Procreate Backup

Artwork

File format

Control the default file format for drag & drop exports in the Procreate app settings.

• iPad Settings > scroll down on the left to Procreate
  • Drag & Drop Export group
    • Preferred File Format: PSD or Procreate

Drag & Drop export

1. Open Procreate
2. Go to Gallery view
3. Swipe up from bottom of iPad screen to reveal dock
4. Choose app for export, e.g. Files or (Google) Drive
   1. Click and hold the app icon
   2. Drag the app to the right side of the iPad.
   3. Hold the app on the right side of the screen until it docks side-by-side with the Procreate app.
5. Click Select on the upper right of the Procreate Gallery
   1. Select files to export
   2. Drag the files to the other app window.

Export via Share

1. Open Gallery view in the Procreate app.
2. Click Select at the top right of the Procreate Gallery
3. Select files to export
4. Click Share at the top right of the Procreate Gallery
   1. Select format to use to export, e.g. Procreate or PSD
5. Select app to export to, e.g. (Google) Drive or Files
   1. Select destination folder
   2. Click Upload

Brushes

1. Open up a split view with Procreate and the app that will accept the exported brushes.
2. Open an image in Procreate.
3. Open the Brushes menu by clicking on the Brush icon at the top right of the screen.
4. Select a brush by clicking and holding on it.
5. After selecting a brush, multiple brushes can be selected by clicking on other brushes.
6. Drag the selected brushes to the other app to export to that app.