Procreate (iOS) tips and tricks

Updated and reposted from sketchyText's sister site - sketchyTech

Copy (and paste), duplicate or delete a layer

Open layer menu (top right, one square on top of the other symbol), swipe your finger (from left to right) across the layer you want to copy, duplicate or delete and then select option you'd like. To paste a layer's content (once you've copied the layer) go into the other picture and press the spanner, then select Clipboard from under the 'Insert an image from' heading in the Canvas tab section.

Lock a layer

Open layer menu and drag layer you want to lock from right to left until you see the blue alpha symbol and then let go (repeat to release layer)

Fill, merge, change opacity of a layer

Open layer menu and tap the layer you want to change. Alternatively, merge can be performed on multiple layers by pinching together the layers you wish to merge.


Layer blend mode

Open layer menu and tap the "N" button of the layer you want to change

Resize, rotate or mirror an object

With the correct layer select, press the arrow button (top left)



Insert a photo, share, use camera and more actions

Press  spanner icon


Create own brush

In brush menu (top right) press plus sign, choose source shape and grain (from Pro Library or other source) to create, then use other menu items to refine and name (Stroke, Shape, Grain, Dynamics, General).



Duplicate, share or delete brush

Swipe left to right over the brush you want to duplicate, share or delete

Creating and releasing from stacks (folders)

You create a stack/grouping/folder of pictures by holding down a piece of work and then dragging it onto another one - just like in the iOS homescreens - and you can do this for multiple pictures. To view the stack you then tap it. To remove an item from the stack open the stack and press and drag the picture onto the "back" button (top left). When only one item remains in the stack, the stack is no longer.

Shortcuts for Undo, Redo and Hide/Show Tools

Undo: Three finger swipe to left
Redo: Three finger swipe to right
Hide/Show tools: Three finger tap

Rearranging order of documents and rotating them

To move a document within the document screen, hold down the document and drag. To rotate an image, twist it with two fingers.

Additions in Version 1.8

You can now use a three-finger swipe down to bring up a menu containing cut, copy and paste menu, and tap a new "S" button on the main menu bar to enter direct selection mode. 

A full manual is available in the iBookstore for free.


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