

The Procreate iPad app is available on the app store for less than $10 at the time of this writing. But don’t just take my word for it! In this post I’ll tell you the reasons I think it’s worth it (and why it may not be) and you can decide from there. If you’re interested in learning how to do any sort of art, I believe Procreate is worth purchasing. A few months ago I decided to use Procreate to cope with the stress of 2020, and it has been very effective. Since then, I’ve absolutely fallen in love with Procreate and created art projects that were way beyond anything I thought I was capable of.


I purchased it to learn how to do hand lettering on my iPad. When I started using Procreate I had no artistic skills.

Click here to read my full disclosure policy. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. More than a drawing app, Procreate allows you to create full blown artistic creations.īut what if you aren’t an artist? Is Procreate worth it? Further to Sunday’s post, I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve been able to do.The Procreate app was designed to provide artists with digital tools that rival the real-life experience of using traditional art supplies. My favourite drawing tools so far are the artist’s crayon, oriental brush and calligraphy pen, though I want to keep experimenting. I’m mostly tracing from photos so far while I want to get better at freehand sketching, my focus at the moment is getting used to the app. I’ve been impressed by what I’ve been able to draw with a finger, and while I’m still yearning for an Apple Pencil-none of my sketches have been as precise or expressive as the ones I posted last weekend-I’m getting a lot out of it. For £5.99, you get layers, transparency and the ability to zoom in and rotate the canvas without moving the iPad. In Sunday’s post about wanting to draw better, I mentioned being tempted by the iPad Pro, which lets you draw with a handheld pencil my current tablet doesn’t support that, but since Procreate also lets you sketch with a finger, I downloaded it this week and started picking up the basics. I’ve been trying out Procreate, the Photoshop-for-iPad drawing app.
