Really this just then obfuscates the ProCreate interface, so I found that Split View remains the best option. I was looking forward to trying out Slide Over, thinking it would give me more flexibility with reference images, but the window can’t be resized, and it can only move to the left or ride. Split view is handy when working with reference material If, like me, you’re often working from a reference image of some kind, you can easily drag the Photos app icon out of the doc, and turn it into a Split View, or the new Slide Over. A swipe up from the bottom brings your apps into view, so you can jump around much more easily. If the lack of a proper file system had put you off drawing on the iPad before, this may be the feature that finally converts you.Īnother way in which iOS 11 can work with Procreate (and all apps for that matter) is the brand new Dock. Procreate 4 has of course been designed with iOS 11 in mind, and with its full file system and drag and drop feature, suddenly the possibilities have really opened up in terms of workflow. You can also create your own brushes and import those created by others. This includes adjusting how brushes respond to tilting the Apple Pencil. ![]() Speaking of the customisation options, as before there’s a huge amount you can do to adjust brushes beyond their default settings, and it’s absolutely worth setting some time aside to experiment with the effects you can achieve, whether you’re trying to find something dramatically different, or simply wanting to subtly tweak a brush. It finally means you can work like a ‘real’ painter on a tablet, with all the other benefits that multi-touch enables. Simply tap on a brush to bring up the customisation options, switch to the ‘wet mix’ option and you’re up and running. Select Wet Mix to access the wet brushes in Procreate 4 Webster’s brilliant Photoshop brushes.) Even so, drawing on the iPad is so comfortable and fluid, it’s fantastic to be able to work in this way on a tablet. (Though I’ve found myself spending much more time with Adobe’s more fully featured application of late, largely thanks to Kyle T. ![]() With masking being an exciting new addition on the practical/workflow side of things, the new wet brushes are the biggest inclusion on the creative side.Īdmittedly this is the kind of feature I enjoyed in Corel Painter on my desktop several years ago. An obvious next step would be to enable clipping masks, where attached layers are also confined to the base shape.Īlpha Lock, which was in fact in the previous version, but fairly hidden and therefore easily missed, is now an option when you tap a layer thumbnail, and is another useful feature in this area. Procreate developer Savage has stated that this is very much Layer Masks 101, and it has much more planned in this area. Alpha Lock is easier to find in Procreate 4
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