Procreate doesn’t currently have Android functionality. To clarify: it isn’t actually designed as a storyboarding app, but I was able to work within the confines of the program to adapt it to my needs. I was using Procreate initially to illustrate kids’ books, and found a way to use it with storyboards, so I haven’t tried any other apps. I have not tried Paper so I can’t speak to that comparison. How does Procreate compare to other Ipad storyboarding apps, like Paper? I think skill level is irrelevant to using Procreate but I wouldn’t recommend it over a Cintiq - they both have functions the other doesn’t that benefit the user. There are definitely more distractions when you can work anywhere. The downside to this, of course, is having to make sure I’m managing my time wisely. Not having to be locked up in the office away from my family is a great plus. The benefit to Procreate is how portable it is it’s allowed me to work from the couch and in my backyard.

What are the benefits to boarding with Procreate, rather than a more conventional approach, like working on a Cintiq tablet with Storyboard Pro? What are the downsides? Would you recommend it only to people with a certain skill/experience level, or is that irrelevant?

It would be great for studios to find a way to bring it into the fold. I haven’t seen portable digital storyboarding fully embraced into the feature animation pipeline. Below, he tells us why the app doubles up so well as storyboarding software, and how it could be improved…Ĭartoon Brew: Is using Ipad and Procreate a normal pipeline for feature animation storyboarding? If not, what is the standard pipeline? Colin JackĬolin Jack: No, generally we use Photoshop or Storyboard Pro. But he is also a prolific illustrator of children’s books ( Dragons from Mars, the Galaxy Zack series), and it’s in this capacity that he first started using Procreate. With his permission, we’re linking through to his pdf here.Īs a story artist for Dreamworks Animation, Jack has boarded for films including Captain Underpants, Boss Baby, Trolls World Tour, and the forthcoming The Croods 2. In a document released via his Instagram (and also made in Procreate), he provides a straightforward illustrated tutorial to storyboarding on Procreate, explaining how the app can be easily integrated into the Photoshop workflow. Jack has now shared his insights with the community. When suddenly confined to his home, he found that the flexibility of this approach suited him just fine.

The story artist was already using Procreate, the Ipad illustration app, to draw his storyboards. Lockdown has forced artists, like almost everyone else, to rejig their work set-ups.

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