Procreate Beginners Series: Part Four | Actions & Animation

The Beginners Series is a four-part guide to Procreate, the award-winning digital art app for iPad. Ideal for people new to Procreate, and with plenty of extra tips for advanced artists.
Part Four - Actions & Animation explores the Actions menu, including drawing guides, inserting images and animation. As you learn you’ll create your own amazing butterfly animation.
Learn more: “procre.at/beginners”
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00:00 Introduction
01:09 Drawing Guides
03:54 Add an Image
05:33 Draw a Butterfly
09:17 Time-lapse Replay
09:37 Animation
14:16 Share your Animation
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[@nicolaschan1906]

Please continue this series, maybe for intermediates and experts? I've learned a lot from this series. It's very comprehensive and I'm more motivated than EVER to start painting with Procreate! 😍

[@kimnanney2692]

I agree! I appreciate how quickly and enjoyably I learned Procreate through this series. I've never been confident with drawing and this has helped me grow leaps and bounds!

[@mlocascio656]

And the best part, is that this tutorial is made by Procreate!

[@Procreate]

🥰🥰🥰

[@mlocascio656]

@@Procreate 😉😘

[@elvinnguyen8854]

yo chill 😂

[@diviandmore6512]

No chill I’m exited

[@adamdeverb]

Agreed!

[@vivianward]

Please continue this series! This was so much fun, I learned a lot and I actually like the artwork I made!

[@StudioArtbyNitishRoy]

I have lurnt from your teaching Christina. ...it's great...😊

[@idaaugusta1279]

This series has been an eyeopener. I have been using Procreate for a while, but always had problems with masking. Christiane explained it really well. I would like to see more on the applications of the brushes that come with the programme as I am sure I don't actually need all the extra brushes I have bought or downloaded. The use of the spraypaint brush to add dimension was a revelation! A tutorial on the smudging tool would be great too.

[@hugolemos8767]

Keep on going and please do an intermediate series … well done for the simplicity and objectiveness of the videos. I liked the Australian ascent :)

[@suzispringfield7376]

Oh my! I decided to to an hour if this tutorial… and I’m still here 3 hours later! Absolutely fantastic teacher and tutorials… you just gained a new subscriber! Thank you soooo much! Love from UK 🇬🇧

[@yingu7933]

Fantastic presentation and instruction! i just started to use Procreate even though i got it almost a year ago. I knew it's amazing but just didn't know how to start as a complete newbie (even to drawing). I followed this video and draw a moth. i'm really surprised by how lovely it turned out. This video is so well designed itself, and it also provides great design concepts to let beginner get a quick start. Thank you so much for creating these videos and making Procreate much more accessible. So looking forward to more videos at all levels!!

[@Procreate]

Thank you so much for the kind words! 💜

[@somerandomguy6006]

@@Procreate thought no one would notice that you said same thing twice

[@isurupitawala6711]

You are a natural at teaching! Clear, concise and directly to the point! Thank you! ❤ Hope to see you in the next one!!

[@Procreate]

Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻

[@harveyimms5812]

I have to agree

[@liammoore4892]

Yes.. I agree also❤

[@avibest]

I also agree

[@deKampeerwijzer]

How do you know she's a natural? Maybe she studied years for being a great teacher and has years of experience. Don't talk down to her.

[@HappyKatze]

Great series! Christiane is sure skilled with her expression, also the editing and production level is so high quality. Needed this a few years ago, but a little late is better than never.

[@lovelyletters-bylisa]

Thank you so much for making these tutorials. It would be so cool if the butterfly picture used here was also available for those of us following the tutorial.

[@nbgrooms]

Hope this instructor has her own KZbin because I love how she breaks things down into simple steps.

[@ugwuanyiemmanuellawrence460]

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[@djdhdjdjjkd]

Dear Christiane! Will you continue with new videos after the beginers procreate series? I have benefited greatly from your wonderful videos. I was able to easily learn many basic procreate techniques in your classes that I had a hard time learning. Thank you so much. It will be great if you contiune.

[@lavenderknits6990]

I've been using Procreate for many years and wish this series of videos was around back then. I hope you will continue this and put out more videos. I've used so many different drawing/painting apps and Procreate is, by far, the best out there.

[@margotvandorst9762]

Thank you Procreate! These series were amazing! I’m a beginner and learned so many valuable new things. Will there be more episodes?

[@__yb__]

After watching and following your 4 video instructions. I could manage to have a cute butterfly move like a real one. I had been longing to learn Procreate for years (and I've been very busy mom with three kids!), and I feel so fortunate to have found these wonderful videos because you made my dream come true. Thank you for making everything so fun, and easy to understand. I really enjoyed learning all these techniques and look forward to other videos in the future! Thank you again.

[@edenaimusic]

One of the best tutorials series and presenters ever. Thank you!

[@brushplaza]

😍 Animations in Procreate are amazing. Enjoyed watching this professional video tutorial and would love to see more like an advanced tutorial. Thank you @procreate!

[@HappyVacationer]

These are the only tutorials you’ve had on this channel that really helped. PLEASE MAKE MORE WITH THIS LADY!!! I have no graphic design knowledge or experience with this type of app. My granddaughters love it. I want to teach them how to use better as they grow up. Actually would love to have a drawing tablet alone, no internet, for them. Just enough photos of objects, scenes, etc for them to start down this road. They are too young to be exposed to internet-6-7yo’s. Produce an iPad Procreate Only and maybe basic reading with books and basic math and I’ll buy many of them

[@user-hf8zv6mx2t]

I just bought my first ipad so I could use procreate. I love how intuitive the program is and how it feels like actual drawing and painting. I love these procreate beginner classes!!! I've learned a ton already, more than any other video so far. Thank you!!

[@gingerbonne]

I love this. I’ve purchased procreate so long ago but never really know what to do with it. Thank you for showing all the basic tools and huge possibilities in this app

[@GingerSnaps502]

I knew quite a few of the things in this series, but the exercises got me to use brushes and techniques that I haven't tried before! And the animation was something I just recently noticed at all (after a year! 🤦🏼‍♀️)

[@jean-yanncebarec1720]

I'm french ! Merci pour tout ! J'ai beaucoup appris et j'ai une nouvelle passion

[@LUCASDOMINGUES21]

THIS TUTORIAL EVERYTHING THAT I NEED TO GET INTO PROCREATE YOU GUYS ARE WONDERFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU MAKE MORE TUTORIAL VIDEOS 💙💛

[@alisonmcculloch5693]

Fantastic. I think I will run through the whole series again to try to get all this to stick, but I would love it if there were any other online Procreate classes that Procreate can recommend, or, even suggest maybe?

[@nikkirioux6468]

This was so amazing! I have had procreate for over 2 years and just never really bothered to learn how to properly use it, therefore, I didn't really use the app much. This has made me really excited to create with it and helped with a lot of my confusion and annoyance with not understanding the features.

[@ngoctruong3446]

I do have a lot of fun from watching all 3 series , all well presented , hope I can put them all together and thanks for sharing !

[@Procreate]

Thank you for coming along 💜

[@chey3nne]

So glad I watched these videos! I’ve been using procreate for 2 years and didn’t know quite a few things shown in this series. Excited to put them into practice 🎉

[@ericafaith864]

Just purchased my iPad and procreate. I truly appreciate these beginner videos. Truly helps me get inspired and try new things ❤️

[@2MakeALongStoryShort]

this series was awesome! easy to follow and super helpful. after two years of having procreate but not really knowing how to use it I finally decided to find some basic tutorials and these were perfect!

[@Silvia-uu8js]

Me encanta!!❤❤ por favor, haz más vídeos para principiantes!🙏 Saludos desde España🇪🇸

[@amarir7785]

This was an amazing series! Super easy to follow and understand. You taught us the essentials to getting started. Thank you all for making this 🥺 I hope you guys make more in the future so we can utilize more complex tools you put into the software that may not getting used as much.

[@emilywozniak475]

please make more!! these are so great for breaking things down and being a bit less overwhelmed by the seemingly infinite things one can do with procreate!

[@francescapsr]

Love this series for a complete beginner. Please continue to produce this 😁

[@emoryv.m.4195]

i’m so proud of all of the art i’ve created using these tutorials. Would love more tutorials!! either for more of the functions or just art tutorials, this was so much fun

[@erose243]

Just finished watching this and created a really pretty butterfly animation, thank you so much @Procreate, it was my first complex animation and I loved the end result and loved creating it too!

[@PAINTnPONG]

I just want to say thank you for such exceptional tutorials, absolutely blown away. I just downloaded and am excited to play in this app and see what I can dial up for event flyers and fun promotional art for events I run and these videos have me feeling confident in exploring the options and taking some chances!

[@calebr]

This has been a great series! I learned so much! I hope we get to see more of this kinda thing.

[@rosangelapaff9559]

Estou ainda aprendendo a usar o Procreate e consegui fazer essa aula com muita facilidade. Deu tudo certo. Por gentileza, voltem a fazer mais vídeos, é inspirador. Beijos do Brasil!

[@tawcreative]

I watched all four of these beginner videos. I'm not an artist. I'm a software developer. But your videos made it so I can be competent in using ProCreate. I bought it to replace Photoshop and I learned so much from you in these videos. This is an amazing product and so under-priced. These videos are great. One thing I got procreate for was simple animation. A great feature (that I would pay for) would be creating a sprite sheet from an animation. Unity uses these.

[@dylonjohn6425]

This series has been super helpful! I would love for there to be more going more in depth on complex features! Thank you so much!

[@agentlaurasmith]

I just have to thank you for this series! Easy to follow, fun to do! Makes you feel like you can actually draw within minutes of trying a new software :)

[@snowforest4473]

I owe you big time, Ms. Christiane! This does light up my hope and ... dream. Thanks for being the light!

[@anjalidave]

I have followed all the parts so far and I'm so happy to learn while creating different kind of artworks. Thank you have enjoyed and learn with every bit of the video. Do continue this series.

[@TheSweetMaze]

I love this series! I am just new to Procreate and these helped me a lot. Hope there are other series. Thank you!

[@rkrao1945]

Thank you so much for hand holding us and taking us through the four tutorials step by step. Your pace and style of presentation is simply superb. Best Wishes

[@SeeingStarsYT-art]

you are a great teacher! I re-did the butterfly one now that I got an Apple pen, it was so refreshing to hear your voice again! After finishing the beginner series I felt so sad and bored :( please do more!!!! ^^ (even if its not for beginners XD )

[@fastlane2success835]

finally, procreate has valuable tutorial for their users. hope this will be a great start of more

[@Dorkiiexshorty]

I'm learning so much over the course of this series, thank you for making these!

[@mrs.perfectly.fine.]

I did a blue and green one and I’m so happy with how it turned out! Thanks a million ❤

[@dariachegaieva4784]

Thank you so much❤️ It was so helpful and fun! It would be great if you can continue these lessons😊

[@SeanDaPaulSeh]

ok that was awesome! Anyone have any recommendations of which tutorials to watch next?

[@PaulWalesArt]

I've been looking for a digital format to edit my paintings. Love this series and I will definitely look at Procreate more deeply and work through them in the coming days. As an adult educator, this was extremely well presented. Thank you... I think! LOL

[@littlehobbitt]

This series was so so helpful. I wish there was more! You are a great teacher. Very clear and easy to follow- thank you!

[@eveningsunsetsky]

this is incredible, hope you create more tutorial like this series! Thank you for such a great video.

[@withlindsey]

this is the most useful tutorial with procreate. I have watch several tutorial on yt regarding procreate this is by far the most straight to the point tutorial. I have learned a lot within 2 hours of following what she is doing. Please make more of this :) thank you!

[@aprilcummings2779]

I've just finished watching these tutorials and I've learned so much. Thank you for making these videos!! I'm going to go on to create so much art!

[@clairebrown2411]

This was a fantastic series, thank you so much! Smashed through it in a day 😁 feeling so much more confident! Also so happy to hear a fellow Aussie accent!

[@Procreate]

We’re glad you enjoyed it! 😇

[@nekofiercewarrior20]

Thank you so much for tutorials, i m glad i stumbled upon this, cant wait to try this one all out !

[@TheOrsencart]

This has been a fantastic intro to producing art using Pro Create. I'd love to see more about importing your own photos to the app and what you can do with them please. Thanks very much. Sarah xxx❤

[@Maria-zo4uc]

I have loved this series😍 I wish they would make more videos of this series!!!🙏🙏

[@LucidCreature]

Just purchased procreate a few days ago, absolutely love it. This is video is truly helpful

[@TTCheng]

Thank you!! You made this so easy. I can't believe I can made such a beautiful and fun art in half an hour. I can't wait to learn more.

[@Lexothar]

Wow! I can't thank you enough for the incredibly detailed and helpful Procreate Beginners series! Your guidance has been an absolute game-changer for me. As someone starting their journey into digital art on my own channel, your tutorials have provided the perfect foundation. The step-by-step explanations were so clear and easy to follow, I feel much more confident diving into my own creations now. Your dedication to teaching this art form shines through every video. Thank you immensely for sharing your expertise and making this learning experience so enjoyable and enriching!

[@Superkid33]

I heard about this tutorial through a friend and it was definitely worth my time! Thanks for making them!

[@Procreate]

And thank you for coming along 😇

[@Carina-2906]

Thank you so much! Amazing video!

[@leninmoreno4020]

This is such a wonderful series. Me and my son are thrilled to have found this since we are both beginners. He is 9 and he keeps watching the videos to learn how to use the app. Will there be more videos to continue learning the software? Maybe mid and advanced series…? You are a great teacher and you make it so easy to understand. Thank you!

[@geekarchitect]

Thank you for this tutorial! Hope you can make the next level tutorials soon ☺️ i have enjoyed this too much 💪🏻❤️

[@Procreate]

Yay! Thank you for your lovely comment 🥰

[@luistejero8516]

This has been amazing, I hope you folks do more videos!

[@ericaflores3283]

Loved the videos they were very helpful to learn the program. You make it very easy to understand. Are you guys going to continue the series and post more videos ?

[@Procreate]

We hope to! :D

[@60Airflyte]

Just finished the Beginner Series. They sere so helpful. I'm going to look to see if you've done more videos. *fingers crossed*

[@stevestranz8790]

I really appreciate all your work.

[@dthomascful]

Love , love these videos! I've been working with various tutorials for a year now, but haven't ever put out the quality l did with these😊

[@melinnarangel682]

Thank you so much for this videos! I am so happy with this animation. I had procreate for about 3 years and I did not know how to use it. Thank you

[@BullHorn7]

This was an incredible series, I had a lot of fun learning while painting. Thanks for making these!

[@SouthwestFloridaBarrierI-pz4nq]

I did all four courses and loved them. you are a great presenter and demonstrate the features.

[@creationsbyclo9325]

I think I share the sentiment of many others judging from the comments below that this has been the best series. As a fellow Aussie I loved the accent, and because I am a slow learnier I just reduced the playback speed to .75 which was very helpful. I have dabbled in Procreate for over a year on and off, mostly off because I start and then feel so overwhelmed so I give up, but this series was brilliantly paced to allow me to really understand the workings of the program. I know it is the tip of the iceberg but thank you for letting me gain more confidence and a desire to continue. I can not wait for an intermediate series, BRING IT ON!!!

[@ChloeRichardson19]

Thanks for this! I had some trouble in the animation section, what was supposed to be the left wing was the whole butterfly

[@ChristianaBaker]

Thank you!!! You are all WONDERFUL!!!

[@jameswburke]

Wow - the add an image function is great. (see 3.55) I use a lot of my own reference photos to learn sketching and it will be great to have a faint copy of my photo below what I sketch, just to get the basic lines.

[@betweenevenings]

Thankyou very much Procreate!! These are just awesome just what I’ve been asking the universe for to develop my art. I’ve got al the drawings from the videos and will post them to instagram. I loved it it’s was so enjoyable going trough the details. 😀🙏👋🔥

[@Procreate]

Aww thank you for the kind words! We look forward to seeing your work 😊

[@sheakopp-petdetective]

Thank you for this - made my heart happy going through this series and learning the basics of a fun new hobby!

[@lehdebug]

Thank you so much for this!!!!!

[@Hannah88872]

Please continue ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I really like your tutorials

[@richardmendoza4389]

Great, fun series. I learned a lot! How about making another series like this? I'd totally be on board.

[@mauveine]

I really enjoyed following these! I love your teaching style. Thanks for sharing!

[@Procreate]

And thank you for coming along 😊

[@aimeerivers]

nice! i really like that the drawing assist mirroring isn't exactly perfectly symmetrical. there's still a little natural variation it it!

[@iamwhoisayiam]

Loved this tutorial! Thank you!

[@scotnoco]

Awesome tutorial! Looking forward to more on these series or other! ❤

[@romagamo4135]

Amazing teaching! Thanks a lot for everything, I’m so excited to start my digital illustrator journey after this .

[@alwaysprosper16]

This was amazing work. Thank you for the series!

[@kaarencarone4632]

This series was amazing! Please do more!!!!!!

[@oliviagentles2756]

My first time using procreate 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@drawntoyou4646]

Thank you so much for this!

[@isabelle7029]

Great tutorials

[@Nivethithajacob]

The series is so much up to the point. And i can understand the actual process behind each step as you explain. Eagerly waiting for more videos with explanation. Will this series be continued, as last post was made 11 mths back?

[@Subtropical424]

Please continue this series. I tried some other channels but they were a tad bit difficult to keep up with.

[@brickfairie]

All 4 of these tutorials have been fun and helpful! Thank you for creating them.

[@ayabeydoun1119]

Thank you so much for this amazing introduction, I’m very new and so excited to start!

[@EmergingU]

I would love to watch another serie! I learnt so much from following along!!! ❤

[@Vichenzooooo]

I love your smile and simplicity! Great, great teacher. You made me smile throughout the whole course