The Procreate 4.1 Super Course by Austin Batchelor

This course is a complete walkthrough of Procreate 4.1, designed to take you from zero experience to confidently creating professional-grade digital paintings. You’ll learn every tool, menu, and gesture, then apply it all in a full painting demo.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Navigate the Procreate interface and manage your artwork gallery.
• Master the brush system, including creating custom brushes.
• Use layers, blend modes, and masks for complex compositions.
• Apply color theory with palettes and the color picker.
• Execute a complete digital painting from sketch to final render.

✅ Requirements

• Hardware: iPad Pro (any generation), Apple Pencil

📝 Description

This isn’t just a list of features. It’s a structured, step-by-step guide that treats Procreate like a serious creative tool. You’ll start by getting comfortable with the interface and gallery, then move into the core systems: brushes, layers, and color. The course doesn’t just tell you what a button does; it shows you how to use it in a real workflow.

The real payoff is the final section. Austin walks you through his entire process for creating a fully rendered digital painting. You’ll see how he uses blend modes for lighting, layer masks for non-destructive edits, and the liquify tool for final polish. It’s a practical, no-fluff look at how a professional concept artist works in Procreate.

The course is built for complete beginners, but even intermediate users will pick up new tricks, especially around custom brushes and advanced gesture controls. You get lifetime access, so you can work through the 76 lectures at your own pace.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Anyone who wants to learn Procreate 4.1 from the ground up.
• Artists looking to create professional digital paintings on the iPad Pro.

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Austin Batchelor is a working professional concept artist and freelance illustrator in the game industry. He has worked in-house at an animation studio and now creates art from home. With over 290,000 students and a 4.5 instructor rating, he focuses on clear, practical instruction and is known for being responsive to student questions.

🏁 Final Result

• A complete, fully rendered digital painting created from scratch in Procreate.
• A deep, practical understanding of every major tool and feature in Procreate 4.1.