I only really traced most of my paintings. I’m now absolutely love the drawing part. It really challenges my brain. And I should also state that I am now retired and just keep a daily sketchbook. Enjoy your day!
No offense at all. It’s wonderful that after years of painting, you learned to draw and love it. One of my personal projects this year is to improve my drawing skills. My motivation is to learn ink & wash style of watercolor. I think drawing scares a lot of people and keeps them from exploring their creativity. I hope starting with tracing helps more people unlock their creativity and try new things.
I think that both points are valid.
As an ultra beginner ‘artist’, I think tracing is a good way to begin to learn watercolour painting, in the same way that you’d give a child a colouring book with crayons. No, they won’t learn to draw, but that can come later. I find having only one step to complete (wetting my paints) before I start painting makes it a lot less intimidating. When I ‘draw’ (copy by hand from a learn to draw book), it’s often several days or sometimes even weeks before I paint the image.
I’ve also heard that the best way to learn how to improve your watercolour painting skills is by drawing, which makes a lot of sense as you’re figuring our proportions, values etc., prior to filling it in with watercolour paints.
Personally, right now, I’m just trying to figure out the difference between warm and cool watercolour paints, especially the primaries! 😊
Great points. I feel the same way about just getting into the painting. I am working on my drawing skills in parallel. For now, I’m more comfortable with a brush in my hand 😊
Color is tricky. If you haven’t seen it yet, this video might help with the cool and warm primaries: th-cam.com/video/sg0ynNwSd7o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7cBF9CI3zEh-5uMI
@@JackieHernandezWatercolor I haven’t seen it thanks!!! 😊
The MOST usefull drawing class ever! Thank you so much for it.
You're very welcome!
TY been wanting to learn water color and saw this which I also want to learn.
Thank you for this video which did my guilt fly away because I trace a lot for my paintings from my personal photos ...or other ideas I pick on the net.
At last I can enjoy painting freely without thinking I am a lousy painter because I don't draw them first . Thanks Thanks Thanks
Your welcome. I think drawing is a great skill to learn, but it doesn’t have to come first and isn’t the only way to express creativity.
I like that you share this technique, I think that drawing is an amazing skill and very important as we create our own style. That being said tracing is very helpful when learning watercolor painting, even tracing your own drawings so you’re able to paint your own work without the worry of messing it up. Nothing is wrong with tracing as you’re learning a new skill. Thanks for this video.
Well said! I have definitely repainted the same image multiple times and it was so much easier to retrace the line art each time.
Thank you. This is VERY helpful. You explained the process with lots of details while also making it seem easy.
So glad it was helpful!
Love this video, thank you for sharing your process in procreate! Looking forward to seeing more videos like this!
You’re welcome. If there’s any specific topics you’d like me to cover, let me know.
You are a GREAT teacher and you make it so easy to understand. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you 😊 I’m glad it was easy to follow.
Thank you. Your tutorials are very informative, organized, and easy to follow because you are speaking at a speed that I can absorb. So many TH-camrs speak way to fast.
I’m glad you enjoyed the tutorial!
@@JackieHernandezWatercolor I signed up for your course. My art is very realistic. I am looking forward to exploring what I can do with patterns.
Fantastic video! You're a huge asset to the art world!!! I have used procreate for years and this is the first time I've learned so many new things!
Thank you! I’m so glad you picked up some new tricks.
I love Procreate. I am a watercolorist and love experimenting taking my original watercolor into procreate and playing and editing.
That’s a great idea too!!
Thank you! I will follow your videos!
I really loved this tutorial. Thank you!!
So glad!
thank you Jackie for making this video it is very helpful and good explanation on how to use procreate...... excellent step by step.... love it
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much.!!! I have been wanting to lean to work with procreate. 😀
You’re welcome 😊
This is incredibly helpful, thank you. I would love to be able to do some more complex painting, and this is a way I can do it, despite my drawing challenges.
I’m so glad. I hope this helps you paint more!
Thank you! For all this information 🦋
You’re welcome.
Jackie thank you so much for all of the wonderful information you share.
It is great and overwhelming to find some many instructors for watercolor , I think your are one of the best if not the BEST 😃
You go to the point and your instructions are clear.
Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏🏼❤️
😊 Wow, thank you! I try my best to keep the tutorials focused and easy to follow. Thank you for watching!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Wow, great information explained so well. Thanks you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this video. I thought it was just me - hate to draw (and not very good at it to begin with) but really enjoy water coloring or painting.
It’s not just you. Some of us are just happier with a brush in our hands 😊
Wow! You are quite the Procreate expert! Is there a resource you can suggest that provides an overview of the actions etc? Thank you kindly
The Procreate help center is where I go for everything. Here’s the page on gestures: help.procreate.com/procreate/handbook/interface-gestures/gestures
Excellent video reference it constantly. Thank you.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 wow, lots of info but so helpful! Thank you!
You’re welcome. Glad it was helpful.
Thank you!
I agree with the others who say you are a very talented teacher. I am going to be buying an iPad as part of my retirement gift to myself. I’m sure I will revisit this video after I do so.
Congratulations on your retirement! I hope you enjoy your new iPad.
I agree digital tools are useful if u just want to get started painting but once you can paint an understanding of tone is essential and drawing and sketching and rendering gives you skills to see tone and then be able to paint with form and dimension
Very true!
Thank you so much for mentioning the copyright infringement. Photographers around are so grateful when this is acknowledged, as our income is often compromised/stolen by this. Thank you, thank you! 😊
Of course. I think it’s important for all artists and photographers. Their work should only be used when properly licensed.
Thanks SO much Jackie for sharing this!! What would you suggest if I wanted the image to be much larger for a larger canvas??? Is there a change for Procreate or would it be one of the free ones??
You can create a custom canvas size in Procreate. After you tap the plus to add a canvas, tap the overlapping black rectangles in the upper right corner. Then you can set a custom size. After exporting the file, you can print it on multiple pieces of paper or have a printer print it on larger paper. Another option is to project the finished drawing onto your paint surface.
@@JackieHernandezWatercolor Thank you for your answer!! Do you mean to use a projector? Where can they be purchased please?
Really great tutorial, thank you. What if you want to scale an image to a much larger piece of WC paper. Do you have any recommendations for that? I have seen a few artists use projectors - have you tried this and do you have any recommendations?
You’re welcome. In Procreate you can create a custom canvas size. After tapping + to add a canvas, select the overlapping black rectangles in the upper right corner. Then you can set the size to match your painting. You could print the larger image at a print shop. I think there’s also a way to print a large image tiled on regular size paper, which you could tape together.
@@JackieHernandezWatercolor awesome thank you 🙏🏻
@@JackieHernandezWatercolorconverting the image to pdf when you download your line drawing in procreate will allow you to print a tiled version via adobe😊
I wonder if you could do a trace-for floral line art series.
It is never so straightforward to simplify when looking at complex flowers. I was intrigued by your sketchbook discipline and I thought of asking you to consider this art request. I think skilful floral line art takes experience. Florals are readily available all around us so there is no danger of copyright issues. ❤Cheers.
Great topic idea. I will add it to my list. For a quick tip, if working from a photo, I would turn it into a value study first. That always helps me see what the most important lines are to trace. Check out my How to Design a Painting video for more on using a value study in the tracing process.
Brilliant, thank you. 🇦🇺
You’re welcome.
I started out doing tracings, but occasionally I like to draw (but I am not very good at drawing...LOL). If I really want to start painting quickly - I often will use the traceables.
Same here. I’m working on the drawing skills, but sometimes I just want to paint.
I use Photoshop and an overhead projector.
I don’t have my iPad handy right now. I’m just wondering why the tracing layer isn’t moving independently of the photo layer, causing it to not connect to the photo. Maybe I missed something.
If you don’t have a layer selected with the arrow tool, then everything on the canvas moves together. You can rotate and zoom the canvas and everything stays together. If you selected the tracing layer and tapped the arrow in the upper left, then that layer would have a bounding box and you could move it separately. Hope that helps.
Can this be done with an Android tablet?
You should be able to follow a similar process in any drawing app that allows you to import a photo and use layers.
Keep in mind.. that all these "taps and gestures" are customizable.. so you can't just say "tab 2 fingers is how you undo".. because your 2 finger tap isn't the same as my 2 finger tap if it has been changed. Better to say the default gestures are.... 2 fingers to tap.
All of the gestures I shared are the default Procreate gestures.
Thanks so much for this. I am considering buying an Ipad. Do you have any tips for what to look for when buying a pre-owned one? I will be watching this several times while I learn how to use it. I also want to use an iPad for editing my painted pieces for card printing. Thanks again!!
If you plan to use it for art and editing, I would recommend getting the larger screen size. You can save $ by choosing the WiFi model. It just means you have to be connected to WiFi at home (or elsewhere) for internet access. Make sure you choose one with enough storage for how you plan to work. If you want to store everything on your iPad, you may want to upgrade the storage. If you have iCloud storage or can store files on an external hard drive you may not need as much storage. Hope that’s helpful.
Also, I recommend checking the requirements for the apps you want to use. Some apps require the newer chips.
Thanks so much. Very helpful 🙂
@@JackieHernandezWatercolor- You can also connect a usb memory stick to store or transfer and share images. Amazon have connectors to fit most iPads.
Great point. I have an external hard drive with a USB-C that works for that. Always nice to have extra storage.
Davinci eye is less complicated
Sob😭😭. I'm an android user.
@colleensmith2038 Me too!!! I dis a little checking and I posted above and am waiting to see what she gives as an answer...but I saw that one of the top rated apps that was said to be very very similar to ProCreate is an app called HiPaint. I am reading reviews and watching videos on it now. Don't like that it collects data from me, but it is a free app so that's why they do it. I'd rather purchase an app and NOT have it steal all my info and sell it!
I find acrylic painting easy tried procreate prefer a pencil and paper
Kind of cheating but it is your choise
Not cheating....just another way to create art.
For those of us that have android tablets and don't have funds for purchasing an iPad, is the HiPaint app an option that is similar?
Hope you give it a try. You should be able to perform similar functions in most drawing apps.
Thank you!