Using the Animation Assist interface
To start animating on Procreate, you must first switch to the animation interface, by activating something called Animation Assist.
Animation Assist can be toggled on and off using the Canvas tab of the Actions menu (the wrench-shaped icon in the top left-hand corner of the screen). To turn it on, follow these steps:
- Tap the wrench icon to open the Actions menu popover and select the Canvas tab, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 13.1: Canvas tab
- Toggle on the Animation Assist option. A timeline will appear at the bottom of the screen. This timeline houses the frames of your animation, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 13.2: Animation Assist interface
- This will activate Animation Assist on your canvas. This means that the canvas is now all set up for animating.
Important Note
Each layer is treated as a separate frame of animation. The layers...
