How To Use Reference Layers In Procreate - Procreate Tutorial

[@Perikapet]

This video and the alpha lock / masks video are about to save me SO MUCH TIME!!! THANKYOU!!

[@ErisOfTartarus]

the only video I have ever needed !! thank you so much ! it's efficient, clear, and straight to the point !!

[@Nihonium7]

I knew I had seen a tutorial on how to use this feature somewhere, but I couldn’t find again. So I wasted HOURS on a big project doing everything manually… I wish I had found this video before bothering on my project, it’s straight to the point and clearly explained.

Thank you so much! This was really helpful and to the point!

[@cartoonistgautam1965]

wow! simple and straight forward. thank you a lot for this wonderful video.

[@ThatTattooGuyOfficial]

:)

[@fortheloveofart5901]

Wow that is going to help so much! Thank you so much for this video series. Please keep them coming!

[@ThatTattooGuyOfficial]

Will do:)

[@rindin100]

Thanks for this informative tutorial! you got a new subscriber 😁

[@MaureenSunde]

Quick, to the point, thank you. 😊

[@dolphinman09]

Thank you very much, yes I couldn't also solve it, warm greetings.

[@LucindaPug]

Is there a way I’m able to colour/shade without having to drag and drop a colour first?

[@ellenholiday737]

Short explanation & so helpful ! Thank you a 🐳 !!! 😊 My adventures with ptocreate just resenly started . Im 50 years young - it a beginning ! 😂😜

[@dolphinman09]

Thank you very much, I try it to fix this problem, greetings.

[@Sheeegy]

Soooo helpfull thanks tattoo guy 😊

[@Michael-cb3dz]

Procreate is the next best thing to slice bread . it makes drawing a tattoo so much easier and im steal new to drawing on a iPad but im loveing it and all the thing I can do

[@ThatTattooGuyOfficial]

It’s honestly great. I love it. And they are always updating it so there is always something to learn

[@ukmonk]

great video thank you!!

[@worktraveler9075]

Love the short video, perfect for the ADHD brains 🎉🙌🏼

[@ThatTattooGuyOfficial]

Haha yes!

[@ukmonk]

Can the reference layer be anywhere please? I experimented with my color layer above and below the reference layer and all worked good. But you have your color layer below the reference layer? Any reason for that please?

[@RemonBerkers]

Great vid man, i had a question, wich screen protector are you using? do you still have the paper feel protector or something else? just got an ipad today and trying to decide wich one to go with. thanks

[@ThatTattooGuyOfficial]

I was using the doodroo protector I don’t have one on now tho I just got a new iPad and never put one on. I think I have a discount for doodroo in the video description.

[@RemonBerkers]

@@ThatTattooGuyOfficial ok, i,m deciding if i actually need one if i just get a nice case, cuz i dont mind writing on glass, its my first ipad though. Thanks man

[@dolphinman09]

Thank you very much, in my case I did it like you showed it. Unfortunately the color drop fills the whole page, although I put reference and the layers correct and the lines are closed. Cannot understand it. My reference options seems not to work right in procreate? It would be a great option because for my animations.

[@ThatTattooGuyOfficial]

Somewhere a line must be open by just a pixel .. sometimes it’s hard to close them especially if you are using a small brush to line with.

[@elisabeckenbauer6656]

I’m having the same problem too and I can’t find a point where the circle I drew is opened I wonder what is the problem. I read another comment in another video that claimed that this is an issue that started happening to them after an update 7 months ago

[@dolphinman09]

In my opinion, it's a software problem, because I use procreate since a long time. Now, when I color, I multiply the line work layer, an make under this a 75 % layer for coloring, That works, needs more time, but not so much as coloring with reference layer. Greetings.

[@elisabeckenbauer6656]

@@dolphinman09 I managed to find some kind of work around. So the layer is basically a couple of rings, I used the “automatic selection tool” and that seemed to be the ONLY way for it to color it for me WITH the reference layer

[@SoggyBiscuits1000]

could you not merge the blue and red layers as one then shade on that?

[@nielfoster376]

Thanks

[@ThatTattooGuyOfficial]

Any time !

[@Angelv3007]

I didn’t know I needed that glove….fk…another purchase

[@onjofilms]

Why isn't anybody pointing out that 2:04 is false? The layer can be above one or even more layers above and it still references the reference layer. It does not have to be below.

[@yamchayaku]

to be fair, I don't really understand why Procreate won't allow you to refer to multiple layers. Referring to multiple layers is a huge time saver and not having this feature is the reason why I transfer all my line art to other programs like Clip Studio Pro to color and shade.