Celebrate 10 Years of Procreate With These 10 Amazing Timelapse Videos

The illustration app, one of the most loved among creatives, is 10 years old

The creators of Procreate claim that their dream was to develop the best drawing app for the first iPads. 10 years on from its launch, the team strives to improve this unique tool's drawing experience. Procreate's potential, versatility, and simplicity have won over artists from all over the world.

The following 10 fascinating time-lapse videos showcase expert illustrators using Procreate, creating classic manga characters such as Sailor Moon, incredible portraits, or extraterrestrial figures. Watch them as they use analog and digital techniques to capture their projects' qualities and be inspired by their drawing styles and skillful character designs.

Illustrating International Women’s Day

Discover how illustrator and 2D animator Carolina Martínez, Chabaski (@_chabaski_) commemorates International Women's Day. The project is a powerful visual piece in which she experiments with light, shadow, and textures and applies various tool features.

Learn about Carolina's creative process and design a full composition in Procreate, from start to finish, in her course Creative Composition for Illustration with Procreate.

Coloring an alien from scratch

The creative possibilities of this app are limitless. Illustrator Llorens (@ollorens) believes that although the software is designed and optimized for its use on tablets, it has the potential to become your best ally in illustration projects. This video shows how he plays with color working on an extraterrestrial subject.

Investigate all of Procreate’s available features and find your style in his course Illustration Techniques and Styles with Procreate.

Illustrating the fall

German illustrator Silja Götz (@silja) invites you to press play and enjoy this creative project. The artist celebrates the arrival of the fall with one of her colorful works in Procreate. Silja designs attractive book covers that awaken curiosity and desire. You’ll be captivated by this timelapse video.

Learn all about Silja’s illustration secrets in her online course Book Cover Illustration: Unraveling the Essence of a Story.

Illustrating Sailor Moon

If you enjoy manga, you'll recognize the protagonist of this timelapse video immediately. Jimena S. Sarquiz (@monitosbonitos) is an illustrator and founder of the Monitos Bonitos project. This is her homage to Sailor Moon on International Sailor Moon Day, celebrated every year on August 6th. Check out the final result!

You can sign up for her course Creating Characters for Children's Stories with Procreate and learn to use your iPad to tell stories and transmit emotions through children’s illustrations.

Illustrating from scratch

Thanks to Procreate, you can combine traditional drawing techniques with digital ones. Illustrator Beatriz Ramo (@naranjalidad), better known as Naranjalidad, will show you the full process in this time lapse video. Starting from a sketch, you will see all her steps to the final touches she adds using the software.

If you want to learn to transform a classic portrait into a vibrant and contemporary illustration, check out her course Portrait with Pencil, Color Techniques and Photoshop.

Designing lettering

Get inspired by this speedpainting from graphic designer, calligraphy artist, and lettering expert Nubikini (@nubikini), aka Nubia Navarro. You will observe the entire process behind the creation of a restaurant menu and the importance of adding personality to each and every letter.

To learn how to interpose photos with letters and create original compositions, you can follow her online course Calligraphy and Lettering for Instagram with Procreate.

Creating a portrait

Colombian urban artist and illustrator Ceroker (@ceroker)’s favorite tool is Procreate. He used it to produce a fantastic portrait, and you can follow the process and every detail step by step. Get ready for two minutes filled with creativity and a whole lot of color.

If you’d like to turn your illustrations into murals, learn about all the techniques and tools required in Ceroker’s online course Urban Art: from Digital Illustration to Large Scale Murals.

Illustrating the Carnival

Rio de Janeiro’s illustrator Isadora Zeferino (@imzeferino) showcases her interpretation of the Brazilian carnival. Expressing her feelings towards this festival, she shows us how to fill up a page with vitality starting from nothing.

One of the world’s best 100 female illustrators, as selected by TASCHEN publishers, Isadora will show you how to transmit unique emotions through your lines. Simply sign up for her course Illustrated portraits with botanical elements.

Creating characters from scratch

In this speedpainting, creative and art director Gabriel Suchowolski (@microbians) shows us how to create a composition made up of different characters in Procreate. See his full process and engage in his decision-making as he completes the drawing.

You can try out drawing different expressions using After Effects in his course After Effects, Expressions for Motion Graphics.

Illustrating with your fingers

Jaime Sanjuán (@jaime_sanjuan_ocabo) is a digital painter and illustrator who has a peculiar way of using Procreate. How is that? By using his fingers to paint all his artwork on his iPad. Let’s find out more by watching this final timelapse video.

If you want to learn all his methods and become an expert Procreate digital artist using your fingers, check out his online course Realistic Painting and Illustration with Procreate.

English version by @acesarato.

You may also like:

- Procreate Tutorial: How to Create a Gif Using Static Images
- How to Create Personalized Color Palettes in Procreate
- Add Emotion and Poetry to Portraits in Procreate