The same thing works for the opacity slider.Note: Many brushes have built-in size and opacity adjustments based on brush speed and pressure that work with the Apple Pencil. While drawing, use the other hand to adjust the size slider to change the size as you go. This tool has the same library of textures as your brushes. Open the smudge tool (the one that looks like a hand, between the brush and eraser) to move pixels of paint, almost like finger painting. Bonus: Tap and hold the brush to select same eraser (opposite effect). With the brush selected, tap and hold on the eraser icon until you see “Erase with current brush”. Erasing with the same texture that you’ve drawn with creates a more natural look. The eraser library is the same as brush library. Tap on a brush to open its settings and go to Stroke > Streamline. Increase the streamline setting to stabilize curves. Bonus: Tap and hold one finger on the screen to make a “perfect” shape (e.g. Use “Edit shape” at the top to edit the points. Pause and hold until you see the “shape created” alert at the top of the screen. DRAW PERFECT SHAPESĭraw the outline of an approximate rectangle. Bonus: Tap and hold one finger on the screen before lifting to snap line to 15-degree increments. DRAW A PERFECT LINEĭraw a line and pause for a second before lifting your stylus to make the line perfectly straight. You can also download the clickable PDF to save for later. Watch the video and read through the list on this page, below.

We compiled them in a list to save yourself the trouble of figuring them out on your own. Over the years, we’ve discovered some awesome Procreate features that we now use everyday.

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