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ayjaydraws · 5 months

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PROCREATE DREAMS QUICK START GUIDE

Hey guys, I’ve been seeing some people having a few troubles with some features in Procreate Dreams so I’ll try to adress some of the most common problems I’ve seen real quick.

CREATING A NEW PROJECT

When you first open the app, it should look something like this. Dreams comes with 3 example projects that you can look at and get a feeling of what is possible. You can delete those if you want. To create a new animation, tap the plus icon in the upper right corner.

I’ve seen a few people confused about the playback speed being too fast. That is probably because you’re frame rate is too high for what you are trying to do. The frame rate can, as far as I know, currently only be changed when creating a new project. For that, select the format you want to use (wide screen is recommended) and tap the three dots at the upper right corner. You’ll get a menu where you can change the frame rate and duration of your animation.

For simpler animations and beginners, I recommend 12 frames per second (the frame-by-frame preset) or 15 frames per second (the anime preset). Create your project with your selected preferences by tapping either Draw or Empty. (Draw automatically opens the project with a premade drawing layer, ready to animate)

When tapping on Draw, you should see something like this. You are currently in drawing mode and ready to animate.

ADDING NEW FRAMES AND FLIPBOOK MODE

Draw your first frame of animation. You will see that what you have drawn goes on for entire duration of the timeline. To draw the next frame, you have to press the plus button on the frame in the timeline, this will create a new frame.

For now, this seems to be the way classic frame-by-frame animation works. If you want to focus on just drawing and get the timeline out of the way, drag the whole timeline by that little gray center bar on top of it either up or downwards. This will put the timeline into flip book mode and you can use your whole screen for drawing.

You add a new frame in the flip book exactly like you do in the timeline. Tap a frame and then the plus button in the upper right corner of it.

GETTING BACK TO YOUR PROJECT FILES

To leave your current project and open another one, click the symbol that is located right before the project name at the upper right corner of the timeline.

ADDING BRUSHES!

It is possible to add new brushes in addition to the ones available in the app. In fact, all Procreate brushes and all .brush and .brushset files work in Dreams!

The fastest and easiest way to import brushes from Procreate to Dreams is by using the iPads splitscreen mode. Put Procreate and Dreams into splitscreen mode so they are side by side. In Procreate, open the brush you want to use in Dreams and drag and drop it onto the canvas in Dreams. There should be a green plus symbol at the brush you are dragging, telling you when you can let go.

The original brush in Procreate will not be moved or deleted during this process! The new brush should now show up in a folder at the bottom of the folder list.

In the same drag and drop way, you can also import .brush and .brushset files from your Files app on the iPad. (I recommend creating a dedicated folder for all your custom and downloaded brushes there so you can find them quick!) When adding a .brushset file to Dreams, it will create a new folder at the bottom of the list with all brushes of the brushset inside.

TURNING ON ONION SKIN

The “Onion Skin” mode is a feature in animation software that lets you see a certain amount of frames before and after the frame you are currently working on.

To turn this on for the current animation you are working on, you have to tap in the timestamp right under the opacity slider on the left of the screen.

This brings up a small menu where you can turn on and customize your Onion Skin layers. You can also change the background color here.

GETTING TO THE SETTINGS AND EXPORTING!

To get to the project settings and change your preferences, tap the file name displayed at the upper right of the timeline (in this screenshot “Dream 1”)

This will open the settings menu where you can check the project info, change the playback mode export your project and more. (I am aware that there is/was a bug that prevented exporting on older devices, this is/will be fixed. A current workaround at the moment would be to screen record your animation.)

And that’s all for now! These are the things I personally struggled with the first time I tried out the app or what I’ve seen other people struggle with online, so I hope I could help some beginners find some answers to their questions.

These tips are all subject to change. Dreams is currently in its most early stage and will be updated and only made better from now on, just like Procreate was when it first released. If there is a feature missing or clunky to use, there is a good chance this will added/changed in the future.

Lastly, I would like you all to know that if you had issues with learning this or any program at first, that’s okay! Animation software is inherently a little complicated because, who would have thought, animation is complicated. Its important to keep at it and learn! There are many great free tutorials out there that you can binge to become better and better every day! Have fun creating!

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the-honey-badger-boi · 2 months

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Y’all I need help for some reason the transparent files are not saving transparent 😭😭😭. Anyway here’s Lucifer because I’m In love love with him I can’t get enough of him. He makes me actually weak. I have a problem.

Medir: OH MY GOD ITS SAVED TRANSPARENT HALLELUJAH!! next to come Alastor. Any others I should draw??

#digital art #my art #art #fanart #hazbin hotel #hazbin art #hazbin lucifer #hazbin hotel lucifer #procreate #procreate help

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mxiize · 3 months

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HAIIII GOOBERZ!!!

Just wanted to ask a small question, specifically for the procreate peepz!!!

What brushes do you guys use for rendering??!!? I don't have one yet and I don't wanna take the time to make one right now since i don't know what I want yet!!!

Tips are also appreciated since I've never used procreate besides in a Best Buy.

Please and Thank you!!!!!

#mxiize #fnaf fandom #dca community #fnaf daycare attendant #fnaf security breach #procreate #procreate brushes #procreate help #please help

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dan-i-am21 · 7 days

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So I’m just starting out on procreate and I’m kinda lost but kinda doing it. Any good tips on how to use it or easy tips.

#art help #procreate #artists on tumblr #digital art #digital aritst #need help #procreate help #how does one use all these brushes

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snake-shifter · 11 months

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K I need some help from experienced procreate users.

I’m trying to make a brush and I want the shape to blend into an outline of the shape, instead of the shape repeating itself, like this:

(The one on the right was after I erased the inner sketch)

Does anyone know how to do this? Or have any recommended videos/articles that can help if it can even be done? Anything helps tbh.

#dice moments #procreate #procreate brushes #procreate help #digital art #procreate art

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ifbrd · 6 months

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Hi, is procreate not working for anyone else???? I can’t change the color of my brush???

#procreate #help #procreate help

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mo-mo-ru-art · 8 months

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At this point the tadpole is the last of her problems tbh

#procreate #bdg3 #baldurs gate karlach #baldurs gate tav #baldur's gate oc #baldurs gate astarion #bg3 gale #gale of waterdeep #astarion ancunin #gale dekarios #baldurs gate 3 #literally the fist thing Gale had to say after she was sucked dry help

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oobbbear · 5 months

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Did a small practice :]🌟

#my art #animation #video #sundrop #fnaf sun #help wanted 2 #help wanted spoilers #I’m fighting procreate dream with my life #it works fine with small practices #oh hw2 voice lines are so good for dialogue practices #there are so many ups n downs packed in just one small line #🤌✨#might do more #i have a few saved

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denniskisser · 10 months

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i have like 6 followers on here so this is a real shot in the dark but i need to know Does anyone else have this very specific issue w procreate where if you colorpick from an image inserted into the “reference” feature it desaturates the colors significantly ??????????????????????????????? and if so How do i fix it????? its rly rly bothering me and i am super frustrated

#procreate #procreate help #art #help #please reblog or somethign i need to kno #its driving me insane #i cannot live with these desaturated colors 1 more second #my fursona is a vibrant guy procreate has SUCKED the life out of him

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enlightningbugs · 8 months

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Jiang Cheng with Zidian worm on a string, 2019

#mdzs #jiang cheng #worm on a string #procreate #mo dao zu shi #hello welcome to my fresh new tumblr blog. please help my old audience find me again! or a new audience too!

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zazrichor · 2 years

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ONCE AND FUTURE

#bbcarthur #bbcmerlin #merthur #merlinart #merlin fanart #thx to candice who helped me decide what outfit to give merlin #this is for youuuu #it‘s been 52hrs and i am done #i‘m uploading this from mobile so i hope it looks alright on desktop #zazrichart #procreate

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hopespeak-hostclub · 1 year

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I’m so confused bc I can’t make some of my brushes work on procreate at all. Opacity is all the way up and brush size is normal. Every other brush works except this one. I updated the app and my iPad. Wtaf do I do?!?

#procreate #procreate help #iPad help #please somebody help me

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leafspiritz · 1 month

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