Procreate Text and Typography 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How do you resize text in Procreate without opening the text editor?
- Use Adjustments > Resize to scale the text layer
- Use the Transform tool (arrow icon) to scale the text layer (Correct answer)
- Pinch the text directly on the canvas with two fingers
- Use the Selection tool to drag the text bounding box
Correct answer: Use the Transform tool (arrow icon) to scale the text layer
The Transform tool (arrow icon) lets you scale, rotate, and reposition the text layer without entering the text editor, preserving editability.
Question 2: After rasterizing a text layer in Procreate, which action can you still perform on it?
- Change the font family
- Edit the text content
- Apply Liquify distortion effects (Correct answer)
- Adjust the tracking between characters
Correct answer: Apply Liquify distortion effects
Once rasterized, text becomes a pixel layer and can be distorted with the Liquify tool, but font, tracking, and text content can no longer be changed.
Question 3: What does the 'Baseline' setting control in Procreate's text editor?
- The margin between the text block and the canvas edge
- The vertical shift of selected characters relative to the text line (Correct answer)
- The minimum font size allowed for the layer
- The bottom alignment anchor of the entire text block
Correct answer: The vertical shift of selected characters relative to the text line
Baseline shifts selected characters up or down relative to the standard text line, making it useful for creating superscript or subscript effects.
Question 4: What is the recommended workflow to apply a gradient fill to text in Procreate?
- Use the Gradient option inside the text style panel
- Rasterize the text, then apply a gradient via a Clipping Mask layer (Correct answer)
- Drag two colors onto the text while in text editing mode
- Use Adjustments > Hue Saturation to blend two colors on the layer
Correct answer: Rasterize the text, then apply a gradient via a Clipping Mask layer
Since Procreate's text editor doesn't support native gradients, the standard workflow is to rasterize the text and apply a gradient via a Clipping Mask set above it.
Question 5: Which Procreate tool allows you to warp or distort rasterized text into curved shapes?
- Gaussian Blur
- Liquify (Correct answer)
- Color Balance
- Noise
Correct answer: Liquify
The Liquify tool under Adjustments allows you to push, pull, pinch, and warp pixel-based layers including rasterized text.
Question 6: What text alignment options are available in Procreate's text editor?
- Left and Right only
- Left, Center, and Right only
- Left, Center, Right, and Justified (Correct answer)
- Only Center alignment is supported
Correct answer: Left, Center, Right, and Justified
Procreate's text editor provides four alignment options: Left, Center, Right, and Justified, giving full control over text block alignment.
Question 7: How can you change the color of text while in text editing mode in Procreate?
- Tap the layer thumbnail and choose 'Fill Layer'
- Select the text and tap the color swatch, or drag a color from the color disc onto the selected text (Correct answer)
- Use Adjustments > Color Balance on the text layer
- Swipe left on the text layer and tap 'Color'
Correct answer: Select the text and tap the color swatch, or drag a color from the color disc onto the selected text
While in text editing mode with text selected, tapping the color swatch lets you pick a new color, or you can drag from the color disc and drop it directly onto the selected text.
Procreate Text and Typography 2
How do you resize text in Procreate without opening the text editor?