Making of - the Subway scene - Procreate Dreams & Procreate

[@TMC3000]

seeing you work and seeing you teach your approach to solving animation problems and difficulties is definitely GOLDEN!, especially in Procreate and Dreams. You are a true Sensei. Big up 👍 from Nigeria🇳🇬

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you so much. Very glad you can take some tips from it :-)

[@GooseWasArt]

For me, as a self-taught artist, the use of the anchor point the way you did was a revelation! The details in your paintings are unbelievable, and inspiring - pure skill! Respect.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you so much. Im self taught as well :-) it is a fun path. Happy the ancorpoint was a good tip.

[@mientobean3284]

It’s just absolutely insane the skill being taught here. Thanks for such a cool video!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@computer__eyez]

16:07 Dreams Breakdown 18:13 Color Grading 18:57 Camera General Concept 21:04 Camera Sway 24:00 Anchor Point (same as vanishing point) 24:51 💎great advice! -> don’t over do motion, this is 2D, not 3D, things will fall apart 26:28 How all pieces move in conjunction with each other 28:18 💎great advice! -> Closer to camera, moves more than farther away from camera

[@b.streets]

Only 10 minutes in and as always, I’m absolutely blown away by your art Nikolai. It’s fascinating watching your process! Incredible stuff 😍

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@shaps]

I was about to write something similar except I’m only 5 mins in 😂

[@alejmc]

Seconded, as soon as he said “let me show you the time lapse” I prepared for the eyes treat that was on the way.

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@alejmc haha, that is great :-)

[@ffurrr]

incredible work! thank you so very much for sharing this with us. we were all amazed by this magic piece and hoping you would make a video like this!!!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you! Cheers :-)

[@Voixsu]

You've motivated me to push my Dreams animations further, thank you for the thorough breakdown. :)

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you. Happy to inspire :-)

[@JoshWhiteArt]

24:35 there’s the magic right there!!!! So cool

[@nikolailockertsen]

Hehe, scaling in X :-)

[@vixrobinshood]

when i first saw this i couldnt believe it was in dreams, but the more i watch i realized its possilbe abut seeing you do it blew my friggen mind.... well done mr teacher well done indeed

[@nikolailockertsen]

Hehe, thank you very much. Almost anything is possible with these apps :-)

[@laurent2809]

I can't believe this artwork just from your imagination, you're truly talented!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@JIROYOSHIOKA]

Thank you so much for the explanations!! Amazed to see that you're finding your own solutions for loads of problems that I was seeing in procreate dreams. It's truly eye-opening. The workflow makes totally sense, and as for right now, it makes sense to draw mostly everything in procreate and assemble and animate in dreams.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you for your nice comment. Yes, Procreate will be my painting place and Dreams for animation :-) they are most powerful together!

[@masterluxai2118]

THIS IS TALENT. THIS IS SO STUNNING!!! I love it so much

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you so much for the nice comment :-)

[@Hero_Space]

I really loved the background and I’m glad you kinda showed the process in drawing and rendering it

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-)

[@jimmytatt6852]

Your art is simply amazing!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@nion11814]

Man! you are the GOAT! its stunning to see your work process! keep making your stuff man!

[@nikolailockertsen]

You are too kind :-) But thank you very much for your compliment. I will keep making!!

[@kensutanza]

That anchor point trick really sells the 3d look! The way you bring out simple parallax to life is ingenious! Thank you for sharing your workflow, it really is inspiring ❤

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@kensutanza Thank you very much :-)

[@shaps]

After all these years I’m still in awe of what you do and the art you create. Incredible to see this process too. Thank you again Nikko! Do let me know next time you’re visiting London. Would love to buy you a drink as a thank you for all the years you’ve inspired me. Merry Christmas mate to you and your family.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much. That is very nice to hear :-) And I might just take you up on that drink :-) Maybe Im in London again next year. Merry xmas to you and yours as well :-)

[@britishenglishcoach1005]

Nikolai is out of this world.

[@NICK43000]

Very inspiring thanks for your making of. Merry Christmas and best wishes for the next year.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you and same to you :-)

[@AlexJMitchel]

Very generous of you. Well done. Looking forward to learning how you do the torch / car light effect.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thanks, will do!

[@gottafindacoolname]

Really giving off half life vibes! Thanks for sharing your techniques! ♥️🥳

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you. Love Half life!

[@user-rq8ib9qf7p]

本当にありがとうございます！！！ この作品の制作過程がとても気になっていました。見ることができて嬉しいです😭❤

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much. Happy to grant your wish :-)

[@rogerbrereton8149]

Inspired work, and a great walk through your techniques, thanks for making this video.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-)

[@dplj4428]

I love textures. Photograph them wherever i see.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Me too :-)

[@EO_741]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Really appreciate it 🙏

[@nikolailockertsen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stackbias]

I love your work! Your art is amazing. Watching your making-of videos makes time fly. Keep it up!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@tomsm06]

It's a bit weird that everything in the drawing seems so realistic but the monster is really cartoonish. But I like it, you are really gifted. Plus you share us the way you made it so huge thanks to you

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much. Yes, I like combining toony characters in more realistic environments. Also makes it more doable in 2D

[@AndyWalsh]

Thanks so much for sharing! Love seeing your process.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thanks for watching!

[@inknpaintCW]

Thorough - Excellent walk through of your process and tutorial at the high end of how to do something like this all in two apps. Love it. I do things like this in other software so I am always very happy to see options! Thank you!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-) Yes, there is plenty software that can do these type of things on desktops, but for the iPad the list is much shorter :-) Glad you liked it.

[@user-kv8ju6cs8v]

This is wonderful. It cannot be described in words. You are my role model. This drawing is very wonderful. Please download these wonderful drawings and how to do them.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much. Happy you enjoy my artwork :-)

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

So good Niko!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you Alex :-) Merry xmas and happy new year!!

[@JohnLongChin]

Thank you, Nikolai. And a Merry Christmas to you too!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you and you too :-)

[@jurgenanimation]

Easy peasy… rrrright 😂 masterfully done Nikolai. And a very much hands-on explanation for viewers to follow. Thank you very much for sharing the process!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-) Glad you like it!

[@leannkaska9156]

Such a gift to all of us🤗 You inspire me, I wish I had procreate and you as my teacher when I was young. Your just amazing 🎉

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much. Hehe I wish I had Procreate + Dreams when I was young as well :-D

[@JoshWhiteArt]

This is a wonderful gift LOL!Thanks dude! My sleepless nights will be far fewer now! Haha

[@nikolailockertsen]

Hehe, very happy to stop your sleepless nights :-) Thank you for your comment :-)

[@dwintster]

Best gift, thanks for the detailed tutorial. I appreciate it a lot.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Ho ho ho :-) Thank you :-)

[@Shy__wolf]

Can you do a tips and tricks video? I'd love to see what insight you can give. You're an incredible artist.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you. In my upcoming course on schoolism.com I will give ALL the tips :-)

[@yoopermichigan]

Very impressive. Our of curiosity, how much time would you estimate went into this project?

[@SophieN-p4z]

I was hoping for this!! Great Christmas present, thank you and keep up this awesome work 🎉

[@juneors]

Super Cool!! and we get a Free Tutorial!! About 1 month and half I've done a Zombies in the Subway illustration, But the way you solved the composition is beyond Great, Your Art so Cool! Thanks for this Tutorial

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much. Zombies in the Subway sounds very cool :-D love both themes!

[@JasonScheier]

Outstanding Demonstration Niko! Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Hey brother! Thank you so much :-) It is great power in Procreate Dreams. Will it be something you will use? Happy new year by the way!

[@WidyCreep]

I’m new to animating and this is truly so helpful!! I learned so much, thank you for showing how you made it❤

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@WidyCreep You are very welcome :-)

[@dplj4428]

1:45 resolution block, safety block, procreate just in case might want to animate later in Dreams. 3:55 time lapse to sketch and blocking major pieces 4:43 Perspective with procreate but also as need organically done manually. 4:52 now textures, grayscales then later colors, etc. testing as he goes. “Overlays” ? 7:40 used perspective initially on brick wall

[@anilkongad3715]

Incredible work buddy. OMG😮 Too much effort

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-) hehe, just fun effort!

[@ronkosztadinov4621]

Great video, thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge

[@nikolailockertsen]

My pleasure!

[@koveliarts]

Wow, this is incredible!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@anahitagolzad]

Yesssss finally the making of tutorials, thanks a lot❤️❤️👌👌😊😊🌹🌹🙏🙏

[@nikolailockertsen]

Hehe yes :-)

[@matthewchunk3689]

masterclass in under 50 minutes. thank you.

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@matthewchunk3689 Happy you like it :-)

[@Highshinobii]

This is truly awesome wow 🙏😱💪💥😍 Amazing details and concept. Liminal spaces are awesome to create

[@トリンドル佐藤]

本当にお見事です。すごい。

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@LazyPickle]

Tysm for the tutorial, had great information on perspective and how to manipulate a 2d to 3d.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you. Glad you like it :-)

[@vash..]

I'm so glad this appeared on my recommended. This is a masterpiece!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you so much. I am glad it did too :-)

[@Joaoduverger]

Nikolai this is a really great video!!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@wecantcontroltime]

this is so helpful , thank you for teaching us .

[@nikolailockertsen]

You're very welcome!

[@santone1849]

Wow, a new Nikko tutorial 😍 Thank you ,Nikko . Christmas, come early. Still ,my favourite Procreate artist 👏👏👏

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you so much and you are very welcome :-)

[@jacquiventurini8844]

Absolutely incredible as always!! You are Procreates most precious ambassador. Can i ask you, where is the warp tool in Dreams?

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much for your nice words. The warp tool is where you find the Keyframes. On the timeline, you tap the playhead (the movie clapper) on a drawing, then you get 3 options. Chose the one on the left: Move. There you find Warp.

[@jacquiventurini8844]

@nikolailockertsen thanks so much and Happy New year 🎉

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@jacquiventurini8844 Thank you and Happy New Year to you as well :-)

[@Bat_alexx]

oh you really did the tutorial, thank you very much, I was very happy, your work is incredible ❤

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you so much!

[@齊木]

Wow can’t imagine you manage to paint such detailed scene in Procreate and even animate it. (I was surprised because there is supposed a limit to the amount of layer when your canvas size is large)

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-) In Procreate with that rez on a M1 with 1TB storage, the limit is 65 layers. I used 47. But the animation part is done in Procreate Dreams. And that has a limit of 200 tracks for every frame!!! No mather what rez you have! So it is not really a issue with those limits in Procreate Dreams :-)

[@Robin_Badmen]

thanks for the tutorial. these are really informative and helpful and very much appreciated! 🙏

[@nikolailockertsen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brianhenry4403]

This is excellent really really excellent…. Thank you I’m going to pick through this and school myself on how to be better with Procreate/Dreams Thanks

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-) happy to hear that! Have fun!

[@chriisolsen]

Best thing I’ve seen today❤

[@nikolailockertsen]

Happy to hear that :-)

[@SaturnDahlia]

I hope to be able to animate like this, I never even thought of doing something like that but it’s so cool, thank you for sharing!

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@SaturnDahlia Thank you very much :-)

[@booiggers]

Wow thanks for this! I am also expecting a schoolism course on procreate dreams! hopefully it is our new year gift!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Hehe, yes that is on the way. It will be asap 2024!

[@kidsfatica9288]

I’ve seen a lot of videos saying 2d is dead and 3d has taken over, this is a great example saying they are a team up!

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@kidsfatica9288 Hehe, agreed. The best of both worlds! That is what everybody wants now, like Spiderverse, Arcane, NinjaTurtles and so on

[@ayayron8221]

damn... Watching this process made me realize how much mental gymnastics is required where you have to plan everything ahead, to know what you wanna be able to move in Procreate dreams. Quite overwhelming but very impressive nontheless!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much. Hehe yes it is abit of a brain work. But when you know the principle of this, it is fairly easy to do once you got the painting done.

[@thiagoaraagao]

Amazing, 10/10 tutorial, keep going with the breakdowns

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-) I will!!

[@Apeiron000]

Thank you so much! I’ve been waiting for this!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-)

[@hongtamdang7083]

Now I understand how process with procreate dreams very interesting 😁😁😁😁😁

[@nikolailockertsen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jamietrinh8618]

Your videos help me alottt. Thank you so much Nikko❤ and I’m really waiting for your next videos 🎉

[@nikolailockertsen]

Very happy to hear that :-) Thank you. More videos will come!

[@thisnthat7863]

Thank you so much… I feel like my brain is going to explode but soooo cool seeing the process!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Hehe, thank you :-)

[@Ponk_80]

Thanks for sharing your work

[@nikolailockertsen]

My pleasure

[@vatogomareli]

Wow! this is incredible!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@Puppetsinmyhead]

Been wanting to see this tutorial for awhile now🥳

[@briansedisa]

Amazing!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thanks!

[@nelhurtado7767]

Super Niko 👌🏽

[@nikolailockertsen]

Cheers :-)

[@jnapoleon3953]

So very good!😊

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-)

[@SRPRealms]

He is lying with us . How can he make this wonderful aaaart❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@SRPRealms haha, Thank you :-)

[@DreamDesignDraw]

Hello Nikolai, i can imagine it must get boring hearing just how mind blowing your skills are, but they really are! I was wondering what ipad you were using, which model, specs and storage and did you max out the layers capabilities on procreate for this project? Also in your expert and experienced opinion, what ipad model right now would be capable of handling a feature length (1hr 30mins - 2hrs) 2d animation in this style?

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much. It could not get bored of getting compliments! Allways nice to know people like my stuff! I did this on a M1 13 inch with 1tb storage. Now I got the same, just M4. I would reccomend now to atleast get the M1 or better, and if you get 1 tb or more you get twice the ram (16gb) But the newest iPad air 13 inch also got the M2 processor. So that is also a very good choice. So atleast one of the M1,M2 or M4 will work for years to come. But any iPad what can install latest iOS will work with Procreate Dreams, and the length if your animation will also be now problem as long as the storage is big enough. I would atleast get the 256gb or more.

[@GRAPHICREYNA]

amazing amazing 😮

[@bodawei425]

Thanks so much for this superb animation and especially for having taken time to explain us how you did it. It's really invaluable to understand your process and preparation so that everything could look polished AND smoothly animated with a 3rd render. It's a complex animation. I can't imagine how many hours you have put into this, always pushing the limits. Can you tell us around how much time it took you, as ballpark figure ? Merry Christmas to You and to the folks from this YT channel !

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much. Im allways having fun pushing what is possible for me. This took about 2 workdays to paint and 1 workday to animate aprox.

[@bodawei425]

@@nikolailockertsenI would have guessed much more than that. Speechless.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Hehe, it goes faster when Im having this much fun :-)

[@eross21]

Dreams has been getting a bit of negative feedback. but I think it is a very powerful tools, just a little misunderstood. your video really shows that power and possibility. thank you for posting this

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you. Yes, I think most people expect the simple tools to be in place, even in v1. But they are coming as well :-) in the meantime the tools that are there are REALLY powerful :-)

[@dipuartsdigital]

Very beautiful

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thanks a lot

[@Rio-by1eh]

You are a genius in this tutorial….✨✨💫💫💯💯💯 SUPERB - BETER THAN HOLLYWOOD

[@nikolailockertsen]

Haha :-D Thank you!!

[@rishabhs2010]

Thanks nikko!!! ❤

[@nikolailockertsen]

My pleasure :-)

[@쿠마-x8w]

wow, amazing!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-)

[@dineshfilms566]

Thank you so much for uploading this video love you niko…..❤ thank you soo much

[@nikolailockertsen]

My pleasure 😊

[@TimeToTalk-gy8ef]

It’s awesome

[@aqira8575]

Thank you so much for the very detailed in depth of this beautiful masterpiece!! I learned a lot and now understands more about dreams’ potential! Much appreciated

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you for the wonderful comment :-)

[@jimreynolds8702]

Thank you so much for this. 🙏

[@nikolailockertsen]

You're so welcome!

[@0zbck]

This is incredible thanks for this Nikolai, merry Christmas to you and your family amazing work as always 🎄🌟🥳

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you so much. And merry xmas to you and yours as well :-)

[@itzel__art]

Thank you for this!

[@nikolailockertsen]

My pleasure!

[@sentientbeans]

Amazing

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@sentientbeans thank you very much :-)

[@ayikzhouayikzhou4772]

We need super great tutorial like this, love the video, definitely

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you. Glad you like it :-)

[@TeddyLeppard]

Extraordinary!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@AGoodJoe]

Fantastic

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-)

[@LCJ15]

Really cool!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you very much :-)

[@tzundell]

This is awesome. I loved watching the time lapse. As a Procreate beginner, I am curious about how you push objects into perspective after drawing them flat. Is this done by using the selection tool and manipulating the object to match the perspective or is it another way i am not seeing?

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-) I use the scale and translate in Procreate Dreams to move stuff within their perspective. They are just flat drawings, but they are moved differently according to where in the scene they are. The floor + ceiling is distorted and so on like I show in the video. Hard to explain in words, but maybe watch it again and pause and replay a few times to understand how I do it.

[@garymcderp1146]

Amazing! Thank you for this breakdown. Merry Christmas to you and your family!! 🎄

[@MattJordanAnimation]

Awesome breakdown. Thanks! I'm curious if LumaFusion will still play a role for you going forward or if Dreams pretty much replaces what you previously did with LumaFusion.

[@nikolailockertsen]

Thank you :-) Lumafusion is still my go-to for pure editing. But I think all animation related stuff will be done in Procreate Dreams and sometimes Procreate.

[@baptistoriginals]

Watching this i thank you so much for the tutorial! I think i might just use dreams for frame to frame and bounce out to Premiere or Davinci for the cinematic camera moves, 3D cameras in those programs are a lot easier to manage in my opinion...but still thankful for the knowledge in case i don't have my laptop handy

[@nikolailockertsen]

You are very welcome :-) Good to have more options