Procreate 2 Digital Illustration App Updated for iPad

Procreate 2, a major update to the popular digital illustration app, has been released for the iPad.

 

It’s packed with features artists love, from true-to-life sets of pencils, inks and brushes, through to advanced layer compositing, 64-bit performance and unique digital tools. And it isn’t just iPad friendly – it’s an iPad exclusive. Procreate now includes game-changing GPU accelerated filters and adjustments, offering a whole new dimension of expression. Artists can now apply colour adjustments, gaussian blur, sharpen – and more – all in real time. 

FEATURES:
• Studio-grade features:
– 64-bit optimised for iPad Air & iPad Mini 2
– Ultra-High Definition 4K Canvas size
– up to 4096 x 4096px (16.7 MP) for iPad 3+
– up to 4096 x 2616px (10.7 MP) for iPad 2/Mini
– Create custom canvas sizes
– OpenGL painting engine – Silica
– 64-bit smudge sampling
– 64-bit color
– Deliciously responsive smudge tool
– Multi-threaded, utilises iPad’s multiple cores
– 250 levels of undo and redo
– Continuous auto-save—never lose work again
– Dropbox integration everywhere

• Beautiful interface designed for iOS 7:
– Charcoal, translucent and blurred interface keeps you focused on your artwork
– Advanced Multitouch functionally built exclusively for iPad
– Rapidly adjust the brush size & opacity on the fly

• Next generation drawing tools:
– Packed with 120 beautifully made brushes
– Game changing dual texture system
– 30 customisable settings for every brush
– Create your own custom Procreate brushes
– Organise your brushes into your own custom sets
– Share your brushes

• Advanced layering system:
– Dynamic layers–up to 128 layers, depending on size of canvas.
– Lock layer transparency (Alpha lock)
– Copy and paste layers from/to clipboard
– Pinch layers together to merge
– Pinch layers apart to create a new layer
– Swipe a layer to the right to action
– Swipe a layer to the left to alpha lock
– Two finger tap to adjust layer opacity
– 18 Layer Blend modes

• Transform:
– Distort perspective & shear
– Non Uniform & Uniform transformation
– Magnetic smart guide system

• Multi-touch gestures:
– Two finger zoom & rotate canvas
– Three finger tap fullscreen
– 3 finger Z-motion – Instant clear layer
– Quick-pinch shortcut for fit-to-screen
– Three finger swipe (left/right) for undo/redo
– Tap and hold eyedropper shortcut
– Pinch layers together to merge
– Pinch layers apart to create a layer
– Fullscreen adjust layer opacity
– Change artwork orientation

• Redesigned Gallery:
– Drag & drop organising
– Create artwork groups and name them
– Export to Photos, iTunes, Twitter, Dropbox, Facebook, Weibo and email
– Export as layered native Procreate file, PSD, transparent PNG or JPEG

• Multi-touch selection tool:
– Hybrid Freehand & Polygon selection tool
– Add or inverse selection

• GPU accelerated filters:
– Gaussian Blur
– Sharpen
– Noise
– Hue, Saturation, brightness
– Color Balance
– Curves

• 1080p video capture:
– Record every stroke in realtime, without delay
– Export HD video files to anyone
– Video management options

What’s New In This Version:
Completely redesigned for iOS 7 and 64-bit optimised for the new iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina Display.

Along with the beautiful new iOS 7 redesign Procreate 2 now includes powerful new GPU accelerated filters and adjustments:
– Gaussian Blur
– Sharpen
– Noise
– Hue, saturation & brightness
– Color Balance (Highlights, Midtones, Shadows)
– Curves (Gamma, Red, Green, Blue)

• New streamlined gallery
– Rapid document load
– New group design
– Share a group
– Quickly action any thumbnail

• Redesigned icon
• Orientation memory
• Includes latest SDKs for all styluses
• Bug fixes and many stability improvements
• Improved performance

What’s New in Version 2.0.1

• Latest Adonit SDK
• Performance improvements
• User experience improvements
• Squished some minor bugs

You can purchase Procreate from the App Store for $5.99.