Procreate for Beginners: Digital Illustration 101
Course 1: The Essentials of Procreate: Start Your First Project
By Brad Woodard , Graphic Design and Illustrator
About the video: Start Your First Project
Overview
“Now that we have everything installed and ready to go, we can now start our first project! In this Unit, we are going to learn how to set up a custom canvas by adjusting some basic settings like file type, dimensions, and color modes so when you open your project you are ready to work. ”
In this video lesson Brad Woodard addresses the topic: Start Your First Project, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 1: The Essentials of Procreate. Download and set up the app.
Partial transcription of the video
“COURSE 1 - LESSON 5 Start Your First Project Now that everything's installed, let's start our first project. In that top right-hand corner is a Plus sign, if you tap on that, it opens up a list of preset canvas templates to choose from. There's quite a few and mine has a bit more than yours, probably because every time I make a custom canvas it'll add it to the bottom of this list. The biggest problem is I didn't label them. What if I wanted to edit one of these presets? I can swipe to the left on them and tap Edit. Let's say, I want to change the name, I'll change it to Demo here. Tap on t...”
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Course summary for: Course 1: The Essentials of Procreate

Brad Woodard
By Brad Woodard
Brad Woodard is an illustrator, graphic designer, and co-founder of the creative agency Brave the Woods. After graduating with a BFA in graphic design, he worked in multiple studios, a creative startup, and an advertising agency before starting one of his own, which specializes in branding and commercial illustration.
Inspired by his childhood adventures, Brad’s style is bold and graphic. He enjoys designing for kids and for those who are kids at heart. His work can be found in bookstores, toy stores, and department stores and, together with his creative co-founder, he has worked for clients including USPS, Ford, Penguin Random House, eBay, and Microsoft.
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