{"id":52394,"date":"2019-07-29T09:42:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=52394"},"modified":"2024-04-18T06:50:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T13:50:02","slug":"procreate-typography-textured-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/procreate-typography-textured-text","title":{"rendered":"Design Trend Report: Procreate Text and Textured Typography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the release of Procreate text<\/a><\/strong> for the beloved, digital-painting app of the same name, designers have enjoyed a next-level user experience in what was already a fantastic tool. Many graphic designers<\/a>, illustrators, and creatives are already familiar with and use Procreate, the raster graphics editor built exclusively for iOS. This groundbreaking update gave rise to a new design trend: textured typography.\nProcreate text is versatile and malleable. Never before have illustrators had this much freedom with type when working inside this app. Sure to give Adobe Illustrator a run for its money, this graphics editor was originally designed to take advantage of all the creative opportunities in Apple’s line of iPad tablets. With this latest trend, the app is demonstrating again why it’s been gaining steam over the last decade as the choice of illustrators and digital artists for any number of projects.\nHere’s an in-depth walkthrough of everything that’s possible with working with text in Procreate.\n

<\/span>A Brief History of Procreate Text<\/span><\/h2>Procreate<\/a>

was launched back in 2011 by Savage Interactive, a Tasmanian software business founded only a year earlier. From humble beginnings in the kitchen of Savage Interactive’s founders, James and Alanna Cuda, the app has since skyrocketed to iOS and App Store dominance, now being the App Store’s best-selling app for 2018.\nAlmost from the get-go, the app found a very receptive audience in the form of creatives who understood the potential of Apple’s line of tablets, but who couldn’t find anything to satisfy their creative juices on iOS. That changed quickly when Procreate was released, and by 2013, the tool had already garnered much positive attention in the form of an Apple Design Award, which only helped to propel it to more popularity.\n[[cb-procreatecheatsheet]]\nThe sky was the limit from then on. In 2016, it rose to the Top 10 of the best-selling apps for the iPad; in 2017, it was in the top two. Then, last year, it finally took the top spot as the best-selling app in the App Store.\n\"\"\n<\/p>

Image Credit: Rober Gonzalez<\/a><\/h6>

\nProcreate naturally expanded into the iPhone with Procreate Pocket<\/a> in 2014. There, too, success followed, although it took a bit longer to find a dedicated audience than on the iPad. Initially, the Pocket version was released with a minimalist user interface and gradually failed to keep up with the iPad version’s many updates over the years. This resulted in a less-than-desirable UX, but, after some course corrections and the release of Pocket 2.0 in 2018, the iPhone’s version of the app had the same, popular features as the tablet version. As a result, Pocket finally received Apple’s App of the Year award in December 2018.\nIn spite of all this rapid and growing success, you may be surprised to learn that a feature as elementary and in-demand as working with text in a convenient way wasn’t available in the app until Procreate text was released in an update earlier this year.\nPrior to this release, creatives had to contend themselves with either drawing the letters on their own in the app or scanning existing images into the app that already featured typography<\/a>.\n<\/p>

<\/span>Working With Typography Wasn’t Always an Option?<\/span><\/h2>

\nOn April 15, 2019, this tool changed the face of digital illustration forever when Savage Interactive released Version 4.3 for the iPad, including the Procreate text feature. The update was an extensive one that allowed users for the first time to:\n<\/p>