Item: Procreate
Rating: 7
Author: Amy Highland

Overall Satisfaction with Procreate

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We've used Procreate previously for artwork-ing and concept-ing client work. Whilst vector tools like Illustrator are great for some illustration styles and formats, Procreate allows us to work with greater flexibility and variation in style. We also use it for quick sketches and workshopping ideas, especially since they can be emailed and transferred quickly.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Illustration
Drawing
Pen Pressure adaptation.
Flexibility of style.
Layering

Cons

Masking and more complex applications and alterations.
Vector creation.
File management.

Return on Investment

Quick to deliver concepts.
Style is flexible per client.
Ease of use.

Usability

Procreate is very easy to use and get on board with. You have to spend time learning through tutorials to get more advanced, but there are a lot of different free and paid tutorials online by top illustrators, which certainly gives Procreate the edge in a lot of ways. It's very usable for all skill levels.

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Illustrator CC and Adobe InDesign

We broadly use the Adobe suite for other applications, so as Adobe tools have advanced, it is difficult to have an outlier in the toolkit, but Procreate still offers a lot of ease of use and competes with more formal Illustrator tools. We use Illustrator a lot for general design work once they pass initial concepting.

Key Insights

Do you think Procreate delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Procreate's feature set?

Yes

Did Procreate live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Procreate go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Procreate again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe InDesign, SketchUp

Likelihood to Recommend

We are using Procreate less and less as Adobe tools catch up with more iPad applications and sketching styles, but Procreate is still superior in flexibility and online tutorials. We are using other, more formal tools more, just because the changing nature of work is less illustrative.

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A great tool for very wide skillsets and creative exploration.