Procreate for Marketing & Merch

What You’ll Learn

Procreate for Marketing, Merch & Social Media – A Friendly Beginner-to-Intermediate Course

Join me for a hands-on, step-by-step Procreate course where you’ll learn how to create professional designs for merch, marketing, and social media—even if you’ve never drawn before.

Together, we’ll explore how to design a variety of projects including logos, social media content, posters, carousels, infographics, patterns, and even simple animations. You’ll also learn how to build a Behance portfolio and prepare your designs for print-on-demand platforms, so you can share and sell your work.

Whether you’re building a brand, creating merch, or simply exploring a creative hobby, this course will give you the skills and confidence to create polished, professional designs using Procreate.

Who This Course Is For

Hi, I’m Tim – your instructor.

I’m a professional designer and trainer with years of experience teaching beginners and creatives how to unlock their potential with design software. I love using Procreate to bring ideas to life, and I can’t wait to show you how to create amazing work—even if you don’t think you can draw.

This course is designed for complete beginners and intermediate learners, and no drawing ability is required.

What We’ll Cover

You’ll follow clear, easy-to-understand tutorials and complete step-by-step creative projects that build your skills as you go.

Tools and Techniques You’ll Learn:

Procreate brushes, layers, colors & textures
Working with RGB and CMYK for digital & print
Graphic design principles & layout basics
Exporting files for merch, social media, and print
Creating mockups and multipage PDFs
Building a Behance project/portfolio
Preparing and selling designs online

What You’ll Create

By the end of this course, you’ll complete finished, adaptable projects such as:

Logos and monograms
Social media posts (with text and carousels)
Posters and flyers (for both print and digital use)
Repeatable patterns for merch, fabric & wallpaper
Infographics
Simple animations for social posts
Professional mockups & a Behance portfolio project

These projects will help you practice your skills, build confidence, and create a portfolio you can showcase, share, or sell.

What You’ll Need

All you need to get started is:

An iPad
An Apple Pencil (or compatible stylus)
A copy of Procreate

Each lesson includes on-screen tips, tool reminders, and shortcuts to make learning stress-free and easy to follow.

What’s Next?

By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to create professional-level Procreate designs for marketing, merch, and social media. You’ll also have a portfolio of diverse projects you can share, sell, or use to grow your brand.

Credits & Notes

Procreate and its logo are registered trademarks of Savage Interactive in the United States and/or other countries.
All artwork created in this course is original and designed for educational purposes only.
Creative commons references for Monograms section:
IHS monogram - by P.poschadel - This image has been extracted from another file, CC BY-SA 3.0 - link not allowed. The Chi-Rho - by Sculpté au Moyen Age - Photographe: Clio20 - link not allowed.
The IX monogram - by Uploadalt - Own work, photographed at the Grand Palais, CC BY-SA 3.0, - link not allowed.

What's inside

Learning objectives

Basics through to some more advanced features of procreate
How to create and export social media posts including carousels and infographics
How to create patterns within procreate and where to sell them
How to import, trace and re-draw images to create hand-drawn artwork

How to add your artwork to clothing and other merch
Layers and blend modes
Basic animation
Create your own monogram

Basics through to some more advanced features of procreate
How to create and export social media posts including carousels and infographics
How to create patterns within procreate and where to sell them
How to import, trace and re-draw images to create hand-drawn artwork
How to add your artwork to clothing and other merch
Layers and blend modes
Basic animation
Create your own monogram

Syllabus

Document Essentials

Create a Document

Brush Basics

Layer Basics

Career center

Learners who complete Procreate for Marketing & Merch: From Beginner to Portfolio will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers: