
Learn a fundamental concept for breaking down any subject into small, simple painting steps, and discover a principle you can use to start and paint anything.
Master a procreate painting workflow: start with a mid-tone, then build darker and lighter tones, apply highlights with the darkest and lightest colors, and finish with details and clean up.
Identify the mid-tone color and dominant green, place it on a palette layer, draw a watertight perimeter with a calligraphy brush to set the base and add a darker color.
Learn to select a darker color, create a new layer with a clipping mask and use multiply mode to build depth, then apply the hard blend brush with controlled pressure.
Paint lighter areas on a clipping mask beneath the darker layer using a softer color to enhance volume via the three-color relationship, progressing toward the darkest fourth color.
Apply the darkest color on a new clipping mask layer to intensify shadows, creating a more dramatic composition by focusing on the darkest areas.
Select a brighter color and add the lightest tone on a new layer named lightest color in the most illuminated areas, then blend for realistic shading.
Apply highlights to your painting by using a bright but not white color, adding subtle reflected light in direct-lit areas, and preserving composition before final touch-ups.
Add surface details to sharpen, refine, and finalize the illustration, iterating between steps as needed to apply noise or patterns and strengthen shadows.
Apply the traditional painting workflow used by old masters to break down portraits, plants, and landscapes into easy steps. Gain painting basics with this method.
Learn to make an illustration pop from your canvas with an unconventional color scheme, building a radish from a base drawing using ink brush, shading, and chiaroscuro, and color variations.
Explore Procreate workflow by analyzing layer structure, from perimeter to shadows, and learn to apply color harmony and blending modes like multiply and linear light for a finished illustration.
Learn base color techniques in Procreate by building a watertight perimeter on a new layer, using Studio Pen brush, color drop threshold, and linear light for an exact replica.
Create a new layer and trace the leaf perimeter in black with the ink bleed brush, switch from dark brown, rename the layer to perimeters, and use undo.
Create a details layer to draw leaf veins and spherical radish shading with thinner, interrupted lines. Adjust thickness to about 5%, add hair on the perimeter, and rotate the canvas.
Create a small details layer at 3% for the leaves, compare with the original, hide the sketch, then add short dynamic lines and dots to convey movement, finishing with shadows.
Learn to recreate shadows in Procreate using multiply and linear light, with a dedicated shadows layer, clipping masks, and a hard blend brush to paint and blend for realistic shading.
Create a lights layer with a clipping mask, apply a lighter fluorescent color to simulate a spherical light, then blend with brush strokes and add highlights on leaves and stems.
Apply a white ink layer above the lights, using the ink bleed brush to add controlled highlights along the black ink, balancing line breaks and reflections without overdoing it.
Hide the color palette to focus on the illustration, fix imperfections on the base color layer with a hard airbrush, and refine before finalizing with color variations.
Explore color variations in Procreate by adjusting layer opacity and modes, grouping layers, duplicating illustrations, using snapping, and shifting hue with hue/saturation/brightness to create bold, cohesive color palettes.
Learn the basics of digital painting by downloading the drawing from resources and painting directly on Puccini's Madama Butterfly libretto, building underpainting, volume, lights, shadows, and narrative details.
Set up the canvas by importing the libretto-inspired reference, adjust grain and scale, and configure the soft pastel brush with small size and 80% opacity for the next painting step.
Focus on the eye area with underpainting to define shadows, light, and the spherical lid, build tones with layered colors and glazing, then blend in the next lesson.
Blend the underpainting with Procreate’s blending tool, using a soft pastel brush at 3% size and 35% opacity to fuse skin tones, duplicate layers and merge for the eye painting.
Learn to paint the eye in Procreate by building a new layer, defining the iris, lacrimal duct, and pupil, shading the sclera, and adding highlights to convey a spherical eye.
Switch to the blending tool to softly smudge and blend colors, duplicate the eye layer, adjust opacity, and merge layers to preserve the waxy pastel texture in the underpainting.
Refine your underpainting with a dedicated details layer, then enhance eyes, brows, and hair using selective colors, tones, and highlights before blending in the next lesson.
Apply selective blending on the current layer without affecting the layer beneath, refining the iris with brush strokes. Add highlights and darker tones, then merge layers for the liquify adjustment.
Merge the underpainting and details layers, then apply liquify to subtly deform areas, such as the eyelid, by moving pixels with a brush-sized adjustment, preparing for color correction.
Explore color correction techniques by adjusting opacity, layer modes, hue and saturation, color balance, and masks to refine blue and purple tones for a vibrant painting.
Recap the process: setting up the canvas, skin underpainting, blending to smooth skin and eyes, detailing, liquify tweaks, and color correction to finish the illustration.
Set up the canvas and brush settings in procreate, color three succulents on a Columbia Road flower Market sign, then paint leaves, petals, stems, and vase with a carbon brush.
Set up the canvas in Procreate and add a layer with carbon stick brush. Turn off tilt and set scale to 17% and brush size to 2%, then paint leaves.
Master painting leaves in Procreate using a multi-layer workflow with a green palette, careful color shifts, and variable brush pressure to build surface texture, highlights, shadows, and dynamic perimeters.
Paint the vase with a brownish red sanguine base, following surface directions and using multiple layers. Add shading for cylindrical volume, refine edges, and apply rim highlights and shadows.
Paint petals on a new layer using purple tones, guiding shading toward the longest side. Apply mid tones, shadows, and highlights on the flower highlights layer.
Learn to paint stems (pedicels) in Procreate by building a base color, layering a second color for curvature, applying darker tones for definition, adding highlights, and casting shadows.
Create a compost background layer in Procreate by selecting a dark brown and brightening it for subtle variation, then apply circular strokes and small brushwork to add texture.
Create stamens in Procreate by selecting swatches, duplicating layers, and painting with circular strokes, adjusting hue, saturation, and highlights to build texture on a succulent plant.
Master Procreate retouching with color adjustments, layer masks, and hue-saturation edits. Duplicate layers for backups, apply masks and blur, and experiment with tones toward a cohesive color scheme.
Learn a stylish marker technique in Procreate to paint a cake slice for cookbook illustration, and explore uses in product design, architecture, and fashion.
Configure the Procreate canvas for cake painting by adjusting the marker brush with a calligraphy stamp, setting rendering to light glaze, and creating reset points for consistent brush settings.
Create cutouts for clipping masks using a monoline brush across cream, sponge, and ganache layers. Copy paper textures, rename layers, and prepare for coloring the sponge in the next lesson.
Create sponge color layers with clipping masks, fill with the marker cake brush, and build shading by reducing brush opacity and rotating the canvas to draw gradual lines.
Paint the cream layers and create a new clipping mask layer called cream layer with a bright creamy color, rotate the canvas to add a wavy texture and ganache shadows.
Create a ganache color layer with a clipping mask, lay down a yellowish creamy base at full opacity, then fade to about 50% and 30% to shape drips and shading.
Master fruit color creation in Procreate by building layered shapes for raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries, using monoline and marker brushes, clipping masks, and textured strokes.
Learn to refine a Procreate painting by merging layers, applying clipping masks, and adding highlights, textures, and light tones to ganache, cream, and fruit for a dynamic, cohesive illustration.
Create inked details on a new top layer with the darkest color and studio pen brush, modulating pressure for lines and adding cream, sponge, and ganache texture.
Explore color correction in Procreate by adding shadows and a background, adjusting saturation and hue, and using linear burn and curves to finalize the illustration.
Set up the canvas, create clipping masks, and color sponge and cream layers to reflect texture. Then paint ganache and fruits and unify the illustration with ink.
Learn to illustrate a sleeping fox cub in Procreate using the peppermint brush. Set up the canvas, tweak brushes, build an undercoat, shade, add details, and color corrections.
Set up the Procreate canvas with fur and snout palettes, reset the peppermint brush, disable tilt, set size to 30% and opacity to 100%, then test on a new layer.
Create a new layer, apply color number two to form the base of the fox's upper face, guiding strokes with the pencil drawing to follow hair flow near the eyes.
Apply color number three as a light first coat on the fox face on the same layer, building strokes toward the eyes and ears while focusing on cavities and corners.
Apply color number four with a reddish, intense tone to nest hairs, blend with existing colors, and build even shading around the eyes, nose, ears, and cheeks without exaggeration.
Apply the lightest color number one to the fox’s nose and upper face, blending with earlier tones to build layers, and define the right side toward the ears.
Learn to paint ears with a dark inner base and lighter outer fur, layering color numbers four, five, two, and one to define edges, hairs, and dark cavities.
paint the nose in procreate using snout palette colors four to six, adding cylindrical shading, highlights, nostril details, and subtle wet texture; define eyes.
Paint the fox muzzle by establishing a mid-tone base, then apply lighter and darker shades to define fur, nose, and chin details, and use color numbers three, two, and four.
Apply a reddish tone (color number five) to the fur, sparingly around eye corners and ear edges to create a warm, contrasted illustration.
Learn to add highlights in Procreate by duplicating layers, using the brightest snout color, and painting on a separate layer to control ear fur and facial highlights.
Refine the illustration by adding subtle details, define the eyes, muzzle, nose, and ears with colors from the snout palette, and clean up edges before whiskers in the next lesson.
Paint whiskers on a new layer using color six from the snout palette with a 10% brush, build 3–4 hairs with tapered tips and refine with liquify.
Learn to paint a paw in procreate by organizing layers, applying base colors, shading, highlights, and fine details to create a clear, cohesive paw illustration.
Paint the tail with layered shading and highlights on fur, use a sketch, refine with a color palette, duplicate and flip layers for a fluffy foxtail, finish with color correction.
Perform color correction in Procreate using guides, duplicating and merging layers, and liquify to fit the fox into a square space, with saturation at 58% and brightness at 52%.
Recap guides you through a traditional painting technique for a fox portrait, from canvas setup and color layering to detailing and color corrections, plus prints to gift or sell online.
In this Procreate Megapack course you get 6 classes in 1!
Organised from easy to more difficult classes, it's a great way to learn the basics of Procreate and digital painting in general. For each class, you can watch each presentation and the first lesson, where you can set up the canvas and download all the materials such as drawings, palette and papers.
Here is the course structure:
Course A - Composition Breakdown
In this 12 minute lesson you will learn the basic principle of breaking down a composition into small and simple painting steps. Using this method, you will be able to deconstruct any subject from still life to portraits to figures and everything in between. This is a fundamental concept, it's the traditional way the old masters used to create their masterpieces, and if your aim is to learn the basics of painting, you will find this course very useful.
Course B - Course B - Go wild with colour in Procreate
In this course you will learn how to make an illustration pop off the canvas with an unconventional colour scheme! You'll gain confidence in the whole process of creating illustrations in a quirky and attractive style.
Course C - Creating a Libretto Cover
In this class we'll be colouring in a cover from the libretto of Madama Butterfly, with the aim of creating an evocative illustration of the main character! You will be able to download the drawing from the resources and start painting with me as we build up the underpainting, establishing the main volume, lights and shadows, and then begin to add the relevant details by increasing the level of description throughout.
Course D - Mastering the Carbon Stick Brush
In this fascinating course, you'll travel through the bustling streets of London's Columbia Road Flower Market and learn how to capture the spirit of a colourful sign advertising three succulents for a fiver! You'll gain confidence using the Carbon Stick brush in Procreate, unlocking its evocative and visually stunning potential. Starting with canvas setup and brush adjustments, you'll delve into the heart of the composition, painting everything from leaves to petals with precision and flair.
Course E - Illustrating Delicious Cookbook Art
Throughout this class we'll be looking at how a marker can be used to create a cookbook illustration! To create such an illustration, we'll use a specific workflow to build up the layers and shades, starting with setting up the canvas and adjusting the brush to get the typical marker effect. Then we paint the sponge and cream layers, treating them differently to reflect their unique textures, then we paint the ganache and fruit on top, and finally we unify the illustration with some ink.
Course F - Painting a Sleeping Fox Cub
In this more advanced class, we will finally go into the amazing world of naturalistic illustration by creating a sleeping fox cub using the Peppermint brush in Procreate!
Ready? Let's dive into it!