3 Ways to Create 3D Lettering in Procreate!

[@DeadbatteryVT1300]

I love how you put your hand around to the side to point to the top settings as to not cross over the screen, you are so polite !!! !

[@ayberkdemir1538]

tahats realy truee

[@waltllanos4965]

On the other hand, I find it quite awkward to watch. Maybe because somehow makes it look like he's using the iPad uncomfortably himself? I wouldn't mind if he covers the screen when reaching the upper toolbox because that's what would happen in real life if I were using the iPad myself anyways; the focus is now in the tool he's selecting, not in the image. My opinion, though.

[@carpiogarfio]

Yeah you know that just by hearing his accent.

[@hystloko2890]

Good people exist 🥇

[@billdungan3709]

This is one of the BEST tutorials I’ve seen in a while! The correct speed and sound volume and clear instructions! Thank you!

[@OAKOD510]

Yes!!!! With no krazy music in the background!!!

[@orincywhytedesigns]

Agreed! The perfect teacher

[@missjo5ie]

So refreshing having a tutorial that I can skip to where I need, fast forward, and listen patiently. So many people go way too fast so I’m constantly pausing and tryna figure out what’s going on!

[@VincitDesignCo]

Right!? He is so precise and thoughtful!

[@Jbelovedson]

I’ve watched this video over and over again because I compare how you teach this technique with others and yours is the best. I don’t know if the other tutorials are editing incorrectly and skipping steps but you manage to 1) keep it simple 2) take your time to explain the why without over explaining and 3) your editing is clean. As a beginner I can’t tell you how much I appreciate a video who can do what you do here. You may not have a million followers but know that you were able to teach one person who has no background in graphic design whatsoever to be able to do this.

[@wonderwonder30]

Love this tutorial, you didn’t speed up the process and went through it very slowly. I don’t understand why people do tutorials and speed through the whole process, you can’t see what they are doing. I can actually go right along with you and create some beautiful art that I can be proud of so, thank you for taking the time to show the process nice and slow for us noobs...hehe

[@studiojeeta]

Very generous of you to give this tutorial.. thank you so much

[@IanBarnard]

You're welcome. Glad you liked it!

[@freesouthjersey]

Outstanding tutorial! I’ve plugged my iPad in after months of neglect just to try these techniques. Thanks for sharing!

[@s7121n9s]

If I took anything from this that I will guarantee use, it's the fact that I can select everything on a layer by clicking the thumbnail and hitting select! Absolute game changer and would have saved me so much frustration trying to select certain parts with the selection tool!

[@SSchraders]

This is a fantastic tutorial Ian! Thank you for sharing. I learned not only 3D but more about how Procreate works.

[@gaurikumar100]

You deserve one million subscribers. Great work!

[@KyleAndersonSkates]

I think Procreate 5 changed the way the selection tool works and it adds in the feathering when selecting the blur layer. ):

[@Loove2craft]

I thought that your instagram tutorials were amazing, turns out your youtube tutorials are just as good, if not better. By far the most helpful and generous procreate artist on the planet!

[@idkhehe658]

I'm new at drawing and procreate these types of videos are super helpful thank you so much

[@giansan7]

Wow! The most streamline “how to” procreate video I’ve seen. Thank you!

[@VincitDesignCo]

Right!?

[@shanefolden4784]

@ianbarnard Quick tip: if you turn on alpha lock for a layer, you can then select fill layer and only the stuff alpha locked is filled. Faster than going over all of it with a brush.

[@susanamarques4312]

oh my God! You explain so well and you're so good at it that even I could do it! I'm so happy! thanks! thanks! Greetings from Portugal! 😊

[@honghanhnguyen9406]

the best video about procreate I have ever seen, I learnt a lot from it. Thank you so much

[@lightsart9076]

Omg finally someone who doesn't cut off the important parts! Thank you so much ❤️

[@chuckhaarmann-7311]

Thank you so much! Your way to teach me using procreate make it so easy to understand how it works. ❤❤❤ Again thank you !!!

[@-..5918]

HE IS THE BEST. THANK YOU, IAN.

[@LadiesandGentlemenHRH]

This is by far the best tutorial I have seen on this subject. Thank you!

[@YvetteTurnbull]

This video is great! Felt really accessible, I was constantly thinking ‘I can do that’ whilst watching. You are a wonderful teacher and I’m very keen for more Procreate tutorials! 🙌

[@IanBarnard]

Thanks you Yvette. Really appreciate it.

[@combatgeek]

Wow, great tutorial! Thanks.

[@cindynewcomb7139]

Thank you!

[@YoutubeYarda]

Very very helpful thank you so much for teaching!

[@khart1825]

This is a great tutorial, thank you so much! However, I am looking at it in March 2021 and when I select the middle layer and a colour, it does it automatically and does not look right. The edges are not crisp and if I use the brush to go over it like you show in the first example, it is just solid over all the lettering; any suggestions? Thank you!

[@shammaalneaimi463]

Hi Ian thank you 🙏 with brush do use for this word ?

[@GinDasCreative]

Love the second method❤

[@tashasimone9008]

I just started experimenting with 3D lettering in procreate last night, this will be so helpful for next time!

[@IanBarnard]

Glad to hear that Tasha

[@drtrischrosema4740]

Great videos - thank you so much for sharing! As a newbie to procreate, I don’t understand the function of using ‘multiply’. Please could you explain?

[@hyunsukhong2496]

Very good tutorial!

[@quietri0t]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks a lot. Minor question: Does anyone know where the menue at 01:34 has gone? And if I outline a letter first and fill it, the outlines remain sharp in the motion blurr 🤷

[@ssxxxss]

Same.

[@luisvera4503]

Best tutorial on the subject. Great stuff!!

[@babysassy297]

Does the bamboo brush come with the app or is it something that you have to purchase

[@biabranker]

in my procreate i don't have also de bamboo brush...

[@VincitDesignCo]

It should be under the Sketching panel tab.

[@gailalli8086]

Great tutorial. Thanks for not going too fast. Makes it easy to follow along!

[@sudharaju5367]

Crystal clear and very crisp! Thanks for the video Ian Barnard 👍👍

[@ArgentoRAWRz]

Which brush u used for the initial lettering?

[@0famz]

Thanks again for doing this! I actually planned to search for this trick online as I had seen it before and wanted to try it out so Im glad I came across yours, as always very thorough and easy to follow along!

[@Tezziie2701]

Hi I love your work! I was wondering if there is a difference in selecting the layer and then coloring it manually with a brush, and alpha locking and then using the fill option?

[@rydenhigaxd1646]

I’m wondering the same thing. My method was in between the two; I alpha-locked and then colored with a brush.

[@i5vpj]

Can you change the font to like a burbank ?

[@NoomLV]

Great video thank help me a lot

[@kylieowen7698]

Really great tutorial, I was trying to pick up the technique just watching people's timelapses in procreate, but it's so much easier to follow your tutorial. I will be attempting this technique soon, #1 seems the easiest to me

[@Bcorazon]

I was doing this all manual, than you so much!!!!!

[@arib1696]

Definitely helpful information. Applaud...👌

[@zz98456]

Hi Ian! Great artwork and video. Would you mind to share how you created the text? Drawing by hand, importing image etc.? Thanks!

[@IanBarnard]

Drawn by hand using the chalk brush in the calligraphy folder.

[@zz98456]

@@IanBarnard Got it! Thank you for reply!

[@samtowns]

Thanks for this, however, for some reason when I select the motion blurred layer, my brush is retaining the transparency of the blur and I can’t colour it in to make a solid shadow... any ideas on why??

[@cathnada4569]

Me too! I cant figure it out :/

[@maryjanedayao3728]

I have the same problem when I updated to Procreate 5 :(0

[@janeconnolly859]

Me too, really frustrating

[@ajfa101]

Yes me too. Couldn't figure out how to maximise the size as there is no General tab. Can anyone help?

[@elizabethnguyen8301]

Having the same problem ! :( so I wasn’t alone ? I’ve tried at 5 times

[@az55bravo]

Why not select>fill to drop your color instead of using a custom brush? Is there an advantage? Thank you.

[@lumo7999]

Im amazed how polite and nice person you are! Thank you for such a perfectly made and easily understandable tutorial. I love your work and your brushes (I have bought some brush packs off Design Cuts ) as well. Thank you again! and of course, I subscribed, how could I not your voice is very calming - which is a huge plus when trying to follow the instructions and the whole process.

[@jennimed83]

Loved watching this tutorial Ian but when I go to try it myself, when it comes to clicking the thumbnail on the middle layer, the background doesn’t go stripey like yours and the shadow looks different. Any idea why? Still learning so no idea what I’m doing wrong.

[@sukilu1964]

Excellent guide again Ian.

[@saaraalaa]

Awesome man! Thanks for sharing.

[@patrick1972seb]

Very clear tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

[@harterjay]

Thanks. Very helpful. Any recommendations on the lettering? Is that a font or just freeform? What font or brush did you use?

[@louiseduggan3129]

I was looking for this answer too!!

[@richricks78]

Thank you so much I finally learned how to use the layers.. thanks to your video.. great content and video thanks again

[@curiosusartifex6559]

love this

[@84czai]

Great video, amazing tutorials

[@johndeggendorf7826]

Awesome, Jedi master...old trade, new tools...thank you.

[@ibikanmimohamed9797]

Very good tutorial thank you a lot 🔥🙏🏾

[@derz_22]

Hey Ian! Thank you for your help! You’re the best

[@martinh.534]

Very nice and helpful! Thanks

[@poojakakodkar9250]

Brilliant

[@joelsattentiontodetail665]

Wow this is so awesome. I would love to learn these skills. Thank you for sharing

[@Steph_Pacheco]

Perfect tutorial!! Thank you!!

[@oxvenomousxo]

Can you please do a video on that last method with a little more explaining and slower instructions. I watched everything you said but Im unable to follow

[@JenniferBoddam]

for some reason when I go to change the colour with my brush like you did the pink mine barely colours in and has an opacity to it, ive watched the video over and over im not sure what I did wrong?

[@VincitDesignCo]

I had this problem while first watching the tutorial. Depending on the type of brush you are using, coloring in the blur at first glance only fills in the pressure points which is sort of annoying. You really have to go over it so many times and put a little bit more pressure on it, otherwise it will look like a really faded tint of that color. I recently did this using the monoline brush and it takes FOREVER to fill in the motion blur layer because it's stretched so thing you really have to go over it a million times.

[@Underhills]

So what's the export options? Are you able to make a vector file out of this? In case what format? Or is it just bitmap options? If the latter is only option what resolution and format?

[@DSCB22]

Thank you for this video brutha.!!

[@angelo_knf]

Loved this tutorial. Created some pieces myself very easily. Thanks Ian. Great work as always! :)

[@mrriley2686]

@1:10 after you select the layer and select the thumbnail then select select mine doesn't hash out my design like yours! Making it tricky to blank it out with black. Any tips? Thanks alot for your video

[@devonhughes3805]

Wow! A perfect tutorial! No BS, good music level and style, and great instruction. THANKS!

[@pedro.montanaro]

THANK YOU!!!

[@melobear]

1st method is great but is there a way to get sharp edges ? Maybe using less motion multiple times..? Any other idea? Thx for your tutorials

[@TheChameleon2008]

for sharp edges you want to use vectors :)

[@ShantiSwaroopPrabhakar]

Thank you Ian. Very useful

[@Closer2fabulousIeMakeupArtists]

Brilliant thanks learned loads 🙏

[@Pharaoh19833]

Love your channel and art - organized, aesthetically pleasing, colorful, calm, incredibly easy to follow, and altogether great! Keep it up!👍👏

[@贺元美]

Thanks for your tutorial! This is amazing!

[@CanaldelaObraCampodeColombia]

Wow!! Thanks!!

[@hnwinanda5747]

Hello, really awesome works! where can we sell lettering designs like this friend? thanks

[@1Diamondisland_]

I can’t seem to find the general under the monoline. Is there another way to do it? Idk if it’s because my iPad is updated or not

[@thePeziie]

Thank you for these amazing and helpful techniques. 👏🏻

[@LouisYungling]

STUNNING! Thank you so much for your videos. I am learning a lot.

[@wordsonwash2393]

Loved it❤

[@commonlynamed]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing. 😊

[@alecbetancourt3296]

It’s amazing!!!... thank you so much to share with us!!

[@Dropbacknatee]

Nice video thanks 🙏

[@diaryofdaksha]

Such a helpful video! Thanks! Keep uploading more here

[@AnutaJem]

It’s awesome! Thank you! 👍🏼

[@donnacasey8524]

Brilliant! Thank you so much!

[@harunbeyy]

thank you.

[@pvspeaks]

Awesome and helpful video ❤️👍🏽

[@teet3274]

Do you have an updated version of this video? Procreate looks different

[@constantelev8tion1]

What does multiply does?

[@Magnifiquese]

Amazing! Thanks, Ian! 👊🏼

[@Rijalmdr]

Wow the best tutorial, you amazing , i want to learn this tutorial but its so hard for me,

[@joannemiles8982]

Thank you Ian, this is a great tutorial.

[@piritekanawa]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks Ian 👍🏽

[@IanBarnard]

You're welcome. Glad you found it useful

[@ricardomendezDLP]

Out of your brush kit, which one is this called?

[@ClactonDolphinsUK]

Brilliant thank you, nice tutorial 😎👍

[@BamLaurenzhere]

I could not figure out how to do that first method, I always got to the point of blurring and then got stuck, like, how do I make that not blurry now? LOL. Thanks so much for sharing, love your stuff!

[@IanBarnard]

It's a weird way of doing it. Hopefully Procreate will come up with a better solution in the future

[@IzmanHawk]

Thanks 🙏🏻