Procreate Dreams or Procreate Nightmares...Let's Try Animation!

[@InternetFad]

"I was meant to be animating something, wasn't I?" I cracked a really wide smile at that haha. Thank you for sharing your art in all of the forms that it comes in. The music was lovely

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you so much for allowing me to have a place to express myself and experiment with art :D

[@mollylikesspace]

BE MORE CONFIDENT ADAM!!! animation is hard, but it's really fun! I'm at the point in my animation uni course, were I'm making my first animated film! Its only about a minute long, but it's taking a while to finish lol😅

[@DoodleDate]

Oh wow thats awesome Molly! I wish you all the best with it, animation is just so cool to watch O:

[@jaidadraco]

The only thing I know about animation, is from watching Karina from Drawfee give an animation drawclass stream that is uploaded as a vod on youtube. but then again, I'm still a complete beginner at digital art, anyway

[@DoodleDate]

We all start somewhere but as long as you're enjoying it then process will be so much better 😊

[@13Duckies]

I love when you share your music and thoughts adam :) it feels very personal and poetic. Also I like the animation feature in regular Procreate! It's very bare bones but that's kinda what I like about it bc I'm just animating a bouncy ball or run cycles lol. But I've started to look at it with more appreciation recently once I learned Yoh Yoshinari from Trigger uses it in the studio to make professional anime..?!

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you so much Duckies! I don't think I was even aware of a feature in the original procreate so now imma check that out as well 👀

[@eliteunicorns]

Adam can animate and make music. Two things I wish I could do myself. I love how diverse and talented this community is. I'll always be amazed at what people can create.

[@DoodleDate]

Our community is the best Unicorns! And of course this includes you as well :D

[@ChristyH-B]

You're already a composer. You've composed a piece of music and shared it with the world. I personally love it! I've always been afraid of animation - it seems too complicated - but those had made it feel much more approachable!

[@DoodleDate]

I'm glad it was able to help you Christy! I found using this a super approachable way to give animation a go as well :D

[@dianethoroughman9541]

Cool doodle date episode. I love the procreate girl and her head of hair. Last week on Sunday I almost died. My daughter saved my life. And the doctors. I am so glad and thankful for them.

[@DoodleDate]

Oh my gosh please rest up and stay safe!!

[@katelillo1932]

Hope you’re doing okay now, Diane! Well done to your daughter and to the medical staff for keeping you here with us!

[@dianethoroughman9541]

@katelillo1932 Thank you. My daughter rocks. She took one look at me and knew I needed to be in the hospital. I was intubated. After a couple of days, the doctors removed the breathing tube. Three days later, I am home and on oxygen.

[@AshleyIsArtsy]

Honestly if Adamo DIDN'T immediately break/bend the rules of the challenge, would it even BE a Doodle Date video? Always appreciate Adam sharing his music as well! I got to animate in Photoshop a bit in college for a few assignments for my graphic design degree and I actually made a lot of physical flip books on post it notes as a kid! To this day most of the sticky note pads in my house have some doodle on them that I made a flip book out of lmao. You guys should try it, it's super fun!

[@blueghostlight7521]

9:44 always remember the wise guinea: everything is worrisome. wonderful song btw; also like the retrostyle vid section for it.

[@DoodleDate]

Bumble our timeless sage of wisdom!! ❤❤❤

[@edgeyberzerker]

I've only dabbled in animation. It's something I want to get back into and maybe Procreate dreams is the way to do it. I reminds me of the old old old old animation program I played with in high school with how it's done.

[@DoodleDate]

It was a lot of fun to use, and didnt feel stressful... well, the first part did where i didnt know where anything was but after that we all good LOL

[@niamhlovesmh87]

Happy Sunday everyone!

[@DoodleDate]

We hope you enjoy the video and have an amazing Sunday! :D

[@TheQueenOfStupidity]

I really like the Music, Ive recently watched interviews with Wendy Carlos and it reminded me of that ❤

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you so much Queen! That really means a lot to me!!

[@andysartz]

I'm taking a course on professional illustration and we had a module where we had to make a short frame by frame animation this year. I was supposed to use Procreate, but I don't own an iPad, so my professor let me go with Ibis Paint X on my Samsung tablet. It's pretty good and you can do decent things with the free version of the app. I also wanna try animating with Krita when I have the time. The software is 100% free and it's my favorite digital drawing tool, so it would be really nice if I like it for animation too. Oh, I forgot to mention. It was my first time animating and I was super scared, BUT luckily, my boyfriend is a professional animator and he gave me all the tips and helped a lot. I'm a really lucky person to have him to help me. He said he will teach me everything he knows in exchange for lots of kisses, haha! My sweetheart 🥰

[@DoodleDate]

oh that sounds so cute Andy! It reminds me a lot of when Steph first taught me how to draw and the basics of it as well! ❤

[@angelofmusic997]

I've been loving the music you've shared with us so far, Adam. I think this piece is a favourite of mine.

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you so much angel! I really appreciate it! :)

[@EmoNightDragon]

I am an animator (went to uni for it) but animating hair frame by frame still intimidates me lol. Good job, Adam!

[@DoodleDate]

Wow thank you Dragon! That means so much coming from someone who actually knows what they are doing as well HAHA

[@WateryStar]

I thought this was going to be a week of you learning to animate and then you said a day! That flip book feature is awesome, it does make it look so much less daunting even just as a viewer.

[@DoodleDate]

When Steph lays down a challenge i just gotta give it my all and try my best LOL

[@the-chaos-artist]

I've tried animating a few times before, but found myself giving up very fast due to how time consuming and complex it seems. This makes me want to try my hand at animating again. Thanks!

[@DoodleDate]

You can do it! Whether you decide to use this program or not, i did manage to do this in only a day :D

[@paulwoodford1984]

This was a great attempt, Adam. i think you will create some fascinating projects with this software

[@DoodleDate]

Thanks Paul! I really appreciate it :D

[@ChantelleArts]

I tried animating for a little while and found it unbelievably difficult 😭

[@DoodleDate]

It sure is tough but seeing something move feels super rewarding!!

[@kada_licious]

feed us more piano adamo

[@DoodleDate]

Alright but im gonna have to cut it up into bite sized pieces or something...

[@strawberrypatchca]

I took animation in college 20 years ago 😬 Highly recommend working on the basics like bouncing ball in different directions and using the flour sack method to learn things like jumping and character movements.

[@DoodleDate]

Thanks for the tips! I really would like to explore animation more and learn instead of just winging it HAHA

[@katelillo1932]

Songs are like pictures for your ears 😊 and don’t worry, Adamo, I find everything scary, too 😅 #anxietygang

[@DoodleDate]

that's a really sweet way of putting it!!

[@heatherdubeart]

This is so much fun to watch! Oh wow! I was thinking it would be fun to download Procreate Dreams, but I’ve been a bit discouraged…however when you showed us the flip book feature, that flipped something in my brain and told me I can probably do this, too! Thank you, Adam! (And Steph - for making this challenge for Adam, hehe!) You two rock. I was at a sketchbook meetup this weekend and I was raving about you two. I’m like, “You gotta find them on KZbin! They’re the cutest couple ever, just such a wholesome channel!” ❤ Have a great week!

[@DoodleDate]

Thanks so much Heather!! Honestly as soon as i found the flipbook feature as well everything clicked so much better for me as well LOL Id recommend it, it really wasn't hard to get the hang of the basics at all :D It's so sweet you'd tell your friends about us too! thank you so much!!

[@dustyinsect]

Hi, I'm a beginner animator on procreate dreams before. Animation is something I want to do in my life, and seeing yours starting out as a beginner really made me smile. I can tell that you put a lot of effort, it's not easy. But once you get the gist of it you start getting better, I hope to see more of it when it comes :]

[@jocelynecupcake]

I wish I could afford procreate but all I can use are the free programs. Procreate is the best for those cool watercolor effects

[@DoodleDate]

I totally agree and the fact you can make your own brushes for it as well is a real plus point, steph had an amazing time making her own!

[@jocelynecupcake]

@@DoodleDate id definitely get those brushes if I could afford it. Maybe someday

[@BunnyboiR]

This is so cool! I've had my eye on dreams since it was announced but haven't taken the plunge and bought it yet. Seeing someone, like me, who isn't as familiar with animating really assists to see if it'd be a good investment to use. Also love the music :)

[@DoodleDate]

Hope you enjoy it if you decide to get hold of it, i have to admit it was daunting at first but very easy to figure out where everything was :D

[@justv3289]

That music was awesome. There was so much emotion/different emotions conveyed in it.

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you omg! that's just what i was going for with this one!

[@gretchenmenchen6914]

Love the music Adam!

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you gretchen!! :D

[@ameliamangham4460]

Oooo! I saw this I really wanted to try this!

[@DoodleDate]

I honestly had a great time using it!

[@amberrobinson177]

The song you shared was lovely. My dog, Flapjack, is really into music and he absolutely loved it!

[@DoodleDate]

Oh my god to get approval from pooch is the highest honour thank you!! ❤❤❤

[@hansendesigns]

KZbin tutorials. I wouldn’t even start without tutorials. Frame by frame in regular procreate is different from dreams, the fun stuff is easy to miss.

[@julianpeppers1889]

The hair around the face turned out especially well! i used to play around on flipnote hatena back in the day

[@DoodleDate]

I really wanna try out that but people are saying it'd hard to come by this days!

[@RandomLeopardcorn]

That new piano composition was beautiful. Feels really emotive and calming. I definitely don't mind it being another piano song. I only made piano music for years before starting to add strings and orchestra since my instrument is piano. Music is such a beautiful thing and I've used making it a lot in the past as an outlet for tough feelings.

[@DoodleDate]

I totally agree that music can be such a good outlet for how youre feeling about things, this is so wonderfully put! ❤❤❤

[@ReptarsaurusRex]

I took both Animation I and Animation II courses at community college when I was working towards my Associates degree. One of my favorite assignments was animating water droplets! I liked the environment animating more than character because it wasn't as easy to mess up lmao 😂

[@DoodleDate]

Oooo i wanna try something with water too, that sounds really fun! :D

[@blankets5782]

Wake up, Doodle Date uploaded a new video. 😳

[@DoodleDate]

😳😳😳

[@LilPurpleBat]

When I was in college, the first thing we animated was a bouncing ball. You started out with something way more difficult and did a great job. Much respect, Adamo. 👍🏽

[@augustillustrations]

thank you for being confident enough to share your songs with us! it's always such a treat

[@DoodleDate]

Hi August! Im learning now a lot of people are saying it's missing features but ive been so blissfully unaware LOL

[@augustillustrations]

hey guys! honestly you did great! i only knew about some missing features because i researched it a lot haha, it still looks like a really fun app :D

[@ajhebard7154]

oh i love the song

[@DoodleDate]

Glad you liked it!! Its intimidating to share new experiences but also a lot of fun, our community is the best! ❤

[@emilysartcart]

I enjoy using Procreate Dreams. I was able to make a super fun short with it. It definitely could use some improvements but I think those will happen eventually.

[@lexlol6584]

This is my first video of yours and i just fell in love with your channel! I really like how you show how panicked you are cause thats something i always do with a new drawing technique JAJSJSJ and it’s also really fun to watch!! I’m definetely going to watch more of your videos, thanks for doing this!!!

[@kajsa78kajsa]

The music was really nice Adam. Serene and calming. I too love piano music, such a beautiful sound.

[@mimik6414]

It seems some people aren’t to fond of procreate dreams because it “lacks” features. But for someone like me who enjoys animation in general and need basic functions, dreams is a gift!✨

[@DoodleDate]

and for the price tag i really cant complain, this was really fun to use!

[@louisacoote2337]

You did so well! Also, you are a very talented musician! I could see your piece being played over a montage of characters in a drama/romance. It made me come close to tears, it was so full of emotion.

[@DoodleDate]

Oh wow thank you so much Louis! That would honestly be so cool to see someday!

[@chloe4983]

That song was so beautiful Adam!! And the animation was soooo cool, would love to see you do more of them!!! 💙💛

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you so much Chloe! I'll do my best to show them more often, animation was so much fun to mess with after all this time :D

[@violetb.2909]

Props to you for trying something new, I think your animation looks dope! Also your music is so lovely, I really loved listening to it!!! 💙💛

[@DoodleDate]

Thanks so much Violet, i really appreciate it!!

[@WillowRoseArlen]

That paino piece gives me Miyazaki vibes! It's beautiful ❤😊

[@DoodleDate]

Oh gosh thank you Willow, that's such a huge compliment!! ❤❤❤

[@bee6117]

Oh my gosh..I didnt know you made music too! This song was absolutely gorgeous and such a pleasant surprise to hear in the middle of the video! I want to try figuring it out on keyboard now so I can play such a lovely song for myself :)

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you so much!! I know you can do anything you set your mind to bee, im rooting for you!!

[@painterlypotts]

I've made a few short animations, but I think that's where I stop personally! I don't mind doing them as a cute loop but otherwise it's so much work and I end up hurting my back by shrimping- admittedly that's my own fault but. The animation turned out so cute! I like the music! I need to pick up procreate again.

[@DoodleDate]

I think i'd like to try out something cute that loops though, they always look adorable!! :D

[@NauticUrchin]

Love the animation

[@DoodleDate]

Omg now i really wanna try flipnote studio as well, ive never tried it! O:

[@NauticUrchin]

@@DoodleDate Might be difficult to come by if it's not already installed on a DSi sadly :/

[@lexikplays]

I've never tried animation but that program seems pretty easy to learn!

[@DoodleDate]

It's true lex! and it was a lot of fun along the way :D

[@Punkaroonio]

Adamo did a great job with his animation challenge. the song was great as well. made me want icecream though.

[@py2178]

"because I'm scared of change" lol

[@DoodleDate]

a harsh truth LOL

[@annamariegomes699]

You did great as a first attempt! (Animator here, hi 👋) If you are looking to improve your animation skills, I highly recommend learning the principles of animation. It's a series of 10 or so basic "rules" that you can use to make your animations more lively and visually interesting! These are very simple and especially for some who's got as much time and experience with art as you two have, you likely got a head start in the game. Patience is my other tip, haha😅 Hope you continue to have fun with animating!

[@Craft00980]

I love your videos. Looking forward to them. You are my inspiration. Your the best ❤❤❤❤

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you so much!! That really means so much to us ❤❤❤❤

[@brokenarrowzs]

I really like the animation you did Adam ^^ I have always been interested in animation and I have dabbled a bit with FireAlpaca to create short gifs or animations in the past but nothing else. I think what's good about Procreate Dreams is that you can actually animate wherever you want and can technically animate references in front of you so to speak (like steam curling from a cup of coffee in a cafe, to the leaves in autumn falling gently to the ground to even a doggo playing in the park )

[@DoodleDate]

Yeah i totally agree! I know it seems like such a basic feature but the flipbook made making this so much easier for me LOL I might have to try out fire alpaca too, ive never used it in the past O:

[@multiplesofchi]

This video couldnt have come at a better time I've recently started trying animation with regular procreate and wondered if procreate dreams was worth it. Edit: your music is very pretty it's very calming and my cats loved it!

[@bluerbsi2341]

Your music would be so nice in a chill stardew valley type game... makes me think of exploring a winter landscape or something 😊❄

[@DoodleDate]

oh that'd be really fun one day, steph could make some really cute visuals for it too :D

[@Taracinablue]

looks like a fun challenge =) That's definitely hair blowing in a dramatic breeze =)

[@PixieBulb]

I've animated (mostly a LONG time ago!) using keyframes, 2D and 3D, but... well, animation and me don't mix well. :P I really enjoyed the song - will you be putting it up on Soundcloud soon? I would really like to listen to it again and again. :)

[@edentz2]

Watching this while doing my animation homework:) you did such a good job!

[@Ricky_Rose]

I’m working on my final and i heard the piano music. Adam if you wanted to you could sell that as background music or do music compositions. I feel like your piano music is very cinematic! Keep going in animation and in your music!!

[@DoodleDate]

Im unsure if i would be skilled enough to sell them but that's honestly so kind of you Ricky!!

[@rootsandbonesart]

I did animation at uni a very long time ago, but it was all 3D, and I didn't enjoy that as much as I do 2D. I also used to make animated user icons in Photoshop, and I have done a little animation similar to what you've done here, but again, that was some time ago. But I did enjoy it a lot. I've always been into animation which is why I studied it at uni, but it turns out I didn't want to do it for a career.

[@iisjah]

Ooh I might finally get the dreams after this, I was a bit wary because I know it's still missing some stuff but this have me a kick to try it finally! Need to animate some scrungly iisjahs 8D also animating in Photoshop is hell XD you need to be on top of your layers so much (saying that I did a couple Photoshop animations in the past)

[@DoodleDate]

OMG how did you manage iisjah? there must of been a million layers LOL

[@iisjah]

@@DoodleDate it's so HARD! MILLION LAYERS plus if you create a new layer it's visible on ALL key frames and you have to go manually to each one and hide it aaaaaa

[@SabrinaHawk]

The past year I got so many new grey hairs so I relate dear adamo

[@DoodleDate]

Sabrina i think we're becoming WITCHES AND WIZARDS

[@SabrinaHawk]

@@DoodleDate it’s the only explanation ✨

[@TadpoleArtz]

Love yalls vibe ❤️ subscribed ❤

[@Christine__D]

Thank you for sharing yoir music and your thoughts! I am very proud of you for doing something scary ❤

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you so much! I'm glad i did too!

[@slateportraichu5416]

It was so fun to watch! And the music was so good! Love everything you both are doing! Have a nice week! Hugging everybody!

[@DoodleDate]

Thank you! You too! We hope you have an amazing week :D

[@ledge-magee]

I've done animation before a bit. It's really hard, very scary. Especially if consistency is an issue as much as it is for me. Can't draw the same thing the same way twice haha.

[@mjpete27]

Hullo U2! I do enjoy watching your videos! Adam, I am just so impressed with the progress you have made in just the one day! I have almost completely eliminated the digital workflow that once dominated my art life! I am back to paint and paper. I have even tried the oil painting sheets of gessoed canvas it is just so easy to paint studies for bigger/ future projects! I have done animation on paper and digitally, the paper cartoon was back in 1975! I did a digital commercial for a client that asked for help from the design firm that I was working at in 2001. They were happy, I felt like I could have done better, but time is such a factor and they wanted it done so last week! The manager said that animation was not really what we did but they were sent to an affiliated company, they were happy and so was I as I was not asked to do more animation. Oh this was long before an inexpensive screen tablet, even before the iPad was created! I think you did a phenomenal job Adam I hope you finish a short clip, please remember that we really want to see your completed clip!

[@DoodleDate]

Thats so cool you made something for a client and it being a digital commercial!? That sounds so interesting Pete, you're a guy of many skills!!

[@mjpete27]

@@DoodleDate Well I had to do a lot of different "jobs" to keep my bills paid! I do not live in or near a big city and I had to hustle to make ends meet! I even took a job or two out of town when I was younger, before I got married. I did the majority of my art life before the internet, I consider myself quite lucky in this respect! You guys are so great and I do appreciate your videos!

[@Gantorin]

My photoshop program is from 1997, and used to animate gifs in Image Ready kinda like what Steph mentioned. I do not do it much anymore.

[@DoodleDate]

Omg id love to use a 1997 version, i think the oldest version ive ever tried was CS!

[@isabeedemski3635]

Never. I totally sympasize with uploading the drawing...

[@HumdrumCurio]

I used to use photoshop to animate little sparkles and winks on pixel art dolls back in the day

[@DoodleDate]

OMG YESSS THIS IS PURE NOSTALGIA

[@RyuTheDragon89]

My friend heres a tip: watch Anime where the hair is blowing in the wind. Pause it and foward it so you can see each frame. Keep practicing and you'll get there. I would give your animation attempt a 6/10 👍🏻

[@TheHokkaidogaijin]

Wait till you learn how to do performance mode, it makes animating things 10X easier!

[@DoodleDate]

OMG TIME TO CHECK THAT OUT

[@phedran]

Ugh I need to start animating again 😣

[@DoodleDate]

I wanna see some Pheranimations!!

[@TomoyoTatar]

I see 😂❤

[@DoodleDate]

We see you too!!

[@hansendesigns]

Do more of these :) watch some tutorials first and the dreams promo to see what’s possible.

[@ell4736]

I’m watching this video on the exact same iPad you have haha

[@sunnymeowcat]

it's nice

[@TonyColoringUSA]

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