You're such a blessed craftsman, innovator and an artist. Don't worry, designs can be improved along the way for it to be ergonomic. I hope for your continuous success and I hope you and Kana are both safe and healthy 🌿❣️
After years of watching you paint, I finally pulled the trigger on an iPad Pro for procreate and now you're making me feel like I need to buy keyboard parts.. thanks for the great vids as usual!
The iPad Pro is amazing you won’t regret it. You definitely don’t need a custom keyboard, but if you use a desktop a lot it’s so worth it and on some you can make 100% custom profiles.
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 . Give me a like if i helped you out :)
oooh this is great! I was looking into a programmable mechanical numpad to reprogram for macro use but this pcb has more keys AND the Kailh low-profile ones! Really nice! only issue I've found with Kailh Choc is the low versatility of keycaps but this turned out great! Also, love that you attached the rubber feet directly to the PCB without a case - bare pcb looks SO COOL! Will attempt to build something like this, thank you ^_^
Stumbled upon your RUclips and I’m so excited to learn this is possible! I’m getting my partner to make me one after being inspired by this video, thanks for sharing Mateusz!
And then there's me, who never got my hands on an Ipad nor a tablet (which I wish I had and plan to invest on one to speed painting process), and you managed to speed up the already sped method to draw xD I'm depressed but proud of you though! Big fan, love your work!
I wish procreate team would implement updates for that. I can already use my Logitech keyboard with ArtStudio on iPad. So I use procreate for simple sketches and concepts and ArtStudio for digital painting.
Serendipity! I just bought an iPad this month and I've been wishing for something like this to use Procreate. I didn't know there were keyboard shortcuts! So I think I'll definitely give this a go. Thanks for the cool tutorial, Matt!!
That is awesome! I’m left handed so there shouldn’t be much problem for me to make one that suits me. Thanks for sharing this.....was always wanting a custom keypad for ProCreate!!
just got a copy of the Tokyo at night Japanese copy :) was waiting for the Chinese copy but cannot wait anymore. the book is amazing, i really like the way how you paint reflections. if you are going to expend this series in the future please try to paint a river at night! it would be an enjoyable piece to look at and a great learning materials for your fan students like me :) if possible please do a snow piece too, will be interesting
haha that is awesome. fun to see another keyboard nerd :) I use a programmable editor and I love it, no special keyboard needed to make any key do what I want it to do. Coming from that, I find it constantly frustrating that this kind of functionality is not common in software. The fact that a drawing program ever makes you hold a modifier key to do something makes no sense either. It is impressive you could make that so affordably. I think if someone orders online it will end up costing twice as much. Lucky to have a cool shop like that near you.
I've used Adafruit's MacroPad RP2040 to make a 12-key macro keyboard for photoshop. There's a display and rotary knob with push switch so you should be able to code (in python) an animator's stopwatch into it as well.
This is something I wanted for a long time! Before seeing this I thought if reconfiguring an Apple Magic trackpad 2 is possible for each different square centimeter to act as a different key cap. Second thought - I'm currently using a Razer Orbweaver Chroma for Photoshop shortcuts and macros. Maybe it is possible to reconfigure this too for iOS iPad? Your solution is awesome (y) Thank You for brightening my day :)
If this requires configuration on the OS side then probably you can't use it. If you can program it so it behave like you want even on a different machine then it should work 👍
Hi! Is there a screen protector you would recommend for the ipad that's good for drawing but also editing photos? Do you use any protector at all? Thanks!
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 . Give me a like if i helped you out :)
I'm really curious about the wireless and bluetooth upgrades. Are you planning to make a video on this? if not, would you care to share the details of what you tried / did? Thanks!
I've just built my own Macropad keyboard (RoMac) and have plugged it into the computer, configured in QMK and working fine. But I cannot get it to work with my iPad Pro (2017). Are you using a USB-C to Lightning cable or is there some other cable configuration behind the scenes?
@@mattjabbar thanks for the reply! I didn’t realise the newer iPad Pro had a USB-C port so that might be where I’ve gone wrong. I’ve ordered a ‘Camera Adapter’ hopefully that’ll do the trick 😊
This is very interesting. I use an old Belkin nostromo for my PC digital art and I find myself missing the macros on my iPad. I know basic soldering and I like DIY stuff so I might make this a future project. I do have a Bluetooth keyboard though... I wonder if there's a way to program macros on that as well for the iPad?
Yes, you can define macros and even make macron on the fly (still looking into that) but you have to use the QMK as a command-line tool (not so difficult actually). More here: docs.qmk.fm/#/feature_macros
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 . Give me a like if i helped you out :)
The iPad doesn't have to be attached to the computer. This works just like a regular USB (or bluetooth) keyboard just with fever keys ;) And yes, this can be also used with a computer for Photoshop for example. But on the computer you have the option to re-map your keys on the computer side so you don't have to build your custom keyboard - you can use any small keyboard for this.
why doesn't this product exist? I hate having to use full size keyboard for shortcuts, I always accidentally press the wrong buttons. Customizable shortcut pad should be a total no brainer...
Yes, even though I don't paint in PS so much now. The shortcuts are more or less the same I just use SPACE, Z (for zoom) and V for choosing stuff additionally.
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 . Give me a like if i helped you out :)
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 . Give me a like if i helped you out :)
Mateusz, czy procreate działa na iPad Air? Wolisz Apple Pencil 1 czy 2? Planuje kupić iPad i nie wiem czy warto wydać forsę na iPad Pro. Jestem tylko hobby artystka, na co dzień jestem lekarzem. Wiec nie wiem czy ten iPad Pro jest overkill.....
@@mattjabbar Yeah I think that might be a good solution for attaching the keybaord. I'm thinking about how you would maintain grip of the ipad when you are reaching for hotkeys. Maybe a wrist strap or something?
How can I configure it for the iPad Pro? I did make the firmware and it works in my pc, but it's not working when I connect it to the tablet and the version of QMK you showed isn't the same as the one google shows (config.qmk.fm/)
This isn't what I'm looking for. I need to assign specific keys for zoom in and out and rotate... Pinching it makes me dizzy and it is not as accurate. I guess that doesn't exist yet in procreate?
Hello! i have a question. Do any Arduino work? or just this pro micro?. For the new ipad pro model, do it has to be a bluetooth one or any wired arduino that plug directly into the ipad can work too? I really want to make one of this. Thank you
I was looking for something exactly like this..for now I switched command and ctrl button from.the ipad settings..did you do that as well? Also, i hope procreate will put this somewhere in their future updates, it will be much easier to work if we could customize our keys.
In this version - by just an microUSB to USB-C cable but I have since upgraded it to wireless bluetooth connection using the other controller Pro Micro BLE.
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 . Give me a like if i helped you out :)
Very cool. Mat, I would totally buy this if you did a kickstarter campaign!
This is extremely interesting and I love these types of videos.
probably the last place i expected to see QMK and mechanical keyboard stuff but im all for it!
You're such a blessed craftsman, innovator and an artist. Don't worry, designs can be improved along the way for it to be ergonomic. I hope for your continuous success and I hope you and Kana are both safe and healthy 🌿❣️
After years of watching you paint, I finally pulled the trigger on an iPad Pro for procreate and now you're making me feel like I need to buy keyboard parts.. thanks for the great vids as usual!
The iPad Pro is amazing you won’t regret it. You definitely don’t need a custom keyboard, but if you use a desktop a lot it’s so worth it and on some you can make 100% custom profiles.
Make sure you understand the quick menu first, it's insane.
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 .
Give me a like if i helped you out :)
I never knew about custom keyboards, but now i want one!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
You are so creative! I enjoy your illustration and sketches but your DIY/Vlog kind of videos a re so interesting too!!
oooh this is great! I was looking into a programmable mechanical numpad to reprogram for macro use but this pcb has more keys AND the Kailh low-profile ones! Really nice! only issue I've found with Kailh Choc is the low versatility of keycaps but this turned out great! Also, love that you attached the rubber feet directly to the PCB without a case - bare pcb looks SO COOL! Will attempt to build something like this, thank you ^_^
A proud custom mech keyboard user too here! helps me a lot with my works.
Stumbled upon your RUclips and I’m so excited to learn this is possible! I’m getting my partner to make me one after being inspired by this video, thanks for sharing Mateusz!
Very interesting! I am not surprised that Tokyo has a specialist shop dedicated to custom keyboard making ;-) It's such a big city.
And then there's me, who never got my hands on an Ipad nor a tablet (which I wish I had and plan to invest on one to speed painting process), and you managed to speed up the already sped method to draw xD I'm depressed but proud of you though! Big fan, love your work!
I wish procreate team would implement updates for that. I can already use my Logitech keyboard with ArtStudio on iPad. So I use procreate for simple sketches and concepts and ArtStudio for digital painting.
Serendipity! I just bought an iPad this month and I've been wishing for something like this to use Procreate. I didn't know there were keyboard shortcuts! So I think I'll definitely give this a go. Thanks for the cool tutorial, Matt!!
You can show the list by pressing and holding COMMAND while in Procreate 👍
That is awesome! I’m left handed so there shouldn’t be much problem for me to make one that suits me. Thanks for sharing this.....was always wanting a custom keypad for ProCreate!!
Great job. Life is much easier when you're an engineer, like us.
just got a copy of the Tokyo at night Japanese copy :) was waiting for the Chinese copy but cannot wait anymore. the book is amazing, i really like the way how you paint reflections. if you are going to expend this series in the future please try to paint a river at night! it would be an enjoyable piece to look at and a great learning materials for your fan students like me :) if possible please do a snow piece too, will be interesting
I had no idea you had a channel on youtube. Just wanted to take a moment to tell you how amazing and inspiring your work is. Keep on being you!
This is so cool. I really want just one key for the eraser. Inspired to see if I can make it.
I wish I can buy one from you this looks so nice and so slick😍
Love this! Absolutely going to make one of my own. Thank you Mateusz!
This is very helpful. I'm just thinking of buying a smaller keyboard; Might as well make one
This was really informative! I'll definitely keep this in mind if I decide to use procreate or any other tablet app.
Absolutely, amazing! Jeden taki film, przekonuje do suba. Powodzenia!
haha that is awesome. fun to see another keyboard nerd :)
I use a programmable editor and I love it, no special keyboard needed to make any key do what I want it to do. Coming from that, I find it constantly frustrating that this kind of functionality is not common in software. The fact that a drawing program ever makes you hold a modifier key to do something makes no sense either.
It is impressive you could make that so affordably. I think if someone orders online it will end up costing twice as much. Lucky to have a cool shop like that near you.
I've used Adafruit's MacroPad RP2040 to make a 12-key macro keyboard for photoshop. There's a display and rotary knob with push switch so you should be able to code (in python) an animator's stopwatch into it as well.
That's awesome.
Thansk for this Matt =) Ive wanted to make something similar, but with Arcade buttons and for 3D work.
Hello! You inspire me so much! :D
えと...こんにちは!
Brilliant. Would you ever consider selling the wireless version? I would support that and buy one today.
Great vid!
This is something I wanted for a long time! Before seeing this I thought if reconfiguring an Apple Magic trackpad 2 is possible for each different square centimeter to act as a different key cap. Second thought - I'm currently using a Razer Orbweaver Chroma for Photoshop shortcuts and macros. Maybe it is possible to reconfigure this too for iOS iPad?
Your solution is awesome (y) Thank You for brightening my day :)
If this requires configuration on the OS side then probably you can't use it. If you can program it so it behave like you want even on a different machine then it should work 👍
WAIT! LOW PROFILE QUICK CONNECT??? What is it? Where can I get a bunch?! Do they have any drawbacks???
Very cool. If you recommend some site to make a reserach, it's going to be good.
Hi! Is there a screen protector you would recommend for the ipad that's good for drawing but also editing photos?
Do you use any protector at all?
Thanks!
This is so cool!
I like it 😍 So if you are going to make it wireless, you will need a battery. Do you think where you put it?
I have a battery holder for two coin batteries yushakobo.jp/shop/ble-micro-pro-battery-board/ this will go on top of the controller.
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 .
Give me a like if i helped you out :)
I'm really curious about the wireless and bluetooth upgrades. Are you planning to make a video on this? if not, would you care to share the details of what you tried / did? Thanks!
so informative
i honestly need a full detail on how to configure the keyboard. i cant seem to make it work.
I've just built my own Macropad keyboard (RoMac) and have plugged it into the computer, configured in QMK and working fine. But I cannot get it to work with my iPad Pro (2017). Are you using a USB-C to Lightning cable or is there some other cable configuration behind the scenes?
I'm just using a Micro to C USB cable (no fancy things) It should work.
@@mattjabbar thanks for the reply! I didn’t realise the newer iPad Pro had a USB-C port so that might be where I’ve gone wrong. I’ve ordered a ‘Camera Adapter’ hopefully that’ll do the trick 😊
This is very interesting. I use an old Belkin nostromo for my PC digital art and I find myself missing the macros on my iPad. I know basic soldering and I like DIY stuff so I might make this a future project. I do have a Bluetooth keyboard though... I wonder if there's a way to program macros on that as well for the iPad?
Yes, you can define macros and even make macron on the fly (still looking into that) but you have to use the QMK as a command-line tool (not so difficult actually). More here: docs.qmk.fm/#/feature_macros
@@mattjabbar Great to hear I can use the same app! I'll definitely try that out. I'll play with it when I get done free time. Thanks for replying!
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 .
Give me a like if i helped you out :)
Can this be used with being attached to a computer?
I was wondering if the Ipad is also attached to a computer for this to work
The iPad doesn't have to be attached to the computer. This works just like a regular USB (or bluetooth) keyboard just with fever keys ;) And yes, this can be also used with a computer for Photoshop for example. But on the computer you have the option to re-map your keys on the computer side so you don't have to build your custom keyboard - you can use any small keyboard for this.
why doesn't this product exist? I hate having to use full size keyboard for shortcuts, I always accidentally press the wrong buttons. Customizable shortcut pad should be a total no brainer...
Love this. Do you have something like this for photoshop. Like what are your preferred shortcuts and how do you arrange it.
Yes, even though I don't paint in PS so much now. The shortcuts are more or less the same I just use SPACE, Z (for zoom) and V for choosing stuff additionally.
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 .
Give me a like if i helped you out :)
Can i just use numeric only keyboard for this? Or not?
looking forward for the wireless version，gogogo
Already did it but it was more fiddling with the firmware and settings than building.
19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 .
Give me a like if i helped you out :)
this may be a bit too late cuz 2 years lol but would it be possible to do this on a single row of keys?
Awesome！Can it use the combination key？
Yes you can use shortcuts and macros
Mateusz, czy procreate działa na iPad Air? Wolisz Apple Pencil 1 czy 2?
Planuje kupić iPad i nie wiem czy warto wydać forsę na iPad Pro.
Jestem tylko hobby artystka, na co dzień jestem lekarzem. Wiec nie wiem czy ten iPad Pro jest overkill.....
Great video. I'm curious how you might attach a keyboard do the back of the ipad so you can hold it and hit macros at the same time with one hand.
Maybe with Velcro?
@@mattjabbar Yeah I think that might be a good solution for attaching the keybaord. I'm thinking about how you would maintain grip of the ipad when you are reaching for hotkeys. Maybe a wrist strap or something?
super useful ty
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How can I configure it for the iPad Pro? I did make the firmware and it works in my pc, but it's not working when I connect it to the tablet and the version of QMK you showed isn't the same as the one google shows (config.qmk.fm/)
can you link us who can help us configure these? There isnt anything on youtube about this topic on macs AT ALL. Please =)
Look for RUclips tutorials about how to use the "QMK Configurator" - it's the main tool I use for configuring mine 👍
What if I want a wheel scroller for changing brush sizes?
You can make a custom keyboard with a knob - there are a lot of designs available online 👍
This isn't what I'm looking for. I need to assign specific keys for zoom in and out and rotate... Pinching it makes me dizzy and it is not as accurate. I guess that doesn't exist yet in procreate?
Not in procreate as far as I know. Maybe you should try ArtStudio Pro like Kana. There are a lot more options and shortcuts there 👍
Hello! i have a question. Do any Arduino work? or just this pro micro?. For the new ipad pro model, do it has to be a bluetooth one or any wired arduino that plug directly into the ipad can work too? I really want to make one of this. Thank you
I was looking for something exactly like this..for now I switched command and ctrl button from.the ipad settings..did you do that as well?
Also, i hope procreate will put this somewhere in their future updates, it will be much easier to work if we could customize our keys.
How does the macropad connect to the ipad? I want to build one myself.
In this version - by just an microUSB to USB-C cable but I have since upgraded it to wireless bluetooth connection using the other controller Pro Micro BLE.
Mateusz Urbanowicz thanks, where else can I find a reset button? Sorry if it's a bad question I just can't seem to find one.
Mark Winn it’s just a momentary push button. Any one of the right size will do.
Thank you
Is there a way to make a Bluetooth version
Yes. The version I’m using now is Bluetooth LE you just have to use a proper controller as I said in the video.
🙀🙀🙀 I thought this video will be kidding. Hehe
Did you also made your ipad stand?
It's just sitting on my watercolor's box ;)
Cool :)
Cool idea but can we somehow use Xbox controller ?
Don’t think it can be done - especially in Procreate where you can’t customize shortcuts.
@@mattjabbar thank you for the response . Looks like I gotta dump the controller haha.
What did you do for the redo key?
It depends on the app but most of the times it's something like "Shift+Cmd+Z" and you can program that to one key on a keyboard like this. 👍
@@mattjabbar Thank you, I made one and it works perfect other than redo in procreate. I just got it working though, thank you!
What’s the difference of the two versions?
height :)
also the type of the switches, but other than that they idea behind them is the same 👍
Mateusz Urbanowicz Thanks :)
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19$ Microsoft number pad, you can fully customize all the buttons on your Pc with mouse and keyboard center and thn use it on your Ipad with any app you wan. Best value and versatility. 10/10 .
Give me a like if i helped you out :)
zajebiste!!