Procreate Gestures Flashcards
To help members of the BVCG Procreate Club learn the Procreate Gestures
What is the Gallery?
The Gallery is the Procreate home screen. You are automatically in the Gallery when you open Procreate. From the Gallery, you can see your canvasses and Stacks. The word “Procreate” appears at the top left-hand corner of the screen.
What is a canvas?
A canvas is where you create your digital art.
What is a Stack?
A Stack is a group of canvasses within the Gallery. In the Gallery, a Stack looks like an untidy stack of papers. When you open a Stack, the Stack’s name, or the word ‘Stack” if not renamed, appears at the top left-hand corner of the screen.
How do you move a canvas around in the Stack or Gallery?
How do you move a Stack around in the Gallery?
Tap and hold on a canvas or Stack thumbnail in the Gallery or a canvas thumbnail in an opened Stack. The canvas or Stack will pop up and then can be dragged around the Stack or Gallery.
What are the two ways to create a Stack?
- From the Gallery, tap and hold a canvas and drag it onto another canvas – wait for the bottom canvas to turn blue and then release the top canvas.
- Use the Select icon at the top left menu, select the canvasses and then press Stack.
How do you change the orientation of a canvas in a Stack or the Gallery?
Use your thumb and finger to twist a canvas thumbnail.
What are the two ways to add canvasses to an existing Stack?
- From the Gallery, tap and hold a canvas, then drag it into a Stack. Keep holding until the Stack flashes blue and opens, then release. You can also do this with two Stacks.
- Use the Select button at the top of the screen, select the canvas and the Stack, then press the Select button.
How do you move a canvas out of a Stack?
From inside a Stack, tap and hold a canvas, then drag a canvas to the Stack name in the top left-hand corner of the screen – wait until the black Stack name changes to blue and the word Procreate appears. Keep holding the canvas until you drag it where you want it to be.
Where is the name of the canvas or Stack?
Under the canvas or stack
How do you change the name of a canvas or Stack?
Tap the name under the canvas or Stack Thumbnail. This opens the edit screen where you can rename the stack or canvas using Scribble or the keyboard.
How do you share, duplicate, or delete a canvas from the Gallery or a Stack?
Left swipe on a canvas thumbnail in the Gallery or an opened Stack. Select Share, Duplicate or Delete from the menu.
How do you share, duplicate, or delete a Stack from the Gallery?
Left swipe on a Stack thumbnail in the Gallery. Select Share, Duplicate or Delete from the menu that appears.
a) How do you open a full-screen preview of a canvas in the Gallery?
b) What canvasses can you scroll through when you do this?
a) Use your thumb and finger to quickly pinch outward on a canvas in the Gallery.
b) You can swipe left or right on the screen to see previews of every canvas, whether in the Gallery or a Stack in the Gallery. You can also tap on the arrows on the left and right sides of the screen.
a) How do you open a full-screen preview of a Stack in the Gallery?
b) What canvasses can you scroll through when you do this?
Use your thumb and finger to pinch outward on a Stack in the Gallery.
This opens a full-screen preview of the first canvas in that Stack. You can swipe left or right on the screen to see previews of every canvas, whether in the Gallery or a Stack in the Gallery. You can also tap on the arrows on the left and right sides of the screen.
a) How do you open a full-screen preview of a canvas in a Stack?
b) What canvasses can you scroll through when you do this?
Use your thumb and finger to pinch outward on a stack in the Gallery.
This opens a full-screen preview of all the canvasses in that stack. You can swipe left or right on the screen to see previews of the other canvasses in that Stack. You can also tap on the arrows on the left and right sides of the screen.
How do you dismiss the full-screen preview view?
Use your thumb and finger inward pinch on a full-screen preview to dismiss the full-screen preview and return to the Gallery or Stack.
What does a one-finger tap on a full-screen preview do?
Retains the full-screen preview but invokes the navigation arrows to the left (<) and right (>) sides of the screen.
What does a quick double-tap on a full-screen preview do?
Opens the canvas for editing.
How do you exit the full-screen preview mode?
Use your thumb and finger to quickly pinch inward on a canvas.
How do you rotate a canvas?
With your thumb and finger, hold and twist a canvas.
How do you zoom in and out on a canvas?
Using your thumb and finger, inward pinch or outward pinch on a canvas.
Once you have zoomed out on a canvas, how do you get the canvas back to screen size?
Quick thumb and finger inward pinch and lift on a canvas (after you have zoomed in on a canvas).
Once you have returned a canvas to screen size, how do you return to the previous zoomed position?
Quick thumb and finger outward pinch and lift on a canvas.
What are the three ways to clear a single layer on a canvas?
- Three-finger back-and-forth scrubbing motion.
- Open Layers, tap on the layer to open the menu, tap on Clear.
- Swipe to the left on the only layer in a canvas and select Clear. (Note: If you swipe left on any other layer the option is “delete” not “clear”.
How do you open the Copy & Paste Menu?
Three-finger swipe down on the canvas (if programmed for this in Gesture Controls).
What are the six options from the Copy & Paste “swipe down” Menu?
Cut, Copy, Copy All, Duplicate, Cut & Paste and Paste.
How do you invoke Full-Screen mode?
Four-finger tap on the canvas (if programmed for this in Gesture Controls).
What are the two ways to exit Full-Screen Mode?
Four-finger tap on the canvas
Tap on this icon at the screen’s top right-hand corner.
What is the suggested way to invoke the Eyedropper Tool?
Tap this icon on the Sidebar (if programmed for this in Gesture Controls).
How do you change the gesture used to invoke the Eyedropper Tool?
Actions Menu (Wrench), Prefs, Gesture Controls, Eyedropper. You can select one of six options.
How do you invoke the New Canvas Menu?
Tap on this icon at the top right-hand corner of the Gallery or a Stack
What can you do from the New Canvas Menu?
Create a new canvas or select a saved template.
What happens when you tap once on this brush icon at the top right-hand corner of the canvas?
You switch to the Paint Brush Library, and the icon turns blue to show that it is the active Brush Library.
What happens when you tap twice on this brush icon at the top right-hand corner of the canvas?
The icon turns blue, and the Brush Library opens with the Paint tools
What happens when you tap twice on this brush icon at the top right-hand corner of the canvas?
The icon turns blue, and the Brush Library opens with the Smudge Tools.
What happens when you tap once on this brush icon at the top right-hand corner of the canvas?
You switch to the Smudge Brush Library, and the icon turns blue to show that it is the active Brush Library.
What happens when you tap once on this brush icon at the top right-hand corner of the canvas?
You switch to the Eraser Brush Library, and the icon turns blue to show that it is the active Brush Library.
What happens when you tab twice on this brush icon at the top right-hand corner of the canvas?
The icon turns blue, and the Brush Library opens with the Eraser Tools.
What can you do to make a Smudge or Eraser tool match the selected Pen tool?
After the Pen is selected, tap and hold either the Smudge Tool or the Eraser Tool, as the case may be.
What is the button between the two slider bars on the side of the Interface called?
The Modify Button.
What is the purpose of the slider below the Modify Button on the Side Bar?
This slider adjusts the opacity of your brush from transparent to solid. Increase the opacity by dragging up and decrease the opacity by dragging down.
What is the purpose of the slider above the Modify Button on the Side Bar?
This slider adjusts the size of your brush – Paint, Smudge and Eraser. Increase the size by dragging up and decrease the size by dragging down.
What can you do to make more minor adjustments to your brush size or brush opacity?
After tapping a slider on the Side Bar, while keeping your finger or pencil on the screen, drag it away from the slider, then move it up and down. This allows you to make finer adjustments to the size or opacity of the Paint tool. The further away you go, the smaller the increments become.
How do you open the Brush Share-Duplicate-Delete
menu?
Open up the Brush Library. Select one brush. Do a left-swipe on the brush.
How do you duplicate a brush? How is the duplicate brush different from the source brush?
To duplicate a brush, swipe left on a brush, and tap duplicate.
This copies the brush, and gives it the same name but adds a number at the end (to match the number of times it was duplicated).
How can you rearrange the order of the brushes in a Brush Library?
Open the Brush Library. Tap on the name of a brush and hold, then move slightly. This will cause the brush to pop-up and a green plus sign to appear. The brush can then be moved to another location in the brush set or another brush set.
How many brushes can be saved in the “Recent” brush set at the top of the Brush Library?
Thirteen
How do you find where a brush in the “Recent” brush set came from?
Swipe right on the brush you want to find. This opens the Find-Pin-Clear Menu.
Tap on “Find”. Then scroll through the brush sets until you find the set with the blue icon. That is where that brush came from.
How can you save a Brush size or Opacity setting for that brush?
Tap the Plus + Sign that appears when your move the Brush size or Opacity slider.
How many brush sizes and opacity settings can you save for each brush?
Four
How do you open the Color Panel?
Tap on the circle at the top right-hand corner of the Interface. This opens the Colors Panel, where you choose, modify and save colours.
Where are the icons that change the view of the colour panel?
At the bottom of the color panel. Each icon opens up a different view of the colour wheel.
What are the four options for viewing the Color panel?
Disc
Classic
Harmony
Value
How can you expand the colour disc to select a more accurate colour?
Do an outward pinch with your thumb and finger on the inner circle in the colour wheel (disc option).
How do you close an expanded colour disc?
A two-finger inward pinch will close the expanded colour disc.
How do you select a “pure” colour on the Colour Disc?
Tap twice on the edge of the Colour Disc near the colour you want. Try black and then check the RGB setting using “Value”. They will all be at zero.
What does the circle at the top right-hand corner of the Interface signify?
The Active Colour – the currently selected colour
How do you invoke Color Drop for a colour flood fill?
Tap and drag the colour circle onto the canvas where you want to colour fill.
How do you activate the “Color Drop” and “Continue Filling” colour options?
Hold the pencil on the canvas after dragging a colour to a spot on the canvas. The ColorDrop and Continue Filling options with briefly appear at the top of the canvas along with the Color Drop Threshold bar.
How do you change the Color Drop threshold?
After dragging a colour to a spot on the canvas, hold the pencil on the canvas and drag the pencil to the far right of the screen and back to the left. The threshold will increase (right) or decrease (left).
How do you switch between the previous and current colour?
Tap and hold on the colour circle.
What is the purpose of the “Continue Filling” color drop option?
After you drag and drop colour on your canvas, select the “Continue Filling” option located in the centre top of the screen. This option allows you to fill multiple areas with the same colour or change colours and continue filling without dragging and dropping the colour each time.
How do you turn “Continue Filling” off?
Tap any icon in the menu bar to turn “Continue Filling” off.
The Colour Companion is a floating colour wheel. How do you activate the Color Companion?
Tap and hold on to the small bar at the top of the Color Panel and pull down and away. This changes the Color Panel to the Color Companion, a smaller, simplified version. It can be repositioned anywhere on the canvas.
How do you return the Colour Companion to its original docked position?
Tap on the black circle with the X on the Color Companion.
What are these two coloured rectangles at the top right-hand corner of the Colors panel?
The left rectangle is your primary colour, and the right is your secondary colour. By pressing and holding the Colour Circle you can switch between these two colours. The secondary colour works with Color Dynamics in Brush Settings.
How do you draw a perfectly straight line?
Draw a line and pause before lifting your pencil. This draws a perfectly straight line.
How do you scale or rotate a line?
After you draw a line and pause, keep the pencil on the canvas and drag your pencil on the screen. This scales or rotates the line.
How do you move a line in 15-degree increments?
Just after you start dragging the line, place a finger on your canvas as you continue to drag your pencil on the screen Allows you to move your line in precise 15-degree increments.
What are the two ways you can undo an action?
Two-finger tap on the canvas
Tab on the back arrow button underneath the slider bars.
What are the two ways you can redo an action?
Three-finger tap on the canvas.
Tab on the forward arrow button underneath the slider bars.
What is the suggested gesture for invoking Quick Shape?
Draw a shape (circle, square etc., in outline form) and pause before lifting your pencil. Quick Shape will invoke automatically, and the stroke will snap into the shape – circle, square, rectangle, triangle – with straight and curved lines.
What does Quick Shape do?
Snaps a stroke into a circle, square, rectangle, triangle.
How do you change the gesture used to invoke Quick Shape?
Actions Menu (Wrench), Prefs, Gesture Controls, Quick Shape. You can select one of six options.
How do you create a perfect version of a shape - circle, square, rectangle, triangle?
After invoking Quick Shape, hold the shape with your pencil and place a finger on the canvas. This is a one-finger touch after drawing a shape and pausing. It will create a perfect version of the shape - circle, square, rectangle, triangle.
How do you scale or rotate a shape?
After you draw a shape and pause, keep the pencil on the canvas and drag your pencil on the screen. This scales or rotates the shape.
How do you rotate a shape in precise 15-degree increments?
Just after you start dragging your pencil with your shape, place a finger on your canvas as you continue to drag your pencil on the screen.
How do you do a rapid undo?
Two-finger tap and hold
How do you do a rapid redo?
Three-finger tap and hold.
How can you edit a shape immediately after it has been drawn?
After drawing a shape, tap the Edit Shape button in the notification bar at the top of the canvas. The name of the shape will appear first. Tap on the name to see Procreate’s options for that shape. Tap anywhere to dismiss the Edit Shape button.
What icon opens the Layers Menu?
The two-overlapping boxes at the top right-hand corner of the canvas.
How do you hide a layer on a canvas?
Tap on the box with the checkmark on the right side of any layer
How do you open the Opacity and Blend Mode Menu on a layer?
Tap on the N on the right side of any layers (before the checkmark box)
How do you turn off all the other layers, so that only one layer is visible on the screen?
Tap and hold the checkmark on the right side of the layer you want to isolate.
After isolating one layer, how do you turn all the other layers back on, so all the layers are visible on the canvas?
Re-Tap and re-hold on the same checkmark on the right side of the isolated layer
How do you combine multiple separate layers into one layer?
- Finger-pinch the layers together.
- Make the top layer the active layer of the two layers you want to merge. Tap on the active layer to open the layer menu. Select “Merge Down”. The two layers will be merged together.
What happens when you tap on a layer?
This makes the layer the active (primary) layer. The layer will change to blue.
When you have an active (blue) layer, what happens when you tap on another layer?
Tapping on another layer will clear all the other selections (primary and secondary layers).
When you have an active (blue) layer, what happens when you tap on another layer?
Tapping on another layer will clear all the other layer selections (primary and secondary layers).
How do you create a “secondary layer”?
Swiping right on a layer, other than the active blue one, will make that layer a secondary layer. You can have multiple secondary layers. The layers will change to light blue. Another right swipe will clear the selection of the secondary layer.
What is the purpose of a secondary layer?
It is a way of temporarily associating a layer, or layers, with your Primary or Active layer so that you can move them together to another location in the layer stack, put them into a layer group or delete them, or perform specific actions that can affect all of them at once (Selection, Transform/Distort/Warp and Liquify).
What are the two ways to remove a secondary layer?
- Right-swipe on that secondary layer.
- Tap on another layer to make it the Active layer.
What are the two ways to Alpha Lock a layer?
You can Alpha Lock a layer by:
- a two-finger right-swipe on the layer; or
- tapping on the layer to activate the layer menu, then select Alpha Lock.
A checkered background will appear on the layer to show that it is alpha locked.
What are the two ways to remove Alpha Lock from a layer?
You can remove Alpha Lock by:
- a two-finger right swipe on the layer; or
- a tap on the layer to activate the layer menu, then de-select Alpha Lock.
A checkered background will disappear
What options menu is activated when you left-swipe on a layer?
Lock, Duplicate and Delete Menu for any layer except the last remaining layer. If there is only one layer, the Delete option is Clear since there has to be one layer.
What is the difference between “clearing” and “deleting” a layer?
When you “clear” a layer, the contents of the layer are removed, but the layer remains. When you “delete” a layer, you remove the layer and the contents of the layer.
Why would you “lock” a layer?
To prevent you from accidentally writing on or deleting the layer.
What is the difference between turning on “Alpha Lock” on a layer and “Locking” a layer?
“Alpha Lock” only allows you to paint in the area on the layer containing pixels. The thumbnail of an alpha-locked layer has a checkered background.
“Lock” makes it so you cannot do anything with the layer. The thumbnail of a locked layer has a “lock” icon beside the name.
What happens when you two-finger tap on a layer?
A two-finger tap on an active layer opens the Opacity slider for that layer
What are the two ways to change the opacity of a layer?
- Two-finger tap on the layer and then change the opacity using the Opacity Slider at the top of the screen.
- Tap on the “N” on the layer and change the opacity using that slider.
What are two ways to select the contents of a layer?
- Two-finger tap and hold on a layer.
- Tap on the layer to open the layer menu and tap on “Select”.
What is the suggested gesture to select a layer on a canvas?
One finger “touch and hold” on a place on the canvas with pixels. This invokes layer select and identifies the layer where the pixels are located and makes that layer the active (primary) layer in the Layer panel.
How do you change the gesture for “Layer Select”?
Actions (Wrench), Prefs, Gesture Controls, Layer select. There are six gestures to choose from.
How do you reorganize the layers in the Layer Panel?
Tap and hold a layer. Once it pops out, you can drag it up and down, then release it.
Where do you find the menu item to program “Gesture Controls”?
Under the Wrench Icon (Actions), Preferences (Prefs) and then “Gesture Control”.
You have swiped left and selected “Find” on one of the brushes in the “Recent” section of the Brush Library. How do you locate the brushset for that brush within your brush library?
Procreate will show the found brush as blue in the parent brushset. Scroll through the brushsets until you find a blue brush icon. That will be where the found brush is located.
What does tapping on the “N” on the right side of a layer do?
Open a dropdown showing the opacity slider and the blend modes. “N” refers to the Normal Blend mode.
