In this class, Continuous Line Floral Layout with Watercolour in Procreate, I continue with my Procreate skills instruction, delving deeply into the world of simple continuous line art. The continuous line is sometimes called contour drawing, and in this class, we try to shed our impulses to perfect the flowers we are creating. I want you to be free to work loosely and intuitively. We try several different techniques with the hope of finding the one that is perfect for you.

Once we master the line art, we will switch to creating the loose watercolour that adds color, also done in a spontaneous way. I show you the use of different brushes which I also supply in the class resources section.

With a complete illustration, I show you how to adapt it for use as a greeting card, and I even take you through the process of creating a mock-up (also supplied).

In this class I’ll walk you through:

my step-by-step methodical method for making continuos line art flowers
tips for creating compositions for a really varied and appealing design
my workflow for use of layers and other great features like snapping
full watercolour background creation

If you’re an aspiring designer with a basic knowledge of Procreate, you’ll be able to go through all the steps. This class will benefit anyone who wishes to simplify creation of greeting card or wall art and improve efficiency and proficiency. By the end of the class, you will have an artwork suitable for upload to a POD site.

The key concepts I will include:

review of my brush alterations and adjustments
a look at Procreate brushes and their various idiosyncrasies
approaches you can take in your creative work

This is an ideal class for you, even if you are not sure what you will use the art for, whether it be for POD sites like Society6, greeting card POD production for companies like Cardisle, scrapbooking paper, or whatever personal use you choose! Learning new Procreate workflows is always desirable. I guarantee you will create something really appealing, and it’s so much fun, once you get the hang of it!

Intro

This short intro will give you an overview of the class.

Lesson 1: Overview and Research of Techniques

In this lesson, I will show you the objectives for class and explain the merits of the technique we will use to illustrate the flowers. I show you a multitude of examples and explain the process. I introduce you to the art of Marilou Cadiz Marshall for inspiration.

Lesson 2: Brush Loading and Creating Your Own

This lesson is about setting up the document textures and installing the brushes.

Lesson 3: Practising with Techniques for Inking and Painting

In this lesson, I will explain the settings and sizing of the brushes. I will show you some of the key techniques I use and explain every as we progress. By the end of the lesson, you will have the beginnings of a lovely layout with plenty of interest, and you will know how to use most of the brushes in the accompanying download.

Lesson 4: Loose Watercolour Techniques and Compositional Strategies

This is the lesson in which I teach you how to work loosely with watercolour to create a primitive watercolour style. Therre are many tips and tricks I share along the way.

Lesson 5: Pulling the Composition Together

In this lesson, we will be downloading and installing a couple of typefaces to use in the composition of our layout. I run into trouble with a couple of fonts, so you will see my troubleshooting.

Lesson 6: Optional Text or Quotation

At this stage, we pull our layout together, and I will correct the small details that make it work. We create a greeting card from start to finish.

Lesson 7: Mockup and Wrap Up

We will conclude everything in this lesson. I show you a couple of quick mock-ups with the art we created and some little tips about adjusting the images.

Lesson 8: Outro and Closing Thoughts

In this lesson, we just wrap up and I leave you with a few words of encouragement.

Concepts covered:

Concepts covered include but are not limited to Procreate floral continuous line illustration, Procreate watercolor, Procreate brushes, layering, transparency, Procreate brush stamps, Procreate canvas settings, Procreate snapping and guides, art licensing, blending watercolours, realistic watercolour textures, sizing of documents and brushes, using the streamline setting in the brush studio, workflow best practices, painting best practice, Procreate composites, Procreate mock-up set up, techniques with paints and blending, and much more.

You will get the bonus of…

58 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

Sheetal Mulay

Art Learner

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