I was inspired to create this class from a postcard I recently purchased while on a trip to Florida in the US. When I looked at the card, I saw several different skillsets the graphic designer would have needed to have to complete the project (typical graphic artist). These steps are very familiar in a program like Photoshop, but I wanted to challenge myself to create it on the iPad, using Procreate.

It turns out I was able to easily mirror any of the functions I use in Photoshop.

Today’s class will take you through the process of importing a typeface, adding some texture and color to it, and further enhancing it with an outline and a drop shadow. Then I want to add some design elements (I will use stamp brushes) and some photographs. We will do these elements using clipping masks. Then I will show you how to mask off some of the photographic elements, so they only show up on some of the letters.

I was also inspired by travel postcards and posters I found on Pinterest, and one that caught my eye used curved and warped text, so of course, I wanted to see if I could do that in Procreate as well. Procreate has robust features to support this, mainly using selections and the distort or warp features. I also did a little experiment using the liquify/push feature. I will share everything I learned about these features as applied to text.