Domestika (Brookes Eggleston)
Master 2D Animation in Procreate Dreams Review — Honest Analysis
Brookes Eggleston's "Master 2D Animation in Procreate Dreams" is the most recommended structured starting point for beginners who already own (or want to learn) Procreate Dreams on iPad. Across Domestika's own reviews and independent blogs the consensus is consistent: the instructor is clear and practical, the project-based path takes a true beginner to a finished short animation, and the one-time price is generous. The single recurring drawback is staleness — the course was recorded on an earlier Dreams build, and several 2026 reviewers warn the on-screen interface no longer matches the current Dreams 2 layout. If you can tolerate translating a few menu changes yourself, it remains the best-value on-ramp; if you want a guaranteed up-to-date walkthrough or studio-grade rigging, look elsewhere.
Final score
from 24 analysed opinions
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The 26-lesson curriculum is well-sequenced, moving from the iPad and Procreate Dreams interface through drawing, perform mode, storyboarding and finally a full frame-by-frame animation project. Domestika reviewers repeatedly describe it as "concise, clear, beautiful" (fnannini) and praise that it "gets straight to practice" (ale_chio). The single largest content complaint, raised across multiple reviews, is that the course was filmed on an earlier build of Procreate Dreams; after the Dreams 2 update several reviewers noted the interface "no longer aligns with the current layout."
Brookes Eggleston brings over a decade of professional character design and animation experience plus a large teaching following from his Character Design Forge channel. Reviewers single out his pacing — neocesar wrote that he "explains well, goes step-by-step, it's great" — and one student called it "without a doubt the BEST course on Procreate Dreams found online." The main instructor-side complaint was isolated: juanugalde2003 flagged poor audio in the lessons, a production issue rather than a teaching one.
The course is sold on Domestika's low one-time pricing (frequently discounted to roughly $10–$20) with lifetime access, which reviewers consider strong value for nearly four hours of structured instruction. The bigger value question raised by blog reviewers concerns the app itself rather than the course: David Pike noted Procreate Dreams "for no subscription and all future updates included, isn't too expensive" at $12.99, while The Hiena cautioned "there are other better affordable tools on the market for animating on the iPad."
Domestika courses include a discussion forum and the ability to share project work, which beginners use to get feedback. However, the most pointed criticism in the data is the absence of course updates: jmattcreative directly asked "will this course be updated at all now that there is a complete new update to Procreate Dreams?" and that question appears unanswered across multiple recent reviews. There is no live mentorship, and the perform-mode and gesture-driven workflows that the app hides behind menus are exactly where beginners report needing more hand-holding.
The course ends with a complete short animation and a unit on portfolio and personal branding, which gives beginners a shareable deliverable. Forum and blog reviewers confirm the skills transfer: the perform-mode and frame-by-frame techniques taught are the genuine Procreate Dreams workflow. The limitation is the app's own ceiling — reviewers like The Hiena flag missing speed graphs and serious animators note that rigging/bones-based pipelines (David Pike) are not covered, so the course prepares you for short 2D pieces rather than studio production.
What learners said
What people loved
6- Brookes Eggleston teaches at a clear, deliberate step-by-step pace that beginners with no animation background can follow×9
- Project-based structure takes you from a blank canvas to a complete, shareable short 2D animation×7
- One-time Domestika pricing with lifetime access is widely seen as excellent value for nearly four hours of instruction×6
- Gets straight to hands-on practice instead of dwelling on theory, which keeps beginners engaged×5
- Covers the genuine Procreate Dreams workflow — perform mode, onion skinning, timing and frame-by-frame — that transfers directly to your own projects×5
- Ends with a portfolio and personal-branding unit, giving learners a concrete next step after the course×3
What frustrated learners
5- The course was filmed on an earlier Procreate Dreams build and several 2026 reviewers report the interface no longer matches the current Dreams 2 layout×7
- No sign the course has been updated despite a major app update, and student questions about updates appear unanswered×4
- Audio quality and some explanations were flagged as weak by at least one detailed negative reviewer×2
- Procreate Dreams itself hides many features behind gestures and menus, so beginners still need extra tutorials beyond the course×3
- Does not cover rigging, bones or speed graphs, so it prepares you for short pieces rather than studio-grade 2D production×3
Real quotes from real users
“"Great course! Concise, clear, beautiful. Highly recommend!"”
“"Explica muy bien, va paso a paso, es genial." (Explains very well, goes step by step, it's great.)”
“"Molto divertente ed helpful perché va subito sul pratico!" (Very fun and helpful because it gets straight to the practical part!)”
“"Finally a courese about procreate dreams!"”
“"Good tutorial, but now there is a new update (Procreate Dreams 2) and the interface has changed."”
“"The course is based on a previous version of Procreate Dreams. After recent software updates, the explanations no longer align with the current interface and layout."”
“"The version in this course is out-of-date, and the instruction is not what I expected, totally disappointed."”
“"Will this course be updated at all now that there is a complete new update to Procreate Dreams?"”
“"Despite the learning curve for me, it was significantly less than other animating software I have looked at before. I think $20 is an absolute bargain for what you get."”
“"Dreams is best suited for users who love Procreate and need more advanced animation features like animating keyframes and performing. I wouldn't recommend Dreams for non-Procreate users."”
“"It is a fun app for shorter animation work with a potential to become more, but there are other better affordable tools on the market for animating on the iPad."”
“"If you have used any animation or image editing program in the past, you should be able to get up to speed with Procreate Dreams fairly quickly."”
“"If you invest the time to learn it, it's a lot of fun. Especially in Perform mode."”
“"The 'Procreate' part in Dreams really looks and feels like Procreate, so if you already know Procreate, it's very familiar."”
“"I'm in favour for it to stay as simple as possible because the older I get the more I realize that simplicity is the ultimate feature."”
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How we evaluated this
This review synthesizes 24 opinions collected across the public web. Final score = Bayesian average penalising small samples, then weighted by the positivity ratio. No paid placements, no hidden agenda.
- 16 from Official course platform
- 5 from Blogs
- 3 from Forums