
Learn to draw a mermaid from sketch to finish in Procreate, mastering grayscale, base colors, lighting, contrast, and underwater backgrounds, with finishing touches and essentials brush pack and lineart PNG.
Set base colors with multiply layers and overlay to create lighter tones for skin, hair, and tail; paint each area on its layer with the Lasso tool and color fill.
Shade curls and anatomy in Procreate using multiply layers, a hard round and damp brush for texture, then blend with painterly brushes; plan next steps for lighting and underwater background.
Master Procreate lighting for a mermaid illustration by applying gradient maps, overlay light, airbrush gradients, color dodge highlights, and a mix of soft and hard shadows to create volume.
Master contrast in procreate by building darker darks and brighter lights, using multiply layers for hair and shadows, refining the face, necklace, and eyes, and embracing careful shading progress.
Learn to harmonize a mermaid with its Procreate background by creating a jellyfish focal point, vignette, bubbles, and glow to guide the viewer's eye along a spiral toward the mermaid.
If you enjoy the fantasy culture, I am sure that mermaids are on top of your list, because they are cute, flowy, dynamic and can have tons of personality! This is a call out to all the Little Mermaid fans who want to learn how to draw their own mermaid!
There's also a special event every year, MerMay (so it's every year during May), when you can showcase your mermaid on social media and network with other artists who are doing the same!
In this class, you will be able to either draw your own mermaid or color the free coloring page from the resources section, in case you simply want to practice your colors!
You will learn the process of my illustration technique:
-lineart and grayscale;
-choosing colors;
-shading&lighting;
-contrast;
-underwater background;
-final adjustments.
For this illustration, I use Procreate on an iPad Pro, but you can replicate the techniques on most drawing softwares (such as Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, Krita etc.).
You will also get my brushes for free AND a coloring page of the lineart used in this class! So join me as I show you how to draw mermaids!
Note: the free brushes will only work in Procreate.