#VisualizeIT Workshop 1: "Introduction to Procreate" | Kaitlin Gu
Tags: sketchnoting, visualizeit, beginners, storytelling
Published: 2020-12-05 16:40:36

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title: #VisualizeIT Workshop 1: "Introduction to Procreate" | Kaitlin Gu
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description: Join us for a @procreate workshop with @_gubean | Learn to #VisualizeIT & add creative storytelling skills to your tech toolkit.
tags: sketchnoting, visualizeIT, beginners, storytelling
series: "#VisualizeIT 2020: Visual Storytelling Workshops For Beginners"
cover_image: https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/m3pcumiyn34uewpva0tw.png
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> ✨✨✨ Join us - it's free and online ✨✨✨
> `Date`: Dec 5 
> `Time`: @1-2pm EST 
> `Live`: [Video Link](https://aka.ms/SketchnoteSeries1)
> `Discussions`: [Reactor Meetup Page](https://www.meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/events/274684765/)
> ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨


## 📣 About #VisualizeIT: The Series

This is the kickoff session for a free online virtual event series organized by the [Microsoft Reactor](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/) team in collaboration with [Azure Advocates](https://dev.to/azure) and the [Lets Sketch Tech](https://dev.to/letssketchtech) community. 

![#VisualizeIT: The Series](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/kbao7u9g9aamxnxbn70l.png)


Learn more about it in our first post:
{% link https://dev.to/azure/visualizeit-a-free-online-series-of-workshops-to-build-your-visual-storytelling-skills-d2b %}

_Then join us to #VisualizeIT and check off that New Year resolution to learn a new skill!_

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## 🎨 Workshop: "Introduction To Procreate" 

> The workshop happens Dec 5, 2020 at 1pm EST. It is free and online - [register here](https://www.meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/events/274684765/) to get the event link and be notified of resources and recordings after the fact.

This session will introduce you to the basics of Procreate, a drawing app for the Apple iPad. We will go through different brushes and tools, basic drawing techniques, how to use layers, and some animation basics. No prior experience is necessary but you will need an iPad with Procreate if you want to follow along (an Apple pencil would be helpful as well).

Watch the recording here:

{% youtube rFiL64Tlyf4 %}

> Resources:
[Procreate Workshop](gubean.online/procreate)

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## 👩🏽‍💻 Speaker: Kaitlin Gu
Gu is an iOS programmer and illustrator. She works on providing open access to education. For illustrating, she makes comics exploring family relationships and self reflection. In her spare time she enjoys dancing and making things with her hands! 

 * Find her on [Twitter][@_gubean) 
 * Read [her blog](http://gubean.online/) to learn about her other intiatives.
 * See her art on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/gubean/)

She also created all the speaker cards artwork for this series (see the banner image for an example) - and we are forever grateful 

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## 📹 Post-Event Reactions

Check out these sketchnotes and tweets from the event:

{% tweet 1335939026315042816 %}

{% twitter 1335266922619867137 %}

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/u1m14f20lm6ww0uorvkp.jpeg)


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## The LetsSketchTech Community

Gu did an earlier version of this workshop at the [LetsSketchTech](conference) in May 2020 that gives you an idea of what you might learn.

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If you liked this series, follow [@letssketchtech](https://letssketchtech) on Twitter and right here on dev.to.

{% org letssketchtech %}

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> This is the kickoff session for a free online virtual event series organized by the [Microsoft Reactor](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/) team in collaboration with [Azure Advocates](https://dev.to/azure) and the [Lets Sketch Tech](https://dev.to/letssketchtech) community. 

![#VisualizeIT: The Series](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/kbao7u9g9aamxnxbn70l.png)