Full Color Eye
Let’s take that eye drawing from YouTube and bring it to life with color! In this tutorial, we’ll layer shadows, refine edges, and add vibrant details to create a realistic and dynamic eye. We’ll focus on blending colors, adding light and shadow, and refining textures like the iris and lashes for a final, polished look. Whether it’s adding warmth to the skin or getting that perfect shine in the pupil, you’ll learn how to make your eye pop with depth and dimension.
Brushes used:
- Basic Flo Brush
- Flo Darka
- Flo Lighta
- Darken Line
- Lighten Line
- Lashes Brush
- Standard Blender
Canvas Size:
- 3000 x 2000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Building up shadow and light: Gradually layers shadows with darker colors and overlays, focusing on natural eye creases, the pupil, and the edges of the iris to bring depth to the drawing
- Refining details with precision brushes: Uses the “Darken Line” and “Lighten Line” brushes to create crisp, clean lines for the iris and eyelashes, adding texture and definition
- Creating a colorful iris: Incorporates a mix of bright colors like purples, greens, blues, and yellows to form a vibrant, rainbow-like iris, blending hues smoothly for a lifelike effect
- Adding highlights for realism: Enhances the 3D effect by adding reflective highlights on the tear duct, lower eyelid, and iris, making the eye appear moist and shiny
- Smudging for softness: Softens transitions between shadows and highlights, using rounded motions to maintain definition while achieving a smooth blend
Fox Picking Flowers
Foxes always look cute! That’s why they are so perfect for children’s book illustration style projects 😊 This time we’ll draw this cute little fox picking flowers and we’ll create a lovely textured look. I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Brushes used:
- Round Chalk
- 6B Compressed
- Flotastic Sketcher
- Soft Edge Faded
Canvas Size:
- 2500 x 2500 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating and adjusting shapes: Use Procreate’s quick shape tool to create smooth ovals for the fox’s head and body
- Building texture and layers: By layering textures with different brushes and using clipping masks, we’ll the fox and background a hand-drawn feel
- Using Alpha Lock for shading: Alpha Lock is key for adding texture and color variation without spilling outside of specific shapes
Felt Landscape
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a colorful, felt-inspired landscape in Procreate. It’s a fun and easy process, and I’ll guide you through every step. With two brand-new brushes from the Procreate Treasure Chest, you’ll build textured hills, mountains, clouds, and more. By the end, you’ll have a soft, fabric-like design that you can apply to all sorts of projects. Grab your iPad, follow along, and let’s get creative!
Brushes used:
- Felt Texture Brush
- Blotchy Felt Brush
- Tinder Box Brush
- Oberon Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2000 x 2300 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating felt-like textures: Use the Felt Texture and Blotchy Felt brushes to simulate fabric textures
- Building shapes with layers: Separate layers for hills, mountains, and other elements allow for easier texturing and shadow effects
- Adding realistic shadows and highlights: Utilize multiply and screen layers to add depth, adjusting opacity for subtle blending
- Using Alpha Lock for precision: Apply textures and colors directly to specific shapes using Alpha Lock
- Incorporating stitching details: Add stitch effects around hills and water edges for a finished felt look
Value Study Exercise
In this tutorial, we dive into a value study using a black-and-white photo of a statue. This exercise is designed to help you better understand light, shadow, and midtones by starting with a simple sketch and then refining it with three core values: dark, midtone, and light. The tutorial takes you step by step, from blocking in basic shapes to adding subtle details with brushes and blending tools, emphasizing the importance of soft transitions and refining edges for a more polished result.
Brushes used:
- Basic Sketcher
- Base Painter
- Basic Flo Brush
- Darken Line Brush
- Lighten Line Brush
- Standard Blender
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Blocking in Shapes: Begin by sketching the main shapes, focusing on negative spaces and proportions, which lays the foundation for the value study
- Establishing Core Values: Use three primary values to carve out the statue, simplifying complex lighting into basic light, midtone, and dark areas
- Softening Transitions: Use the Smudge Tool to blend and soften edges, which helps in creating more realistic and smooth transitions between values
- Refining Details: Gradually refine the study by adding smaller details and sharpening edges with brushes like the Darken Line and Lighten Line brushes
Painterly Avocado
Grab your digital painting brushes! It’s time for some more expressive painterly fun. This time we’ll use a reference photo and paint this lovely avocado. It’ll be fun!
Brushes used:
- Oil Paint Brush
- Broad and Smeary
- Smeary Damp
- Random Strokes Brush
- Lighten Brush
- Multiply Brush
- Tapered Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Blending with the Broad and Smeary brush: This technique creates a natural transition between colors and enhances the painterly texture
- Experimenting with light and shadow: Utilizing brushes like Multiply and Lighten to play with value without losing texture, adding depth and realism to the artwork
- Final touches with texture overlays: Adding subtle texture using overlay layers and the Random Strokes brush to bring a cohesive feel to the painting
- Layer masks for controlled texture: Using layer masks to selectively add texture and highlights, maintaining control over the final look
20 Fun Doodles Vol.2
Brushes used:
- Dry Ink Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2500 x 2500 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating Simple Shapes: Learn how to draw basic shapes like sausages, triangles, and curves to form the foundation of your doodles
- Adding Facial Features: Discover techniques to add cute faces to your doodles, including eyes, mouths, and expressions
- Using Line Weight: Explore the impact of varying line thickness to emphasize different parts of your doodles and add texture
20 Doodles for Patrons
The 20 doodles I recently released at YouTube were very popular, so I thought it would be nice to bring you 20 more fun doodles! In this video we’ll create all the separate doodles and in the other video we’ll combine our doodles and turn them into a complete art piece. Have fun!
Brushes used:
- Dry Ink Brush
Canvas Size:
- 2500 x 2500 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Creating Simple Shapes: Learn how to draw basic shapes like sausages, triangles, and curves to form the foundation of your doodles
- Adding Facial Features: Discover techniques to add cute faces to your doodles, including eyes, mouths, and a variety of expressions
Easy Japanese Street
I would love to visit Japan someday, the cities and their streets intrigue me. I love all the neon signs and how much there is to see and explore. For this week’s tutorial I’d like to use a photo and show you how you can easily turn it into a lovely stylized illustration. It’ll be fun!
Brushes used:
- Studio Pen
- Soft Brush
- Light Pen
Canvas Size:
- 2300 x 3000 pixels
Skills Learned:
- Using a photo as a base: Import a photo, stretch it to fit the canvas, and lower its opacity to use as a reference
- Creating line art: Use the Studio Pen to trace simple shapes and create varied line weights for a dynamic look
- Layering colors: Separate colors into layers, starting with the background, to manage your illustration more effectively
- Adding shadows and highlights: Use screen layers for highlights and multiply layers for shadows to add depth and dimension
- Applying special effects: Incorporate lighting and noise effects to enhance your illustration and make it more dynamic
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