Landscape in a Jar
Hey there, art lovers! Since you all enjoyed the last pen and ink tutorial, I’m back with another one to guide you through every step. For this, you only need black, and we’re using three brushes from my treasure chest, which you can grab at freefromflo.com if you haven’t already. Don’t forget to download a paper texture photo for the background! I used this one. The canvas is 2300 x 3000 pixels. Ready? Let’s dive in!
Brushes used:
- Fine Liner Brush
- Stipple Brush 2.0
- Pine Tree Long Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Inserting and Adjusting Textures: Learn how to import a paper texture and fit it perfectly onto your canvas
- Using Quick Shape and Symmetry: Master the Quick Shape tool to create perfect shapes and use the symmetry tool for balanced designs
- Layering Techniques: Explore how to create guides and work on separate layers to keep your design clean and editable
- Adding Depth with Stippling: Use the Stipple Brush to create gradient effects and add a misty, atmospheric feel to your artwork
- Final Touches with Custom Brushes: Add natural-looking elements like trees, clouds, and stars, and make them blend seamlessly with the rest of your illustration
3D Yes
Brushes used:
- Monoline
- Soft Brush
- Script
- Hard Round Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2500 x 2500 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating a 3D text effect: By layering shadows and highlights, you achieved a realistic, three-dimensional look
- Using Alpha Lock for precise painting: Alpha Lock helped in keeping paint strokes contained within specific areas
- Exporting and importing between Procreate and Adobe Fresco: Learned how to seamlessly switch between the two apps to leverage their unique features
- Utilizing Bloom and Gaussian Blur: Added a soft glow and smooth shadows to enhance the visual impact of the text
- Implementing a layer mask for non-destructive editing: Layer masks allowed you to refine shadows and highlights without permanent changes
Part 9: Hands and Feet
This is the ninth lesson in the Learn to Sketch series! In this lesson we’ll focus on sketching hands and feet. I’ll show you how I approach sketching hands and feet, looking at simple shapes. I will also show you what you need to keep in mind when sketching. As always, it all comes down to practice and putting in the hours. Good luck!
I’ve added the exercise file I used during the demonstration. Of course you can also grab your own reference images or use your own hands and feet as reference!
Skills Learned:
- Simplifying Shapes: Begin by breaking down hands and feet into their most basic forms. For hands, think of the palm as a rectangular block and group the fingers together before detailing individual ones. This method helps in reducing complexity
- Understanding Structure: Pay attention to the underlying structure of hands and feet. Noticing the arches in fingers and toes, as well as the volume and cushions where the digits attach to the palm or foot, is crucial
- Proportion and Alignment: Learn to measure distances between joints and ensure that the width of the wrist is narrower than the palm. Recognize that fingers and toes are not uniformly straight but have varying lengths and alignments
Ghost Dog
Brushes used:
- Round Chalk Brush
- Fineliner Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating Perfect Shapes: Learn how to draw a perfect circle using Procreate’s snapping tool, ensuring precise and symmetrical shapes
- Using Alpha Lock for Shading: Apply shadows and highlights to specific areas without affecting the entire layer
- Adding Texture: Use brushes to hand-color elements, maintaining a textured, chalky effect that adds character to your digital paintings
- Symmetry Tool: Utilize the drawing guide and symmetry tool for perfect alignment, especially when detailing the dog’s face
Stylized Night Sky
In this tutorial, you’ll create a stunning starry night sky in Procreate, guided step-by-step, even if you’re new to the app. The tutorial makes use of free brushes from Procreate and Flo’s Treasure Chest, and it covers everything from painting a textured background to adding constellations and glowing stars.
Brushes used:
- Grunge
- Monoline
- Heavy Metal
- Polygons
- Burnt Tree
- Spires
- Pine Tree Forest
- Light Pen
- Flare
- Soft Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating Textures: Learn to apply textures to both the sky and mountains using a variety of brushes
- Gaussian Blur: Utilize the Gaussian Blur tool to add subtle glow effects to elements like the moon
- Layer Management: Master using layers and alpha lock for precise control over where textures and details are applied
- Constellation Drawing: Design your own constellations with the Light Pen brush, adding a personal touch to your night sky
- Brush Customization: Modify brush settings, like turning on “Randomized” for the Flare brush, to create unique effects
Pen and Ink Moon
Brushes used:
- Syrup Brush
- Stipple Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Inserting and Adjusting Photos: Learn how to insert a photo into your canvas and adjust it to fit perfectly using Procreate’s transform tool with uniform settings
- Creating and Manipulating Shapes: Use the Syrup Brush to draw perfect circles and create a crescent moon by layering and resizing shapes, ensuring precise alignment
- Adding Texture and Details: Enhance your artwork with horizontal lines and stippling techniques
- Selective Shading with Stippling: Master the stippling technique for shading different elements, focusing on areas like mountains and the road to create a gradient effect from opaque to transparent
Part 5: Angles
This is the fifth lesson in the Learn to Sketch series! In this fifth lesson we’ll focus on angles and exercise sketching subjects from different angles. You can easily practice this by sketching household objects. We’ll practice seeing the basic shapes as 3d shapes in different angles.
I’ve added the two exercise files I used during the demonstration. I’d highly recommend sketching from life for this exercise though. But of course you can get started with the exercise files. You could also make your own reference images by photographing object around your house. (the photos I used are from Shutterstock and can be used for practice purposes only).
Skills Learned:
- Sketching Basic Shapes in Different Angles: Enhancing the ability to recognize and draw basic shapes like cylinders and circles from various perspectives
- Understanding Perspective and Foreshortening: Learning to depict objects accurately as they appear smaller in the distance and adjust for foreshortening, where an object’s length seems shorter due to its angle
- Drawing Over Photos: A method to train the eye for 3D shapes and perspectives by sketching over images, using dashed lines to visualize the basic shape in three dimensions
- Creating a Feedback Loop: Utilizing a technique of drawing over sketches with a separate layer to identify and learn from inaccuracies in sketches
Part 4: Add Interest
This is the fourth lesson in the Learn to Sketch series! In this fourth lesson we’ll focus on adding interest to your sketches and drawings. We’ll do this by adding variety to line weight and adding irregularities. We’ll practice this by sketching fruit and vegetables.
Skills Learned:
- Variation in Line Weight: Understanding how varying the thickness of your lines based on lighting and shadow adds depth and interest to your sketches
- Adding Irregularities: Learning to incorporate wobbly lines and slight imperfections to give your sketches character and a more organic feel
- Sketching Fruits and Vegetables: Focusing on these subjects as they are forgiving and excellent for practicing shapes, angles, and volume without the pressure of precise replication
- Measuring and Angles: Enhancing your ability to measure distances, compare sizes, and utilize negative space effectively to create more accurate sketches
- Layering and Refining Sketches: Starting with basic shapes and angles for easy measurement, then refining these into more complex and detailed sketches with emphasis on texture and light
Part 3: Line Weight
This is the third lesson in the Learn to Sketch series! In this third lesson we’ll focus on line weight. How can you add variety to the line weight in your sketches and drawings and where should the light and heavy lines be? We’ll practice adding line weight variation by sketching organic shapes like branches and rocks.
Skills Learned:
- Understanding Line Weight: Learning the significance of line weight in sketches. It’s all about the boldness or thinness of your lines, which can add depth and interest to your drawings
- Practicing with Organic Shapes: Through exercises with rocks and branches, you’ll started to see how varying line weight can bring these natural forms to life
- Incorporating Light and Shadow: We’ll explore how line weight can be used to depict lighting conditions, with thinner lines where the light hits and thicker, bolder lines in shadowed areas
- Considering Distance and Gravity: The tutorial teaches you to use thinner lines for distant objects and thicker lines for closer ones, and how gravity affects the perceived weight of objects through line weight
- Adding Texture and Detail: By sketching rocks and branches, you’ll learn to add texture and detail to your sketches, making them more realistic and visually appealing