I quickly developed an obsession with seamless patterns when I found Procreate. In fact, it was around that same time that I discovered #the100dayproject and I had a goal to make a pattern per day for 100 days. It was nearly impossible but I did end up with quite a lot of patterns! It was […]
No Adobe? No Problem! Seamless Patterns in Procreate Read More »
When I started using Procreate, I had zero experience with digital media. Which dpi was considered “hi-res”? Which color profile to use? How large to make the canvas? What the heck the layers were all about? I spent far too long trying to figure it all out on my own. But for those of you who are
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I’ve never had a problem getting glitter everywhere. I think it’s kind of fun finding it in unexpected places months later! I used to warn the parents of my students when a glitter project was coming home.😉🤩✨ So of course I love adding glitter in procreate projects too! Below, you can see I’ve started adding
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Think about it like flipping pages without having to open the layer menu and toggle layers on and off! I start #the100dayproject tomorrow and I decided to do some sketching each day so I am using PageAssist to switch to a new page (aka layer) each day. My digital sketchbook in Procreate! The background color/texture,
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I love adding canvas textures and I usually do it with a brush but sometimes I do it with an actual photo of textured paper. I actually make my texture brushes with these types of photos too! I do have a YouTube video about making the texture brushes but it is slightly different than using
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Do you enjoy simple flowers that don’t need a lot of shading or other details that make it look realistic? A gouache look is the perfect choice! You can simply make flower-like shapes and add some other colors to give them a bit of style, even having multiple flower types on the same stem! Bear
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Draw some mandalas with me! I’m finishing off my year of weekly art prompts with a month of mandala prompts that have a spring equinox theme! You can find all of those details here! As part of my Mandala madness, I also did a live lesson in Peggy Dean’s Procreate Party to show exactly how
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Some of the first Procreate brushes that first went out to newsletter subscribers were these yummy “markers” that resemble Posca and Micron pens! They’re great for botanical line art, for adding details on top of digital watercolor paintings, and so much more. The Posca brush is painty and luscious. The Micron brush is so real
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