At least that’s what I experienced some three and a half years ago when I switched from Photoshop and Illustrator to Procreate. Have you ever tried learning on your own? If you’re anything like me, you will quickly realize how difficult it is to learn without proper guidance. But none gave me the freedom Procreate offers. ‍ Besides painting by hand, I’ve also used other traditional software like Adobe Photoshop and I’ve turned Adobe Illustrator inside-out. Do you commute a lot? Why not use the time you spend on public transport for your artwork? Fancy a day at the park? Bring your iPad and squeeze in some painting. And since you don’t need any painting accessories, no computer, no separate drawing pad and no scanner, you can practically work anywhere. ‍ With Procreate, you can achieve the same result much quicker.

And let’s be honest … the digitalized version of your art never looks quite as good as the actual artwork. The time it takes you to scan and die cut your finished product can sometimes take as long as it took you to paint your artwork in the first place. However, when aiming for a digital output, painting by hand is terribly time-consuming.

This is what I was trained to do at University of Arts and this is what I have been doing ever since.

Since I Started Working with Procreate, I’m Never Painting by Hand Again!Īs an illustrator, I love to draw and paint using pencils, paintbrushes or water colors and paper.

Procreate tutorial portrait