Procreate for Beginners: Digital Illustration 101
Course 3: Make, Smudge, and Erase Marks: Drawing Guides
By Brad Woodard , Graphic Design and Illustrator
About the video: Drawing Guides
Overview
“In this Unit, you will learn about some fun, game-changing tools called drawing guides. You are going to learn how these tools will allow you to make things like mosaics, mirrored images, and perspectives grids with ease. They are a hidden gem in the app but can’t be overlooked. ”
In this video lesson Brad Woodard addresses the topic: Drawing Guides, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 3: Make, Smudge, and Erase Marks. Learn to draw on your canvas with Procreate’s Brush Studio.
Partial transcription of the video
“Drawing guides allow us to draw things like mosaics, mirrored images, and perspective grids with ease. Let's go ahead and open up the drawing guides window. Drawing guides are kind of a hidden gem here in Procreate. And when I say hidden, I mean, they're actually kind of hard to find. So let me show you where it's at and we'll talk about how to use them. So in the top left here at the actions tab, you go ahead and tap on that and then go over to canvas and then down to drawing guide. And you can just toggle that on and off. And automatically it's going to default you on the very first guide...”
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Course summary for: Course 3: Make, Smudge, and Erase Marks

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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