Hi all, as the title says, just wondering if there's anything I'm missing that might make recolouring easier in Procreate?

I like working on a greyscale base to get the muscle definition, highlights and shadows down, but find it really awkward to go in and re-saturate it if I want the end result to be anything other than grey, black or grullo. I'm sure it's in part user error, but any advice would be really appreciated! I'm currently adding an additional clipping mask layer above my base, filling that with my desired coat colour and playing with the opacity until I get it somehwere near right. That, or exclusively using stock that's the correct colour xD

Equally, if there are any suggestions for better apps, I'm down to switch! I'm an iPad user, so can only use programmes available on there — I have heard good things about Ibis Paint?

Gem said:

Procreate is a great app from what I've heard! I personally use Ibis and love it but no pressure at all to swtich.

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One things I would say is to play around with different layer settings. Instead of just using a solid color layer on one opacity or another, try setting it to Soft Light and duplicating it as needed to achieve the vibrance you want. I would also do separate layers for white markings/black points using the same strategy.