Aaron Blaise Procreate Dreams tutorial; a row of cartoon penguins. Prcreate Dreams is the hottest new art app for iPad, one that breaks down the barriers to classic 2D animation.

In this Procreate tutorial for iPad, professional artist Jana Schirmer paints a fantasy character to show how to master colour and light.

Read my quick tutorial below for how to trace in Procreate, but if you want to know more indepth workflows, read our list of fantastic Procreate tutorials by pro artists.

Colin Jack tells us why he started using the app — and why he published a tutorial to help others do the same.