Crop and resize canvas

If you would like to resize or resample the canvas for your Drawing or Flipbook, enter the item you'd like to resize, then tap on Settings → Canvas in the top left, followed by Crop and resize.

Settings → Crop

Once in the Crop & Resize interface, tap Settings → Crop to summon the crop measurements. Pinch to zoom and pan as you would in the Stage or Canvas views.

Tap here to access settings for Crop & resize. The two options here are Resample and Crop. We'll focus on Crop first.

A readout of your canvas dimensions in pixels, the width on the left and the height on the right.

Tap on either one to summon a popover that will allow you to manually input the pixel dimensions for that axis.

Tap on the chainlink icon to lock the aspect ratio so that when you change one dimension, the other will change relative to the new number to keep the ratio the same.

The canvas is bounded by a white box that indicates its current area. Drag any of the central or corner handles to adjust its size however you'd like.

Tap and hold on the eye icon to snap the view back to your canvas as it was before your intended changes.

When you are cropping the canvas of a Flipbook only, you will see a bar down the bottom. This represents the current time in your movie - scrub left and right to adjust the time to see your canvas at different points in your project.

Tap here to confirm your changes and apply the crop. This may take some time depending on the size of canvas, your device, and the complexity of your project.

Upon completion you will be returned to Draw & Paint.

Revert any changes you have made in the current Crop & resize session, but remain in the session.

Discard any changes you have made and return to Draw & Paint.

Settings → Resample

Once in the Crop & Resize interface, tap Settings → Resample to summon the resample options. Resample enables you to uniformly scale your content up and down using interpolation.

Pinch to zoom and pan as you would in the Stage or Canvas views.

Tap here to access settings for Crop & resize. The two options here are Resample and Crop. This explainer will detail Resample.

A readout of your canvas dimensions in pixels, the width on the left and the height on the right.

Tap on either one to summon a popover that will allow you to manually input the pixel dimensions for that axis.

Because resampling applies to the whole image and locks aspect ratio, the chainlink will always be highlighted, and changes to one axis will affect the other, ensuring your scale is maintained.

This indicates the overall quality of the canvas based on your input. If you input more pixels than the canvas was originally, the quality percentage will go up to match the new pixels. The same is true if you reduce the size of the canvas.

In the example image, if we dropped our dimensions to 8000 x 2500 pixels, Quality would read 50%.

Specifies the method of interpolation used for the resample action. The two options are Nearest (Neighbor) and Bilinear, with the latter being the default.

Nearest - crispier edges, very little softening

Bilinear - softer edges, less edge definition

The canvas is bounded by a white box that indicates its current area. Drag any of the central or corner handles to adjust its size however you'd like.

Tap and hold on the eye icon to snap the view back to your canvas as it was before your intended changes.

When you are resampling the canvas of a Flipbook only, you will see a bar down the bottom. This represents the current time in your movie - scrub left and right to adjust the time to see your canvas at different points in your project.

Tap here to confirm your changes and apply the resampling. This may take some time depending on the size of canvas, your device, and the complexity of your project.

Upon completion you will be returned to Draw & Paint.

Revert any changes you have made in the current Crop & resize session, but remain in the session.

Discard any changes you have made and return to Draw & Paint.

Canvas resolution limits

Based on the amount of RAM your iPad has, Procreate Dreams will limit your canvas resolution.

These limits may be subject to change at any point in time, and we will always be doing what we can to increase these where possible. The below ratios are examples - as long as your canvas resolution falls within your megapixel limit, you should be able to set it.

Resolution limits per iPad RAM:

12GB and 16GB iPads:

1.34 megapixels (16384 x 8192 pixels)

8GB iPads:

-122 megapixels (15000 x 8192 pixels)

6GB iPads:

~58 megapixels (8192 x 7168 pixels)

4GB iPads:

~29 megapixels (5385 x 5385 pixels)

If you are unsure what RAM your iPad has, try searching online for your "iPad Model number (Settings → General → About) + RAM".

This site has a handy table if you're in a pinch.