Procreate (software)

Procreate is a raster graphics editor app for digital painting developed and published by Savage Interactive for iOS and iPadOS. Designed in response to the artistic possibilities of the iPad, it was launched on the App Store (iOS) in 2011.
The aim of Procreate is to recreate the natural feel of physical drawing, while utilising the practical advantages of a digital platform. It offers over 130 customizable brush presets, multiple layers, blend modes, masks, 4K resolution export of process videos, autosave, and many other digital art tools. In addition to raster graphics, this software has limited abilities to edit and render text and vector graphics. Procreate is designed for multi-touch and the Apple Pencil. It also supports a number of third-party styluses, and import/export to Adobe Photoshop .PSD format.
Procreate does not require in-app purchases or any form of subscription.
Versions.
Procreate.
Currently in version 5.1.5, Procreate for iPad was first released in 2011 by Tasmanian software company Savage Interactive. In 2013 it received an Apple Design Award, and was subject to wide publicity when artist Kyle Lambert's hyper-realistic Procreate finger painting of Morgan Freeman went viral. In the hands of professional artists, Procreate has been used to create the posters for "Stranger Things", "Logan", and "Blade Runner 2049", as well as several covers for "The New Yorker". It has also been adopted by fine artists, tattoo artists, and creatives at Marvel, DC, Disney, and Pixar. 
In 2016 Procreate became one of the top ten bestselling iPad apps on the App Store, rose into the top two in 2017, and became the overall bestselling iPad app in 2018. It is regularly featured in Apple Inc.'s product launches.
Procreate Pocket.
Featuring a stripped-back interface designed to work unobtrusively in the compact mobile environment of the iPhone, Procreate Pocket was released to the App Store in December 2014. Initially, Procreate Pocket incorporated almost every tool found in Procreate; however, as Procreate amassed additional features via multiple updates over the following years, Pocket fell behind. In 2018, Savage launched Procreate Pocket 2.0, which brought the iPhone version of the app back to feature parity with the iPad version. In December of 2018, Procreate Pocket received Apple's 'App of the Year' award.
Notable users.
Well-known users of Procreate include comics artist and DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee, who has used it to sketch Batman and the Joker. British fine artist David Hockney created a series of landscape paintings using Procreate. Kyle Lambert, a poster artist notable for creating the "Stranger Things" poster in Procreate, is also known for his viral Procreate finger-painting of Morgan Freeman. Artist James Jean also uses Procreate for film poster work, including the poster for "Blade Runner 2049". Art Director for Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, , uses Procreate for studies. Concept artist Doug Chiang creates robot, vehicle and creature designs for "Star Wars" in Procreate. John Dyer, the English landscape painter, used Procreate as part of the 'Last Chance to Paint' project, a partnership with the Eden Project that sent Dyer to stay with the Yaminawá in the Amazon rainforest, where he painted the experience.
Procreate is also used in-house at Disney and Pixar.
Savage Interactive.
Savage Interactive was founded in January 2010 by James and Alanna Cuda in response to the announcement of the first iPad. Working from the Cudas' kitchen in Old Beach, Tasmania, Australia, with programmer Lloyd Bottomley and graphic designer Cameron Newton, Savage launched the first version of Procreate for the iPad on the App Store in March 2011.
After winning an Apple Design Award in June 2013, Savage launched Procreate 2 in conjunction with iOS7, adding 4K file support, continuous auto-save, and customisable brushes. In December that year, Kyle Lambert's Procreate finger-painting of Morgan Freeman went viral, generating a great deal of publicity for the app. 
Savage launched Procreate Pocket in December 2014. In the wake of the growing success of Procreate and Procreate Pocket, Savage received investment offers and invitations to relocate to Silicon Valley. Savage refused these offers on the basis that the company's remote Tasmanian location is a deliberate choice to maintain independence from Silicon Valley politics and culture. Now supporting a staff of seven, Savage moved to commercial office premises in North Hobart in 2016. 
In December 2018, Procreate became the bestselling app on the App Store, and Procreate Pocket received Apple's 'App of the Year' award.
As of February 2020, Savage employs over 30 staff, and continues to release regular updates and improvements to Procreate and Procreate Pocket.