StretchLearn Course

Make Procreate part of your real design workflow

From canvas setup to print-ready export, learn the iPad skills designers actually ship with.

Beginner9 hr 50 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Procreate for Designers treats the iPad not as a sketchbook but as a node in a real design pipeline. Across four modules you will configure canvases for both 300 DPI print and pixel-exact screen work, master brushes, layers, masks, and colour management, and finish by exporting PNG, PSD, TIFF, and PDF assets that move cleanly into Illustrator, Affinity, Figma, and InDesign. Every lesson uses named tools, concrete numbers, and worked examples you can repeat on your own device.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Configure Procreate canvases to correct DPI, dimensions, and colour profile for print and digital deliverables

Build a reliable brush, gesture, and QuickMenu workflow that speeds up repeatable design tasks

Manage layers, masks, clipping masks, and groups to work non-destructively on client-ready files

Apply colour palettes, value control, and colour profiles so on-screen art matches printed output

Export PNG, PSD, TIFF, PDF, and animation files that hand off cleanly to other design software

Produce a finished, print-and-screen-ready illustration or lettering piece as a portfolio sample

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Procreate as a Design Tool: Canvas, Interface, and Setup

Set up Procreate the way a designer needs it: correct canvas specs, a fast interface, and gesture controls that keep your hands on the work.

3 lessons

Why designers use Procreate, and where it fits in a real pipelineContent · 45 min

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Setting up a canvas for print and for screenContent · 50 min

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The interface, gestures, and QuickMenu for speedContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Brushes, Pencil Control, and Mark-Making

Get real control over the Apple Pencil and the brush library so your marks are deliberate, consistent, and reusable across projects.

3 lessons

The brush library and choosing the right brushContent · 45 min

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Pressure, tilt, and getting clean confident linesContent · 50 min

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Building and customising a brush for your styleContent · 50 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Layers, Masks, and Colour for Production

Work non-destructively with layers and masks, then manage colour and value so your screen art matches what comes off the press.

3 lessons

Layers, groups, blend modes, and alpha lockContent · 50 min

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Clipping masks and layer masks for safe editingContent · 45 min

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Colour palettes, value, and colour profiles for printContent · 50 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Exporting, Handoff, and a Finished Piece

Export the right file format for every destination, hand off cleanly to other design software, and complete a portfolio-ready project end to end.

3 lessons

Export formats and which to use whenContent · 50 min

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Handing off to Photoshop, Illustrator, Affinity, and FigmaContent · 50 min

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Capstone: a print-and-screen-ready piece end to endContent · 60 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

ProcreateiPad illustrationdigital letteringdesign workflowcolour managementprint productionfile exportApple Pencil