NEW! Procreate Parachute for Beginners

Is the Procreate learning curve steeper and trickier than you expected?

Has your iPad and Procreate become a combination of overwhelm and frustration, leading to crummy cartoons or (worse still) complete avoidance?

Normally, you enjoy pushing buttons and playing around, but not with this. It’s like one of those discount stores that has absolutely everything crammed into a tiny space. Shoes, clothes, dishwashers, toys... and you have to pick through it all section by section to find what you really want.

Basically, it's Overload

All those useful tools are at your Pencil tip, but they can't help if you don’t know what you don’t know.

What you DO know is that there are YouTube videos (and you haven't watched them). And a manual and forums, (but you haven't used those either).

You just want to find a course that’s systematic and shows you what you need

So you can follow an outline, do the work, get comfortable with the program, all the while not worrying about the outcome.

Introducing: The Procreate Parachute ... Dropping You Straight Into The Skill Zone

Designed by a cartoonist for cartoonists — so you get the skills you need, not generic information

Because the course is designed only for cartoonists, it zeroes in on exactly the skills and tools needed for creating hand-drawn cartoons, so you won't be wondering "Do I need to learn this? What am I going to use it for?"

Bite-sized videos so no overwhelm

Each video is designed to cover something specific, so they are short and to the point. No need to pause and scroll back and forth like crazy to find the information you need.

The essential brushes for cartooning — so that you save time instead of trying out brush after brush

Choosing and tweaking brushes as a beginner is time consuming and confusing. Instead you get exactly what you need for through downloading the "Ali's Favourites" brush set (with full video instructions for how to install it)

Jumpstarting your digital colouring colour skills via two of Ali's custom colour palettes

Ali's personal palettes for skin tones and bright colour are included as downloadable files, with full instructions for installing and using the colour palettes, and painting demonstration videos incorporating the colours from those palettes.

Demystifying layers to reduce frustration (and speed up your work process)

Layers are a powerful feature of digital cartooning and they can save you a lot of time and frustration — if you get use them right. The number of layers you use and the way you order them makes all the difference. Ali shows you how many layers are enough, and how much to put on each one.

Starting with the right canvas sizes and brush settings to smooth your analogue-to-digital transition

Digital canvases and brushes are infinitely flexible, which is a mixed blessing when you are just starting out. Learn the tips and tricks that will help you to turn out quality cartoons again as soon as possible after going digital.

What else will you learn?

• The right amount of iPad and Procreate 'housekeeping' to hit the ground running (but still keep your cartoons organised and safe)
• How to upload real photos and draw or trace over them to jumpstart a cartoon or improve your drawing skills
• How to combine several sketches or photos into a single picture,
• How to import pencil and paper work to get a professional finish in Procreate
• How to add text using the Procreate text editor instead of spending time hand lettering
• How to position your text for maximum impact
• Finding (or creating) new fonts and importing them so that your work has a unique look
• Creating animations - from simple expansion to bouncing and multiple moving parts
• What’s DPI and why should you care? Memorise one number so that you need never ask this again.
• Tips for keeping your Gallery in order
• Stacking and rearranging your images
• Learn why you should always rather open a reference in a custom canvas, not directly as a photo
• Master the back office of brushes Advanced Settings (using just 3 icons)
• Navigating the colour control panel + using Palettes view only, for now (and why);
• Learn to build a custom palette and save time accessing the colours you use over and over.
• How to change your background colour and flood fill an enclosed area
• Erasing (and how you can match erasers to brushes for consistency)
• How to harness the power of layers to avoid frustration (and save time)
• How to select/match an exact colour from an existing image or logo