The BEST Procreate Dreams tricks you might have missed.

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[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Exciting new folks! I've just released early access to my in depth Procreate Dreams course: alexgrigg.studio/procreate-dreams

[@thebackyardpsychologist]

Excited to dive into your course and learn from you! Just made the purchase and can't wait to get started

[@lexi3077]

Does the price increase later? I am a bit short on spending money at the moment :) So I was thinking of checking it out later

[@imrangufran]

@@AlexGriggAnimation I'm completely beginner, will it be helpful for me or it is for professionals animators ?

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

@@imrangufran oh it's for beginners and pros. I also have a new course coming out soon that will be about animation principles rather than software:)

[@PeppermintGentleman]

You're a goddamn hero for making this video for even just the frame extension tip. I wish there were more features for batch frame changes, adjustment layers, and "add frame before" quick button, a close gap option or even just a way to move multiple frames that aren't grouped. I get that it's early in release and that they've been working HARD on this all the way up to release. But damn. Thanks again for all your videos!

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Yeh i feel that. I actually remember when Procreate first came out, pre apple pencil/pressure sensitivity. Its crazy to see how far its come.

[@Imagine100-kw7hn]

@@AlexGriggAnimationcan you please make a video on how to 3D animate in adobe in animate?😭 because I can’t find any.

[@d0g-on-an-oculus]

@@Imagine100-kw7hn I don’t think you can 3d animate in adobe animate, as all i have seen it do is 2d animation. But what a lot of animators do in a limited 2d software is that they put shadows, ridges, etc. to make their animation to have a 3d feel.so if you are stuck, you could always do that! I’m sure you could find lots of examples on KZbin!

[@BryanSchultzitis]

Re: Flipbook - One thing I've noticed that I haven't heard other's talk about (but haven't watched all of the videos about it and I doubt I'm the only one to notice) but In flipbook mode, you don't need to click the "+" to move to the next frame. Dreams automatically adds a blank slide to the right, so just click that. The plus is only necessary for inserting additional frames between already existing ones. I only mention this because the few tuts I've seen all say that clicking the "+" is how you add the next frame This just makes using flipbook mode a TON quicker

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Yes! Good tip :)

[@luisfpsoares]

This is a small detail that might help someone (and I was expecting you to mention it when you did the one finger + pen slide on the timeline): - Finger press while in drawing mode activates de color picker. - Finger press while moving objects activates snapping (also and specially interesting while adjusting anchor point).

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Great tips!

[@dplj4428]

Does that work only for Pencil 2.o?

[@luisfpsoares]

@@dplj4428 can't say for sure because I only have the first version of it, but I can't see why it wouldn't. It's a finger+simple drag of the pencil.

[@glitter.ghostie]

i love this program so much, my only wish is that they had an export as gif option ;-;

[@11-11-ART]

Thank you so much for the tips, those are exactly pain points that I haven't figured out especially how to disable the finger paint, driving me nuts :) Have purchased the master class BTW, making my own animation has been my dream since I was a child, and now with Procreate Dreams, my dream is no longer just a dream. Looking forward to the launch of the master class!

[@sherbs6139]

Thank you so much for showing how to expose inbetween frames 😭 It was driving me crazy when I was trying to figure out how to do it. I'm feeling way better knowing there's a way to do that now. Really excited to experiment and have fun on the app! Thanks again!! 💯

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Haha yes! I felt the same way. It was a revelation when I learned it :)

[@rischoepon]

also so happy to learn how you can add extra frames by selecting the edge and then dragging with your finger. I did need practising on how to properly select the edge of a frame. it kept selecting the entire image or the menu kept popping up. (at one point I tried to to select the edge with my fingers instead of the pen, which is also possible, but then if i tried to drag with my other finger it started undoing things :o I would not recommend that!). the trick is: you just really have to click close to the edge! don't know if this is mentioned somewhere already, but if you add frames on a layer that is in a group, the length of the group does not automatically adjust. your drawings are still there, you just have to stretch out the group layer to show them. thanks so much for the tutorials and tips Alex!!! and thanks Procreate Team for the great app that will only get better and better :D

[@thebackyardpsychologist]

Excited to dive into your course and learn from you! Just made the purchase and can't wait to get started.

[@DreamsOfFire]

Thank you for the tips! And I absolutely love your art style!

[@yoXneo]

Followed your eye clipping mask with performance mode as i warched this video and i loved it! So smooth, reminds me of motion graphics. I appreciate this so much, it helps me. I was getting frustrated 😂 lol

[@semisunnie]

My mouth was open in awee this whole video as you answered all my small annoyances in mere minutes..

[@dianeclausen1805]

I LOVE the way you explain things! You're a great teacher..please keep the vids coming. Thank you!!

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Thanks so much :)

[@Ximalao]

simple,efficent and to the point , great quality tutorial! thanks man

[@nadamunaib]

Thank you soo much, pls continue making videos like this, i’m learning a lot from you, and I’m waiting for your next video 💗💗

[@budaloops]

Thanks! Useful to see the way you use tools together for a better workflow

[@artecamila]

Thank you so much! I love the way you explain.

[@jajavihex]

You have restored my faith in this app ... Thank you

[@melemel9062]

The transparent background tip has made my day. Thanks!

[@palemoonlight9109]

thank you Alex. you are my hero 🥺

[@elliecee2034]

I've been trying so hard to figure out how to import brushes and do clipping lol, thank you SO MUCH

[@stayhappy9324]

Thank you for showing how to expand a frame besides the last one 👍🙏🙏

[@clockadile]

Thank you so much for the transparency tip!

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

You are so welcome!

[@ibdense]

Love the tip on the quirky behavior!

[@NamasteBunny]

Thumbs up for the "pencil flip" at the beginning! 🤩💕 And for the great tutorials!

[@pangerankoplak9]

Thanks For Your tutorial,sir,❤❤❤ I loved🙏🏻

[@prabhulalakkat4326]

Please please do more tutorials like this !!!! do a master class series and im ready to buy it!!! ❤❤❤

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Haha thanks so much. I actually have a masterclass! There's a sneaky link and discount in the description

[@SteveThomason]

so helpful!! thank you.

[@user-sw6qi1wg5n]

Thank you!!!!❤

[@saladboat8085]

thank you so much this is so helpful oh my goodness

[@angiovannie2798]

that's really helpful, thanks!

[@grahamross7215]

These are fantastic man. No contest to sign up for your upcoming course. Can already tell it's going to be essential. THANK YOU!

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Thanks for that :)

[@megamcgee]

Great video, really helpful tips :)

[@jasonvaughn1658]

This GOLD! Thnx Sir👊

[@the_mystic_oso]

Thank you so much for this tutorial TvT

[@bear24908]

Thank you for a secret tips !! Someday if they merge roughanimator style and procreate dream together could help us to draw a lot more 😊😊😊

[@norjihanfaisal4280]

thank you my hero❤❤❤

[@ljm4418]

I love you Alex Grigg!

[@alejandrosart]

I learned so much with your videos. Is there a release date for your dreams course?

[@MrMisuma]

Love the perform option. I hope flipbook gets the stabilization option with the brushes.

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Nice. If you have a brush that you like in procreate with lots of stability you can drag it over and you're good to go. Is that what you're after?

[@MrMisuma]

@@AlexGriggAnimation Kinda. I just wish you could edit every brush in Dreams. I like to streamline(?) the brushes a bit 😊

[@MrMisuma]

@@AlexGriggAnimation Ooh. I get it now. I can drag an edited brush over to Dreams. Thank you!

[@dianahernandezmurguia8065]

ohh I asked the same thing and just came to this comment and understand, maybe, the solution, thanks

[@MarionPlank]

I screamed at the first one hahah

[@barbi111]

Awwww, thanks, great tips! :D

[@jsnmrry]

Whaaaaattt mind blown by just the first tip haha. Why is this so cryptic?!?!

[@liverary79]

Hi, I'm so excited to buy your master class and I made the pre order❤

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

oh thanks so much! I cant wait to share what I'm making :)

[@chuzzbot]

Eeek ! That brush scale is a definite deal breaker, thanks Alex.

[@GothamOtakuTV]

This video is golden!!!! I needed this badly thank you! Is there anything for opacity??? My favorite new channel!!!

[@yamomma]

You can change the opacity of a layer in drawing mode. You can also add an opacity key frame to the track by clicking the 🎬 then filter > opacity.

[@wendyguevara3465]

I don't have procreate :( but I would like to learn more about animation, I hope this happens in the future, thanks for share your knowledge with us!

[@wednesdaytear]

You can do the same thing to import brushes to import color palettes

[@catalinavillegas-burgos589]

I felt frustrated about not being able to rotate objects, but I learnt that there's a curve that appears at the bottom right corner which help you do that!

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Yes! haha it took me a while to figure that out :)

[@JasonRamasami]

Immediate purchase. Thanks Alex for the code - I don't even own this software yet but I am interested in anything you make of an instructional nature because your teaching materials are so decent.

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Oh that's so kind. Thanks so much 😊

[@doctorstreamspunk9996]

THANKS ALEX! This is such an important video! I never realized that the ENABLE PAINt WIth FINGER overrode the draw with APPLE PENCIL setting on my Ipad. This affects both DREAMS and Procreate and should keep you from making thousands of inadvertent accidental marks scarring your artwork in future.

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

It's a vital button!

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Cool moustache. I wish blank tracks below the stage were a different colour to the background. They’re hard to see..

[@gamesdog9067]

excellent, thanks. is there a button so you can click through the timeline one frame at a time?

[@id_vixen]

Hello I love your videos and I've been animating along side you so thank you for your tutorials! I was wondering is there any way to get straight lines in procreate dreams like you can in procreate? 😊

[@i-cv7gq]

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[@i-cv7gq]

Oh, well, it seems that you did not understand what I said. Well, I felt lazy to translate what you said. Well, I said, let them translate what you said 😅, so I was saying that your explanation is very beautiful and I thank you for the effort you put into all your videos 👍, I am using the translator now.

[@birdsie.universe]

Great tips! Thanks Alex. Is there a lasso tool feature like in Procreate? Moving a whole drawing works well but I can't find a way to select a part of a drawing to move it around.

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

I saw on their instagram that it's coming ASAP. fingers crossed!

[@managauffre454]

thank you for asking i was wondering the same! and thank you Alex for all your tutorials and tips you're a life savior 💪

[@LuigiAlquimistaPlay]

Same here...❤😢

[@mattheo7634]

This looks awesome. I'm a total beginner to animation, do I need to buy an ipad or is there an alternative, with the same price class, using a Wacom tablet ?

[@AnimationGarage]

Thank you so much for your great channel, I was trying to animate on Procreat Dreams but I couldn't find the lasso tool can you help with that, thanks again

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Currently it's not available, but I saw on the Instagram that it's in the works

[@ErickHorizons]

I learned so much (i dont have procreate)

[@bipolarbear88]

I can't wait to see what he uses that green tape for 🤩

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Clearly it's for collecting dirt and grime off my desk, as demonstrated by all the dirt and grime I forgot to remove from it

[@kankriv5843]

Hey Alex! Love the video!! do you mind me asking what brushes you use for procreate?

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

I use a lot of the default ones. The extra ones I'm enjoying at the moment are from true grit. Id like to make my own soon

[@ajmalkunnath7747]

In ibis paint x we can copy an image and paste it everywhere we want. That tool is very essential, i think. If we draw a circle and want the same in the next frame, we don't need to draw again. Just copy and paste it. It can be edited later.

[@MUHAMMADQASIMMAKAOfficial]

Nice

[@davidkostic4353]

With Procreate Dreams I want to start my creative journey. So complete beginner here. I am just wondering if it is everything you need for let’s say creating an anime or cartoon? Or should you preferably do the drawings in normal procreate? Btw great videos, great teaching !

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Awesome to hear. At the moment regular procreate has more powerful drawing tools so I use it for design and then animate in dreams.

[@jngarrettart]

Thank you so much for the videos! I’m having fun learning the app. One question on the brush texture. I noticed “dynamic brush scaling” is set to on for you under the preferences menu. Have you tested to see if the stroke behaves more like you’d expect with that turned off?

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Good spot! But no, that setting just affects the size of the brush relative to your zoom not the tiling resolution.

[@jngarrettart]

@@AlexGriggAnimation Ah, got it. That makes sense.

[@dplj4428]

I noticed yesterday i could hover my Pencil 2 above the screen and i could pan back and forth even in the full screen view without pen on screen.

[@isabellxo]

Hey, I love Alex's Videos! Does anyone know where I can scroll through 2D hand drawn animations for Inspiration? I really want to start to animate in Procreate Dreams 💕 Greetings from Berlin, Germany.

[@bodawei425]

Very good tips! Question: when will your 'Mastering Procreate Dreams' course be available?

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Oh thanks so much. I'll make an announcement once when I have a solid date locked in. Keep an eye on my community section or you can follow me on gumroad if you''d like to get an email about it :)

[@bodawei425]

@@AlexGriggAnimationSure! Thanks

[@kajalagrawal728]

Hi i just need help with the draw feature the pressure of my Apple Pencil is very low so i have to make the line 5 times for it to show there was a setting for this on procreate but for procreate dreams I cant draw at all please help and let me know if this happens to you

[@juanlugofitness]

Thanks Alex. I wish procreate dreams would render videos with a transparent background without having to bring them as images first to after effects. It would be a hugeee time saver.

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Yes! There are always limitations with transparency in quicktime files but it'd be awesome to have the option.

[@Fragaboom]

Awesome video. I learned some new things!

[@dianahernandezmurguia8065]

hi Alex, your tips and first class were great, It helps you understand the complexity we can achieve, I already subscribe for your new masterclass, excited... I was wondering if in that course you will cover the use of the stabilization in brushes, because I can´t find anything regarding that, now I can only make crooked and shakey lines ( :"( very sad ) you can´t put the finger and have perfect circles like in procreate, righ?. Is something that can´t be done in this app??

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Hi Diana, thanks so much! You can create a stabilised brush in procreate and drag it over to Dreams if you like. I'm sure they'll bring that functionality to Dreams at some point. Also no there isnt a quick shape function yet but I've seen them mention on their instagram that its something planned :) Because its so easy to bring drawings across from procreate I sometime the quickshapes in procreate first and drag them over. Not ideal for something you're drawing over and over though

[@dplj4428]

​@@AlexGriggAnimation l like that top too. I see some status mentioned in the Folio discussions.

[@CieloSchoots.]

Can you draw perfect circles and lines in PD like you do in the other procreate?

[@NicoleAlmendrada]

Thank you for sharing this, I am diving into procreate dreams first time. But I expected to have an option to record the drawing (like drawing a frame/caligraphy and recording the trace of the pencil) . Is this possible?

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

That would be a cool feature! I don't think dreams can do that at the moment.

[@greatbad5618]

Very helpful! Is there a way to adjust opacity for the track? I’ve been having to adjust it frame by frame

[@yaffle]

Put all the frames in a group, then you can use all the different filters like opacity in the action menu

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Usually I group the drawings on the track and then adjust the group opacity

[@user-sp5mk6mu8n]

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[@Frooz-gg1tz]

does anyone know what device the one in the video is?

[@pangerankoplak9]

Mr. I want to ask, why in procreate dream the layer for drawing cannot be moved from bottom to top, for example, if I draw layer 1 and then create a new layer, namely layer 2, I cannot move layer 1 to the top.😊😊 Are there any solutions

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Fingers crossed its an early update!

[@pangerankoplak9]

@@AlexGriggAnimation Owh thnk U Alex🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻😀

[@planF94]

I found the same problem yesterday, I hope they are going to fix this sooner than later

[@Yassensanimation]

Quick question can you draw with your finger in procreat dreams

[@sujikang2928]

I know you can export drawing from procreate to procreate dream… but why can’t we draw perfect shapes like circles and straight lines

[@justinw8916]

The timing for Procreate Dreams's release aligned with my animation final and I was able to finish it using the app! I watched so many tips and tricks and even figured out how to export animations onto after effects but man do I wish I learned how to extend in-betweens when I poured all those hours into it haha!

[@mikeshinoda703]

Hey Alex! Is there a way of applying a flat colour to the timeline/layer below the line work? As in a quick fill instead of manually painting inside the shape

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

I duplicate the line work track and fill that :)

[@mikeshinoda703]

@@AlexGriggAnimation thanks mate much appreciated!

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

@@mikeshinoda703 no probs! I presume in the future we'll be able to use reference layers and rearrange layers in the drawing mode which will be a more streamlined way to do things

[@bachroell8337]

Hi… can i copy paste keyframes ?

[@aaana3]

Hello - really useful video , especially with the scaling eye as I tried to figure it out for a long time 😊 How can I pre-order your course? It says on the Gumroad that it has sold out - thank you!

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Oh thanks so much! I'm trying to build a nice little website for the course at the moment so I've closed the Gumroad orders but I think you should be able to order from this link learn-with-alex-grigg.teachable.com/p/mastering-procreate-dreams That'll also give you instant access to almost all the lessons. Just use the code I've put up there to get the pre-order discount

[@aaana3]

All done @@AlexGriggAnimation thank you :)

[@davidasher22]

How do you draw a straight line? Doesn’t seem to work like Procreate does.

[@danimationn]

Until what date will the discount be available?

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Basically until the final class is fully recorded and edited. I'll give you a bit of warning when I'm close

[@mattie_x3]

how do you use the color picker

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Enter drawing mode and long hold your finger on the area you want to colour pick :)

[@deezgod45]

do you know how to copy layers onto other frames? cause i’m tryna animate but my line art is basically the same with small edits (eyes blinking, character moving up and down) this was easy with sketching since it’s messy but i have no idea how to do line art on top. i tried copy and pasting the layer on the timeline but it doesn’t have the sketch layer underneath

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

I think there are some hacky ways to do it but no easy way. It sounds like the lasso tool, copy paste etc are the biggest priority for the team to update. They made a post about the road map on their website the other day.

[@kenutton992]

Would you please show me how to make birds fly.

[@siskavard]

How can I select multiple frames on the timeline & move them around? I can't seem to figure this one out.

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

At the moment the best way to do this is with groups.

[@sekkataziz1644]

Can we import transparent videos? I tried but it always add a black background

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

No unfortunately. Hopefully there will be a way to do that in the future because it will open a lot of doors for compositing

[@d0g-on-an-oculus]

How do you make a circle that you drew perfectly rounded like in the previeous procreate?

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

I think they're still working on the new quickshape tool for dreams.

[@d0g-on-an-oculus]

Got it thunks (:

[@ayse8521]

I cannot see the brushes in slide over mode, anyone knows how can I see them?

[@dplj4428]

I just temporarily go split with whatever app is open or full app screen.

[@user-qw6vn6co5g]

is it possible to peg and deform smoothly on procreate dreams???

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

not yet, but something I've requested so fingers crossed :)

[@channelofstuff6662]

i miss the days when software had a hardcopy manual.

[@CKB56837]

Is there any time limit for the course of mastering procreate dreams

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

No! You'll have lifetime access to it :)

[@michellohisse7407]

Can i export transparent vidéo? I tried but only black blackground.

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Only image sequences work at the moment. Hopefully prores will work sometime! Normal mp4s can't handle transparency

[@kenutton992]

Is it possible to change scenes in dreams?😊

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

Like link multiple scenes together? I think that's something on their roadmap but not currently available.

[@unicornpupart]

thanks so much!! do you know if theres a grid? im trying to find it and i can't..

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

I don't think there are any drawing guides yet

[@unicornpupart]

@@AlexGriggAnimation thats fine :D these are still really helpful some i didn't know about

[@jacquiventurini8844]

All these people moaning about Dreams being a disappointment!! Do t you recall when procreate first came out? I’ve been using it from day one. They made SO many upgrades and amazing new things over time. I think dreams used well with procreate is actually really really cool!! I can’t wait to see what the next upgrade is also like. I also love that this animation software is user friendly, unlike some of the more complex ones.

[@anadilfayaz2764]

How to paste in reverse on timeline?

[@AlexGriggAnimation]

i don't think you can right now. You should ask support though! They might be able to add it in the future