Happy Forest Stickers
In this tutorial we’re creating these super cute, happy little forest stickers and honestly, they’re just so much fun to make. We keep everything nice and simple, starting with a loose sketch to figure out the placement, and then building up our shapes with soft, rounded lines so everything feels friendly and cozy.
We’re working with cute mushrooms and a leafy character with a tiny face. Nothing has to be perfect here, just follow your sketch as a guide and adjust things as you go. Then we move into adding base colors, layering, and of course… texture (my favorite part!). Finally, we finish everything off with that clean sticker edge and a soft shadow to really make them pop ✨
Brushes used:
- Basic Sketcher
- Studio Pen
- Shader
- Light Shader
- Dark Shader
- Overlay Brush
- Lighten Line Brush
- Darken Line Brush
- Spackle Brush
Canvas Size:
- 3500 x 3500 pixels
Key Skills Learned:
- Creating soft, rounded shapes for a cute style
Everything stays nice and curvy—no sharp edges—so your characters instantly feel more friendly and approachable. - Keeping your layers organized in groups
Each little character gets its own group, making it super easy to adjust, move, or edit later on. - Using alpha lock for easy shading
You can add all your shadows and colors without worrying about going outside your shapes, so handy. - Adding texture with different brushes
Mixing shader, spackle, and line brushes gives your stickers that soft, rich, slightly textured look. - Making a clean sticker outline with blur and selection
Duplicate your shapes, blur them, and expand the selection to create that perfect white sticker edge, then add a shadow for depth.
Magic Bottle
In this tutorial, we’re creating a magical little potion bottle in Procreate and honestly, it’s such a fun one. We’re starting super simple, just basic shapes, and slowly building it up step by step with all these lovely details and glowing effects. And along the way, you’re getting comfortable with Procreate without it ever feeling overwhelming. By the end, you’ll have this soft, glowing illustration that just feels a bit magical—and something you can really be proud of.
Brushes used:
- Monoline
- Studio Pen
- Soft Brush
- Light Pen
Canvas Size:
- 2500 x 2500
Skills Learned:
- Using symmetry to build clean shapes
The symmetry tool keeps everything nicely balanced, making it much easier to draw the bottle without worrying about uneven lines. - Working with layer masks in a simple way
Layer masks make it easy to clean up shapes and create soft transparency without permanently erasing anything. - Using clipping masks for neat lighting
Clipping masks keep all your highlights and shadows perfectly inside your shapes, so everything stays nice and tidy. - Playing with blending modes for glow
Screen, Add, and Multiply gently build up light and shadow, giving the bottle that soft, magical glow. - Adding final touches and atmosphere
Bloom, Gaussian Blur, and little sparkles bring everything together and give the illustration that dreamy, finished look.
City Cycling
This one is such a fun project. We’re keeping things super clean and simple, going for that crisp vector-style look with bold shapes and no fuss. Think a cute little Dutch-inspired scene with a cyclist, some cars, trees, and buildings. Nothing too detailed, just smart shapes and a bit of texture to bring it all to life.
Brushes used:
- Basic Sketcher
- Monoline
- Spackle it
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Key Skills Learned:
- Keeping things simple with strong shapes
You build the entire scene using super basic forms, focusing on clarity instead of detail so everything feels clean and graphic. - Using the selection tool like a pro
You create crisp, vector-like edges by combining rectangle and freehand selections with color fill, no messy lines needed. - Layering your scene for depth and balance
You stack elements like buildings, trees, and the cyclist in a way that feels natural and nicely spaced. - Adding texture without losing that clean style
You use the Spackle it brush with alpha lock to give your flat colors a bit of life while still keeping everything nice and tidy. - Fixing the little things that make a big difference
You tweak placement and edges (goodbye awkward overlaps 👀) to make the final illustration feel polished and intentional.
Abstract Art
In this tutorial, we’re creating a super fun and colorful abstract background in Procreate. We’re keeping things nice and simple with basic shapes, and then building it up with soft textures and beautiful color blends. It’s one of those pieces where you really can’t go wrong, just relax, play around, and enjoy the process.
Brushes used:
- Jaegar
- Mint
Canvas Size:
- Screen size
Skills Learned:
- Creating perfect shapes effortlessly
You draw circles and let Procreate do the work by snapping them into clean, perfect shapes for a smooth starting point. - Building your artwork in layers
You stack shapes on separate layers, making it easy to move things around and create a nicely balanced composition. - Adding texture with Alpha Lock
You softly blend colors inside your shapes without going outside the edges, giving everything that nice, subtle texture. - Mixing shapes for visual interest
You combine soft circles with bold rectangles to create contrast and keep the artwork feeling dynamic. - Using blending modes for depth
You switch rectangles to Linear Burn so colors interact beautifully and everything feels more rich and layered.
Dandelion
Alright, so today we’re diving into a fun realism study, painting a soft, fluffy dandelion from scratch. No pre-made palette, just building colors as we go and focusing on capturing that delicate texture. It’s all about layering, subtle variation, and not overthinking the details, just observing and translating the feel of the subject.
Brushes used:
- Basic Sketcher
- Medium Airbrush
- Monoline
- Flotastic Brush
- Soft Short Fur
- Smudgy Hairbrush
- Shader
- Dark Shader
- Lighten Line
- Overlay
- Soft Airbrush
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Key Skills Learned:
- Building a soft, blurred background
Uses airbrushes with opacity control and Gaussian blur to create depth and a smooth, out-of-focus backdrop. - Creating natural texture with specialty brushes
Applies fur and smudge brushes to mimic the soft, airy structure of dandelion seeds. - Using alpha lock for controlled shading
Shades the stem with precision, layering darker tones and subtle color variation without affecting edges. - Enhancing depth with blend modes
Uses Multiply and Overlay to darken areas and add warmth, helping the subject stand out from the background. - Constructing realism through layering details
Builds the dandelion in stages, base fluff first, then adds individual seed lines and dark centers for a believable finish.
Cozy Cabin
In this tutorial, you’re creating a cozy little cabin tucked away in a moody forest, and honestly, it’s such a fun one. We start super simple with a soft gradient sky, then slowly build up the scene layer by layer. Nothing complicated here, just nice and relaxed drawing while shaping hills, trees, and your cabin by eye. As everything comes together, we add those beautiful lighting effects, glowy windows, soft mist, and subtle highlights. That really make the whole piece feel magical and alive. It’s one of those drawings where you just sit back at the end and think… yeah, that looks pretty awesome.
Brushes used:
- Soft Brush
- Studio Pen
- Monoline
- Light Pen
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating smooth gradients
You softly blend multiple colors together to build a calm, atmospheric evening sky. - Building depth with layers
You stack hills, trees, and details in separate layers to create that nice sense of distance. - Using simple perspective
You shape the cabin with basic transforms, just eyeballing it to keep things easy and natural. - Drawing stylized pine trees
You create trees using simple curves and tapered branches, keeping them loose but effective. - Adding glow and atmosphere
You use blur, bloom, and soft brush lighting to create that cozy glow and misty forest vibe.
Floral Mandala
In this tutorial we’re creating a really fun and relaxing project, a colorful floral mandala. This is one of those drawings where you can just enjoy the process and let the symmetry do a lot of the work for you. You don’t need to copy everything exactly as I do. If you stick to similar shapes and use the same color palette, your mandala will still turn out beautiful. We start with a quick sketch to guide our composition, then slowly build up the design with simple floral shapes, petals, and little berry details. Once the base colors are in place, we add texture and tiny line details to give the whole mandala more depth and interest. It’s a lovely exercise in layering shapes and experimenting with texture while keeping everything nicely balanced thanks to radial symmetry.
Brushes used:
- Basic Sketcher
- Studio Pen
- Underwood
- Pipeline
Canvas Size:
- 3500 x 3500 pixels
Key Skills Learned:
- Using radial symmetry to build a mandala
The radial symmetry guide repeats your strokes around the canvas, making it easy to create a balanced floral mandala without worrying about perfect placement. - Sketching a simple guide for complex designs
A loose sketch with petals, leaves, and small decorative shapes helps map out the mandala before adding clean linework and color. - Organizing layers for cleaner textures
Placing different elements on separate layers keeps textures and shading controlled so details only affect the shapes you want. - Adding depth with Alpha Lock and texture brushes
Using Alpha Lock with the Underwood brush creates gentle gradients and texture inside shapes while keeping edges clean. - Enhancing shapes with fine line details
The Pipeline brush adds delicate lines, dashes, and small accents that give the flowers and leaves more character and visual interest.
Red Panda
In this tutorial we’re drawing something ridiculously cute, a happy little red panda holding a cupcake (because honestly, who doesn’t love cupcakes… or red pandas?). This project is all about clean line art, playful colors, and simple, cartoony shading. We start with a loose sketch, refine it thoughtfully (making intentional line breaks and decisions), then build confident line art with varied line weight. After that, we layer in flat colors, add soft multiply shadows, pop in highlights, and finish everything off with an easy sticker effect for that extra polished touch. Super fun, super sweet, and totally share-worthy.
Brushes used:
- Basic Sketcher
- Studio Pe
Canvas Size:
- 3500 x 3500 pixels
Key Skills Learned:
- Intentional Line Art Decisions
You refine your sketch with purpose, choosing where lines stop, where color replaces outlines, and varying line weight for a more dynamic, polished look. - Using Reference Layers for Easy Coloring
You speed up flat coloring by setting the line art to Reference and using drag-and-drop with Continue Filling for clean results. - Clipping Masks for Clean Color Patterns
You build facial markings, muzzle, ears, and cupcake details using clipping masks, keeping every shape neatly contained. - Simple Multiply Shading
You apply soft, cartoony shadows using Multiply layers at reduced opacity to create depth without overcomplicating the lighting. - Creating a Sticker Effect
You duplicate, alpha lock, blur, and offset layers to create a clean white outline and soft drop shadow for a professional sticker-style finish.
Sunset Lake
In this super easy Procreate tutorial, we create a dreamy sunset lake from scratch, no experience needed. You start with simple shapes, build soft gradients, layer in mountains and glowing light, and finish with reflections, trees, and subtle effects that make everything feel magical. Step by step, it all comes together into a calm, glowing landscape you’ll be proud of.
Brushes used:
- Forester
- Ringaroona
- Jaegar
- Pine Trees
- Pine Tree Long
- Sheerwater
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating clean base shapes with the Selection Tool
You block in large elements like the lake and clouds using rectangle and freehand selections with color fill for crisp, simple foundations. - Building smooth gradients with Gaussian Blur
You layer horizontal color bands and blend them into a seamless sky using Gaussian Blur, creating a soft sunset glow. - Adding dimension with clipping masks and alpha lock
You shade mountains and trees non-destructively, controlling highlights and shadows while staying inside your shapes. - Designing realistic reflections
You duplicate, flip vertically, blur, and adjust opacity to create convincing water reflections for mountains and islands. - Enhancing atmosphere with light rays and blend modes
You use low-opacity layers, masks, and the Add blend mode to create subtle light rays and glowing effects that elevate the whole scene.