If you’ve been in all the other classes in this series, you’ve learned plenty about custom Procreate brushes. Can you believe that there is still something to learn? I have a couple of other surprise skills for you! In this class, you will learn how to make one of the most interesting brushes of all, the pattern brush! Yes, that’s right: a fully seamless pattern, in a brush!!! Not only that, I will also show you a really great text effect in which I add a thick border to make it really stand out on the busy background! I can’t wait to see your class projects because there are so many possibilities with these techniques, and it will be amazing to see what everyone comes up with!

This new class, Tawny Autumn Watercolour in Procreate using Brushes, will show you some of my illustration and pattern design methodology, and ways to use brushes to create a garden flags and other commercial projects quickly. In the class, I take you from beginning to end in creating a full Garden Flag design, notably with realistic watercolour motifs and a funky mixed-media background. And, I have techniques to make many different looks! I use this method myself for creating a series, and I show you my progress in designing a collection of flags for art licensing. One of my goals is to show you how we’ll be able to use mixed media backgrounds that you import (I even supply one or two). But the star of the show is definitely creating and using the pattern brush for a border.

In this class I’ll walk you through:

my step-by-step methodical routine for making brushes in Procreate
tips for creating compositions for a varied and appealing artwork using brushes
my workflow for use of layers and other great features like snapping and layer blending modes
adjusting to perfect the layout and adding elements to the design
fully seamless pattern brush creation
methods for keeping the art fully editable for later adjustments and recoloring
adding text and creating a nice, thick outline (it’s a great tip!)

If you’re an eager designer with a basic knowledge of Procreate, you’ll be able to go through all the steps without a hitch. The skills learned in this class will be an asset to anyone who wishes to simplify creation of multiple designs efficiently, especially for art licensing.

The key concepts I will include:

review of my brush alterations and adjustments
creating a Procreate pattern brush
efficiency and productivity approaches for your creative work

This is class is filled with abundant objectives, even if you are not sure what you will use the design for, whether it be for flags or whatever! Learning new Procreate workflows is always welcome. I assure you will create something really appealing, and it’s so rewarding once you get the hang of it!

Intro to Tawny Autumn Watercolour in Procreate using Brushes

This short intro will give you an overview of the class and we will look at a bunch of relevant examples.

Lesson 1: Discussing the Overview and Objectives

In this lesson, I will show you the objectives for class and explain the merits of the technique I use. I walk you through the beginning of planning.

Lesson 2: Brush Installation and Finished Examples

I will break down the complete process of installing the supplied brushes in this lesson. I take the time to show you the objectives of the lesson by showing you some of my current work and explain some of the critique I received from my art licensing agent. At the end I explain how to open the paper textures document.

Lesson 3: Getting the Composition Started

In this lesson, I will show you some of the key techniques I use and explain every step of the way. Learning to create a great composition must start somewhere and laying in a few of the motifs is how I get started. By the end of the lesson, you will have the beginnings of a layout.

Lesson 4: Background Composition Methods

This is the lesson in which I import a couple of my mixed media backgrounds. I call these grunge scans and it will help us start fleshing out the idea. This allows me to explain my design methodology with plenty of pointers along the way.

Lesson 5: Fleshing Out and Detailing the Composition

In this lesson, we start getting to the nitty gritty of the final artwork. You will see me use several different techniques to add interest and detail. I show you the specialty brushes I have created, and I explain the settings. Throughout the process you learn much more about brushes.

Lesson 6: Adding Text and Detail to the Motif Finish

At this stage, we pull our layout together, and I will go over the small details that make it work. I insert text and bump up the contrast on the white outline to make it really stand out. You will learn a great technique for a workaround on adding thicker outlines than Procreate offers. We take a quick look at other adjustments and talk about next steps. This will show you just how versatile you can be and how valuable experimentation is in your development as a designer.

Lesson 7: Finishing Ideas and Mockup

We will conclude everything in this lesson. First, I go through a bunch of the changes I made off-camera. I give you 5 or 6 ideas for borders and explain how I created the plaid pattern brushes. Finally, I show you a mock-up with the art and we end with a chat about next steps.

Lesson 8: Conclusion, Mockup and Next Steps

We will conclude everything in this lesson. I show you a couple of quick mock-ups with the art I have created thus far for art licensing / flags.

Concepts covered:

Concepts covered include but are not limited to Procreate layout with brushes, layering, transparency, Procreate brush stamps, Procreate canvas settings, compositing with imported mixed media backgrounds, Procreate snapping and guides, Procreate floral brush creation, art licensing, creating original brush stamps in Procreate, the Brush Studio in Procreate, adjusting Procreate brushes, making Pattern Brushes in Procreate, sizing of documents and brushes, using the streamline setting in the brush studio, compositions with brush stamps, adding texture brush stamps, procreate brushes for adding interest, workflow best practices, painting best practice, Procreate composites, techniques with paints and blending, and much more.

You will get the bonus of…

1 hour and 12 minutes of direction from an instructor who has been in graphic design business and education for over 40 years
knowledge of multiple ways to solve each design challenge
an outline with links to further research
a list of helpful online sites to further your education into surface pattern design

Mimi Bondi

Mixed media artist, teacher & author

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