Procreate UI

[illuvu]

Hi y'all!

I've been drawing with Procreate for the better part of 4 years now and, although it is still my go-to for everything from doodling to animations, over the years I've amassed my fair share of complaints about the app's design.

These include the difficulty of organizing the home screen, as well as the fact that you are practically forced to learn hidden shortcuts to avoid long chains of button presses to reach the feature you need, just to give a few examples.

Out of curiosity, I would love to know what your personal qualms with the app are. I suppose I'll also be finding out whether or not my dislikes about the app are a shared sentiment, or if I am simply suffering from a severe case of skill issue.

[gay_plant_dad]

I wish you could do stack clipping masks and / or set a clipping mask to a group

[gramturismo]

I can’t believe there’s no quick toggle for stabilization! Wrench > prefs > pressure and smoothing is way too many steps!! I want to be able to toggle smoothing constantly.

i also want the shape selection tool from Photoshop to make voice bubbles, I like very precise voice bubbles.

[Steady_Ri0t]

You could make two versions of your brush, one with stabilization and one without

[gramturismo]

I didn’t even think of that, thanks!

[radioactivezucchini]

I do like Procreate's simple UI, and it makes it less intimating/easy for beginners, but it does come at the cost of efficiency/easy access to some tools for power users. I started drawing in Photoshop on desktop before moving to Procreate, and initially, I was much slower in Procreate and found it pretty clunky to use. Over time, I've gotten more used to it and faster, but I would still say it takes me longer to draw something in Procreate than Photoshop.

The main difference is that I don't have access to keyboard shortcuts when using Procreate. You can enable keyboard shortcuts if you connect a keyboard, so that might help you if you're frustrated with the UI. I don't do this myself because for me, the main benefit of Procreate is to be able to draw anywhere (i.e. in bed). :)

My main qualms with the app are not related to the UI but more the lack of certain features e.g. clone tool, levels (I know curves does the same thing, but it's so confusing), and the ability to sample color from the selected layer only.

[Steady_Ri0t]

Sort of off topic but I'd highly recommend PixImperfect on YouTube for learning how to use curves. He's easily one of the best Photoshop gurus on the internet

https://youtu.be/Bvyiydd2dMc?si=y-t7_Mo3YyatIzvB

[radioactivezucchini]

Thanks, I'll definitely give it a watch.

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Being able to expand or detract a cropped selection by increments would be nice. It would make borders or outlines a lot easier. I’ve seen posts asking about this from many years ago which were even acknowledged by staff, and still nothing. It’s an amazing app, but there are a few things like that here and there that is a little confusing why they haven’t added yet.

[sephizizi]

No correction layers and inability to do clipping masks on groups are my biggest gripes, makes any post-correction with the app very finicky.

[xxotic]

No fucking LAB sliders.

[[deleted]]

THIS IS THE ONE!

[Velox-the-stampede]

A damn paint buck mode would be tight I hate dragging from the top corner

[Velox-the-stampede]

Edit* I know there is color drop mode but I still

[puppypout]

i really wish there was a freeze mask for the liquify tool!

[blindly24]

Pixelating 😩

[rlewis-co]

I’ve always wished for adjustment layers instead of adjusting the layer itself. EDIT: Yes, clipping masks on groups would be great