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Blending Modes!

Blending modes alter the way layers appear and blend with other layers. Each layer's default blend mode is Normal, but there are several different options. To switch to a different option, open up your layers and select the N that is on the right side of a layer. This will open a drop-down menu that allows you to scroll through the various modes and shows a preview before you actually decide to stick with it.

Before the list is the bar that gives you the ability to change the layer's opacity. While you do have the interface that changes the opacity of your brush, this changes the layer's transparency as a whole.

The first blending mode is Multiply. This mode changes the appearance of a layer by making the art darker. This will be helpful when trying to create an appearance of a shadow.

The next mode is Darken. Darken, depending on whether or not there is a difference in color and darkness between two layers, will keep the darker layer, bringing it to the front. If there is little to no difference, however, nothing will change.

The next two modes are Color Burn and Linear Burn. Though both give the layer a darker effect, Linear Burn's darken effect does not have as much saturation as the other and shows more of a contrast in the darker colors.

Darker Color is similar to Darken in the sense that it will not change if the colors are similar, but it takes a slightly different approach when comparing the colors.

Normal is the default mode where nothing is changed. The image that you've created stays the same.

Next is Lighten. Lighten does the opposite of Darken, using the lighter color and blending it.

Screen, Color Dodge, and Add all do similar things, but with different approaches. Screen brightens the colors, making your image somewhat transparent and transforming it into a highlight. Color Dodge makes the layer even brighter. This can also be for highlights, but if you want it to have more of an exaggerated effect. Add brightens the lighter colors without brightening the layer below it as much as Color Dodge.

Lighter Color lightens the layer, but just like Darker Color, takes a different approach to performing the task.

Overlay lightens and darkens aspects of the layer depending on the tones. It darkens the darker tones and lightens the lighter ones. This can be used if you want both the effect that Multiply and Screen apply to the layer.

Soft Light, Hard Light, Vivid Light, Linear Light, and Pin Light are all like Overlay with the way that they lighten and darken the layer. Soft Light is a more subtle version, while Linear Light would be a much harsher mode. Hard Light and Vivid Light would be considered in between the two, but Hard Light is a lot less bright than the other.

Pin Light darkens and lightens the layer at the same time. Depending on the colors that are used, that layer may seem as if it doesn't exist.

Hard Mix reduces the colors that you have used on the layer, replacing them with black, white, cyan, yellow, magenta, red, green, and/or blue based on the colors used.

Difference inverts and darkens colors using the base and contrasting colors as a reference. This will completely change your layer, but if that's something that you're interested in, I'd recommend testing it.

Exclusion, much like Difference inverts and darkens colors, but if there are variations of gray in the layer, those colors will remain unaffected.

Subtract darkens the lighter parts of an image and leaves darker colors with almost no effect.

Divide performs the opposite task as Subtract, lightening darker colors and keeping the lighter ones the same.

Hue is for when you want to slightly change the hue, but want to keep the tone and saturation that already exists on the layer.

Saturation changes the intensity of the layer, making it less vivid.

Color uses the hue and intensity of the layer above, while keeping the radiance of the bottom layer. Depending on the colors used, there could be little to no difference.

And finally, Luminosity. This mode does the opposite of Color, keeping the hue and saturation of the bottom layer, but using the radiance of the top.

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Stamps!

Sometimes you don't want to go through the trouble of remaking little things that you use constantly in your art. An example of this would be a little signature. While you can just copy and paste it from another art piece, you can simply make a stamp for it!

To start, begin a new canvas and remove the background by selecting the checkbox next to Background color. When you've done this, draw your desired art.

Once you're happy with your art piece, go into Actions and then select the PNG option under Share Image in Share. This will save your image to your photo library or wherever you decide to save it.

Next, you have to go into your Brush Library and create a new brush. When you're brought to the Brush Studio, go into Shape and select Shape Source.

Selecting Shape Source will open Shape Editor, which is something you may or may not be familiar with. Click Import, select the source option that you saved your art, and then choose the art that you've made. Once this is complete and your art has been placed into Shape Editor, press Done.

Next, you have to adjust some of the Brush Settings. First, under Stroke Path, drag Spacing to Max. Under Apple Pencil, drag Opacity to None. Lastly, go into Properties and turn on Use Stamp Preview. After this, you can name the brush or do any other adjustments that you'd like to make. Once you're satisfied, exit the Brush Studio and test out your new brush!

Thank you so much for reading! This is my last consistent post, but if anyone ever has questions or want to interact at any time, I'll still be checking and will definitely update if I discover a tip that I find and want to share! I've appreciated all the notes and hope that I've helped at least one person get comfortable with using Procreate, as this has been super fun! So, if you ever need help, have questions, or want me to share any of your art, don't hesitate to visit my ask box or Instagram! I’m also going to open up my likes so if anyone wants to look at some art that I find cool, they can see it!

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Masks/Alpha Lock!

When I first started using Procreate, I had a lot of trouble with masks and alpha lock, as I didn’t full understand it. Because of that, I wanted to take a lesson to specifically talk about it! Some people may use these tools a lot, while others may not use it at all, but at least knowing how to use them is very useful!

Alpha lock is something that I use often. It allows you to only draw or color within the existing art in that layer. This can be helpful when doing something like shading or adding little details without going outside of the space in the layer. If you didn’t read the last post, to turn on Alpha Lock, as well as the other options like Masks, you have to go into the layer settings. Selecting a specific layer within layer settings will open up the list of options and allow you to turn on Alpha Lock. You can tell when Alpha Lock is on not only by seeing whether or not there is a check mark next to it, but by noting whether or not there is a transparent background surrounding the existing art. No check mark and no transparent background? Alpha Lock is not on!

Mask gives you the ability to edit a layer in a way that doesn’t completely ruin everything around it. It shows you the alterations that have been made on a “mask” without actually affecting the masked layer. For example, say I wanted to see what it would look like if I erased a heart out of this circle. 

I could use the eraser directly on that layer, or I could apply a mask to the layer. This would bring me to the mask, where I could edit the circle without actually editing it. If I wanted to go back to the way it was, I could get rid of the mask or select the checkbox on the right side of the layer, which would just hide the alteration. If you wanted to keep the alteration, you can select the masked layer and then select Merge Mask.

Clipping Mask is somewhat similar to Mask, but instead of using a single layer and masking it, it clips the selected layer and the lower layers, making the selected layer the mask. This can be beneficial when trying to test out alterations for several layers. 

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Animation Assist!

While I personally don't do animations at the moment, there may be some who are interested in taking their art to this next level. This is where Animation Assist comes in! This is for those who want to bring their art to life!

First, to turn on Animation Assist, open up Actions and go to Canvas. This should be familiar, so you'll get there in no time! Next, all you have to do is select the button next to Animation Assist and a little bar will appear at the bottom of the screen.

To use Animation Assist, you have to make a design or choose an existing one that you want to add some sort of movement to. For this, instead of each layer being on top of another, each layer will act as a frame where you're seeing them one at a time. To add a new frame or layer, you can use the normal method or select Add Frame, which is on the Animation Assist bar.

As you're working on this, if you want to ensure that every movement is smooth and looks good, you have the option to replay the animation as much as you want. You can also add frames where you deem fit and touch up anything that you think needs it!

When you're done, to save and share your animation, go to Share in settings, select the format, and then you're free to share! For this, I did a simple animation that shows a ball bouncing, but I'd love to see some coolers ones!

Thank you for reading! If you have any questions, suggestions, or just want to talk, don't hesitate to visit my ask box, or Instagram!

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Adjustments!

Although I’ve briefly mentioned adjustments, I thought that it would be helpful to give more of an explanation, as it may include something that you might want to use often.

The adjustments tab can be accessed by selecting the wand-like icon that’s located in between Actions and the Selection Tool.

The first four effects are Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Color Balance, Curves, and Gradient Map. All four give you the ability to edit all the colors within a layer at once, but in a different way. Hue, Saturation, Brightness and Color Balance both use sliders to do their job, but while Hue, Saturation, Brightness allows you to change all three of those, Color Balance’s sliders work to fix the hue balance in shadows, midtones, or highlights. Selecting Curves opens a graph that by moving the line or adding new plot points, adjusts the color. Gradient Map is less complicated compared to Curves, as it transforms the colors based on the given Gradient Library.

Gaussian Blur, Motion Blur, and Perspective Blur all allow you to apply a form of blur to your art, using a slider. Gaussian Blur gives the layer a softer look, blending the colors flawlessly. Motion Blur adds streaks of blur, making it seem as though the subject is moving quickly. This would be good if you were drawing someone running or driving fast. Perspective Blur places a small center point and adds a blur based on wherever you’ve placed it.

Next is Noise, Sharpen, Bloom, Glitch, Halftone, and Chromatic Aberration. Noise applies a static-like effect to your layer, growing adding more grain the further you go along the slider. Sharpen does exactly like the name; sharpens the image, highlighting even the smallest details in the layer. Bloom helps give the impression that a light is glowing in a certain area. This could be good for adding emphasis to a sun or a moon in an image. Glitch, Halftone, and Chromatic Aberration all add cooler effects to your art. Glitch is for art that takes on a more sci-fi look; there are four modes and various ways to make it seem as though there's a glitch! Halftone also adds a cool, distorted effect, transforming the image into a dotted pattern and as you drag your finger further along the slider, the dots get larger. Chromatic Aberration gives the image a look similar to a distorted camera lens, separating it into three colors.

Liquify is something that I've talked about before, so I'll just briefly explain that it allows you to modify your image in various ways from distorting it to pushing little sections in a certain direction. It's something that I find very useful whenever I make a little mistake that I don't want to completely erase. Clone allows you to quickly duplicate or replace a layer or specific image within the layer with another part of the layer. It can be a little difficult to understand at first, but once you test it out for a little bit, you should get used to it!

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Layer Options!

The Layer Options menu provides you with several functions that go with each layer. Below is the two different menus that show up depending on how many layers are present. When there is only a single layer, you’re only given nine options, whereas two or more layers gives you three more options to utilize.

First is Rename. Rename allows you to give that specific layer a name. This is beneficial for those who use a lot of layers and want to keep track of them. 

Next is Select. Select acts as a little shortcut to the select tool. Instead of having to go through the process of selecting everything on the layer manually with the tool, select does it for you!

Copy copies the entire layer. It’s a simple action, but very useful. 

Fill Layer completely fills the layer with the color that is currently being used. This can be helpful when you want most of the canvas to be a specific color, but keep in mind the fact that Background color allows you to change the whole canvas background. 

Clear gets rid of everything on the chosen layer. 

Alpha Lock, Mask, and Clipping Mask are all options that help you with specific layers. Because of how complicated these three things can be when you’re beginning, the next lesson will be all about these!

Reference takes the selected layer and uses it as a reference when doing things like coloring. It allows you to color in the space that was provided in reference without actually altering the referenced layer. 

Merge Down and Combine Down, like Clipping Mask, are options that are only available when there’s more than one layer within a canvas. Merge Down takes the selected layer and combines it with the one below. This is helpful when you want to lessen the amount of layers. Combine Down does not combine the selected layer with the one below, but puts them in a group. This helps organize the layers if they are similar in some way without making them a single layer.

Thank you for reading! If there are things that you are still confused about, we will be going deeper into Alpha Lock and Masks next. However, if you have an other unrelated questions, please feel free to visit my ask box or Instagram!