An expressive digital painting on iPad featured on Procreate WebsiteAt first glance, this application can be a bit daunting for someone who has never used a design app before. While it can be helpful to experiment with all the different tools and buttons, to really build skill in this application and get the most functionality, check out the Procreate Community page. There are many skilled artists and tutorials available to support digital artists of any skill level. Be sure to check out the animation feature—it really helps your work come to life.
What it does:
- Creates digital drawings using a multi-layered layout
- Illustration
- Animation
- Exports easily to other devices for continued work
Pros:
- One time purchase
- A good amount of helpful tutorials
- Lots of preset brushes already installed
- Easy animation tools and exporting feature
Cons:
- Can’t “finalize” a drawing for professional use without bringing it into Illustrator to clean up lines or vectorize it
- Brushes simulate the painting of strokes, but doesn’t bleed like a vectorized brush
- Not vectorized (it doesn’t scale well so you have to pay attention to how big your canvas size is or everything will be pixelated)
Pricing: $9.99—one time purchase
Experience level: Beginner
Tools needed: iOS device
