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To view your layers, bring up the Layers
Panel in the top right toolbar. If you
want to move the new image behind the
first (Move Layer), tap, hold, and drag
the new image layer underneath the
first layer. If you swipe left on a layer, you
can Lock it (this means it can’t be edited
until you unlock it). Duplicate Layer will
create a copy of a layer and Delete Layer
will permanently remove the layer from
your canvas. If you don’t want to see
the layer but don’t want to permanently
delete it, you can uncheck the visibility
checkbox to the right of the layer. Check
it again to make it reappear.
Tapping on a layer brings up a variety of
options. For now, let’s focus on Merge
Down and Combine Down. Merge down
merges the current layer and the one
below it into a new layer. The two layers
no longer exist as individual layers and
cannot be separated back to the way
they were.
Be aware that you cannot merge down
on the Background layer. Combine
down is similar to merge down but
rather than merging layers together, it
combines the current layer and the one
below it into a group.
In a group your layers exist separately,
but when a group is selected it can be moved
and transformed together. To include more
than one layer in a group, tap a layer then
swipe right on any layers you want grouped
together. Once they are selected, tap Group.
To remove items from a group, select the
images and drag them out of the group.
Continue adding images to your mood board
canvas and arrange them to your liking.
When you’re done, tap Actions > Share >
JPEG and Save Image to export your mood
board to your photos as a flattened jpeg file.
LAYERS GUIDE
NAME WHAT IT DOES WHERE TO FIND IT
Create
Group
Layer
Opacity
Alpha Lock
Clipping
Mask
Layer
Blending
Modes
Organizes layers
into collapsable,
folder-like groups.
Controls how
much you can
see through the
current layer.
Locks the pixels
on the current
layer so that any
additional brush
strokes cannot
go outside the
boundaries of
those pixels.
Clips your current
layer to the layer
below it. Only
the brush strokes
within the pixel
boundary of the
layer below it will
be visible.
Changes the way
the current layer
interacts with the
layers below it.
Select a layer and
swipe right on any
additional layers you
want to group. Then
tap “group” on the
top right.
Adjustments >
Opacity or, Layers >
Layer Blending Mode
> Opacity Slider.
Layers > Tap Layer >
Alpha Lock.
Layers > Tap Layer >
Clipping Mask.
Layers > Tap “N”
next to the visibility
check mark and cycle
through the options.
YOUR TURN: FINDING INSPIRATION
Create a mood board of images to inspire
your next illustration. You can find images
on the internet or take your own photos.
Include poses, color palettes, lighting,
fashion, and hairstyles, anything that you
find interesting or inspiring.
Use Procreate to arrange your images into
a mood board to help you become familiar
with the interface and tools to prepare for
the next lesson.
DIGITAL DRAWING
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