Procreate (software)

Procreate is a raster graphics editor app for digital painting developed and published by Savage Interactive for iOS and iPadOS. Designed in response to the artistic possibilities of the iPad,[2] it was launched on the App Store (iOS) in 2011.[3][4]

Procreate
Developer(s)Savage Interactive
Initial releaseMarch 16, 2011 (2011-03-16)
Stable release
5.0.2 / February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Operating systemiOS,[1] iPadOS
PlatformiPad Pro (all versions), iPad Air (all versions), iPad Mini (2-5), iPad (2017), iPad (2018), iPhone
Available in13 languages[1]
List of languages
English (United States), English (United Kingdom), Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.
TypeRaster graphics editor
LicenseProprietary
Websiteprocreate.art

The aim of Procreate is to recreate the natural feel of physical drawing, while utilising the practical advantages of a digital platform. It offers over 130 brushes, multiple layers, blend modes, masks, 4K resolution export of process videos, autosave, and many other digital art tools. In addition to raster graphics, this software has limited abilities to edit and render text and vector graphics. Procreate is designed for multi-touch and the Apple Pencil. It also supports a number of third-party styluses, and import/export to Adobe Photoshop .PSD format.

Procreate does not require in-app purchases or any form of subscription.

Versions

Procreate
The Procreate interface displaying a commissioned artwork by Ayan Nag.

Currently in version 5.0.7[5], Procreate for iPad was first launched in 2011 by Tasmanian software company Savage Interactive. In 2013 it received an Apple Design Award,[6] and was subject to wide publicity when artist Kyle Lambert's controversial hyper-realistic Procreate finger painting of Morgan Freeman went viral.[7][8] In the hands of professional artists, Procreate has been used to create the posters for Stranger Things,[9] Logan,[10], and Blade Runner 2049,[11] as well as several covers for The New Yorker.[12][13] It has also been adopted by fine artists,[14] tattoo artists,[15] and creatives at Marvel, DC,[16] Disney, and Pixar.[17]

In 2016 Procreate became one of the top ten bestselling iPad apps on the App Store,[18] rose into the top two in 2017,[19] and became the overall bestselling iPad app in 2018.[20] It is regularly featured in Apple Inc.'s product launches.[21][22]

Procreate Pocket

Featuring a stripped-back interface designed to work unobtrusively in the compact mobile environment of the iPhone, Procreate Pocket was released to the App Store in December 2014.[23] Initially, Procreate Pocket incorporated almost every tool found in Procreate; however, as Procreate amassed additional features via multiple updates over the following years, Pocket fell behind. In 2018, Savage launched Procreate Pocket 2.0, which brought the iPhone version of the app back to feature parity with the iPad version.[24] In December of 2018, Procreate Pocket received Apple's 'App of the Year' award.[25]

Tools

Procreate features 4k canvas resolution, 136 brushes including exclusive dual-texture brushes, text and animation capabilities, and a range of classic and original tools built for the multitouch environment.[26]

Features
  • Optimised for iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
  • Ultra High Definition canvases up to 16k by 4k on iPad Pro 12.9" and 10.5”
  • Powered by 64-bit painting engine Silica M
  • 64-bit colour
  • 64-bit smudge sampling
  • Multi-threaded (optimised for iPad’s multiple cores)
  • 250 levels of undo and redo
  • Continuous auto-save
  • Keyboard connection / shortcut capabilities
  • One-touch Quick Menu
  • Canvas crop and resize
  • QuickShape feature allows users to freehand-draw perfect shapes

Brushes
  • Over 200 built-in brushes
  • Dual textured brush system
  • Brush Studio with hundreds of unique settings to create custom brushes
  • Create and organise custom brush sets
  • Import and export custom brushes

Layers
  • Layer masks
  • Clipping masks
  • Layer groups
  • Multiple layer selection, move, and transform
  • 17 layer blend modes

Color
  • 64-bit color
  • P3 Wide Colour support
  • Color picker (eyedropper) tool
  • ColorDrop (flood fill) tool
  • RGB and hex values for precise color adjustments
  • Color balance
  • Image curves
  • HSB
  • Recolor

Finishing Effects
  • Perspective blur
  • Gaussian and motion blurs
  • Sharpen and add noise
  • Liquify

Drawing Guides
  • Perspective, Isometric, 2D, and Symmetry visual guides
  • Drawing Assist tool to 'snap' strokes to guides

Video
  • Time-lapse replay of entire artwork process

Sharing and Workflow Integration
  • Drag and drop artworks, brushes, and palettes between applications
  • Import or export Adobe Photoshop PSD files
  • Export to AirDrop, iCloud Drive, Photos, iTunes, Twitter, Dropbox, Google Drive, Facebook, Weibo and Mail
  • Export as layered native .procreate file, PSD, TIFF, transparent PNG, multi-page PDF or web ready JPEG

System support

Procreate is designed for the Apple ecosystem. Both versions require iOS12 or newer.

Supported platforms

Procreate

Procreate supports the following iPad models:[1]

Procreate Pocket

Procreate Pocket supports the following iPhone models:[1]

Supported styluses

Procreate fully supports Apple Pencil, with settings for Tilt, Azimuth, Accumulation, and Flow. It is the only stylus currently supported on iPad Pro models.[1]

The following iPad models support Apple Pencil:

  • iPad Pro (all models)
  • iPad (6th generation)
  • iPad Mini 5
  • iPad Air 3

On devices that are incompatible with Apple Pencil, Procreate currently supports the following active styli:

  • TenOneDesign - Pogo Connect, Pogo Connect 2
  • Adonit - Jot Touch 4, Jot Touch Pixelpoint, Jot Script, Jot Script 2, Pixel
  • Wacom - Intuos Creative Stylus 1 & 2, Bamboo Fineline 1, 2, & 3, Bamboo Sketch
  • Any capacitive or magnetic field passive stylus

Supported file types

Procreate uses a proprietary file type, ".procreate", to store artworks. It can export images to the following formats: PNG, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, single and multi-page PDFs, and Adobe Photoshop's .psd format. Additionally, it can export multiple layers in sequence to a single file, allowing artists to create animated GIFs, animated PNGs, and MP4s. Procreate can also batch export layers to a folder as static PNGs.

It can import all the file types listed above, with the exception of PDF.

Notable users

Well-known users of Procreate include comics artist and DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee, who has used it to sketch Batman and the Joker.[27] British fine artist David Hockney created a series of landscape paintings using Procreate.[28] Kyle Lambert, a poster artist notable for creating the Stranger Things poster in Procreate,[29] is also known for his viral Procreate finger-painting of Morgan Freeman.[30] Artist James Jean also uses Procreate for film poster work, including the poster for Blade Runner 2049.[31] Art Director for Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, Raphael Lacoste, uses Procreate for studies.[32] Concept artist Doug Chiang creates robot, vehicle and creature designs for Star Wars in Procreate.[33] John Dyer, the English landscape painter, used Procreate as part of the 'Last Chance to Paint' project, a partnership with the Eden Project that sent Dyer to stay with the Yaminawá in the Amazon rainforest, where he painted the experience.[34]

Procreate is also used in-house at Disney[35] and Pixar.[36]

Savage Interactive

Savage Interactive was founded in January 2010 by James and Alanna Cuda in response to the announcement of the first iPad. Working from the Cudas' kitchen in Old Beach, Tasmania, Australia, with programmer Lloyd Bottomley and graphic designer Cameron Newton, Savage launched the first version of Procreate for the iPad on the App Store in March 2011.[37]

After winning an Apple Design Award in June 2013, Savage launched Procreate 2 in conjunction with iOS7, adding 4K file support, continuous auto-save, and customisable brushes.[38] In December that year, Kyle Lambert's Procreate finger-painting of Morgan Freeman went viral, generating a great deal of publicity for the app.

Savage launched Procreate Pocket in December 2014.[39] In the wake of the growing success of Procreate and Procreate Pocket, Savage received investment offers and invitations to relocate to Silicon Valley. Savage refused these offers on the basis that the company's remote Tasmanian location is a deliberate choice to maintain independence from Silicon Valley politics and culture.[40] Now supporting a staff of seven, Savage moved to commercial office premises in North Hobart in 2016.

In December 2018, Procreate became the bestselling app[41] on the App Store, and Procreate Pocket received Apple's 'App of the Year' award.[42]

As of February 2020, Savage employs over 30 staff, and continues to release regular updates and improvements to Procreate and Procreate Pocket.

See also

References
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  32. "French Villages - Procreate Studies". Raphael-Lacoste.com. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  33. "Doug Chiang: The Evolution of Star Wars Design - Designing Episode I Live Panel at SWCC 2019". Star Wars - YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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