1# Create Perfect Straight Lines and Shapes Every Time
Have you ever wondered how to draw precise shapes and lines in Procreate? Well, the good news is, that Procreate has a super intuitive feature just for this!
Want a perfectly straight line? All you have to do is to simply draw your line with any of the Procreate brushes and then hold down your pen for a moment at the end of the gesture until it straightens out.
This trick works perfectly for shapes as well, so you never have to worry about trying to create the perfect freehand circle ever again!
2# Fill Shapes in One Simple Step
Many beginners to the Procreate app often don’t realise that you can simply drag a color from your palette to fill in a section of your illustration.
All you have to do is select your desired color on the Color Wheel and then drag it down onto whatever you wish to fill.
This fill-layer-tool trick is great as it allows you to quickly test out different colors in your illustrations!
3# Make Your Own Custom Procreate Brushes
Have you ever been using a default Procreate brush, and thought that with a few tweaks it would be perfect? Well luckily, with a few simple steps, you will be able to edit or create any brushes you want!
To edit an existing brush tool, simply swipe left on it in the Brush Library and select ‘Duplicate’.
Once you have duplicated your chosen brush, simply double-tap on it to open its settings. There are so many different aspects of the brush you can play with, including Shape, Stroke-Path, Taper, Stabilisation, Grain, Mixing, and Color Dynamics!
With so much customization available, you are sure to be able to create the exact brush you are looking for! Looking to create a brush from scratch? Simply press the little plus icon (+) at the top of the Brush menu and get creating!
4# Use Liquify to Warp Your Illustration
The Liquify tool is one that often gets overlooked in the Procreate app, even though it has many awesome uses!
The tool can be easily accessed via the Adjustments drop-down menu in the top left-hand corner (Magic Wand icon). Once it is selected, you will be able to adjust or warp parts of your illustration simply by dragging them with your pen.
This tool is great if you need to make any minor edits to your illustration, such as slightly changing the shape of an eye or moving the corner of a character’s mouth. Liquify can also be used to create some really cool abstract effects in your work!
5# Alpha Lock Tool
The Alpha Lock tool can be used to lock the alpha channel of any given layer. The alpha channel represents the opacity and transparency values of the entire layer.
When the alpha lock is enabled you will not be able to draw on any of the transparent areas of your layer.
This is really useful when you want to color your work without going outside of your existing colored areas. To use the Alpha Lock tool, simply open your Layers panel, tap your desired layer, and select Alpha Lock from the flyout menu!