借助 iPad、 Apple Pencil(Apple Pencil)和众多致力于艺术创作的应用程序，以数字方式创作艺术比以往任何时候都更加容易。其中一款应用程序因其简单而强大的设计而变得非常流行，它是iPad 版Procreate。
Procreate的功能可以与Adobe Illustrator或Photoshop等应用程序相媲美。它主要用于插图目的，并具有多种不同的画笔、工具和功能，使绘图、素描和绘画变得高效而有趣。您甚至可以使用该应用程序创建动画。
9.99 美元的价格，绝对物超所值。但是，当您打开应用程序时，您可能不确定从哪里开始，以及如何使用Procreate来制作您想要制作的艺术类型。Procreate非常容易掌握，所以一旦你学会了基础知识，你就可以开始制作你引以为豪的作品。
画笔和素描工具(Brushes and Sketching Tools)
您最可能使用的工具是画笔工具。Procreate使它们变得简单且易于访问和使用。在右上角，您可以点击画笔图标以打开带有每个预先创建的画笔选项的菜单。
有 18 种画笔纹理类别，应用程序中总共内置了 190 个画笔。您可以在“绘画(Painting)”或“素描(Sketching)”选项下找到您可能最常使用的一些基本画笔样式。
如果您没有看到任何要使用的画笔，您还可以选择创建或导入自己的画笔。打开画笔库后，您可以点击右上角的 + 图标，这将带您进入画笔工作室(Brush Studio)。
在这里，您可以使用多种不同的设置来定制适合您需求的画笔。
您还可以通过点击Import使用其他人创建的画笔。您可以在线找到并下载这些画笔。如果要删除任何创建或导入的画笔，只需向左滑动画笔选项，然后点击删除(Delete)按钮。
至于使用你的画笔，一旦你选择了一个，你就可以开始使用它来绘画了。如果您按住画笔，您将自动能够使用吸管工具来更改画笔的颜色。要更改画笔大小，您可以使用左侧最上方的垂直条。
下面的栏可用于更改画笔的不透明度。它们之间的中间方块是访问吸管工具的另一种方式。底部栏下方是用于撤消或重做操作的箭头图标。还有一个橡皮擦，就是右上角的中间图标。
分层功能(Layering Features)
iPad版 Procreate(Procreate)还让您能够在制作艺术作品时使用图层。使用这些可以帮助您在处理单独的图层时防止艺术的不同部分被擦除或更改。它们可以很容易地被隐藏或删除，如果您正在制作精美的作品，它们是一个非常有用的工具。
要使用图层，请点击右上角带有两个重叠方块的图标。您应该看到背景颜色层，以及第一层。如果要创建新图层，只需点击图层菜单右上角的+图标。您可以在任何现有图层上向左滑动以选择锁定图层（不允许对其进行任何更改）、复制图层或删除它。
如果您点击一个图层，您可以在左侧看到更多设置。以下是一些重要的设置：
- 重命名(Rename)：更改图层的名称
- 选择(Select)：选择整个图层并为您提供一些编辑选项
- 复制(Copy)：复制整个图层
- 清除(Clear)：清除上面任何东西的图层
- Merge Down：将一个图层合并到它下面的一个
如果要移动图层的顺序，只需点击并按住图层即可将其拖动到任何位置。如果您将它拖到图层菜单之外，您可以通过这种方式创建一个新图层。
调整工具和设置(Adjustment Tools And Settings)
左上角是另一组图标。在魔杖下方，有一个您可以对您的作品进行调整的列表。如果您选择其中一种调整设置，您可以在屏幕上向后或向前滑动以减少或增加每个相应的设置。您还可以在进行任何这些更改时选择重置或取消。
调整(Adjustments)菜单的底部是一些颜色分级选项。您可以更改色调、饱和度和亮度。在色彩平衡(Color Balance)下，您可以设置青色/红色、品红色/绿色和黄色/蓝色色调之间的平衡。使用(Use) 曲线(Curves)设置黑色/白色、红色、绿色和蓝色色调的级别。最后，您可以使用重新着色(Recolor)来更改艺术部分的颜色。
最后一个带有鼠标指针的图标还为您提供了对项目进行一些更改的工具，例如翻转、旋转、使您的作品适合屏幕或其他失真效果。
导出您的艺术作品(Exporting Your Art)
iPad版 Procreate(Procreate)会自动保存您的艺术作品，因此您无需担心每次工作间隔都会保存。您还可以以多种不同格式导出完成的项目，该应用程序使其变得非常简单。
点击左上角的扳手图标，然后点击分享(Share)按钮。您将能够从多种不同的文件格式中进行选择以共享您的工作。然后，您将选择要导出到的质量，然后您将看到导出位置的所有选项。
这使您可以将完成的作品发送到您的Google Drive、iPad 的文档以及您可以保存或共享图像的大多数其他平台。
Procreate For iPad: How To Sketch and Paint Like The Pros
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Procreate rivals apps like Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop in its capabilities. It’s mainly useful for illustration purposes and has several different brushes, tools, and features that make drawing, sketching, and painting efficient and fun. You can even create animations using the app.
With a price of $9.99, it’s definitely worth the price for all the features you get. However, you might be unsure of where to start when you open the app, and how to use Procreate to make the type of art you want to make. Procreate is extremely easy to get the hang of, so once you learn the basics you can start making pieces you can be proud of.
Brushes and Sketching Tools
The tool you’ll likely most be using is the brush tools. Procreate makes them simple and easy to access and use. In the top-right corner, you can tap on the paintbrush icon to open the menu with every pre-created brush option.
There are 18 categories of brush textures, with 190 brushes in total built into the app. Some of the basic brush styles you might use most regularly you can find under the Painting or Sketching options.
If you don’t see any brushes you want to use, you also have the option to create or import your own brushes. After opening the brush library, you can tap on the + icon in the top right which will bring you to the Brush Studio.
Here, you can play around with multiple different settings to tailor a brush that fits your needs perfectly.
You can also use brushes that others have created by tapping on Import. You can find and download these brushes online. If you want to delete any created or imported brushes, simply swipe a brush option to the left and tap the Delete button.
As far as using your brushes, once you select one, you’re ready to begin using it to draw. If you hold down on the brush, you’ll automatically be able to use an eyedropper tool to change the color of your brush. To change your brush size, you can use the topmost vertical bar on the left.
The bar underneath that you can use to change your brush’s opacity. The middle square between them is another way to access the eyedropper tool. Below the bottom bar are arrow icons that either undo or redo actions. There is also an eraser, which is the middle icon in the top right.
Layering Features
Procreate for iPad also gives you the ability to use layers when making your art. Using these can help you keep different parts of your art from being erased or changed while you’re working on a separate layer. They can easily be hidden or deleted and are an extremely useful tool if you’re working on an elaborate piece.
To use layers, tap on the icon with two overlapping squares in the top right corner. You should see the background color layer, as well as the first layer. If you want to create a new layer, just tap the + icon in the top right of the layer menu. You can swipe left on any existing layers to have the option to lock the layer (not allowing any changes to be made to it), duplicate the layer, or delete it.
If you tap on a layer, you can see more settings appear to the left. Here are some of the important settings:
- Rename: Changes the name of a layer
- Select: Selects an entire layer and gives you some editing options
- Copy: Copies an entire layer
- Clear: Clears the layer of anything on it
- Merge Down: Merges a layer to the one below it
If you want to move the order of the layers, just tapping and holding on a layer will allow you to drag it to any spot. If you drag it outside of the layer menu, you can create a new layer that way.
Adjustment Tools And Settings
In the top left-hand corner is another set of icons. Under the magic wand, there is a list of adjustments you can make to your artwork. If you choose one of the adjustment settings, you can slide backward or forward on the screen to decrease or increase each respective setting. You can also choose to reset or cancel while making any of these changes.
At the bottom of the Adjustments menu are some color grading options. You can change the hue, saturation, and brightness. Under Color Balance, you can set the balance between cyan/red, magenta/green, and yellow/blue tones Use Curves to set the levels of black/white, red, green, and blue tones. Finally, you can use Recolor to change the colors of parts of your art.
The last icon with the mouse pointer also gives you tools to make some changes to your project, such as flipping, rotating, fitting your art to the screen, or other distortion effects.
Exporting Your Art
Procreate for iPad does save your art automatically, so you don’t need to worry about saving at every interval of work you do. You also can export your finished project in multiple different formats, and the app makes it extremely simple.
Tap on the wrench icon in the top left, and then tap on the Share button. You’ll be able to choose from multiple different file formats to share your work with. You will then choose what quality you want to export to, and then you’ll see all your options for where to export it.
This lets you send your finished work to your Google Drive, your iPad’s documents, and most other platforms where you can save or share images.
