Watercolor Mountain
For this tutorial we’re diving into a fun and impressionistic watercolor landscape in Procreate. We’ll explore easy steps to create a mountain scene with a unique, messy style. It’ll be fun!
Brushes used:
- Wash Brush
- Water Bleed Brush
- Round Watery Brush
- Water Pen
- Pine Trees Brush
- Tinder Box Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Using Various Brushes: Master the use of different brushes for creating washes, textures, and details to achieve a realistic watercolor effect
- Blending Colors: Learn techniques for blending colors smoothly using the smudge tool and layering to create depth and variation
- Layering Elements: Understand how to layer different elements like mountains, trees, and rocks to build a cohesive landscape composition
- Adding Realistic Details: Discover methods to add fine details and textures to enhance the overall realism of your digital painting
- Creating Reflections: Practice creating water reflections and shadows to add a dynamic and realistic touch to your scene
Painterly Fall Landscape
I love creating painterly, expressive paintings and letting go of perfectionism. There’s such a joy in creating these expressive strokes. This time we’ll be painting this lovely, early Fall landscape. The weather in the Netherlands feels more like Fall than Summer, so I guess that’s what inspired me 😆 I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Brushes used:
- Nikko Rull Brush
- Smeary Dry Brush
- Tapered Brush
- Dry Mixer Brush
Canvas Size:
- 3000 x 4000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Layering Colors Effectively:
Learn to layer colors to add depth and realism, giving your painting a vibrant and dynamic look. - Using Reflection Techniques:
Develop techniques for creating realistic water reflections, enhancing the overall composition. - Blending for Natural Effects:
Improve your blending skills to achieve natural, smooth transitions in your painting, especially in areas like clouds and reflections
Stained Glass Sunset
Ready to dive into a fun and easy Procreate tutorial? We’ll be creating a stunning stained glass-style “Sun at Sea.” All you need is a canvas of 2500 pixels x 2500 pixels and the brushes already in the Procreate app. Enjoy the creative process and happy painting!
Brushes used:
- Monoline Brush
- Wet Sponge Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2500 x 2500 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating Perfect Shapes: Draw perfect horizontal lines and circles by holding your pen in place and tapping one finger on the screen
- Using the Drawing Guide: Enable and customize the drawing guide to create symmetrical designs effortlessly
- Layer Management: Work with multiple layers to separate elements and maintain control over each part of your drawing
- Applying Alpha Lock: Lock layers to paint within the boundaries of your shapes, adding texture and color variations easily
- Adding Texture with Brushes: Use the Wet Sponge brush to add texture and color variety, giving a realistic stained glass effect
Paper Cutout Hills
In this step-by-step Procreate tutorial, I guide you through the process of creating a realistic paper cutout effect. You’ll learn how to manage layers, add shadows for a layered look, and create fun paper cutout trees. Creating paper cutout art in Procreate always require some patience, but the end result is always worth it!
Brushes used:
- Monoline Brush
- Soft Brush
- Studio Pen
Canvas Size:
- 2500 x 2500 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Managing Layers: Efficiently use and organize multiple layers, including merging and duplicating to save space
- Creating Shadows: Apply Gaussian Blur and Multiply blending mode to create realistic shadows for a 3D effect
- Using the Selection Tool: Utilize the Selection Tool to create precise shapes and color fills
- Symmetry Drawing: Implement the Drawing Guide’s symmetry feature for creating symmetrical elements like trees
Dramatic Desert
Creating a stunning desert landscape in Procreate is fun and easy with this tutorial. I guide you through every step without skipping anything. If things move too quickly, don’t forget to use the pause and rewind buttons. By the end, you’ll have a result you’re proud of, so be sure to share it—I love seeing your work!
Brushes used:
- Soft Brush
- Studio Pen
- Leatherwood Brush
- Hartz Brush
- Color Booster Brush
- Fineliner Brush
- Currawong Brush
- Cotton Brush
- Monoline Brush
- Camel Brush
Canvas Size:
- 3000 x 2000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating Gradient Skies: Using the soft brush and Gaussian blur to blend colors smoothly for a realistic sky effect
- Drawing and Texturing Rocks: Techniques with the studio pen and various texture brushes to create realistic, detailed rock formations
- Adding Light and Shadows: Employing the add layer mode and multiply mode to enhance the scene with realistic lighting and shadow effects
- Enhancing Colors: Utilizing the color booster brush to intensify and warm up the colors in the landscape
Watercolor Sun at Sea
Here’s a short and fun Procreate tutorial for you. In under 15 minutes I will show you how you can create this watercolor sun at sea landscape. You’ll learn a bunch about the features in Procreate along the way!
Brushes used:
- Monoline Brush
- Wash Brush
- Round Watery Brush
- Styx Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2500 x 2500 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Drawing Perfect Circles: Utilize the Monoline Brush with snapping to draw and center perfect circles
- Layer Masking: Add and manipulate layer masks to refine shapes and effects
- Creating Watercolor Effects: Use the Wash Brush and Round Watery Brush to simulate watercolor textures in the sky and water
- Selection and Clipping Masks: Effectively use selection tools and clipping masks to add depth and layers to the painting
Calm Beach
Here’s a fun, easy and relatively short landscape tutorial for you. The perfect way to relax 😊 We’ll create this calm beach illustration with complementary colors.
Brushes used:
- Studio Pen
- Soft Brush
- Monoline Brush
- Script Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Using Complementary Colors: We explored how using colors opposite each other on the color wheel can enhance the visual appeal of your artwork
- Detailing with Brushes: How to use various brushes to add details like grass and clouds, making the scene more dynamic
- Final Touches with Alpha Lock and Clipping Masks: Mastery in fine-tuning details and textures on specific layers without affecting others
River Landscape
We’ll create a lovely landscape painting on iPad this week! The project is a bit longer, but that’s because I won’t be skipping or speeding up any of the steps. You can draw this landscape in Procreate too!
Brushes used:
- Script Brush
- Soft Brush
- Soft Scattery Bush Brush
- Simple Grass Brush
- Pine Trees Brush
- Little Pine Brush
- Rainforest Brush
- Fineliner Brush
- Stipple 2.0 Brush
- Snow Gum Brush
- Twig Brush
Canvas Size:
- 3000 x 2000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Layer Management: Learn to strategically manage multiple layers, using them to separate elements of the scene, such as the sky, mountains, and foreground
- Brush Techniques: Master the use of different brushes for specific textures and effects, enhancing your ability to select the right tool for various aspects of the landscape, from foliage to water surfaces
- Color Theory Application: Apply color theory effectively to create depth and realism through gradients and color blending, understanding how atmospheric conditions influence color perception in landscapes
- Detailing and Refinement: Develop skills in adding fine details and textures that bring a digital painting to life
Warm Autumn Sunset
I have enjoyed some lovely Spring days already over here, but that means Autumn has arrived on the other hemisphere. So that’s a nice excuse to create a lovely Autumn landscape scene. I just love the warm colors of fall!
Brushes used:
- Script Brush
- Flotastic Brush
- Flat Painter
- Soft Brush
- Foliage Brush
- Soft Mossy Grass
- Simple Grass
- Flower Field
Canvas Size:
- 4000 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating Gradients: Starting with a soft brush to blend colors seamlessly across the sky, setting the stage for the rest of the artwork
- Layer Management: Efficient use of layers for different elements like the sky, river, grass, and mountains, including tips on adjusting layer properties for desired effects
- Detailing Techniques: Adding details such as rocks, trees, and grass, using various brushes to create texture and depth, ensuring each element contributes to the overall aesthetic
- Reflections and Final Touches: Skillfully creating reflections in the water to increase realism