Have you ever wished your illustrations could come to life? Do you find animation intriguing but intimidating? Join me on an exciting journey into the world of animation with Procreate Dreams, this incredible app that has allowed me to unlock the magic of animation in simple and intuitive ways. I want to show you just how accessible and fun animation can be, while allowing you to learn the mechanics of the Procreate Dreams app so that you can come away empowered to create your very own moving artworks and micro-stories.
I’ll be guiding you through animation projects that range from cute little encounters (between a ghost and a bee), a contemplative snowy window, and two different ways of animating birds. We’ll be doing illustration and animation, all from scratch within the app, and you’ll learn about:
- all three types of animation that Procreate Dreams allows (performing, keyframing and frame-by-frame animation)
- the gestures and good habits to implement from the start
- the joy of using your Apple Pencil like a magic wand when performing
- little hidden gems like the color magic of the HSB filter
- how to create cutouts for fun hide-and-seek animation possibilities
- what parallax animation is and how to apply it to give your animations a bit more realism and depth
- how to add filters like Gaussian Blur for an additional layer of realism and depth
- how precision in your keyframing can make animating easier
- Edward Muybridge and his contribution to the world of frame-by-frame animation
- how to draw and simplify bird silhouettes and add details little by little
- the power of grouping within Procreate Dreams, and how it opens up a world of possibilities for more complex animations
- avenues for future exploration within your animation and illustration journeys
I can’t wait to share with you my newfound love for animation and Procreate Dreams, and to share with you my thoughts on why animation is such a powerful arena to add to your toolkit as an artist or illustrator – how it allows you to deepen your relationship to the world, and to yourself. How becoming an investigator of movement can be such a fun and inspiring endeavor; and how simple it can actually be!
