Farewell, Procreate Folio
Not too long ago, the team of the digital art software, Procreate, has announced that their social website, Procreate Folio, will be going through major changes. To provide more context, Procreate Folio (launched in 2018) is an art-driven social platform where users around the world can post work specifically based on art done on Procreate. Of course rather than just post art, users can also write posts in a discussions page whether it be based on concerns regarding the software, ideas to strengthen Procreate's future, or just to offer a sweet greeting.
Since May 29, 2025 however, Procreate Folio will no longer be the artistic social network it used to be as it was announced that all users will no longer be able to post content their and most display pages for new artwork has shut down. This is so because moderators want to reduce the overwhelming task in clearing off spam bots and harmful content. However, its discussions page will remain active, so that doesn't mean the entire site will completely defunct. Unfortunately, despite resolving such problems, the experience on Procreate Folio will never be the same as before.
I remember joining the platform on April 18, 2018, which was shortly after I first downloaded the Procreate app on my first iPad Pro. Throughout the past seven years, I enjoyed my experience posting art during my late teens as Galaxy03 and sharing how much my art has changed as a college student as Galaxy22. Another aspect that I find Procreate Folio very special was that its visual web design was rather clean and tidy and its community was more simple and calming compared to some other platforms. But even after expanding my art in other parts of social media, to building my own website, little did we know that this precious site would come to end (partially).
While I'm very disappointed that Procreate Folio's social pages will be shut down, I'll never forget how much it helped improve my confidence in sharing my art to the world as well as influencing me to expand my position in the art world and techniques in technology. So even though it'll be hard to see Procreate Folio go, I just want to say thank you to the team that helped made it possible from start to finish. Best of luck for your future and hopefully you'll find more technical improvements someday.