Procreate Meetups -- Notes
Procreate is commercial software for Apple's iPad available from their App Store, and it is used by digital artists to create everything from rough sketches to hyper-realistic images.
The app is notable in part because of its large library of brushes. (Procreate ships with about 200 brushes and literally thousands more are available free and for purchase from users.)
— Procreate Meetup
April 4, 2023
6 attended, some of items discussed:
https://help.procreate.com/procreate/handbook/brushes/brushes-share
BackMarket — the refurbished (super) market.
https://folio.procreate.com/showcase
https://folio.procreate.com:443/mharrell34/portfolio
— Our 4th Meetup
May 26, 2022
3 attended, (2 no-shows)
More links suggested by Marvin Harrell:
Linktree — "makes your online content more discoverable, easier to manage and more likely to convert."
Kenneth Crane — Illustration & Design
Master Penman Jake Weidmann — TEDxMileHigh
Future topics:
Manikin — 3D posing software for iPad app and other platforms
— Our 3rd Meetup
April 4, 20222
5 attended, (1 no-show)
Used Chromecast to send our iPad screens to the PPM 70" HDMI monitor.
Links discussed:
Sticker Mule — including holographic stickers
— Our 2nd Procreate Meetup
March 15, 2022
5 attended, (1 no-show)
Once again forgot to take screenshots and pics.
We used the 70" HDMI monitor again, use Chromecast next time(?)
Links and info shared:
Mickayla B.
Mathew P.
https://www.udemy.com/course/illustrator-cc-masterclass/ — often goes on sale for $21 (!)
Marvin Harrell
BackMarket — the refurbished (super) market.
Ben S.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Esquewire
also uses Krita and Wacom tablet
— Our 1st Procreate Meetup
February 15, 2022 at PPM
6 people reserved on Meetup, 3 attended (2 canceled, 1 no-show)
after some fiddling, we used the newly-repaired 70" HDMI monitor
(we picked HDMI channel 4 (of 5) with the universal remote)
forgot to take any pics or screenshots, however
Attendees (3):
Lisa M.
business owner, wreath and door hanger maker
Facebook.com/LisaMacCrafts
Etsy.com/shop/lisamaccrafts
Instagram: @lisamaccrafts
advanced Boss Laser user
maintains / cleans Boss Laser, too
large format printer user
new to Inkscape and Illustrator
PicCollage — layouts, stickers, templates, backgrounds
Marvin Harrell
designer and lettering artist
Instagram: @marvharrell
https://www.etsy.com/shop/lettersbyhandnheart
https://folio.procreate.com:443/mharrell34/portfolio
has bought brushes and also created his own brushes
uses Splice iPad app for editing and adding music to videos
uses Printful to sell custom products online
demoed "private file/photo" (swipe left on Actions>Insert a file/photo)
(use this to hide an image so it does not show in the playback recording)
demoed QuickMenu (Marvin modified 4-finger tap to be more useful)
Unsplash — website of free images
future projects: laser cut water painted color paper – butterfly image
stacks, named layers, brush Vintage > Flower Power
masking techniques, destructive vs non-destructive
(The three of us are all using Procreate 5.25, current version)
Other Tips
quickly drag out from the Modify Button to slide the sidebar up or down,
use Actions>Prefs to make the interface appear on the right-hand side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcLhSfB9bYc
Decided that we will meet again next month
propose next meeting for Third Tuesday, slightly earlier time of 5:00 PM (to 6:30ish)
"Procreate app — Create and publish digital artwork"
use Chromecast(?)
do a better job of taking pics and screen caps
Potential topics for next meeting
mandalas and Symmetry (grids, snapping)
more on masking
layer count and "layer anxiety"
sending Procreate files to our Zing and/or Boss lasers
changes and improvements to Procreate app Tips PPM wiki page
other topics??
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