Mouth and possibly some marks to indicate the sides of the face or chin. When you’ve made your drawing corrections, add another feature, like the You can use your procreate sketch/reference photo comparison to look at as If your reference source is printed or on another device (like your computer), Now you can see if you have to make some adjustments to your drawing. Use your fingers to adjust the drawing layer so that the eyes of yourĭrawing are directly on top of the eyes of the reference photo (I like to start with the eyes…but that’s just me) - or move the drawing layer to line up other features (other than the eyes) so that you have a starting point for making changes. YOU’LL BE MOVING THE ENTIRE PROJECT AROUND. DON’TįORGET THIS STEP OR YOU WON’T BE MOVING YOUR DRAWING AROUND – Now CLICK THE TRANSFORM TOOL (LOOKS LIKE AN ARROW). Click the “N” on that layer and move the slider that appears to your desired opacity. Click on the layers tab, then select the layer to make transparent. The new layer will be on top of your reference photo. (in the viewer)Ĭlick Use Photo at the bottom right of the screen or retake it (left side of Side of the paper with the side of your ipad. Looking straight on at your drawing, not at an angle.
Take a photo of your drawing so far.make sure you are taking the photo Now click the WRENCH in the menu bar again to get the ACTIONS menu. Will create a new layer on top of your reference photo.
In the LAYERS window, click on the plus sign in the upper right corner. Now create a new layer for your drawing by clicking the layers icon on the Make sure “Insert” is highlighted in the ACTIONS menu.Ĭlick Photos and navigate to your reference photo on your iPad.Įnlarge the photo to a comfortable size.
Now click the wrench in the menu bar to reveal the ACTIONS menu. (I realize this looks daunting - but Ive tried not to. In the CREATE dropdown, choose Screen Size. Using the Procreate App and and iPad to Help with Drawing Accuracy Using a portrait as the example. The Gallery of pictures that have been created inĬlick on the plus sign in the upper right corner. It will be easier to have a reference source other than the picture on your iPad – so you don’t have to keep switching back and forth from your photos album to your Procreate App.īegin your drawing with a definite reference point – I usually start with the eyes.Īfter drawing the eyes and maybe a mark for the bottom of the nose. Or use a printed photo or a photo on your computer to draw from. Make sure your reference photo is on your iPad.īegin drawing your portrait using your photo on your iPad as your reference (I realize this looks daunting - but I've tried not to assume anything and covered all the bases I could think of.) Using the Procreate App and and iPad to Help with Drawing Accuracy – Using a portrait as the example.