
Simply tap the screen with one finger and drag the ellipse to the size and shape you need and then release. The ellipse selection tool allows you to select oval-shaped areas. The Ellipse selection option works in the same way as the rectangle selection tool. If you would like to create a perfect square you can tap and drag your shape using two fingers. Simply tap the screen with one finger and drag the rectangle to the shape and size you need, and then let go. You can use this option to make rectangle-shaped selections on your artwork. The great thing about the Freehand Selections tool is that you can use straight lines and freehand selections to help edit your artwork, and if you lift your finger or Apple Pencil, your selection won’t be canceled! You will see a dot that indicates the beginning of the selection path. If you want to close a selection you need to tap the beginning of the selection. Tap where you would like your line to begin, and then tap again where you would like it to end to make a perfectly straight line. To use the Freehand option, simply draw the lines with a stylus or finger like you would do when drawing. It allows you to make both freehand and straight lines in your selection. The freehand option method gives you a lot of control over your selection. You will see the percentage bar for threshold appears just under the menu bar at the top of the screen. If you drag your finger higher up on the percentage bar, then your selection will be wider. You can easily adjust how far the edge of the selection goes by tapping on a point on the threshold percentage bar and then sliding left or right without lifting your finger or stylus from the canvas. The automatic selection technique automatically chooses a section of your work. You can choose to use Automatic, Freehand, Rectangle, or Ellipse. Once you have clicked on the Selections option, there are four different options you can choose to select parts of your artwork. When it comes to detailed digital artwork, this is really useful! The Selections option allows you to make modifications only to the selected areas of work. This opens up the Selections options and gives you a few ways to select your specific element or area on your artwork. Step 1: Click on the “S” tool in the top menu bar of the Procreate screen.
#COPY AND PASTE PROTOPIE PRO#
PRO TIP: Make sure you have selected the layer that you want to copy & paste from first before you use the Selections options. Whatever your reason for wanting to copy and paste a part of a layer, here are some easy steps for you to follow… Perhaps you want to create a pattern-like effect for a background, or maybe you want to move an area of your artwork to a better position? There may be times when you would rather copy and paste a single specific shape, drawing, or element of your digital artwork. Let’s go ahead and get started, shall we? What is copy and paste in Procreate? If you have any questions please let me know in the comments below.
#COPY AND PASTE PROTOPIE HOW TO#
You can either follow along with the written instructions by scrolling down or watch the video tutorial on how to copy and paste in Procreate that is at the bottom of this article.




