Procreate Coloring Tutorial - 3 Different Ways! (Procreate Tips)

[@ghostpaper]

Here's a quick tutorial on three different ways to fill Layers in Procreate! Make sure to watch until the end for all the tips and tricks!

[@Basketcase1006]

Ghost Paper Hey! Your tutorials are really amazing!🙌♥️Although I cant seem to understand the colour aspect when you export the drawing. The colours I see on the iPad and other Apple devices or a print are immensely different. The colours appear dull but seem bright and really good on the iPad. Is there something I’m missing? Would appreciate any advice!😊

[@OmnipotentO]

I feel like I just been fucking around with art apps for years and now with these tips I finally learned how to actually paint things for the first time.

[@levystephen4117]

This is the third video on procreate reference layers I’ve watched on KZbin and definitely the best.

[@gamnoparts]

Just as an FYI, on the first point, if you drop the color into the overlapping area, it will fill it, just takes two drops instead of 1. On the 2nd point, before you start drawing you selection, at the bottom it gives options for freehand, rectangle, ellipse. These give you the options of drawing exact shapes. Additional tip, if you choose ellipse it allows drawing an oval, but if you rest a finger on the screen it will make it a perfect circle.

[@levystephen4117]

Thanks for the info

[@Karrismx]

Thanks!

[@mangaltata7953]

You teach very well and explain everything so clearly! Love it!

[@lance6427]

The reference layer is a lifesaver, thank you so much!

[@ruhaanarora9904]

The most helpful Procreate videos on KZbin ❤️🖤☝🏻

[@kenyakaraoke]

How come it can shade in shadows but it can't allow you to draw?

[@astrobot1433]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was wondering FOREVER how to fill it colours properly, and this tutorial made life MUCH easier for me. Thank you!

[@bluegreygreen]

I think that this is my favorite channel for Procreate tutorials. Thank you.

[@chuckocheret4115]

If you use Automatic selection mode with a reference layer it selects the same shape regions that would be filled by dragging the color in. This addresses the ability to draw arbitrarily just within reference layer sections.

[@ghostpaper]

Oh that's an awesome Tip, Chuck!! Thanks for Sharing it!!

[@chuckocheret4115]

Ghost Paper I just discovered it today. ;-)

[@ghostpaper]

@@chuckocheret4115 You still get the prize of best idea of the day! :) thanks man

[@VL-xs3bk]

Can you explain in more detail for a newbie like myself? Sounds like something I can use.

[@Cowboytoycollector]

Finally no one ever shows reference layer thx I can finally understand how to color in procreate people tend to skip small details that are huge when beginning

[@WHYZMAN_]

Mad helpful

[@haroldcanilang4985]

I downloaded procreate today and stumbled upon your channel while searching for guides. Keep up the good work man, love your tutorial.

[@ghostpaper]

Awesome, thank you! Good luck on your journey!

[@n0s4ck]

Was looking for weeks on someone addressing reference layers and until now, nobody bothered. Thank you so much for relieving my anxiety lol. Subbed

[@yookster8239]

i agree with so many of the comments, how are you not famous yet?? your tutorials are so useful!!

[@ghostpaper]

yuki puki lol thanks Yuki! I don’t know, maybe the algorithm is still playing tricks on me - but the channel is slowly growing 🙏🏼 that’s what matters :) at the end. Cheers!

[@hannal4103]

Thank you so much for doing this video!!!!!

[@christinith_]

Thank you so much! I bought an ipad to make my own SVGs for my crafting, this is a total game changer and will save me so much time. I appreciate it.

[@deepblue1818]

This is extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@Jade01134]

Tysm for your videos! They save me so much time!

[@ArtisticRenegade]

Thanks for the great content!

[@0Hellish0]

This is exactly what I was looking for, THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!

[@yabba234]

thank you, please continue posting videos. youre a very good teacher :)

[@Mortiel_Nox]

Another amazing tutorial. Well explained as always. Thank you for all the good tips and keep the good work.

[@ghostpaper]

mortiel66 you’re welcome! Have a great day 👍

[@democracybacksliding]

Thanks for the tutorial... It's funny this is the 2nd tutorial I followed, trying for a step by step follow along, this time I failed the 1st try because I used line art with a colored background, I decided to remove the background color w/select tool and that worked okay But when it came to completing with the tutorial it was a fail. I started over with a clean line drawing I just made of a cube & cylinder and worked great..! Very rewarding, Procreate is a very smart tool that seems to be a bit finicky about "following exact steps to follow to get specific results" is the best way I can sum it up in a short time. as I get more experience I sure I will find many ways to get results I want such a powerful program that someday will equal Photoshop a program that I joke can have 3 different careers with, it is so powerful and complicated when getting into the fine details. you can do so much with it. * A bit of trivia, Photoshop (Or Gimp like products) was invented to make the special effects for Star Wars by Industrial Light & Magic, I know it that simple, there were many people and inventions that came before digital imaging we have today

[@LucasOliveira-qw6ex]

Excellent video! Straight forward and succinct. Thank you so much 🫶 You got a new subscriber

[@annemettelehmann8414]

Thank you SO much! So helpful and simple to understand :)

[@cd.ceedee]

Super! Thank you!

[@crazyjunglestudios]

amazing! Thank you!

[@MoistCrumpet]

This was so helpful! Thank you!

[@liumiao6576]

Super helpful thank you

[@Datbrowngirl]

I enjoyed this video... I understood the techniques of using reference mostly..👍 thanks.!!! Ciao 😁

[@vineethamuralidhar5176]

Thank you so much for such useful videos. You definitely deserve more subs!

[@kalastasi1332]

Omg this is the video I was looking for! Thank you so much!

[@Shenmpac]

OH MY GOD THANK YOU! This is the ONLY tutorial that understands what I need! THANK YOU!

[@ghostpaper]

-* k a n d y -* you’re so welcome! 🙏🏼 Glad I could help and welcome to the channel!

[@Shenmpac]

Ghost Paper all the other videos are just like “use the round brush and colour under the layer and then erase the edges” and that’s so inefficient! Thank you once again

[@ghostpaper]

-* k a n d y -* lol I see! Well, there are definitely other ways to achieve that! :) glad that you’ve found this video, there are more tutorials in the tutorial playlist if you’d like to learn more tips! Cheers

[@debbymoritz8234]

Why am I just now finding you? I’ve only watched two of your tutorials so far, however they’re informative and straight to the point. A lot of tutorials drag on and I lose interest. Thank you for getting straight to the point. You gained a subscriber. ❤

[@kapt819]

Another great vid👍🏼

[@mikesaunders2470]

literally just what I was looking for

[@christophermarson1208]

Thank you i has not realised the fill layer would fill the selection. Very helpful video

[@fireberrie]

Thank you so MUCH

[@MichaelHirsch-si4yj]

Please could you answer a question I have. I have created an image with a series of circles ( they don't overlap.) Then I have overlaid the isometric setting. If i line around the shape but don't line the circle edge the colour drop or infill does not recognise the circle previously drawn, no matter how much I change the saturation. I dont know what setting i need to change as it was previously working but now it doesn't.

[@PinkShoe15]

For the reference fill, what brush type is he using? I just want a pen like brush that doesn’t use pressure. Just draws black lines.

[@4kassis]

newbie problem here: cannot follow the steps for adding the shadows around 5:30, is there a more detailed video somewhere?

[@kenny2540]

Hey, Ive never had issues with the dragging the colours to my artworks but just today when I went to continuing working on my artwork when I drag the colour to the dedicated area when filling the area it doesn’t fill the whole area. It leaves these jaggered edges inside. Do you have any idea why it does this? Ive tried creating a new canvas and it does the same thing. I hope I make sense lol

[@chessdude67]

Very Cool 👍👍✌🏼 Thank you!

[@ghostpaper]

chessdude67 you’re welcome as always! Have a great day Chessdude 👍✨!

[@brightsides_]

i hope you will upload more short tips videos like this in the future

[@fakemakeupguru]

great video! short and simple and informative. when i use that color fill i often get left with little white bits near the lineart. will this method with the reference layer get rid of that?

[@cass1661]

Super nice video! Thank you, definitely saved my ass.

[@yka5299]

thank you

[@peepsqueek923]

Holy shit that reference layer thing is brilliant! Procreate thinks of so much!

[@hjarta6847]

idk if anyone will see this, but whenever i try this tool it just turns the whole canvas the color i dropped, except for the black outline which is still above, even if i make a perfect circle w/ the shape tool, what should i do to fix it?

[@josyjosy7495]

Thank u

[@hannastocksick7395]

Love your videos! Straight to the point, and without those goofy comedian style comments 😉

[@aliyahsupremacy]

Can you show how to draw straight in the lines like in a grid

[@italy4318]

does this work with procreate pocket?

[@nicolasviel5641]

how can i change color opacity!!😊😊😬

[@kevinwhite9856]

Great video. Now I know where I went wrong

[@sonalliandrews4098]

When I colour drag it does it but not as cool as I see on everyone's iPads where it animates the fill expansion. Would honestly like if my colour drag didn't happen like an on off layer. Help 😭 using iPad air 4

[@hayleybotello4291]

So I know this is an old video but no matter what I do it just fills the whole page and I’ve tried the reference method and these 😭 I even tried on a new template and it didn’t work does anyone know why??? I’m getting frustrated 😔

[@HelloTardis]

What about when working from a scanned black and white image? Is there a war to change that into nothing but a black and white image so any random gray spots will disappear? Every time I try to drag color in, it only fills partially because there are very light splotches of gray that look white.

[@oct319]

What am I doing wrong? I’m using the reference method but when I color drag it feels in the entire page with color not a certain area.

[@ghostpaper]

If you scan the comments here you will see lots of people with the same issue - you either have your shape open just a tiny bit still on your outline, or your color treshold is too high (watch another video I have called 10 tips on Procreate for beginners where I talk about that). Hope this helps, cheers

[@erikleypoldt8275]

How can we select all the outlines in the reference layer and make them bold, or change line weights like Illustrator?

[@nuriyahmuhammad9579]

How do you make your coloring not go over you outline if you want to color certain details in and not go over the your original drawing

[@isabellathefirst8126]

How do you paint over the drawing and not cover the outline

[@ashirahalabi1821]

When i was using the reference fill, i did the same as you did which was putting the new layer under the reference layer but the color is not showing unless i turn off the reference layer, is that normal?

[@ashirahalabi1821]

5:04

[@letsrock12345]

Ty so much for this! Im new to digital art abd trying to figure out some tips and pointers like this is great! Curious what type of brush you used on the shadowing part of the robot. Was that a custom brush you made?

[@bubupanda1782]

Is there a way to fill a shape that is not completely closed in his own layer but it would be If if was in the same layers of another shape? I mean, like in you first example, but with the second shape under the first. If I draw the two shapes in different layer and then I merge them, the fill happen correctly because the second shapes will be closed by the first shape. But have them in one layer is not the best for paint shadows so I’m searching a way to fill this kind of shapes without merging the two layer. Grouping them don’t work. Is same one having the same problem or know how to solve it?

[@thegoldenonezz]

Q: when i use the fill in tool it fills it in but a dif shade of the color and i can still see the edges of the shape i drew..wondering why that is? any help would appreciate it. thank you

[@tinyteeshirtrex1450]

Here just invade this gets answered it’s so annoying😭

[@prielhackim]

Cool

[@WonderLady]

How do you fill with a brush

[@RainorShine1]

I SO WANT THIS 😩 CANT AFFORD IPAD 😫 😩 LOVE COLORING DIGITAL STAMPS

[@eggman9321]

i do this but the color still sometimes goes outside of the lines. how do i make it so everything stays inside of the lines i want it to when using the reference layer?

[@poojamehta5442]

But how do u remove the black outline from the robot?

[@butteredchicken3242]

can you show us on how to make an apple pen?

[@anthonyquaglieri6168]

Your tutorials are really good. I wish you would slow down. If I want to follow along I have to wind back bout 100 times in order to get through the whole video and recreate what you are doing.

[@bonniecreevy2642]

Is this old? Because when I try this and I hit select it, just changes the image color.

[@TheKromeFiles]

If I color draw or fill In layer by the steps of this video or the 1st one made pior to this video it keeps filling up the whole page instead of the circles I'm trying to do that's even doing it the way with the reference layers I've tried all the ways of this video and it keeps doing the same problem

[@ghostpaper]

Hi! Either your outline shape is just a little bit open, or your color treshold needs to be adjusted! You’re almost there!

[@davelure6040]

Ghost Paper what’s the color threshold and how do I check/adjust it? Thanks

[@normanyam6539]

I have the same problem too. Using reference layers is useless. Only way to solve the problem is using thicker lines and not any fine sketching lines.

[@aubreyylolz]

i’m having the same problem :(

[@pommelstudios8767]

I’ve looked at so so many tutorials but none work for me. It just says I have holes in the lineart and I legit can’t find it. I’m sai you can choose tolerance

[@Sergiogameingtv]

Name app pls

[@cristian.ilie.018]

I have the hair in a different layer and colour drag doesnt work....When I drag the colour into the space of the hair....it colours the WHOLE PAGE of the drawing...... Actually, I need to coour UNDER the hair because I have stroks that I need them to be visible OVER the basic colour, I don;t know if ti makes sense......

[@oktori8587]

When I use the fill bucket it leaves a white edge :(

[@brightsides_]

good👍

[@yanboshu9321]

Can anyone explain in plain language why the color fill in procreate results in a different color filled? Even the different color it decides to use on its own changes constantly. I just can't let it fill the exact color that I have chosen. What is this feature (bug) and I imagine "real" artists may need it, but why?

[@aquawlf8507]

Awesome! This helps a lot! But for some reason I can’t use the color drag. Anytime I try it just goes back to the previous color. What do I do about it?

[@ghostpaper]

Åquä Wølf it’s because you are holding onto the colour for too long at the top before you drag it to where you are want :) - just try to instantly drag the colour circle at the top right with your pen and that should do it! Hope this helps!

[@aquawlf8507]

Ghost Paper okay thank you so much!

[@vast6617]

When I drag it always does the whole screen like it’s a background please help 😫😫😫😩😩😩

[@bubble6232]

Every time i try to fill colors it fills the whole page and i followed your tutorial pls help

[@ghostpaper]

Hi bubble there are two possibilities: 1. the shape you are trying to fill still has a very very small hole in the outer edge (or you are using a brush or 1 or 2 size thickness which also makes it harder), or 2. your treshold is set to too high when you are dropping the colour onto the area, try to hold the pencil to the canvas when dropping the colour but don't let go - you will see a bar at the top of the app with a treshold value , you can then slide the pencil and set to a number where it works for your shape - try to watch my other 10 procreate tips for beginners, I have a section in the video where I show this feature. Cheers!

[@ohbitt]

@@ghostpaper the same thing happens to me- i think maybe because the outline isn't the full opacity? is there a way to bypass that?

[@ghostpaper]

_ kayl0ve _ interesting - I haven’t tried filling a shape where the outline has faded opacity just yet! It could be! Also have you tried the threshold trick?

[@ohbitt]

@@ghostpaper no, but i just searched it up and it seems really helpful! thanks for telling me!

[@shrutinarkhede2312]

Hey I really found your painting videos very helpful. But I have a question. Say I have a cartoon with things generally staying open without a definite touching of the outside lines. What is the best method to paint in such cases?

[@ghostpaper]

I see - in that case it seems best to make a new layer and paint with your brush underneath the outlines as well as making the boundaries of that layer with your coloured brush as well, then using the colour drag at the end - watch some of my very first speed paint videos, I used to make them wihtout outlines, you will see what I mean about this fill layer without using the outlines. Hope this helps, cheers!

[@shrutinarkhede2312]

@@ghostpaper shall try. Thanks!

[@chloebodnaruk9602]

None of these methods work for me and i have no idea why. the whole screen turns into the color... :(

[@jadeddeath02]

If you are using a thin brush or a textured brush Procreate has a hard time with Colour Drop.

[@kuzeyboy]

Again, I really enjoyed this video and I found the final technique amazing but could I ask you to slow down a bit? I had to play it about 15 times to get it right but I really appreciate your work

[@ghostpaper]

Hi Neil, no worries! One thing you can do is to click on the little gear icon at the bottom right side of the KZbin play bar, and you will see an option for speed - you can then set the speed of the video to 0.5 and everything will be slower 👍✨. Have a great day!

[@marie.swords]

Reference does not work as described. It will work on one portion, a new layer will be created and it will fill the whole picture

[@hihihihihihi1222]

I don’t have color drag💝!

[@ghostpaper]

Grace Hathaway I’m sure you do Grace, just try to drag from the Color circle ⭕️ that sits on the top right of the ui interface (like I do in this video) and drag the Color into the canvas and release it - hope this helps you 🙏🏼

[@LinoPR-ds2ke]

Man, how are we supposed to learn when your guys are doing things so fast and not slowing down explaining, I just can’t seem to find the right video that explains it in details

[@itz_yellowheartz5349]

Anybody talking about how he draws with his left hand???

[@LukaTheLuke]

He is left handed

[@chaotickaiydenn7395]

Honestly didn’t help at all 🥲

[@melannieulloa3642]

Thank you

[@Adeptlight_JILD]

Thank you