Getting started
In your Work Kit you’ll find three different digital brushes to practice with.
Try to focus on one style, taking your time, before moving on to the next.
The brush style is meant to mimic the use The monoline style comes from the use The chalk style represents the use
of a paintbrush and typically has texture of strokes that don’t have any variation of a chalk on a chalkboard.
based on speed and pressure. in thickness.
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How to import your worksheets
1.
After adding your files to your iPad
(through iCloud Drive, Drive or Dropbox),
open Procreate and click Import,
found at the top right of the screen.
2.
Select either iCloud Drive, Drive or Dropbox on
the left side of the screen depending on where
you saved the files.
3.
Choose the folder of the style you want to
practice, and select the desired worksheet.
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How to set up your brush
1.
To install the brushes from the
kit, click the brush icon on the
tool bar at the top of the screen
in your Procreate file.
2. 4.
Click the “+” icon on the top Select either iCloud Drive, Drive or Dropbox on the left
right corner of the brushes side of the screen depending on where you saved the
window. files and look for ‘Your Brush’ folder.
3.
Select Import.
5.
Select the brush file and it
will appear in Procreate.
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How to use your worksheet
1.
To access the layers, click
the layers icon.
2.
Each practice sheet is set up
with a blank layer above it to
write on.
3.
To change to a different
practice sheet, hide your
current sheet and its blank
layer by unticking the box
next to them. Then tick the
box of the layer you wish to
practice next along with its
corresponding blank layer.
4.
Depending on the size of your iPad and the amount of pressure you
naturally put on the Apple Pencil, you may need to use this bar to adjust
the size of your brush to fit the worksheet.
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Basic principles
Upstrokes Downstrokes Horizontal strokes Arcing a downstroke
Thin is the key word you should Thick is the key word here. When drawing thin horizontal Much like a regular downstroke,
associate with upstrokes. By pulling slowly down with strokes, treat them like an an arcing downstroke requires
Because it is difficult to maintain your pen, you’ll be able to upstroke by applying minimal using the broad side of the pen
a consistent pressure on an create bold straight strokes. pressure and holding the pen while pulling down; however, while
upstroke, grip the tip of the pen You might find your lines upright. Keep your wrist locked doing so, apply increasing amounts
and keep it upright to have more more shaky by nature in the and move only your arm to of pressure on your pointer finger
control. beginning. draw a steady line. to create a circular motion.
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Procreate drawing tips
Pressure Curve Straight line Opacity and Blend Mode Lock, Duplicate, or Delete a layer
If you feel like the Apple Pencil To draw a straight line, simply To make changes to the Opacity You can Lock, Duplicate or Delete a
isn’t responsive to the pressure hold the pen on the surface when and Blend mode of a layer, layer by swiping left on the desired
you are applying, adjust the you finish your line. Procreate simply click on the "N” beside layer from the Layer Menu.
pressure curve accordingly from will automatically convert it to a the layer, and you will be able
Actions> Prefs > Edit pressure straight line when you do so. to change them from there.
curve.
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Procreate drawing tips
Using guides Resize, Rotate or Mirror an object Zoom In and rotate canvas Time-lapse
To create guides, simply draw Once the correct layer is selected, If the position of the canvas Procreate can document your
a straight line and move it click on the arrow button on the is uncomfortable to draw working process in a time-
accordingly. Or use the grid top left menu, then you will be able on, feel free to zoom or lapse video. Everything you do
texture from the brushes menu. to freely transform the object. rotate your artboard. and every stroke you make is
recorded automatically. To export
the time-lapse go to Actions>
Video>Export Time-lapse video.
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Basic Terminology
Ascender
Stem Cross Stroke
Ascender line
Waistline
X-Height
Baseline
Descender line Bowl
Hairline
Counter Descender
Ascender: A stroke extending above the Waistline Descender: A stroke extending below the Baseline
Ascender line: The invisible line to which the Ascender reaches Descender line: The invisible line to which the Descender reaches
Baseline: The invisible line on which a line of text sits Hairline: The thinnest stroke of a letter
Bowl: The curved portion of a character that encloses a Counter Stem: The main vertical or diagonal stroke
Counter: A negative space in a letter that is fully enclosed by a Bowl Waistline: The invisible line up to which lowercase letters reach
Cross stroke: The stroke that horizontally crosses a lowercase ‘f’ or ‘t’ X-Height: The distance from the Baseline to the Waistline
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Good reads
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Futur courses
Check out our Lettering 01 course
Graphic designer and esteemed professor, Nils Lindstrom, will teach you
how to master the art of hand lettering. After all, he has been doing it
professionally for over 30 years.
Here’s some of what the course covers:
• Drawing letterforms
• Layout of typographic forms
• Vectorizing in Adobe Illustrator
• Customize your own fonts
• And lots more!
Learn more
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