The Complete Procreate Handbook by Micah Ellsworth is a practical guide to digital illustration, drawing, painting, character design, comics, animation, lettering, 3D painting and professional artwork workflows in Procreate. It is designed for beginners and developing artists who want to create finished work on iPad without getting lost in menus or technical details. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Set up Procreate, your iPad, Apple Pencil, Gallery, canvases, gestures, and essential controls. Work confidently with brushes, Brush Studio, pressure, tilt, stabilization, QuickShape, Paint, Smudge and Erase. Use layers, groups, Alpha Lock, masks, clipping masks, blend modes, selections, Transform, Warp, and alignment tools. Build better color palettes, lighting, shadows, composition, perspective, line art and polished digital paintings. Create character designs, environments, cinematic scenes, hand lettering, typography, and illustrated posters. Produce comics with Page Assist, including panels, dialogue, captions, speech balloons, reading flow and multi-page projects. Animate illustrations with Animation Assist, onion skinning, timing, loops, frames and motion techniques. Organize professional projects, handle revisions, protect master files, and export artwork for print, web, social media and clients. Explore 3D painting, textures, material channels, lighting and presentation workflows. Troubleshoot brushes, Apple Pencil, layer limits, performance, file loss, transparency, color and export problems. The book also includes practice labs, studio workflows, troubleshooting exercises, checklists, a quick-reference guide, glossary and recommended projects to help turn individual Procreate tools into practical creative skills. Whether you want to create digital paintings, character art, comics, concept art, posters, animation, social-media graphics, or professional illustrations, this handbook helps you build a clearer, faster and more reliable Procreate workflow from first sketch to final export.
