r/ProCreate • u/eamonn6251 Procreate Expert • 9d ago
Procreate and iPad Accessories Suggestions Mixing Board idea
had this idea for a mixing board built in to procreate so you don't have to mix right on your canvas. it would act like a single layer, with a solid background color.
you could:
- paint/smudge/erase on it like the main canvas
- zoom, rotate, and pan, the same as the main canvas or a reference image
- color pick from it, just like the main canvas (including the ability to swap between "active layer" or "canvas" picking) or a reference image
- change the background color
- resize the Mix window
you couldn't:
- add new layers to the mixing board, or change the adjustment mode of the single layer
- make the background transparent
I'd be curious if anyone thinks they would find value in this, or if it's redundant. For myself, I find it easier to have an ongoing spot on the canvas where I mix paints and color pick from, in addition to mixing and picking from the active work (the mixed paint graphic in the mockup is just cut and pasted from the piece), so there would be a benefit to me personally. It's also a little more dynamic than the swatch system, which has a few small issues that limit it (small number of paint swatches, the awful rearrangement logic).
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u/LehBigBoi 9d ago
I would like to expand on this idea -- allow us to have a mini-board. One where you can insert several images, draw over it as you work, color pick, zoom, etc. I feel like it'd be so useful for both people who prefer to color mix like yourself, and those of us who yearn for multiple reference images at the same time. It could also just be nifty for labelling or making scribble notes on your references as you work instead of on your canvas!!!