How to use QuickShape in Procreate
How to use QuickShape in Procreate
Create perfect shapes, quickly.
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Artwork by Will Robinson
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This video was made using Procreate 5X
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0.08 -> quick shape does exactly what it says on
1.92 -> the box it lets us create
3.6 -> and edit perfect shapes quickly let's
5.759 -> start with the most basic
6.96 -> a quick line quick shape is triggered
8.96 -> using draw and hold by default
11.04 -> so if we draw a line and then hold
13.04 -> briefly in place
14.24 -> it will then snap into a perfect line
16.48 -> and as long as we keep our pencil held
18.16 -> down we can move our quick line around
20.24 -> from its start point
21.52 -> we can hold with a finger and this
23.119 -> allows us to snap rotate our quick shape
25.76 -> in increments of 15 degrees once we're
28.08 -> happy with our shape we can lift away to
29.92 -> commit
30.4 -> now every time a quick shape is created
32.64 -> we have the edit shape button appear at
34.88 -> the top
35.36 -> let's go ahead and edit this shape and
37.28 -> now we see these blue
38.399 -> transform nodes that we can drag around
40.48 -> to refine our shape further we can also
42.64 -> drag from anywhere there isn't a node to
44.879 -> reposition the shape
46.079 -> the next quick shape we'll take a look
47.44 -> at is polyline which is multiple lines
50.32 -> joined together so let's draw a line but
52.32 -> this time we'll add some changes in our
54.239 -> stroke direction
55.28 -> then as before hold briefly in place to
58 -> trigger a quick shape we can have
59.84 -> lots more edges when using polyline than
62 -> this as complicated as we want to make
63.92 -> it
64.239 -> but we're only using three edges here
66.159 -> that's pretty good okay we'll try circle
68.159 -> next
68.799 -> when drawing circular shapes quick shape
70.88 -> will produce ellipses
72.4 -> but if we need a perfect circle we can
74.479 -> hold with a finger before lifting away
76.24 -> the pencil
76.88 -> and this will create idealized versions
78.96 -> of any primitive shapes that we draw
81.119 -> ellipses will become perfect circles and
83.36 -> uneven squares and triangles become
85.36 -> equilateral
86.24 -> next another useful shape we can make is
88.56 -> an arc we'll make one just here and as
90.72 -> we do
91.36 -> we're going to apply the stroke with
92.799 -> some variations in pressure
94.4 -> as our arc becomes a quick shape and we
96.32 -> move it around we can see the
97.68 -> characteristics and the stamping of the
99.36 -> stroke are preserved
101.2 -> now let's have a go at a rough square
104.159 -> okay that is pretty rough so let's hit
106.079 -> edit
107.119 -> every time we edit a quick shape we get
108.799 -> a listing here along the top of
110.32 -> procreate's best guesses for our shape
112.479 -> so if we're at least trying to draw
114.24 -> squares then square would very likely
116.24 -> appear here
117.28 -> our blue transform nodes that we have
119.2 -> here will behave differently depending
121.04 -> on whether they sit on a curved edge
122.96 -> a flat edge or at the ends of a straight
125.119 -> line now there are a few different input
127.04 -> methods that we can assign to trigger
128.64 -> quick shape
129.28 -> and we can find these in actions then
131.52 -> preferences
132.319 -> and just here just your controls let's
134.959 -> find quick shape on the left
136.72 -> and now we get a list of the different
138.239 -> inputs that we can assign draw and hold
140.239 -> has a brief delay before it triggers
142.08 -> and we can adjust that delay with this
143.599 -> slider here so let's make this as fast
145.84 -> as possible
146.56 -> see how that feels and we'll just fly
148.4 -> through and tidy up a few things a quick
150 -> line here
152.64 -> nice quick triangle that's pretty quick
154.56 -> it's almost faster than i can draw the
156.16 -> shape
157.68 -> lastly it's worth a mention quick shape
159.44 -> works the same across all three of the
161.599 -> primary tools
162.64 -> the paint smudge and eraser tools
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogP1X6PjRSQ