Show us your Procreate gallery
Create five colorful small drawings in Procreate, arrange them into a digital gallery layout, add titles, and present your favorite piece.
Step-by-step guide to create a Procreate gallery
Step 1
Open Procreate and create a new landscape canvas sized about 3000 x 2000 pixels.
Step 2
Draw five small frames (squares or circles) spaced across the canvas to mark where each mini artwork will go.
Step 3
Draw a small colorful picture inside the first frame.
Step 4
Draw a small colorful picture inside the second frame.
Step 5
Draw a small colorful picture inside the third frame.
Step 6
Draw a small colorful picture inside the fourth frame.
Step 7
Draw a small colorful picture inside the fifth frame.
Step 8
Add a short title under each frame using the text tool or by hand.
Step 9
Choose your favorite mini drawing from the five.
Step 10
Make a larger spotlight of your favorite by copying it and enlarging it on the same canvas or by opening it on a new canvas.
Step 11
Add one sentence next to the spotlight that explains why this piece is your favorite.
Step 12
Export your finished gallery as a PNG image and save it to your Photos or Procreate Gallery.
Step 13
Share your finished creation on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have Procreate or an iPad?
If you don't have Procreate or an iPad, use another drawing app like Autodesk Sketchbook, Adobe Fresco, or Krita to make a 3000x2000 canvas, or draw the five frames on paper and photograph the finished gallery to export a PNG to your Photos or gallery.
I'm having trouble copying and enlarging my favorite mini drawing—what should I try?
To copy and enlarge your favorite, duplicate its layer, use the Transform or Move tool to scale the copy (or select, copy, and paste it onto a new 3000x2000 canvas), and if parts disappear make sure the whole frame layer is selected or merge visible layers before transforming.
How can we adapt this gallery activity for younger or older kids?
For younger kids simplify by drawing three large frames, using big shapes and stickers and writing titles by hand, while older kids can keep five detailed mini artworks, use multiple layers, fine brushes, shading, and a more polished spotlight with a typed one-sentence explanation.
How can we personalize or extend the finished gallery after exporting the PNG?
Personalize and extend the gallery by adding a background scene behind the five frames, creating a themed color palette, using Procreate's Animation Assist to animate the spotlight, or assembling multiple PNGs into a multi-page portfolio before sharing on DIY.org.
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Facts about digital art for kids
✏️ Apple Pencil senses pressure and tilt, letting artists vary line thickness and shading just like a real pencil.
🖼️ Digital galleries let you arrange tiny artworks in grids or rows so viewers can compare colors, styles, and titles at a glance.
🌈 Making five small drawings is a great way to test five different color palettes or themes quickly and playfully.
🖌️ Procreate uses layers so you can paint, erase, and edit different parts of a picture without changing the rest.
🎨 Procreate was created by Savage Interactive, a small Australian studio that made a big splash in digital art.
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