Procreate for Residential Design Course

Design a house. Reclaim your imagination.

What if your ideas could move at the speed of your pencil? This course shows you how to design a complete 2,500 square-foot residence — from first sketch to a fully drafted concept set — entirely on your iPad. No scale rulers, no mouse, no clunky desktop setup. Just your Apple Pencil, Procreate, and a clear, repeatable workflow that blends the artistry of hand drawing with the precision of modern tools.

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Wouldn't it be great if you could…

Design a complete concept set — plans, sections, and elevations — without ever leaving your iPad
Sketch warm, hand-drawn concepts that still integrate with modern office workflows
Make faster design decisions by sketching and drafting in one place
Draw to scale with templates, rulers, and stencils built for architectural work
Bring back the joy of hand drawing, now fully relevant for the digital era
Present to clients earlier with drawings that invite collaboration, not just approval

What’s Holding You Back?

If you’ve stalled on making the iPad central to your design work, you’re not alone. Here’s what we often hear:

You’ve wanted to design fully in Procreate, but the process felt unclear or too fragmented

You’re unsure how to translate your hand drawing into precise, scaled residential plans

You worry about looking amateurish or wasting time on a workflow that won’t fit professional standards

You’ve tried random tutorials or videos but need structure — one complete residential design project that shows you how it all fits together

About Me

I’m James Akers — a registered architect, professional renderer, and founding instructor behind iPad for Architects. For years I built my career drawing by hand in pencil and watercolor, until I saw how the pace of practice was changing and how digital tools could make concept design faster and more flexible.

Now I combine that background with custom workflows — like draw-to-scale systems and hybrid rendering methods — to help architects and designers rediscover the joy and clarity of hand drawing, fully integrated with the speed and precision of the iPad.

...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 Procreate for Residential Design

This isn’t a generic “how-to” video library. It’s a focused, task-based program that shows how to design an entire residence in Procreate — fast — while teaching only what matters to practicing designers. Along the way you’ll see how a clear design philosophy — using simple spans, off-the-shelf dimensions, and straightforward grids — can make a project both affordable and architecturally sound. Finish the course and you’ll be sketching billable work, producing client-ready drawings, and integrating those visuals into real office pipelines.

What This Course Will Help You Become…

Someone who knows how to structure a complete concept design process in Procreate — the fluid stage before CAD precision takes over — not just sketch isolated ideas
A residential thinker who understands space, proportion, and narrative — not just software
A professional who can sketch and revise full floor plans, elevations, and sections anywhere you open your iPad
A faster, more fluid thinker who doesn’t stop mid-design to fight with layers or settings
A skilled translator of dreams into drawings, whether for a client or your own future home
A designer who’s reclaimed the pleasure of iteration — trying and re-trying until the right idea appears
Someone who no longer fears the blank page, because you’ve practiced filling it
A concept designer who can hand off your work cleanly for development in CAD or 3D software
A confident, creative practitioner who remembers why they got into architecture in the first place

How is this course different? Most tutorials show isolated tricks. Procreate for Residential Design gives you the complete concept design workflow: from early sketches and scaled drawings to drafted plans, sections, and elevations — all on your iPad. It’s built for architects and designers who want practical, billable skills they can apply directly to professional projects.

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 Procreate for Residential Design

$299 USD

or 3 monthly payments of $117

INCLUDES:

A complete residential concept design project taught from start to finish
Step-by-step draw-along lessons for every stage: plan, section, and elevation drafting, plus presentation drawings
Built-in 300 DPI drawing ecosystem for accurate scale
Focus on only the tools and techniques relevant to professional design work
The One-Minute Masterclass mini-course for quick refreshers
Lifetime access to the course and all future updates
30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked

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What’s Inside the
Procreate for Residential Design Course?

From site analysis to drafted plans, you’ll design one complete concept house entirely in Procreate. You’ll learn how to

Compose your design set — arrange plans, sections, elevations, and image boards onto a presentation sheet that can be shared with clients.
Analyze a site with clarity, not complexity — bring in plot plans, overlay Apple Maps, and study sun paths, terrain, and wind direction with simple visual methods.
Build an image board that inspires design — create an 18x24" / 300 DPI board to present precedent images and spark client imagination.
Develop a design philosophy grounded in practicality — explore how simple grids, repeatable structures, and straightforward spans create affordability and integrity.
Diagram the house in freehand — sketch spatial relationships and axonometric studies that connect rooms to site, sun, and structure.
Draft accurate concept plans, sections, and elevations — using Procreate’s Drawing Assist in 2D mode, refine freehand sketches into precise drawings.
Furnish with ease — drop in scaled FF&E placeholders from the included brush and template library.

Everything you need — brushes, templates, site plans, color palettes, and sample files — is provided at the start of the course. Whether or not you’ve taken the Procreate Accelerator, you’ll have all the tools to complete this project — from site analysis to drafted plans, one complete concept house designed entirely in Procreate.

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 course is perfect if you are:

A working architect, interior designer, or design student focused on residential projects
Someone who owns an iPad and Procreate but hasn’t yet taken a project from start to finish
Tired of isolated tutorials and ready for a structured, start-to-finish workflow
Looking to create warmer, more personal drawings without losing professional accuracy
Ready to use your iPad for professional design projects

Who This Is NOT For

This program is probably not right if you:

Want a shortcut without doing real design work or practice
See sketching as just a hobby and don’t plan to apply it to real residential projects
Expect to master residential design or Procreate overnight

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 want this to be a no-brainer for you.

Buy the course and try it. If you pay in full and decide it’s not right, email us within 30 days for a full refund — no questions asked. Monthly subscribers can cancel anytime before the next payment. Simple

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