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Getting Started – Setting Up a Canvas

While making a new canvas, Procreate offers you a default set of canvas presets to choose from. Your canvas specifics will largely depend on the artwork you want to make. For instance, a thumbnail you want to post to Instagram and a poster you want to print out for your bedroom wall need separate settings to work in the way they are intended. The size they will be viewed in, where, and in what format they will be displayed are among the factors you need to consider while choosing your canvas settings.

If you find that the default options don’t cover your precise needs, you can easily create a fresh canvas manually. This allows you to have a lot more control over parameters such as size and resolution. ...

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