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
“COURSE 3 - LESSON 6 Drawing Guides Drawing Guides allow us to draw things like mosaics, mirrored images, and perspective grids with ease. Let's go ahead and open the Drawing Guide window. Drawing Guides are a hidden gem in Procreate. When I say hidden, I mean they're hard to find. I'll show you where it's at and then we'll use them. In the top left at the Actions tab, tap on that, then go over to Canvas, and then down to Drawing Guide. Toggle that on and off. Automatically it's going to default you on the first guide, the 2D guide, but maybe I wanna manipulate that specific one or edit, or ...”
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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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