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  That happened I had to reset my new Apple iPhone 14 Pro and I accidentally pressed wrong button what erased everything and removed Verizon eSIM from my iPhone. For some reasons, it is not that easy to simply add it back. Verizon emailed me QR code that did not help at all. They also asked IMEI2 of my iPhone 14 to activate the second eSIM, but I wanted to avoid it at any cost because I felt the issue initially must be fixed. And here I got an idea to ask Verizon to activate my old iPhone 12. They asked IMEI and ICCID of that previous iPhone 12 and after a couple of minutes my line was li ..read more

  The first time when I tried drawing on the iPad was in 2016 in the crowded Apple store. I remember my first thought to be, "wow...!" Wow, indeed. iPad totally transformed the way I created art. Being very compact, portable, and easy to use iPad proved to be a very useful tool. One particular thing that I love about the iPad is the fact that I can take it anywhere. Today I use the iPad Pro 12.9-in 2018 (3rd gen), and in this article, I wanted to share my experience with it after a year. This is not an in-depth comparison of devices nor a comparison of drawing apps, just my thoughts about ..read more

1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa is probably the most famous painting in the world. It was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519 when Leonardo da Vinci was living in Florence. The painting is thought to be of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine cloth merchant Francesco del Giocondo. The woman’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the painting a source of fascination. The influence of the Mona Lisa on the Renaissance and later times has been enormous. First of all, the Mona Lisa is the earliest Italian portrait to focus so closely on the sitter in a half-lengt ..read more

  For some reason, Canon 5D Mark IV does not work properly when it is connected via USB-C cable to a Mac with the Apple M1 chip. Canon EOS Utility and Adobe Lightroom both don’t recognize the camera. However, we found a simple temporary solution. If you use a micro 2.0 USB cable instead of a USB 3.0 cable then it works. Basically, it goes to the same USB 3.0 port of the 5D Mark IV body but only half of this port will be used physically. Yes, you heard it right. You can use a micro USB 2.0 cable with a USB 3.0 port. Wikipedia has a paragraph about backward compatibility. The speed will be ..read more

  Today Procreate is not just another drawing app. Over the ten years (Procreate was initially released on March 16, 2011), Procreate became a must-have drawing tool that is used by amateur and professional digital artists every day. Procreate simply changed the way illustrators around the world approach and complete their work. I started using the app about five years ago, and since then I picked up a few tips and tricks that make drawing and painting in Procreate easy. In this article, I want to share my favorite Procreate tips and tricks. And whether you’re just learning the app or hav ..read more

  Procreate is a pretty awesome drawing app that comes with many cool features. And one of these features is the dual brush. Dual brush lets you combine two different Procreate brushes together so they paint as one brush. It is a very exciting tool that will allow you to create almost limitless new and unique brush effects. In this article, I will show you how exactly you can create a dual brush effect in Procreate. I will be using native Procreate brushes that come with the app: Soft Pastel and Gel Pen. How to combine two brushes First of all, go to the Brush Library and find the two bru ..read more

  Opacity controls how transparent the layers are. You can change it in a couple of ways in Procreate: from each layer's settings by adjusting an opacity slider or as a shortcut by a two-finger tap on the selected layer. I think Layer opacity is an essential tool in Procreate, mastering which would help you to take your illustrations to the next level. Let's take a closer look at how to change the opacity layer in Procreate. Ways to adjust layer opacity in Procreate There are two ways to adjust layer opacity in Procreate, and both of them are very easy to use. Just a couple of things to k ..read more

  Backup is an essential thing in everything you are doing. As we know, people are divided into those who do not backup and those who already do. In this article we will review a few ways to back up Procreate. Sections 1. What can be backed up 2. iCloud backup 3. Export Procreate files 4. Back up iPad using your Mac or Windows PC 1. What can be backed up In Procreate, you can back up the entire application, export .procreate files, export brushes, or export color palettes. 2. iCloud backup The easiest and safest way is the iCloud backup. Unfortunately, Procreate does not store its files ..read more

  Everything about Procreate is fantastic, except for one little thing - layer limitation. And if you are coming from creating art in Photoshop, where you don't have to worry about the number of layers available at all, that might be even more irritable for you. In Procreate, the number of layers available depends on: Canvas dimensions The RAM available on your particular iPad model iPadOS and Procreate version Sections 1. Canvas size 2. Memory (RAM) 3. iPadOS and Procreate version 4. How many layers do you need 5. How to free up layers 6. Spreadsheet: layer availability by devic ..read more