Procreate 101: A Daily Practice for Beginners by Risa Iwasaki Culbertson

Beginner | 3 hours

Taught by Risa Iwasaki Culbertson

San Francisco based, multi-media artist extraordinaire Risa Iwasaki Culbertson is here to undo all your fears about taking your art digital. This class introduces digital-curious artists to Procreate by building skills with individual images and then bringing them together to create a full scene. Utilizing an underwater theme full of sea creatures to get you more comfortable with the program, you will explore useful tools as the lessons build on each other, resulting in familiarity with layers, masks, brushes, blurs, blooms, and so much more. Risa then shows you the way to bring your digital work to life, both in Procreate and in the real world.

Learn how to:

Know what you need to run the Procreate app
Get acquainted with the basic functions of Procreate
Access essential shortcuts
Import paper sketches, photos, and online resources
Make simple animations and GIFs
Save, export, and share your digital creations

What you'll get:

Instructions on how to work with the Procreate app
31 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supplies list
Step-by-step expert instruction from artist Risa Iwasaki Culbertson
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

Chapters

Procreate 101: A Daily Practice for Beginners
Overview01:32
Day 1 - The how and why of going digital03:03
Day 2 - Meet your new friend: Procreate04:44
Day 3 - Pen to (digital) paper07:03
Day 4 - So many brushes, so little time06:24
Day 5 - Handy shortcuts04:05
Day 6 - Creating a color palette05:58
Day 7 - All about shapes05:58
Day 8 - Let's get this party started!07:23
Day 9 - Coral07:32
Day 10 - Coral reef07:28
Day 11 - Kelp07:16
Day 12 - IRL to digital06:37
Day 13 - Mix and match hermit crab06:53
Day 14 - Digital to "paper"14:30
Day 15 - One fish07:56
Day 16 - A few fish04:06
Day 17 - A school of fish10:16
Day 18 - Layer break!04:27
Day 19 - Bubbles07:01
Day 20 - www to digital01:49
Day 21 - That's electric!03:12
Day 22 - Jellyfish08:14
Day 23 - 2D to 3D octopus05:47
Day 24 - Under the sea09:32
Day 25 - Surprise element02:55
Day 26 - Lights on!06:49
Day 27 - Animation assist06:07
Day 28 - Create a GIF05:44
Day 29 - Using text03:54
Day 30 - Don't forget to save!03:32
Day 31 - Show and tell03:16

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

iPad Pro (Requires iPadOS 14.4 or later)
Compatible Apple Pencil
Procreate downloaded from App Store ($9.99) Version 5.2.2 is most recent at time of recording
Paper and pencil for sketching
If needed, find Procreate FAQs here

Downloads:

Procrete_101_DP_Risa_Iwasaki_Culbertson.pdf