Add

Import images into your canvas, add text, and use the clipboard for cut, copy, and paste actions.

Insert

Procreate Pocket provides you with various ways to insert pictures into your canvas.

Use the Files app to insert an image from any connected location.

To insert a compatible image file, tap the ellipsis button to expand your top tools. From here, tap Actions → Add → Insert a File. This will open the Files app, displaying your recent images. You can also Browse all your connected folders using the navigation bar at the bottom.

You can import PNG, JPEG, and PSD files.

If you import a PSD this way, it will place in your document as a flattened image. To import a PSD with all layers preserved, you must use Gallery Import .

Use the Photos app to insert an image into your canvas.

To bring a JPEG, PNG or PSD image from your Photos app into your canvas, expand your top toolbar with the ellipsis button, then tap Actions → Add → Insert a photo. Your Photos app will pop up. Scroll through your folders to find photos you’ve taken and images you’ve saved to your iPhone.

If you import a PSD this way, it will place in your document as a flattened image. To import a PSD with all layers preserved, use Gallery Import .

Snap a photo with your iPhone camera and insert it into your canvas.

Expand the top toolbar using the ellipsis button, then tap Actions → Add → Take a photo to bring up your iPhone’s inbuilt camera.

Take a photo, tap Use Photo, and it will appear in any open document ready for use.

You can also always

Tap this button while in any Actions Tab to immediately bring up the Photos interface.

From here, navigate to and tap on any photo to bring it into your canvas as a new layer.

Add Text

Type editable vector Text into your document to create snappy designs and striking word art.

Procreate Pocket’s typography tools offer you a world of design opportunities. Create crisp vector text using professional-quality text editing features. Access a wide range of pre-loaded fonts, or even import your own favorites.

Tap the ellipsis button on the top toolbar to expand your toolbar. From here, tap the wrench icon in the top left of the screen to open the Actions menu, then tap Add → Add text.

A Text box will be added to the canvas. You can drag the text box to move it, or begin typing immediately. Tap the Color button to change the color of your text, or double tap the text itself, then tap the Edit Style button to access a variety of fonts, design tools and editing options.

When you’re happy with your text, open the Layers panel, tap the thumbnail of your Text layer, and tap Rasterize. This converts your vector text to pixels. Now you can apply any of Procreate Pocket’s features and effects to it.

The Text section offers an in-depth exploration of this powerful and versatile feature.

Cut / Copy / Paste

Add, remove, and duplicate parts of your canvas from the Actions menu.

Cut a layer or selection.

This classic clipboard function will remove your selected area from your document and store it on the iOS clipboard. Paste it elsewhere in your canvas, into a different Procreate Pocket canvas, or into another app on your iPhone.

Copy a layer or selection.

Copy works the same way as Cut, without removing the selection from the original document.

Copy your entire canvas.

Copy and Cut only affect a single layer. Copy All will copy the content of every visible layer of your Canvas as a flattened image.

Drop your currently-copied image directly into the current canvas as a new layer.

Any image you have most recently copied will be brought into the canvas as a new layer when you select Paste.