Techniques Part 4 - Procreate Demo

[@franklinkendrick944]

This was absolutely wonderful! Thank-you so much for sharing your techniques. I find that coloring is always something that terrifies me because the end result is so complex. But, you've broken it down into basic steps that I know I will implement in my future work. Your portraits and characters always look so soft and stylized when it comes to the colors, and that's something that drew me to your videos. Now it doesn't seem so intimidating. Very nice work, and again, thank-you!

[@zatransis]

That's great to hear. I'm happy to help. Good luck tackling coloring on your next piece!

[@rhonahal-sabban7534]

Finally found someone who explains select mask for Procreate. And how to do the erasing the outside lines thing. Definitely tuning in to these tutorials.

[@zatransis]

Awesome!

[@glennlangford5897]

Great tips, thanks Mike. The shadow and skin tone layering is brilliant.

[@the_mschristine]

I’ve recently picked up drawing pencil art again and just bought an iPad to get into digital art. I’m self taught on photoshop, but it’s been years and I was a bit intimidated at first! Love this tutorial series and excited to watch everything else! Thank you!!

[@zatransis]

Welcome back! Happy to help.

[@HalfPro]

Just amazing to watch your procreate videos for very effectively using its tools. I watch again and again. It's mesmerizing. Love you and all other dedicated Artists who share their talents.

[@JuiceSinceBerf]

Love this video so much. I have been watching this channel for years now and I have used these techniques on a regular basis. Great stuff!

[@zatransis]

That's awesome to hear. Happy to help!

[@keithtarrier4558]

Thanks for these! When I colored the outline from a previous video you did, being new to Procreate on the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, I didn't know about selecting the layer... would have made it so much easier doing shadows and highlights. I learned so much from these 5 videos. Thanks again.

[@zatransis]

That's great! Happy to hear there was something new here.

[@loneranger1579]

I just got the program and new iPad Pro. I really couldn't find any good videos on what I draw, but your videos are great help!! Thank you.

[@zatransis]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching.

[@giannalittlepawpaints]

Thank you! I've been reading the handbook trying to find faster ways to work but your video was super helpful!

[@zatransis]

Great!

[@bitaminbee_9287]

I've just become such a huge fan of yours. I just got an ipad pro just for art and all of your videos are so informative and very clear. Thanks for your helpful guides!

[@zatransis]

That's very nice of you. Thank you very much!

[@erickgroveart]

Fantastic tip on selecting and filling the line art! Sweet video!

[@dallinreynoso1243]

I love this series so much, and this one might be my favorite (I haven't yet watched all of them) You are super helpful in helping me learn procreate from a beginner.

[@zatransis]

Thanks! Happy to help!

[@Steve.Dennis]

Excellent video showing these colouring techniques. Most helpful and informative video for Procreate that I've seen in a long time. Very cool.

[@zatransis]

That's great to hear. Thanks for watching!

[@Philbrush]

Very awesome, I've never really been able to work out the whole selection method in procreate, and end up colouring with photoshop (on PC)...now I will practice more with procreate colouring!

[@zatransis]

Hope this helps! Good luck giving it a go.

[@Alan236]

This series of videos covered a lot of things in Procreate I wanted explained really well. Thanks! Great drawings too

[@zatransis]

Awesome! Sometimes it's just about seeing it to clear up the confusion.

[@2024general2]

wow !!! would like to look at more of your -basic methods !!! this was great !!! thanks !!!

[@zatransis]

Thanks! I'll try to get some more around.

[@ctbypwrlftr7409]

your art style makes me inexplicably happy.

[@fyfestudiografico]

You really teach me more than 5 years of university. I really love your work and your kind to teach other people. Congratulations and thank's for this. Hugs from Ecuador

[@zatransis]

Thanks a lot for the kind words. Very happy to help!

[@rkneegordon6316]

I got two for one. I learned how to use Procreate and some great illustration techniques in one video. Thanks for doing this, this really helped me not be so intimidated with the tools, by just demonstrating how the work in conjunction, an why.

[@zatransis]

That's great! Happy to help.

[@RichSoundsMusic]

best tutorials so far for procreate.. kudos

[@zatransis]

Thanks for saying that!

[@Dsalleeful]

Thanks for sharing the inverse technique. had no clue. Great tutorial!

[@robotnicc]

Thanks so much for this demo, Mike! I totally didn't know these features of the seleciton tool!

[@gatocait]

Gosh! Your videos are so helpful! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your art!

[@zatransis]

Thanks for watching!

[@blvnk4545]

I find your videos super entertaining and very informative! Thank you!

[@zatransis]

Great! Thanks!

[@chalorivas8611]

The beard trick = mind blown you're amazing, thanks for sharing this tricks!!!!

[@zatransis]

Haha, thanks!

[@phoenix0909]

As an artist who just got an iPad Pro, this was so incredibly helpful. Thank you!!

[@zatransis]

Great! You're welcome!

[@mattypommell]

Couldn't you use alpha lock for the shading to keep it inside the block? Awesome video btw.

[@BeccaBasilisk]

Getting my iPad Pro tomorrow and this video series has been super helpful in translating the things I do in Paint Tool SAI to this app so I feel prepared! Thank you Mike!

[@zatransis]

That's great! Hope it goes well for you!

[@emmatillery1019]

This was so helpful, I’m getting into art on the iPad and your Procreate tutorials art soooo helpful!!!

[@zatransis]

Awesome!

[@jeebishak]

You inspired me again, thanks so much for this! Love your Procreate videos!

[@zatransis]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@mrm4921]

Awesome video Mike. I've just stumbled across your channel looking for Procreate tutorials. Def one of the most useful ones. One question Mike - around 21:40 you tap on the HSB menu and it pops up as a floating option on your screen. How do you enable this setting?

[@zatransis]

Thanks for the kind words! That's because this is a few versions of Procreate ago. At some point they changed it.

[@mrm4921]

Ahh ok - thanks for the reply. Really enjoying the vids - getting me inspired to get back into illustration

[@ceironfaux8149]

Just getting back into 'art' now in my 40's.....Amazing techniques, thank you!

[@zatransis]

That's great! Thanks!

[@test-bh9su]

How’s it going now?

[@bobbytamayo3064]

Thank you!! I’m new to the game. One week into Procreate and I love it! Your video definitely helped!

[@zatransis]

Happy to help! Have fun.

[@aprilj794]

Thank you SO much for these videos! U rock!

[@theshopguy10]

A bit fast for a newbie like me to keep up with all the lingo but after rewinding a dozen or so times i think i'm getting the gist of things!!! very informative and you are very talented to be able to draw this well this fast!!!

[@theshopguy10]

BTW i just subscribed!

[@zatransis]

Awesome!

[@danielbatts9386]

Do you know that if you drag the color icon down into any solid shape (by solid I mean no gaps in the outline), it works like the paint bucket tool? I noticed you filled everything by hand.

[@tiffanylabelle]

Hey Mike, once you do a colour border you can drag the colour from the round dot to the area and it will auto fill that space. eg you create a circle then you drag the colour from the dot on the top right to the inside of the circle and it will fill the circle with that colour.

[@zatransis]

Yep! I don't always like the result, though, so I don't use it often.

[@tiffanylabelle]

Yes, I accidentally had adjusted my threshold once when doing this, but if you get it right it fills perfectly. :)

[@checkotrujillo]

U are awesome! Thanks for this videos to show us a few tricks.

[@zatransis]

Thanks a lot! You're very welcome.

[@sikfreeze]

Hi Mike, the tutorials have been really helpful...By the way, have you ever tried drawing with the Yoga Book? Would be really nice to hear your thoughts on it.

[@zatransis]

I haven't! Have you? Is it nice?

[@renep5008]

Coloring layers by selecting each area without the lazo?? Totally Awesome!!

[@zatransis]

Haha... right on!

[@AdamIsrael125]

Brilliant!!! This is such an awesome demonstration. LOVE IT!! Thanks! After many years of not drawing, I'm thinking of getting back into it with an ipad prod ;)

[@Kayodoms]

8:16 was this before they added clipping masks?

[@zatransis]

Yes, but I still don't use them today.

[@johnrobinson6796]

Thanks for the video I learnt alot. There is another way of doing the base layer without doing any " colouring-in". Go to your line layer tap it and set it as a reference layer. Then select your base colour layer then set your base colour, then just drag the colour dot to your drawing it will fill any area bounded by the lines. For the example above it you drew a temporary line across the neck you could fill it in as well. This will then fill all areas except the lines if you want those as well just go to to your line layer select that then go back up to your base colour layer and drag and drop, there will remain only a few tiny areas to clean up.

[@zatransis]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it out and it's a little finicky. I"ll see if I can find a way to use this that works for me.

[@johnrobinson6796]

I forgot to add for the line layer zoom it bigger this makes it easy to fill it with colour

[@innerchildstyle]

you are such a great instructor! Thank you for making these videos!

[@frankdorans1611]

I don’t seem to have the Select Contents option. Is there another way to shade/draw on a new layer on top of the flat layer? If that makes any sense...😅

[@sashaoliviaart]

Really helpful! What size canvas do you use?

[@zatransis]

Usually 12"x9" or 9"x12" @ 300 dpi.

[@deniseracine6788]

Fantastic videos! Excellent teaching skills! You should be selling your classes online!

[@zatransis]

Thanks! Maybe some day. Right now I like offering everything for free.

[@deniseracine6788]

Mike Henry That is very generous of you. Thank you!

[@iFreddpsp]

Amazing! I want to learn to draw characters, which books or some kind of tutorial do you recommend?

[@zatransis]

There's nothing I would specifically recommend. I mostly learned through observation and trial and error. I'm sure there are good ones out there, just never found one myself.

[@LizeMYT]

Thank you for this video! You are always my favorite teacher 😍👌🏾👍🏾👍🏾😊

[@zatransis]

That's too nice! Thanks for watching!

[@LizeMYT]

Mike Henry it's always a pleasure! Thank you to take your time for us 😍😍😍💋

[@blurrilines6148]

thank you for making this!! I was wondering, do you rest your hand on the screen? or did you have a train your hand not to? thanks again!

[@zatransis]

Thanks for watching. Nope! The iPad Pro has excellent palm rejection.

[@abcelu]

Hi Mike, did you change the pressure of the hard brush so you can colour evenly?

[@zatransis]

Heya! Nope. Stock settings.

[@abcelu]

Do you have a video where you explain that? I've been struggling with the colouring process with my apple pencil and procreate

[@hotsauce7124]

Love this

[@djrezentes]

Awesome! Great job. Lol... "eye meat". Never heard that one before. Love it 👍🏼

[@zatransis]

Haha... someone told me the correct name one day and I can never remember it.

[@johnrobinson6796]

Its the lacrimal gland which sits in the lacrimal fossa (or pit)

[@tutinsongchat9362]

That was such a good vid thx mike

[@zatransis]

Thanks for watching!

[@grayhill6728]

I am having a hard time duplicating the process where you select your lines at around 3:39 and then fill on a new layer to make them match the flat so the lines don't extend past the flat.

[@zatransis]

What's the exact issue you're having? If you can describe the result on your end I can help diagnose the problem.

[@grayhill6728]

Wow! Thanks for replying. When I hit fill, it just dropped the entire set of lines without cropping them to the layer underneath. Great videos BTW. I'm new at this, and they've helped a lot.

[@zatransis]

Latakia Happy to hear the videos help! When I fill the lines to expand the solid fill underneath, it's not cropped by the layer underneath. It's basically taking the innacurate fill and adding the lines to that fill. When the steps are complete you should have a fill (let's say it's gray) that go all the way to the outer edge of the lines and a line layer on top of that which has no part of it without a fill behind it. Does that make sense?

[@sonnysoncere]

very informative! nice style

[@zatransis]

Thanks!

[@sonnysoncere]

Mike Henry was procreate what you used to make the pink hair girl's book?

[@zatransis]

***** No. That was all Photoshop, but I did a PHG for my channel just to try it out.

[@karyuu91]

I just love your videos!

[@zatransis]

Thanks!

[@KayanEnsan]

you can press and hold the color circle and drag it to "the face for example" and it will fill with color

[@zatransis]

I explain why I don't do this here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKjOdYeBfc55jas

[@KayanEnsan]

Guess i'll never use it again. thanks for that!

[@zebwest8152]

SELECT INVERSE EXISTS IN PROCREATE?! Whole new world..

[@zatransis]

Seriously. Can you believe it?! I was ecstatic.

[@kassiempope5217]

You’re a wealth of information. Glad I ran into your vids

[@zatransis]

Kassiem Pope Thanks, sir!

[@kassiempope5217]

Mike Henry your welcome. You teach a lot

[@peejosity0]

Can I ask what advantages your method has over actual masks in Procreate? I feel as though layer masks would have reduced you workflow significantly. Thanks for sharing the video!

[@zatransis]

Heya! First, when I did this video Procreate didn't have masks. Second, the reason you may want to still do it this way is the masks in procreate take up a layer in your layer count. So, a clean shadow layer will be just a layer, while a shadow layer with a mask is 2 layers.

[@peejosity0]

Oh awesome! We are finding the max layer to be a problem when working with larger resolutions. Thanks for your response :)

[@Argadeux]

Very nice tips

[@zatransis]

Thanks!

[@AntonioSanchez-zw2kn]

Man I love your videos and I would still like to see a steampunk pilot

[@zatransis]

Thanks! That could be fun!

[@tryptamineodyssey]

This is awesome man. I just subbed.

[@sergioten38]

woooww nice techniques!!! and if someone asks ... YES all the stuff he does here you can do them on photoshop :D nice mike!

[@zatransis]

Thanks, man! Yeah, since I come from a Photoshop background I looked for a lot of the same methods. Thanks for pointing that out!

[@sofiamilian3943]

this is so so so great. thanks!

[@ArtofMillion]

10 years of digital art and I have never thought of using the line art to help create my base Flat

[@zatransis]

Haha... it's trick like that which keep us process junkies fed!

[@easternvisions172]

Dude, you are amazing! Thanks for the tips!

[@timsegale6881]

Michael McGough k

[@barabara1051]

I loved this! Thanks!

[@zatransis]

Thanks for watching!

[@DarrenJohnsonGraphics]

Wicked work!

[@zatransis]

Thanks!

[@drewtopia3]

how did you get the pencil to paint so broadly and then jump to a thin line. did you change brushes?

[@zatransis]

drewtopia3 Do you have a time stamp that shows what you're referring to?

[@Daystar-fd3ps]

There’s actually a way easier way to file a section just pick you color and hold and drag the little color you see to where you want to fill and let go and if you want to use a different layer to your line layer on to reference

[@chipcurry]

Excellent video, excellent skill, great information, thanks for sharing. Only problem I have is that the music is a little monotonous and too loud. Really not necessary.

[@ericalvarezart21]

So I am guessing you cannot fill an enclosed area with color on a blank layer underneath a line art layer? I have been trying to do it for 2 days! lol

[@stefanjohnsson5661]

Eric Alvarez The fill tool in Procreate work different than most programs. You have to drag the round color selector in the right corner to what you want to fill. If you hold and drag left or right you can control how much it fills.

[@zatransis]

If I'm understanding you, you can do what you are describing. You just make your selection (either with the selection tool or by selecting another layer's contents), then on the other layer tap on the layer thumbnail and select "fill". This should work.

[@zatransis]

I feel this is a terrible user experience, to be honest. I prefer just making a selection and hitting "fill" on the layer. Do you find the drag and fill to be useful?

[@stefanjohnsson5661]

Mike Henry I find the drag and fill tool is as useful as any paint bucket or fill tool. If you don't have gaps in your lines then it saves the step of making a selection, or painting it in with a brush.

[@ericalvarezart21]

What I found was.... Making my ink layer a reference layer and alpha lock it. I create a new layer underneath it the click and drag the color over and I can fill it! So complicated lol

[@yazimori]

Another way you can color without going outside the line is swiping the layer right

[@zatransis]

This doesn't work as you can't draw on another layer and do this. Also, in the newest version this feature seems to be missing.

[@ArtofMillion]

Mike Henry the alpha lock isn't missing, they just changed it to a 2 finger swipe to the right.

[@zatransis]

Michael McGough Ahh, right on.

[@bolitvega1954]

it doesnt have a wand selection tool?

[@zatransis]

It does. I detail why I don't use it in my Goliath video.

[@Lunecornio]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@plectrum316]

The one that where the flats don’t go to the line you se selected and filled on another layer. Does that not work in procreate 5. I just cannot get it to work

[@zatransis]

Which part do you mean? Can you timestamp it?

[@plectrum316]

Mike Henry 3:32

[@zatransis]

Ahh... Yep! It's basically the exact same method, but the UI is just a little different.

[@656minecrafter]

What brush/brushes did you use for your eraser?

[@zatransis]

Usually just the soft airbrush.

[@izzyr9590]

great tutorial but wait so procreate have NO APPLE PENCIL PRESSURE SENSOR??? constantly adjusting the size bar looked really tedious to me...

[@zatransis]

Wang Isabelle No, the Apple Pencil and Procreate absolutely have pressure sensitivity. But brush parameter alteration based on pressure is only within a set range. Changing the size of a brush is a constant and a normal behavior even in Photoshop (which is why most artists move brush size to the touch strips/rings on a Wacom device).

[@ittybittybuckybarnes7012]

GENIUS

[@ArtofMillion]

So I spent sometime live streaming only to realize i really don't like live streaming. But I also came to the realization that you may or may not be familiar with the quick menu in procreate. I use it to select, deselect, fill and clear layer contents like you do but without having to constantly open the layers panel.

[@zatransis]

I'm aware that it exists, but I didn't know everything it can accomplish. I'll try setting it up and do something like what you're suggesting. Sounds helpful!

[@gerart6490]

this help me alot XD!!!!

[@PB1up]

What the hell does multiplayer do?

[@LadycarolineNet]

I'm new to ProCreate. I've been using Photoshop for 20 years and I'm excited about how similar the functionality is (blending modes etc...) I noticed you do a lot of selecting and things in order to draw on another layer. I saw on another channel there is an alpha lock feature for the layers in Procreate so you don't have to do so much selecting, change layer, clear, re-select etc...) Just go to the layer you want to draw on and slide it to the right and there is a button that says "Alphalock" and it acts just like it does in Photoshop. Here is the link to the video I heard about it on... kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5uWoYGEr6d6i5Y - I learned A LOT watching your Demos. Thank you for taking the time to create them!

[@zatransis]

Glad to see you're having fun with Procreate! Thanks for sharing the tip, but I'm aware of this and it doesn't fit my needs. Alpha lock limits you to drawing on the same layer that is locked. I need to draw on a different layer and this doesn't work. I need more of a mask system.

[@sumsum7552]

Lady Caroline r

[@lolabunny7788]

I think I'm the only one one who laughs at "eye meat" 😂

[@zatransis]

I calls'em like I sees'em. Hehe.

[@Beobout6]

You're obviously good at what you do but when you bring up a display menu you press on the settings so fast I can't see what you're doing. Even rewinding doesn't allow me to see what you've done. Maybe leave the menus up just a second or two longer. Thank you.

[@zatransis]

It really depends on what I'm trying to show at the time. If they menu isn't the important part I might blow through it. I'll try to make sure things are a little slower.

[@p5rsona]

Love your vids but please for the love of god change the background music you use...

[@zatransis]

Pfffffff... hehe.

[@vojinvmilojkovic7622]

Amazing video, here sir take my like, sub and respect ^_^

[@zatransis]

Thanks! That's very nice of you!

[@crazydraw2792]

please change the background music

[@JamesRandall47]

please turn off the infernal background music

[@electronicpuppets1652]

thanks for the tips - really appreciate. Please turn off that musi in the future, a true, thorough nuisance. please. Only where there is no text, if it really has to be.

[@goldo890]

Brooooo reference layeers

[@zatransis]

1) This video was created before reference layers were added to Procreate. 2) Reference layers do not work for most purposes.

[@sharonneedlesfreedomsnotfr813]

Stop talkin about how basic n lil effort your using on this piece ...it’s very annoying

[@zatransis]

It’s unlikely I’m going to go back in time and say things differently.

[@momo-xh3bm]

I like your drawing, but the way you present the tools feels like wasting my time. You show it and then you delete the whole thing you just said. So, why bother show me if you don't use it in your drawing. Hope to see you improve your flow of presentation in your next drawing videos.

[@goldo890]

That took a lot of unnecesarie time

[@prime201]

Your videos are so helpful!!!

[@zatransis]

Awesome! Thanks.