Let’s get a little moody! In today’s live drawing session, I’ll be drawing a glowing candle. The gentle glow of candlelight can add some serious ambiance to your illustrations. We’ll be using Procreate features such as blend modes, Gaussian blur, alpha lock and clipping masks, and more. I’ll even show you a quick and easy way to…
Week forty-four If you were participating in Making Art Everyday back in March, you might remember experimenting with different art styles and my article, 30 Art Styles to Try in Procreate. One artist, Danna Feintuch, decided to do all 30 art styles using bananas as her subject, and I’m excited to share her series with you! If you…
Going bananas for art styles! If you are looking to expand your range as an artist, experimenting with visual styles is one of the best ways to do this. When artist Danna Feintuch discovered our 30 Art Styles challenge, she decided she’d commit to creating all thirty using bananas as her subject! As a fellow…
Week forty-three “How we spend our days is how we spend our lives.” I was reminded of this quote by Annie Dillard while listening to a recent episode of the Creative Pep Talk podcast*. This episode was about making creativity “a regular practice and not a someday performance” -creativity should be part of our everyday lives, not a precious…
https://youtu.be/uaWqoQyuODc How do you make something look shiny or reflective? Learn this easy technique on how to draw and shade surfaces so that they look like metal. Follow along as we draw a cute robot in Procreate and demonstrate this technique. We’ll also play around with Procreate 5x Gradient Maps to make colorful metallic surfaces,…
Week forty-two At the beginning of the pandemic shutdown, my husband Geoff and I started doing regular live tutorials – real-time classes and workshops where you could join in live, ask questions, connect and draw together. Within six weeks, we’d hosted 22 live tutorials and have now taught a total of 33 since the pandemic…
How to Make Straight Lines in Procreate QuickLine and QuickShape are two very handy tools for making perfectly straight lines. When you draw a line using Procreate and you don’t lift your pencil, the line should automatically become straight. Making a perfectly straight line in Procreate with QuickLine Draw a line and don’t lift your Apple…
In this live tutorial, we’ll have some fun playing with color using the new Procreate 5x feature Gradient Maps, as well as blend modes. It will be a great way to get your thinking outside the box with color! For this tutorial, I’ll be using my latest brush set release: Artist’s Pastels for Procreate! Canvas…
Week forty-one Takin’ it easy on myself with the email this week because my brain is fried. Mental and emotional fatigue of living through 2020 is the real deal. What to Do Go easy on yourself, seek out little things that bring you joy, and reach out to others if you are feeling low. Humans are…
In this live tutorial, I’ll teach you all about how to make colorful, expressive, and texture-rich pastel paintings in Procreate. I’ll teach you how to start with a reference photo, work with loose brush strokes, layer on colors, blend and smudge, and so much more. Canvas Size Used: 2800×3800 Pixels Brushes Used: Various brushes from…
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