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Morpholio Trace
Accelerator

For Busy Partners and Principals.

Draw like it’s second nature.

Master Morpholio Trace in just 3½ hours , so you can learn it on a Sunday and put it to work on Monday. This focused, architect-first training makes redlines, overlays, scaled markups, and PDF edits effortless.

This focused, architect-first training makes scaled markups, redlines, overlays, and PDF edits effortless , while also showing you how to sketch, draft, and render concept designs directly in Trace. Whether you need to mark up a consultant’s set, diagram a quick design option, or create a client-facing sketch, you’ll have the speed of digital with the intuition of trace paper.

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Wouldn't it be great if you could…

  • Open a PDF, mark it up, and send it back , all without leaving the sofa
  • Redline, trace, and revise at scale , right where your team keeps the file
  • Sketch design ideas in real time during meetings , and hand them off the same afternoon
  • Turn review comments into clear, exportable overlays that explain your thinking
  • Lead reviews with confidence , instead of delegating drawing because of deadlines
  • Travel light and carry your whole studio on a single iPad

What’s Holding You Back?

If you keep reaching for paper or avoiding digital markups, you’re not alone. Here are the common blockers this course solves:

PDFs pile up because redlining still feels easier on paper

You’ve opened Morpholio Trace but never built efficient workflows

Layer chaos, export confusion, and perspective tools feel overwhelming

Your team needs fast, organized deliverables , but you don’t have a repeatable system

You want a clean, modern workflow that respects both deadlines and team dynamics , not another steep learning curve

About Me

I’m James Akers , a registered architect, renderer, and founding instructor behind iPad for Architects. My career began with pencil and watercolor, but I quickly learned how digital tools could speed up design decisions without losing the hand-drawn touch.

Today I teach architects and designers how to combine clarity with creativity: whether through draw-to-scale tools, hybrid workflows, or fast markup systems like Morpholio Trace. My goal is simple , to help you sketch, redline, and communicate ideas at the speed your projects demand.


...I started using the rendering tactics in your Rendering with Procreate course which are massively time-saving and optimize my work. Long story short, I’m now doing these quick, 2-to 5-hour color renderings—similar to what I learned in your course—for upcoming broadcast commercials and shows. My new clients love my Procreate hand renderings! So you were actually not BS-ing when you said this stuff could change your life. Just wanted to thank you again. I’m starting on the Sketchup for iPad course now, and please let me know if you ever do one for Shapr-3D. With gratitude and appreciation for all you do

Sven Johnson, Set Designer, Associate Professor of 3D Visualization, F.I.T.

Why I Created the Morpholio Trace Accelerator 

Morpholio Trace is immensely powerful , but power without a workflow becomes noise. Too many architects open the app, poke around, and then retreat back to paper or PDFs because it feels faster.

This course clears that bottleneck. In just 3½ hours, you’ll learn the tools and workflows that matter most for real practice: scaled markups, overlays, redlines, sketches, and quick renderings , all organized into a repeatable, deadline-friendly system.

The goal isn’t to make you an app technician. It’s to make Trace feel as natural as tracing paper, so you can think, communicate, and decide at the speed your projects demand.

What This Course Will Help You Become…

 
  • A principal or senior designer who can sketch, trace, redline, and revise , all in one place
  • Someone who edits a PDF and sends it back without ever hitting “Print”
  • A fast, fluent communicator with clients and teams , even across time zones
  • A leader who keeps control of design decisions without offloading the drawing
  • A reviewer who redlines in scale , no printer or plotter required
  • A designer who updates pencil workflows in hours, not weeks
  • A professional who upgrades skills without losing instincts
  • Someone who travels light and still carries the whole studio on an iPad


How is this course different? I built this course for busy partners and principals. You don’t have time to fumble through tutorials , but you also can’t afford to feel behind your own teams. In just 3½ hours, the Morpholio Trace Accelerator gets you fluent, confident, and back in command of the workflows your staff are already using.

From there, we go beyond the basics:

  • Scaled sketching and drafting , draw freehand or in drafting mode with accuracy and control
  • Sketching over 3D models , import USDZ files from SketchUp, rotate scenes, and design directly on them
  • Rendering inside Trace , add clarity and depth with sketches that feel handmade but shareable
  • Real-world workflows , from redlines to design reviews, learn the exact patterns leaders use to guide their teams without bottlenecks

This course isn’t about learning every button. It’s about learning what matters most , fast , so you can lead design conversations again, instead of standing on the sidelines.


I’m a very recent ex-Disney Imagineer (Senior concept designer/ Art Director) and I want to grow my skills doing exactly what you're doing for vacation resorts and such. Love your videos because I’m using and learning the same tools. Thank you for these tutorials!!!

Mark Page Design Art Tutorials.

Get the Morpholio Trace Accelerator 

 $299 USD

or 3 monthly payments of $117

INCLUDES:

  • A focused 3½-hour Morpholio Trace training , learn on Sunday, use it Monday
  • Step-by-step exercises for sketching, designing, rendering, scaling, tracing, PDF markups, and layer workflows
  • Real-world architectural use cases , not just tool demos
  • Lessons taught by a practicing architect who understands deadlines and team dynamics
  • Lifetime access to course content and all future updates
  • 30-day money-back guarantee , no risk if it’s not the right fit

 

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What’s Inside the
Morpholio Trace Accelerator?

This course gives you a complete, architect-first introduction to Morpholio Trace , taught in just 3½ hours so you can learn on a Sunday and use it Monday. Every lesson is designed for speed, clarity, and real-world practice.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Set up projects, layers, and scales without chaos
  • Mark up PDFs directly , no printer required
  • Trace, redline, and revise drawings in scale
  • Use stencils and guides to keep freehand sketches precise
  • Import USDZ models from SketchUp, rotate scenes, and sketch over them
  • Build quick rendering workflows to bring sketches alive with color and clarity

And because real projects never fit in a tidy box:

  • A bonus library of extended workflow videos shows Trace in action on real architectural tasks , all consolidated in one place at the end of the course
  • Every lesson can be watched at variable speeds without losing quality, so you can fast-track what you need and return later for refreshers

I rejected the iPad as just another gizmo... then I succumbed, bought an old one, and within 24 hours, I was smitten. I traded it for a powerful one two weeks later. James' courses have been magic—I never considered the iPad as a time saver, but now I can’t imagine my workflow without it. The first paying sketch took 1.5 hours, but the revision took 7 minutes... the client responded in 5 minutes and was excited.

I’ve been using computers forever, yet I feel stupid as $#!t sometimes. But somehow, these classes made it click. I got my money’s worth on the first lesson alone—how to navigate the gallery. I needed to take that before jumping into rendering. It’s hard being an old dog... but this old dog is learning new tricks.

Kathleen Kinan, Architect, Buffalo, NY

Who This Is For

This Accelerator is ideal if you are:

  • A principal, partner, or senior designer who wants to finally master an app your team may already be using , and lead from the front again
  • A busy professional who thought they’d never have time to learn Morpholio Trace, but knows how much faster decisions move when the leader is fluent
  • Someone who wants to mark up PDFs, sketches, and overlays with the natural ease of a pencil , not the clumsiness of a keyboard and mouse
  • A design leader who needs to communicate choices clearly to staff, consultants, or clients , and keep projects moving without bottlenecks

Who This Is NOT For

This program is probably not right if you:

  • Don’t mind always feeling a step behind your design team, still sketching on paper while they’re tracing on iPads
  • Are perfectly fine asking younger staff to “just draw it up in that app , what’s it called again, Morpholio Trace?”
  • Want a fine art course , this is about architectural workflows, not mastering watercolor portraits
  • Expect to become a Morpholio power-user overnight without practicing the exercises

OMG! You are amazing wow! I’ve learned more about procreate from your video than in a year. Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial. You made everything look so easy and your paste was incredible for actually keeping up. Watched the entire video with my mouth wide open. Thank you!

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No-Risk Guarantee

I know you don’t have hours to waste second-guessing. That’s why this comes with a simple promise: buy the course, try it, and if it’s not right for you, email us within 30 days for a full refund , no questions asked.

Consider it your insurance policy against “one more thing” that eats up your calendar. If you’re paying monthly, you can cancel anytime before the next payment. Simple, fast, and on your terms.

Get the Procreate for Rendering Course 

$299 USD

or 3 monthly payments of $117

INCLUDES:

  • A focused 3½-hour Morpholio Trace training , learn on Sunday, use it Monday
  • Step-by-step exercises for sketching, designing, rendering, scaling, tracing, PDF markups, and layer workflows
  • Real-world architectural use cases , not just tool demos
  • Lessons taught by a practicing architect who understands deadlines and team dynamics
  • Lifetime access to course content and all future updates
  • 30-day money-back guarantee , no risk if it’s not the right fit

 

Buy Now

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