One of Apple Design Award winner Procreate’s most powerful capabilities is how it empowers creators to capture real-life colors. Here are three helpful tips to hit the right hue.

There’s more to mastering color than simply choosing one from the palette; the brush you use can impact the way that color appears when it hits the (digital) canvas.

If you want a saturated hue—something close to the color you selected—opt for a brush in the Inking category. These behave like a permanent marker: Red is red, black is black, and so on.

To add subtle layers of color that you can build on, try a brush from the Painting category. Many have a watercolor feel and are great for blending.

Other brushes, like those in the Calligraphy category, are more pressure sensitive, letting you change the intensity of your stroke with Apple Pencil. Experiment with the Brush pen, for example, to go from a wide, dark stroke to a thin, faint one with one pass.

Need to color the stripes of a dress, some leaves on a tree, or a series of water droplets quickly? The latest ColorDrop update lets you do just that—without having to drag the color into each shape over and over.

When you fill your first object, you’ll see a Continue Filling button appear. Tap it and you’ll be able to repeatedly drop the same color into any closed shape on your canvas.

With Color Descriptions, you can give any color on the palette a custom name. Use it to label the green for grass in shade versus direct sunlight, or to remember the skin tones you used for different characters. Activate the Larger Palette to see your descriptions at a glance.