How To Create Text In Procreate! (Yes, Text. Type. With Fonts!)

Home » How To Add Text In Procreate » How To Create Text In Procreate! (Yes, Text. Type. With Fonts!)

Maybe your like

How to Create Text in Procreate! (Yes, Text. Type. With Fonts!) by Nicole Mauloni on April 16, 2019 in Procreate, Tutorial ShareTweetSubscribe

It’s been awhile since the last big update from Savage, so today was exciting news for Procreate fans! With very little notice (but lots of instagram story teasing with no mention of a date), Savage just released Procreate 4.3 early this morning. This new update included one of the most highly requested features – the ability to create Text!

This is huge. Previously, if you wanted to use text you needed to create it in another app (such as Over or Affinity), and import a rasterized version of it. That meant you couldn’t directly edit the text in Procreate, so if any changes were needed it was necessary to return to the app you created it in. Tedious.

But not anymore! With the update to 4.3, it is now a simple matter of going to your ‘Actions’ panel and choosing ‘Add Text’. You can type away to your heart’s content and make as many edits as you need!

How to create Text in Procreate

Learn Calligraphy on the iPad from Scratch!

Create stunning calligraphy in Procreate with no experience or special tech skills (even if you have messy handwriting and don’t think you’re creative enough)

WATCH THE FREE WORKSHOP

This is a game changer for how people use the app. From hand lettering artists, illustrators and designers, more and more people are using Procreate as their go-to design tool. Now with the fundamental feature of text, there are less reasons to leave the app.

See the video demo below for a look at the Text Tool features + how to install custom fonts!

ShareTweetSubscribe Nicole Maulon Image WATCH THE WORKSHOP Freebies Image

UNLOCK THE FREEBIES COLLECTION

Get the latest content and instant access to a massive collection of Freebies for Procreate, including brushes, textures, colour palettes & more!

GET ACCESS Freebies Image

LEARN THE BASIC STROKES FREE!

Download the iPad Calligraphy Starter Kit for Procreate containing special calligraphy brush & the first 4 basic strokes

FREE STARTER KIT Previous Reading Procreate Essentials Cheat Sheet [free download] Next Reading Procreate 4.3 – Text, Animated GIFs, Pressure Smoothing & more!

12 replies on “How to Create Text in Procreate! (Yes, Text. Type. With Fonts!)“

  • Mike

    April 16, 2019 at 4:18 pm

    Great review of the new text feature! Exciting addition that is long overdue. Looks like they didn’t take any shortcuts either.

    Reply

    • Nicole Mauloni

      April 16, 2019 at 10:06 pm

      Thanks Mike, I agree yes – it took awhile but they execute well!

      Reply

  • Bz S.

    April 16, 2019 at 9:35 pm

    ty Nicole – so nifty to have text in procreate – as always love ur tutorials

    Reply

    • Nicole Mauloni

      April 16, 2019 at 10:05 pm

      It’s very exciting and gives a lot of options. Thanks Bz, you’re too kind ☺️

      Reply

  • Sue

    April 17, 2019 at 1:30 am

    Thanks so much for sharing Nicole. It is long overdue and such a great addition. I’ve not been able to angle the text box for different orientations though. I seem to only be able to get a horizontal or vertical box. Any ideas?

    Reply

    • Nicole Mauloni

      April 22, 2019 at 10:01 pm

      Hi Sue, I’m not sure I totally understand what you are asking. If you tap the text box, you get a popup to change to ‘Vertical’ orientation. Otherwise, you could rotate the text manually… Hope that helps, but email me if you meant something different. Thanks!

      Reply

  • Robby Cook

    April 18, 2019 at 12:37 pm

    Thanks heaps for the tute on the new text feature, Nicole. So timely and SO helpful.

    Reply

    • Nicole Mauloni

      April 22, 2019 at 9:54 pm

      Great to hear. Thanks for watching Robby!

      Reply

  • Jennifer

    May 1, 2019 at 9:40 pm

    Is there a certain type it will allow to import? I have a few on my drive and it will only allow me to select like 2 or 3 and they’re both OTF and TTF? Not sure why it’s limiting which ones I can select? TIA

    Reply

    • Nicole Mauloni

      May 2, 2019 at 12:27 am

      Hi Jennifer, that’s strange. It should allow you to import both OTF and TTF files. They just released a new patch with fixes for bugs with the Text feature. Maybe check you’ve got that installed and see if it helps.

      Reply

  • DJ

    January 27, 2020 at 4:49 am

    How do you create a font in Procreate? I don’t want to just add text but rather draw the entire font set myself, vectorize it and use it for typing.

    Reply

    • Nicole Mauloni

      January 29, 2020 at 10:56 pm

      Thanks for the content request DJ! I love that topic and would like to delve deeper into font creation, so good to hear there is interest 🙂

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Message *

Name *

Email Address *

Website

Δ

What are you looking for?

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read MorePrivacy & Cookies Policy Close

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Necessary Necessary Always Enabled Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. Non-necessary Non-necessary Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. SAVE & ACCEPT WordPress Lightbox X X

Tag » How To Add Text In Procreate