Your first Procreate illustration: draw a leaf with built-in brushes
Make one leaf with 6B Pencil and Monoline. Follow a concrete layer sequence from rough sketch to filled shape, clipped shadow, editable backup and PNG.
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First drawings, drawing aids, project setup and choosing a workflow.
Brushes
Brush settings, imports, organization and Apple Pencil response.
Procreate Brush Settings: Choose the Control That Changes the Mark
Start with the mark you want to change, then adjust its control on a duplicate. Learn what spacing, smoothing, pressure, grain, and wet mixing actually do.
Apple Pencil Pressure Not Working in Procreate
Identify the Pencil model first: USB-C has no pressure sensitivity. For pressure-capable models, check pairing and the Classic Library diagnostic brushes.
Layers and masks
Masks, selections, transforms, blend modes and layer room.
Clipping Mask vs Alpha Lock vs Layer Mask
Clipping Mask keeps new paint separate, Alpha Lock edits existing pixels, and Layer Mask hides or reveals artwork. Choose by the revision you need to preserve.
Clipping Mask Not Working: Check the Base Layer
Check the clipping base and layer order first. In a duplicate, disable Alpha Lock before a temporary full-layer fill, then undo that diagnostic change.
Selections: Choose, Copy, Recolor, and Move
Choose and refine a selection, then copy, recolor, or move the region. Work on a duplicate to retain the original, and save useful selection boundaries.
Procreate Layer Limit: Make Room Without Losing Your Source
Check this canvas's capacity, keep a native master, and consolidate only finished layers. Changing DPI alone does not create extra room.
Color
Palettes, ColorDrop, document profiles and color handoffs.
ColorDrop Not Working? Find the Cause
Locate a ColorDrop leak, pale rim or wrong fill boundary. Check the contour, threshold and Reference layer without treating one symptom as proof of one cause.
RGB or CMYK in Procreate? Choose for the Destination
Choose RGB or CMYK from the destination's actual specification. Procreate cannot switch an existing canvas between them, so keep the native master for each handoff.
Canvas and export
Canvas dimensions, resizing, export, print, handoffs and backups.
Export a Transparent PNG and Verify It
Hide Background color and any painted backdrop, export PNG, then inspect the actual saved file over light and dark backgrounds before delivery.
Canvas Size for Print: Pixels, Inches and PPI
Calculate canvas pixels from the printer's trim size, bleed and requested PPI, then check the aspect ratio, layer capacity and delivery profile.
Procreate Export Looks Blurry: Locate the Quality Loss
Record source and file pixel dimensions, inspect actual copies in a viewer with a documented native-pixel mode, and find where sharpness first changes.
Back Up Procreate Artwork and Verify the Copy
Export native Procreate copies to secure locations, keep dated checkpoints, and check that a restored copy opens before deleting or migrating artwork.
Procreate to Photoshop: Export and Open a Layered PSD
Move your drawing with Actions → Share → PSD, then File → Open in Photoshop. Keep the native source and check layers, appearance and color before editing.