
Explore bridging traditional pencil drawing with Procreate by creating three pencil brushes that mimic real marks, and learn rough shading and the coloring book method for beginners.
Explore the class structure, resources, and project expectations as you learn to create three Procreate brushes—sketching pencil, shader pencil, and hatching pencil—and practice shading techniques.
Create a rounded shader pencil brush in Procreate by editing the shape source, importing and inverting an image, and adjusting curves for texture and transparency.
Practice observational drawing with the shader pencil to create a detailed apple sketch. Combine reference shading with knowledge of shading surfaces using the sketching pencil and drawing guide.
Develop edge shading with Procreate's hatching pencil, using level-based tones instead of smooth gradations. See highlight, mid-tone, shadow, and drop shadow on a cube, with reflections.
Choose your own subject and follow a step-by-step coloring book method to create the final mug drawing, using sketching, shading, shader and hatching brushes, with options for beginners.
Choose a simple reference photo from a stock site like Unsplash, place a mug on a clean background, and set a screen-sized canvas to observe shadows and highlights before outlining.
Learn how procreate brushes are created from real pencil marks to form textures and shapes for authentic digital brushes, plus shading techniques and the coloring book method.
Are you already using Procreate but miss the traditional feel to it? Or would you love to practice traditional pencil drawing but with all the benefits Procreate offers? Well, then this is the class for you!
In this class we are going to create 3 different brushes in Procreate – a sketching pencil, a shader pencil and a hatching pencil, that mimic the look and texture of traditional pencil marks. Then we will go though drawing basics, like shading round objects and objects with edges, I will show you my favourite, the „coloring book method“ after each brush and theory, we will do simple drawing exercises and see how our brushes work in action. Lastly we will create a simple drawing of an object using the brushes we created.
Practicing drawing traditionally supports your base knowledge that you can build your art on. Drawing still lifes, observational drawing and simple sketching, all help you to build your skills and express your ideas.
The class is perfect for beginners in both, procreate brush creation and pencil drawing. You don’t need to be a pro in Procreate, but a bit of a working knowledge of the program will help you on the go.
By the end of this class you will be a pro in procreate pencil brush creation - you will be ready to create a wide variety of pencil brushes for your future art projects, and you will also have the space and the basic knowledge now to explore pencil drawing digitally.
So, are you ready to start your journey of combining traditional pencil drawing with the power of Procreate?
Grab your iPad and let’s get started!