Procreate Introduction 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What company developed Procreate?
- Adobe
- Autodesk
- Savage Interactive (Correct answer)
- Apple
Correct answer: Savage Interactive
Procreate was created and is maintained by Savage Interactive, an Australian software company.
Question 2: What does the 'Alpha Lock' feature do to a layer in Procreate?
- Prevents the layer from being deleted
- Restricts painting to only the already-painted pixels on that layer (Correct answer)
- Converts the layer to grayscale
- Merges it with the layer below
Correct answer: Restricts painting to only the already-painted pixels on that layer
Alpha Lock restricts new brush strokes to the existing opaque pixels on a layer, preserving transparent areas.
Question 3: How do you create a new canvas in Procreate from the Gallery?
- Swipe left on an existing canvas
- Tap the '+' icon in the top-right corner (Correct answer)
- Shake the iPad
- Long press on an empty area
Correct answer: Tap the '+' icon in the top-right corner
Tapping the '+' icon in the top-right corner of the Gallery opens the new canvas creation dialog.
Question 4: What does the 'Liquify' tool in Procreate allow you to do?
- Add watercolor effects
- Warp and push pixels on the canvas fluidly (Correct answer)
- Convert colors to gradients
- Add a liquid texture brush
Correct answer: Warp and push pixels on the canvas fluidly
Liquify lets you push, pull, and warp the pixels of your artwork in a fluid, sculptural way.
Question 5: What does pinching in on the Procreate canvas do?
- Merges layers
- Zooms out (Correct answer)
- Zooms in
- Opens the color picker
Correct answer: Zooms out
Pinching inward (bringing two fingers together) zooms out on the canvas in Procreate.
Question 6: What is a 'Clipping Mask' used for in Procreate?
- Hiding layers from export
- Confining a layer's content to the shape of the layer directly below it (Correct answer)
- Locking layer position
- Grouping multiple layers
Correct answer: Confining a layer's content to the shape of the layer directly below it
A Clipping Mask clips a layer so it only shows within the boundaries of the layer directly beneath it.
Question 7: In Procreate, what does the 'Threshold' slider in the Flood Fill (color drop) control?
- Layer opacity
- How similar pixel colors must be to be filled (Correct answer)
- Brush hardness
- Canvas DPI
Correct answer: How similar pixel colors must be to be filled
The Threshold slider determines how broadly the color drop spreads based on color similarity between adjacent pixels.
Procreate Introduction 5
What company developed Procreate?