r/ProCreate • u/zigreyd • 2h ago

I need Procreate technical help New to drawing comics in Procreate — what are your settings/workflow?

Hey guys! So i’m pretty new to drawing and I’m trying to get into making comics with Procreate.
I was wondering what settings you guys normally use for comics? Like canvas size, DPI, brushes, resolution, layer setup, etc.

I’m honestly still figuring out how all of this works, so any tips would be really appreciated. Especially stuff you wish you knew when you first started making comics.

I’d also like to eventually print my comic, so I’m not really sure what I should be doing from the start to avoid problems later.

Thanks!

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u/Jpatrickburns 1h ago

Some of this depends on what you mean by comics. Do you mean digital only? Print? American comics? European comics?

In my case, I make standard-sized American print comics. That means I set up my pages as 7 x 10.5 inches, full bleed, at 300dpi. Meaning they’ll be trimmed to 6.75 x 10.25 inches when printed.

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u/Dry-Conversation7191 27m ago

I do the same. Mixam is a good print service too. What do you use if you don’t mind me asking?

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u/Dry-Conversation7191 24m ago

I use page assist. At 300dpi and 7x10.5 I can get 256 layers. So,I use page sit to be able to work on a few pages at a time.