10 Day Challenge of Garden Blooms in Procreate

1. Introduction: When I first started learning Illustration in Procreate, I wish there was a class where I could not only practice daily, but end up with a complete cohesive collection. And that's what I have created here. Class that not only teaches you techniques, but also guides you through creating a collection of ten beautiful garden flowers. If you're feeling stuck in a creative block and looking for a structured way to practice, this ten day Procreate challenge is a perfect place to start. I know how overwhelming a blank canvas can feel. So I have made this process easier by including sketches, color palette, reference images, and also procreate brushes for each of these flowers. You can dive right in without worrying about where to begin. Throughout the class we'll explore ten different garden flowers, each one with its own unique personality. Some flowers have delicate overlapping petals, while others feature bold defined edges. Some have intricate centers packed with details, while others are more minimal. By working through these different shapes, details and textures, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how to approach floral illustration in Procreate. Along with techniques you can apply to illustrate any other flower of your choice. This variety makes the class a wonderful opportunity to not only expand your skills, but also grow your confidence. I'll also be sharing tips and tricks along the way on how to use filters, adjustments, and settings like blur to enhance your flower illustrations. These tools can help you refine colors, add depth, create soft transitions, and give your artwork a more professional look, all while keeping the process simple and creative. By the end of the ten days, you'll have a complete set of ten beautiful flower illustrations that can be used in so many creative projects, such as surface pattern design, wallpaper, greeting cards, or even art prints. Whether you're a beginner or brushing up your skills, this class is designed to guide you and inspire you step by step. See you in the class. 2. Project & Resources: For your class project, you can illustrate any or even all the ten garden flowers. You are even welcome to choose a flower of your choice to make it easier for you to kickstart this project. I have also included sketches, color palette, reference images, and the brushes. You will be able to download all the resources from the project section of this class. They are attached at the bottom of this page here. You can access them on either your laptop or iPad. There are ten procreate files with the sketches for each flower and on the second layer of each file, you'll be able to see reference images for those flowers. I have also included custom color palettes, which you can easily install and access in the color panel. Along with this, there is a brush set containing four brushes for different purpose, like base layer, shading, smudging, and adding fine details. I am really excited to see your beautiful flower illustrations. Please don't forget to post them in the project section of this class. 3. DAY 1 - Coneflower: Welcome to day one of Illustrating beautiful garden Blooms in Procreate. Our first flower is a Coneflower. You can download this file from the resource section of this class. So there are two layers here, one with the reference image, and the other one is with the sketch. Our first step is to add this image into our reference window. For that, we'll go to action under Canvas. You'll find this option called reference. Toggle on this option here under Image. You can either import an image from the gallery or you can drop this reference image into this window. Now I can hide my image from the canvas. And I'll zoom in the image so that we can see the flower clearly. Next, we can start by creating a base layer for the flower and the leaves. For each flower, I have attached a color palette in the resource section of this class. So here is the color palette for this flower. I'll set this as default. By doing this, you can see this color palette under this disc section, making it much easier to pick colors while illustrating. Next, we can go to layers. Add a new layer under the sketch layer. I'll reduce the opacity of my sketch to around 50%. Next, we can select a brush for the base layer. Go to brushes, and I'll select my first brush. That is the studio pen brush. So most of the time, the base layer has to be a mid tone. So from my color palette, I will be selecting this second pink. A mid tone is something that is not too light and not too dark. Somewhere in the middle, this will help you build highlights and shadows more effectively. I will start with an outline for the petals following my sketch. Coneflower are popular garden flowers, known for their daisy like shape. They're most commonly seen in purple, but they can also come in many other beautiful colors like pink, white, and orange. You can definitely choose your own color palette for this illustration. These flowers are loved by pollinators like bees and butterflies, making them a lively addition to your any garden scene. If you are new to Procreate, you should know that you can only fill a shape with the color when the outline is fully closed. Even a tiny gap will stop the color from filling, and it is going to bleed all over your canvas. Once you're ready with your outline, you can drop and fill color into this shape. Now let's move on to the center of this flower. We need a base layer for the center too. We'll add a new layer. Now we can select the color, go to the color palette, and I'll select this dark brown color. We need to create an outline for this center. But I want to also make sure that I have this spiky detail too. You also have to make sure that there are no gaps between these lines. This can happen when there is an open end to your outline. So you have to go back and check if there is any space left. Once you're ready with your outline, fill it with the same color. I'll zoom in to check if there is any left outut space or spots. So we are done with the base for the center of this flower. Let's move on to the stem and the leaves. We'll need a new layer for this. It should be below our petal base layer. Next, we can go to this color palette and select the second green. We can follow the same steps and create an outline. Once you're done with the outline, fill it with the same color. Now, we're done adding all the base layers. Let's move on to adding some shadows and highlights. We'll start with the petal layer first. I'll add a new layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Now for the shadow, we'll select a color that is a few tones darker than our base color. I will select this third pink from my color palette, go to the brushes, and I'll select the second brush. That is labeled as shading. My brush size is around 15%. I will start adding these brush strokes towards the center. Make sure you're following the shape of each petal. I'm trying to follow the reference image to add these details. Like if you can see the shadow area between each petal. So once you're done adding these rough brush strokes, we'll move on to the blending for which we need the Smudge tool. So I'll select the Smudge tool. Here, under the Smudge tool, make sure your third brush is selected. My brush size is slightly smaller. It's around 3%. Also, the opacity is around 60%. The opacity can decide the intensity of the smudge. So you can adjust depending on the area you're working on. So we are done with our shadow layer here. Let's move on to the highlights. We'll add a new layer above our shadow layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Now from the color palette, we need a color lighter than our base color. That is the first color from my color palette, and following the reference image, we can start adding highlights to our petals. The steps are very similar to the way we did for the shadow layer, but there are a few things that we can keep in mind while adding these highlights. One is to not completely cover the base color, leaving parts of the base layer visible will help maintain depth and give your flower a more natural finish. Also, try to place highlights on the edges and the curves of the petals, where the lights would naturally hit. Just like shadows, follow the shape of the petal while adding the highlights too. Highlights also help define where one petal overlaps another, making the layers appear clear and more dimensional. Now let's move on to the blending. Before blending, I want to hide my sketch layer. We can start by selecting the Smudge tool. And the Smudge tool, make sure your third brush is selected. While I'm blending, there is very little pressure on my Apple Pencil. Depending on the area you're working on, you can adjust the brush size and the opacity of the smudge. So here I can see the separation of the petal is not very clear. So I will go back to the shadow layer, select a darker color. So we can create a little shadow here on the lower petal. Next, I want to show you how adding a filter to your layer can improve the effect of your highlights. Under the highlight layer, you can scroll down to your filter to the screen option. You can instantly see the difference on your flower highlights. Now, let's move on to the center of this flower. We need a new layer on top of the base layer. Add a new layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Make sure your shading brush is selected from the color palette, select the second orange. Now, following the reference image, I'm trying to add this nice spiky detail, very similar to the one in the image. Like you can see in the image, the outer area is covered with orange spikes and followed by the spots in the center. Now for the highlights, I'm going to select this lighter yellow from my color palette, the first one. A little highlights on each of these dots. So we are done with the center of this flower here. Et's move on to the leaves and the stem. We'll start by adding a new layer on top of our base layer. Add a new layer, tap on this new layer and add clipping mask. I'll unhide my sketch layer, go to my color palette, and I'll select the darkest green. Now, if you see in the image here, the leaf for this flower is very simple with just one vein in the center. Now with the shading brush, I'll start adding these details, roughly adding these details so we can blend later. Now for the leaves, we will leave some space in the center for the veins and some space on both the sides for the highlights. Now, let's move on to the blending. I'll select the Smudge tool. Make sure under the smudge tool your smudge brush is selected. Now, we're almost done with the blending here. But if I hide my sketch layer, you can see the attachment of the leaf is not very clear. So we'll go back to our shadow brush, unhide my sketch layer, and I'll add this shadow detail. So it can clearly show the placement and the attachment of the leaves. Blend slightly with my smudge tool. So here we have completed day one of the garden Flower challenge. And this is what my final illustration for the Coneflower looks like. 4. DAY 2 - Azalea: Welcome to day two of Illustrating beautiful Garden blooms in Procreate. Today's flower is Azalea. You can download this sketch from the resource section of this class. When you open this file, you will find one layer with the sketch and the second one with the reference image. You will also find the brushes and the color palette in the resource section of this class. Now let's get our image in the reference window. For that, we'll go to action Canvas here under reference, Togo on this option. You can place this little window anywhere on your canvas. I'll place it on my left here. Here you should be under image. There are two options here. Either you can import from your gallery the image gallery, or you can drag and drop from the layer, unhide your reference image, drag and drop it into this reference window. Now we can hide the reference image layer. Adjust my reference image so we can see the flour clearly. Next, we can go to layers. I'll reduce the opacity of my sketch to around 50%, and now we can add a new layer. This layer should be below the sketch layer. Now, under the brushes, make sure your studio pen brush is selected. This is to create a base layer for our flower. Next, we can select the color. From my color palette, I'll select the lightest pink here, the first one. I will create two separate base layers for each flower. I will start by creating an outline for my first flower, and we can fill it with the same color. Now we'll add a new layer for our second flower. For that, I'll go to layers, add a new layer, and this layer should be on top of our first layer. For this one, I want to select a slightly lighter color so that while we are illustrating, we can see the difference between the first and the second. Follow the same steps and create an outline and fill it with the same color. Now let's move on to the leaves. I'll go to layers, add a new layer, and this layer should be below all our flower layer. Now from the color palette, I'll select my second green. And I'll start with an outline first. Now, for this, we cannot have open ends, so I'll hide both my flower base layer, and I will make sure that there are no open ends and I will close this so that this can overlap with the flower and it will be under the flower layer. Now let's unhide both the flower based layers, and this is what our base layers looks like. Before we start our illustration process, one way is to add clipping mask to each of these base layers. Add a new layer on top of each of these base layers and tap on this new layer and add clipping mask. This can also be done one at a time while you are illustrating or all at once. So let's start illustrating our first flower. I'll start with this front facing flower. Make sure you are on your clipping mask layer for this flower. Go to the brushes and select the second brush, which is for shading. From the color palette, I'll select this second pink, which is slightly darker than our base color. Now we can start adding shadows following the reference image. I'm going to roughly add the brush strokes as we will be blending it later. A few things we can keep in mind while adding these shadows. One is to follow the shape of the petal. Another one is to always add shadow between each petal so that it looks like they are under each other like they are overlapping each other. Look for any folds or bends in the petals and add a bit of shadow there too. Once you're done adding the shadows, let's move on to the blending. For that, we'll select our smudge tool. Make sure your third brush is selected. Here you can change the size and the opacity depending on the area you're working on. Most of the time, my opacity, while smudging is around 60%. That decides the intensity of the smudge. I am smudging with very little pressure on the Apple Pencil. Now I want to show you a few tricks on how you can make your shading deeper and heavier. One is to duplicate the layer, duplicate your shading layer. This will instantly make your shading heavier. Another trick is to add filter to this layer. One filter that really works is linear burn. This gives a nice deeper and vibrant shadow. Another is multiply. For this flower, I will go with multiply because it gives a more natural and softer finish. You can even adjust the opacity to make it lighter. Another step that you might want to add when your flower is this light. When I hide my sketch layer, you can see the edges of the flowers are not very clear. So we can add a little shadow on the edges. So right now I am on the multiply layer. Make sure your shading brush is selected. With the same shade of pink that we use for the shadow. I'll add this thin layer of shadow around the edges. So we are done with our shadow layer here. Et's move on to the tiny pattern on these petals. For that, we need a new layer on top of these layers and add a clipping mask to this layer. For these patterns, we can use the same shading brush, the second one, but with a brighter pink color, this fourth color from my color palette and with a smaller brush size. And now following my reference image, I'll start adding these tiny patterns. This looks very similar to an animal pattern. If you see them closely, they are following the shape of the petal. It starts from a little bigger in the center and then branches out with a little softer and smaller on the sides. We are done with the pattern here. Let's move on to the center of this flower, which I think is also known as the stamen, for which we will need a new layer on top of this pattern layer, but make sure there is no clipping mask for this layer. And we can pick up the lighter shade of pink for this. I'm not sure if this color will be visible. I think for now, we can start with a darker pink so that the shape and the illustration is visible. So here I am not exactly trying to follow the image, but something that goes with the illustration. Okay, first, we need to add a clipping mask to this layer. And second, we need to change the color to a lighter shade of pink. But before that, I want to also smudge the ends here with my smudge tool. I have also increased the opacity of my smudge tool. I now let's move on to changing the color to a lighter shade. Tap on the base layer of the stamen and add alpha lock to this layer. Select the lightest shade of pink from my color palette, tap on this layer, tap on fill layer. Now go back and select the clipping mask layer. Now, I want to select this yellowish green, a lighter shade. And with my shading brush, I will add this brush stroke, starting from the center and getting lighter towards the end. Now selecting a darker shade of the same color, and I will add another layer on top for shadow. Now with my smudge tool, I'll blend Now, with a darker shade of pink, I want to create this gradient effect that goes from top to the bottom. I'll hide my flower layer so we can see the center clearly. Now with my smudge tool, I will blend these. For this, I am not following my reference image because in the reference image, it is very light, and I want the center to be visible. Now, for these tiny round tips, I want them to be more darker and brighter. I'll select this really bright pink from my color palette. Now blend them with my smudge tool. Here we are done with the center of our flower. I will unhide my flower layer. Now let's move on to the leaves. Select the clipping mask layer that we added for the leaves. I'll adjust my reference image so we can see the shape of the leaves clearly. I'll select my shading brush from the brush library and this third green color from my color palette. I will try to create this curve shape for each leaf. So it doesn't look flat and has this dimension to it. If you see this flower has a very simple shape to the leaf, just one vein in the center. So we can divide the leaf in two parts and leave a little space in the center for the vein. Now with my smudge tool, I will blend this following the shape of the leaf. Now I can add another layer of darker green. So I will select a darker green, the fourth green from my color palette. Blending with my smart tool. I want to add another layer of shadow to our flower. For that, we need a new layer on top of our previous shadow layer and make sure that it has clipping mask on it. Now we need a darker shade of pink from my color palette. I'll select this third pink. With a smaller brush size, I will add these shadows to the area where I feel the shadow needs to be more heavier and darker. I'm done adding the shadow here. I'm going to slightly blend them. I will add a filter to this shadow layer so that we can have this shadow vibrant and darker. I'll go with linear burn. To keep the class from becoming too long, I completed the remaining part of the flower off camera as it shows the same repetitive steps shown earlier and can be easily done by following the same process. So here we have completed day two of the garden flower challenge. And this is what my final illustration for the flower Azalea looks like. See you tomorrow with a new flower. 5. DAY 3 - Petunia: Welcome to day three of Illustrating Beautiful Garden blooms in Procreate. Today's flower is Petunia. This is how my sketch looks like. If you have downloaded my file, and when you go to layers, you will be able to see there are two layers in the file. One is with the sketch and the second one with the reference image. Let's start by reducing the opacity of our sketch. I'll keep it around 50%. Now let's get the reference image on the canvas. I'll start by unhiding my layer. Now to get this to our reference window, we'll go to action. Under action, you should be under Canvas. Under Canvas, you'll find this option called reference. When you toggle on this option, here you should be under image. When you tap on image, you can either import an image from your library or you can simply pull this image, the reference image and drop it into this little window. And I'll hide the layer again. I'll zoom in the reference image so we can see the flower clearly. Now, let's start with our illustration process. We'll start by adding a new layer. Next, we need to select our brush to create the base. For that, we'll select our first brush. That is the studio pen brush. Now for the color palette, I have color palette for each flower in the resource section of this class. Each palette also have a name on the top, the flower name. So I'll set this as default. This will help the process of selecting the colors easier. I'll select this second bright orange from our color palette. Our next step is to create a base color for our flower. Make sure you are on your new layer. I will create an outline following my sketch. I've slightly increased the speed of the video here. Otherwise, the class will be too long, but you can pause and take your own time. When selecting your base layer, go for a mid tone. This will help you build your highlights and shadows more effectively. Pick a color that's somehow in the middle, not overly bright or not too deep. This flower is known for their vibrant colors and soft velvety petals. We'll try to achieve that through our illustration today. Once you're ready with your outline, we'll drop the same color into this shape. So this will be the base color for our flower. I will be doing the same steps for the stem and the leaves too. For that, we'll add a new layer. Pull this layer below our flower based layer. For this, we'll select a green color, this second bright green color, which is, again, a mid tone. I will start creating an outline. Make sure the ends are close, for example, like this. Otherwise, when you fill or drop your color, it is going to be all over your canvas. Once you're done, you can fill the same color into this outline. Now that we have our base layers ready, let's add clipping mask to these layers. We can start with the flour first, select the flower layer, add a new layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask. Now under brushes, make sure your shading brush is selected. Next, we need to select the color. We have to make sure the color is few tones darker than our base color layer. So from the color palette, I'll be selecting the third orange. You can change the brush size depending on the area you're working on. Right now, mine is around 60%. So we'll be adding this layer of darker color, following the shape of this flour, following the shape of the petal. Now adding another layer of the same color. You can even select a slightly darker color, but here I'm using the same color. Next step is smudging. So make sure under the smudge tool, your brush is selected. This is the third brush. By adjusting the opacity here, you can adjust the intensity of the smudge, and my brush size is around 10%. Smudging will help to blend the areas where the lines feel too harsh or uneven. You can gently smudge following the shape of each petal. Be careful not to overdo as too much smudging can make your illustration look overly digital and lose its natural and hand drawn feel. I want to hide my sketch layer to see if there is anything that I feel I want to smudge or make it smooth. I'll unhide my sketch layer again and next we need another new layer. I'll add a new layer, tap on the layer and add clipping mass to this layer. From the color panel, I'll select this fourth red color, a darker shade. This is to add another layer of depth to our flour. We'll add shadows between these petals to create this overlapping and separation of the petal effect. You can use a smaller brush size for this. I'm following the sketch and the reference image at the same time. This particular layer of shadow is very important because it helps to create this overlapping and separation between each petal. For now, I'll cover the center with this color, and later we can add the darker shade of brown. Once you're done adding all your shadow details, we'll move on to the Smudge tool. Under the smudge tool, make sure your third smudge brush is selected. Now, next, we need to make sure the opacity of the smudge tool is around 50 to 60%. This decides the intensity of the smudge, and the brush size is around nine to 10%. Now we can start blending the shadow details. Make sure while you're blending, you are following the shape of each petal. Et's move on to the center of this flower. I'll start by adding a new layer. Go to my color palette, select this dark brown color from my color palette. Make sure your shading brush is selected. And with a smaller brush size, we can add this detail in the center. I'm not fully covering the red and the orange base. I'll need another darker shade of the same color. So I'll diagonally go right and add another layer of darker. Now for the tiny yellow detail in the center, I will pick up the color directly from my reference image with a smaller brush size. I can add this tiny spot following my reference image. Okay, one trick I want to show you here is I feel my shadow layer looks too light. I want it to look more heavier. So for that, I'll select the layer, swipe left and duplicate. You can see instantly it looks more darker and heavier. You can also control the intensity by adjusting the opacity. I'll keep mine at around 30%. Now let's move on to the highlights. For that, we will need a new layer on top of our shadow layer. So add a new layer. Make sure your shading brush is selected. From my color palette, I'll select this first light yellowish orange, adjust my brush size to around 40%. Now, following my reference image, I'll start adding these rough brush strokes for the highlights. I feel the color of the highlight is too dark. I want it to be lighter. For that, I'll go to adjustments, curves. I will pull the string up. You can see the color getting lighter, just slightly lighter. Now we can go to our Smudge tool, make sure your smudge brush is selected, and we can start blending this layer. Now let's move on to the leaves and the stem. We need a new layer on top of our base layer. We'll add a new layer, tap on the layer, add clipping mask to this layer. I will unhide my sketch layer, and we can start with the shading of our leaves and the stem. Adjust my reference image so we can see some of the leaves clearly. Make sure your shading brush is selected, and select this darkest green from my color palette. So I'm going to divide these leaves into three tiny sections, leaving some space in the center for the veins. Make sure you are also following the shape and the direction of each leaf. Adding some shadow on one side of the stem. I'll follow the same steps for the other leaves too, roughly divide them into tiny sections, leaving some space for the veins. Once we start blending, you will get a better idea on what the final illustration will look like. So I'm done with my shadow layer here. Let's move on to the blending. I will select my smudge tool and make sure my smudge brush is selected. Now, with the help of the smudge tool, I am going to push these colors and create this leaf like shape with the veins and the shadows. So here we are done with our first leaf. I'm going to follow the same steps for the other leaves and the stem, too. Now, here, if you can see the darker shadow is very important to show that the leaf is overlapping the stem. A layer of darker shade at the bottom here to create a little shadow effect. Now we don't need the reference window. We are almost done here. I feel I need another layer of highlights, so I will duplicate our highlight layer. And here we have completed day three of our ten day garden flower challenge, and this is what my complete flower illustration looks like. I can't wait to see yours in the project section of this class. 6. DAY 4 - Passion Flower: Welcome to day four of Illustrating beautiful garden blooms in Procreate. Today's flower is a passion flower. You can download this sketch from the resource section of this class. So when you go to layers, you can see there is one layer with the sketch and another one with the reference image. We'll start by reducing the opacity of my sketch first. Next, we can get this image into our reference window. For that, we'll go to action. Under action, you should be under Canvas. Under Canvas, you'll find this option called reference Toggle on this option. You can place this window anywhere you're comfortable with. Under this window, you should be under image. Here you can import your image from the gallery, or you can drag and drop this image into the window. Now I can hide this image layer. Add a new layer. This new layer is to create the base for our flower. I'll adjust my reference image so we can see the flour clearly. Now to select the brush, we'll go to the brush library, select our first brush. That is the studio pen brush. We will be using this brush every time we need to create a base layer for any part of the flower. For the color palette, which you can find in the resource section of this class, you can select the palette for this particular flower. You can set this as default. So you will be able to find under the disc section here. Now, our next step is to create a base layer for our petals. For that, I'll select this second gray from my color palette. Make sure you are on a new layer under the sketch layer. Now following my sketch, I'll create an outline for the petals. We will be creating a separate layer for the center of the flower. When you have a white flower to illustrate, different shades of gray is a good idea. Once you're done with the outline, fill it with the same color. Now let's create a base layer for the center. For that, we'll add a new layer. Now from my color palette, I'll select this first light pink color and we'll follow the same steps and create an outline. Because the shape looks slightly complicated, make sure you don't leave any space in between. So this center will have one more layer on the top for the stamen like shape. So there are few areas where you can see, I'm trying to overlap. So finally, I'm done with this spiky outline. I will fill the same pink color in the center. Now let's move on to the third part of this flower. I will add a new layer for this stamen like shape in the center. I will select this second green from my color palette. So let's create a base layer for this too. I will zoom in my reference image so we can see it clearly. This can look slightly tricky at first, but if you follow the sketch and follow my demo, you will be able to figure out. It should look something like this when you fill the color. Now, let's start with the shading and the highlights for the petals first. So we'll add a new layer, tap on the layer and add clipping mask. Now for the shadow, we need to select a shade darker than our base color. I'll select the third gray. Next, we need to select the brush from the brush library. Make sure the second brush for shading is selected. Now following my reference image, I'll start adding these shadows. I'm adding these rough brush strokes as we will be blending this later. Now for blending, I'll select the Smudge tool. Under the smudge tool, make sure your third brush is selected. Now, there are two things that you can adjust depending on the area you're working on. One is the opacity, and the second one is the size of the brush. With opacity, you can adjust the intensity of the smudge. Mine is mostly around 60% when I am illustrating these types of flowers. While blending, make sure you are following the shape of the petal. Here we are done with the shadow layer. Let's move on to the highlights. For the highlights, we will need a new layer on top of this shadow layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Now, from my color palette, I'll select this lightest gray. Following my reference image, I'm going to add these highlights. One of the most important part for the highlight is the area where the petals are overlapping. Y. Once you're done adding the rough brush strokes, we'll move on to the blending. I'll select my Smudge tool and hide my sketch layer. Also, I want to change the color of my background to be a little darker so that we can see the edges of the flowers clearly. Now we can start blending our highlight layer. There's one tip that I want to show you that will add so much more clarity and depth to your illustration. Select the shading brush and reduce the size. Add a very clear brush strokes where the petals are overlapping and then blend with the SmuHTolOly the inner side of the brush stroke. Now let's move on to the second part of this flower. That is the pink part of this flower. I will unhide my sketch layer and we'll add a new layer with the clipping mask on it so that we can add some shading and details to this spiky part of the flower. We can start with the lighter color first. I'll select this lightest gray from my color palette. And I want to add on the outer edges. My goal here is to achieve this gradient effect where it starts with a darker pink in the center, and as it goes out, it gets lighter. Now for the center, I'm going to select this darker pink from my color palette. Now I can blend this with my smudge tool. I can hide my sketch layer so we can see the lines clearly. Because this dark pink and the white is on the same layer, we need to make sure that they blend and create this gradient effect. We need to make sure that each of these spikes are separated with a darker shade so that even when you hide the sketch layer, the spikes are clear and the separations can be seen. Two I'm adding brush strokes for the shadows and blending at the same time. Now let's move on to the green part of this flower. For that, we'll select the layer, add a new layer, tap on this layer, and add clipping mask. I will unhide my sketch layer so that we can see the details clearly, select the darkest green from my color palette. Now following my reference image, I can start adding my shadows. Now with my smudge tool, make sure the third brush is selected for the smudge, and I will start blending. Try to follow the shape while you're blending. Now let's move on to adding some highlights. For that, we'll add a new layer on top of our shadow layer and tap on this layer, add clipping mask. Now, from my color palette, I'll select this lightest green. Now for the highlights, too, I'm trying to first follow the reference image to see how the light is falling and where is the lightest area. Also, it is very important to add highlights where you want to show separation of certain areas or overlapping of these different parts of the flowers. Make sure you are not completely covering the base color, adding rough brush strokes that we can blend later. If you see in the reference image, there is this tiny hair like layer in the center. For that, I'll add a new layer, and we don't need clipping mask for this layer. I'll select this darkest pink from my colour palette. And we can add this tiny brush strokes in a circular shape. Let's change the background to white again. Like you can see in the reference image, we can add these tiny details in the center. For that, we'll select this six B pencil brush and adding these tiny uneven spots. Another detail I want to add in the center here. I will add a new layer and with my shading brush and a darker shade of pink. This will create a sense of depth. Now with my smudge tool, I can blend. So here we have completed our day four of illustrating the garden flower challenge. This is what my passion flower looks like. See you tomorrow with a new flower. 7. DAY 5 - Coreopsis: Welcome to Day five of Illustrating beautiful garden blooms in Procreate. Today's flower is Coreopsis, and this is what the sketch looks like. You can download this sketch from the resource section of this class. When you go to layers, there is one layer with the sketch and the second one with the reference image. I'll start by reducing the opacity of my sketch to around 50%, and I'll unhide my reference image. So we can add this to our reference window. For that, we can go to action, Canvas. We can toggle along this option called reference. Here, you should be under image. Now we can go to layers, drag and drop this image into this window. Now we can hide the reference image layer, adjusting my reference image so we can see the flower clearly. Now let's move on to the color palette. Go to the color panel, and we can set our color palette as default so that it is easier to pick colors while illustrating. You can find it in the disc section here. Now, before we leave the panel, let's select the base color for our flower. It is the second yellow from the color palette. Now, let's select the brush for the base layer. For the base, we need to select the studio pen brush, the first one. Now under layers, we need to have a new layer under the sketch layer, add a new layer. Now, our first step is to create a base layer for the petals. So we'll start with an outline. I'll follow my sketch and make sure there are no open ends as we will be filling this with the same color. Now, once you're ready, we can fill this with the same color. Now, let's create a base layer for the stem and the leaves. For that, we'll need a new layer below our flower based layer. Now from the color palette, I'll select this second green. We'll start by creating an outline and filling it with the same color. Once you're done, we can drop this color into the outline. Now, before we start with the shadow and the highlights, we need a new layer of this red color on our flower. For that, we'll add a new layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Now we need the shading brush. So we'll go to brushes, select my second brush. Now, from my color palette, we can select this second red. I need to check the brush size, which works better for this area, slightly higher and also reducing the opacity. So I'm going to start roughly adding these brush strokes following my reference image. So once you're done roughly adding these brush tokes, we can start blending. For that, we'll select the Smudge tool. Under the smudge tool, make sure your third brush is selected. For smudging, you have to adjust your opacity and the brush size depending on the area you're working on. For this, my opacity is around 60%, and the brush size is around seven. So now I can gently start blending, but I have increased the speed of the video here so that the class is not too long. But you can pause the lesson and take your own time. Try to keep the ends uneven so that it gives a more natural and softer finish. Next, we can move on to the highlights for the yellow area. So for that, we'll add a new layer. I'll select this lighter yellow from my color palette. Make sure your shading brush is selected. Now, following my reference image, I'm going to follow the lightest area trying to see where the light is falling. I feel the color for the highlights looks very similar to the base color. So you can select a little more lighter shade of the same color. Now with my Smudge tool, make sure your correct brush is selected. Adjust the brush size and the opacity, and we can slightly blend the highlights. Y. Next, we can move on to the shadow. For that, we need a darker color, the third yellow from my color palette, and with a smaller brush size, we also need a new layer on top of our highlights layer, tap on the layer and add clipping mask to this layer. For the shadows, you can follow the reference image and also follow the folds and the corners and the overlapping of the petals. Coreopsis is a very cheerful flower known for its bright, daisy like blooms. It usually comes in sunny shades of yellow, gold, and sometimes red, adding warmth and vibrancy to your garden collection. They are loved by pollinators like bees and butterflies. This flower can bring a lively pop of color to any wildflower collection. Let's move on to the center of the flow. For that, we'll add a new layer. We don't need clipping mask for this layer with the same darker shade of yellow and the shading brush, but with a smaller size, we can start adding these tiny uneven spots. Like you can see in the reference image, there are spots in the center, and as we go out, there are these wiggly lines Adding some highlights with a lighter shade of yellow. I want these spots to be slightly darker. For that, we'll go to adjatments hue saturation and brightness, and I'll just adjust the brightness to be slightly darker. Now we need another layer of red for the shadow, so I'll add a new layer on top of our first red layer. From my color palette, I'll select this darker red. Now following my reference image, I can start adding these rough brush strokes. Especially towards the center of the flower, where the petal starts. Once you've done adding your brush strokes, we can move on to blending. For the blending, we can select the Smudge tool. I will gently blend the rough edges. We are done with our flower part here. I will hide my sketch layer to see if there is any blending or anything left. Now let's move on to the stem and the leaves. For that, we'll add a new layer on top of the green base layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Make sure your shading brush is selected. Now, from the color panel, I'll select the darkest green, the third green from my color palette. We can start with the tiny bud first, adjust your reference image so you can see the bud clearly. So following the reference image, you can roughly place these darker brush strokes. Also try to follow the shape of each element while you're adding shadow and blending both. If you see in the image, you can see the leaf has just one vein in the center. So while I'm adding this shadow, I'm going to leave a little space in the center for the veins. I'm done adding my shadow here. Let's move on to the blending. For that, I'll select my Smudge tool. You will need to adjust the brush size and the opacity of the smudge depending on the area you're working on. I am done blending my shadows here. Let's move on to adding some highlights to the leaves and the stem. For that, we need to add a new layer on top of our shadow layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mass to this layer. Next, we need a lighter color. I want the lighter color to be lighter than our base color. We can start with the tiny bud here. I'll make sure that I can see it clearly on my reference image. I'm trying to follow my reference image to add this highlight. Roughly adding these brush strokes for the highlights, and we can blend later. Before blending, I will hide my sketch layer and with my smudge tool, make sure the correct brush is selected. And here we have completed day five of our ten day garden flower challenge. This is what my final illustration for Coreopsis looks like. So see you tomorrow with a new flower. 8. DAY 6 - Anemone: Welcome to Day six of Illustrating Beautiful Garden Blooms in Procreate. Today's flower is an anemone, and this is what the sketch looks like. You can download this sketch from the resource section of this class. Let's start by reducing the opacity of my sketch to around 50%. Next, I can unhide my reference image. That is on the second layer. We'll go to action. Under action, we should be under Canvas. There's this option called reference. Toggle on this option, and you'll find this little window. Here, you should be under image. You can either import an image from the gallery or you can drop this reference image into this little window. Now that we have our reference image on the canvas, I'll hide my reference image layer, add a new layer. I'll adjust my reference image so that we can see the flow clearly. Now to create a base layer for our flower, I'll select our first brush. That is the studio pen brush. Select your color palette. You can find this color palette in the resource section of this class. I'll set this palette as default. Now I can find this color palette under the disc section here. Select the second pink color from this color palette. This is for the base of the flower. Make sure you are on the new layer. Now we can create an outline following the sketch. We will be filling this with the same color. So make sure there are no open ends between these outline. These flowers are very delicate and graceful, often recognized by their cup like shape and dark contrasting centers. They come in soft shades like white, pink, purple and blue. For this illustration too, you can have a color of your choice. Once you're ready with the outline, fill this with the same color. Now we will be following the same steps for the stem and the leaves. For that, we'll add a new layer. Pull this layer below our flower layer. I'll select the second green from the color palette, and we'll start with the outline for the stem and the leaf. So what we are doing here is creating base layers for a different part of the flower. Most of the time, it is better to choose a mid tone color for your base layer. This will help you build highlights and shadows more effectively. Pick a base color that is somewhere in the middle, not overly bright or too dark or deep. H. So once I'm done with the outline of these leaves and the stem, I'll fill this with the same color. Now for the bud, we can create a separate layer because it is a different color too. So I'll add a new layer above our stem layer and I'll select this dark pink from the color palette, and we can create a base layer for this bud, too. H. Now our next step is to add shading and highlights. For that, we need a new layer, add a new layer, tap on the layer and add clipping mask to the layer. Now for the brush, I'll select this second brush that is named as shading. We'll start with the shadow first. So we need a shade that is darker than our base color. So I'll select this third pink color from my color palette. I'll adjust my reference image so we can see the flower clearly because I will be following the reference image to add these shadow details. I'm using the reference image to help me see where the shadow should go. You will want to add shadow between each petal to clearly show where they separate or overlap. The strokes I'm adding right now looks a bit rough, and that's okay because we will be smudging them later to blend. For now just focus on following the shape of the petal as you add these strokes. Based on the area you're working on, adjust the brush size and sometimes the opacity. Smaller areas may need a finer brush, while larger section can be filled more easily with a bigger one. Lowering the opacity can also help you build up soft shading gradually. So once you're done adding your strokes, we'll move on to the Smudge tool. Go to the Smudge tool and select the third brush that is also named as smudge. For smudging, my opacity is always around 50%, 50 to 60%, and the brush size to around seven to 8%. Adjusting the opacity of the smudge tool controls how soft or strong the smudge effect will be. Make sure you also move your smart tool in the same direction as the petals shape. That way, the shading will look soft and realistic, matching the curves and flow of the flour. Also, this creates a sense of depth and softness, making the flower look less flat and more dimensional. Once you're done with your smudging, hide your sketch layer to see. Now, if you can see the separation between the flowers and the shape of each petal clearly, you can also fix some of the harsh lines or any uneven areas now, for example, if you see in this area, there was a tiny little petal there if I turn on my sketch layer. So without the sketch layer, you cannot see this tiny petal here because I didn't add the shadow detail. So we cannot see the separation of these petals. So I can add a little shadow around the sketch lines and smudge Hide my sketch layer so I can see the blending clearly. So we are done with our shadow layer here. Let's move on to the highlight layer. For that, we'll add a new layer, tap on the layer and add clipping mask to this layer. We'll select a color lighter than our base layer. That is the first pink here. And I'll start adding my highlights to the flow. The process is very similar to the shadow layer. I'm going to follow my reference image and add these rough lines. And later with the Smudge tool, we will blend these lines. There are few things to keep in mind when adding highlights. First, is to be careful not to completely cover the base color. You can place the highlights on the edges or curves of the petals where the light would naturally hit. Is also help define where one petal overlaps another, making the layers appear clearer and more dimensional. Once you're ready, roughly placing your highlights, we'll go to the Smudge tool. Make sure your third brush is selected. I have renamed that as smudge. Now we can start blending these strokes. Make sure you are following the shape of the petal while smudging. Now let's move on to the center of this flower. For that, we'll add a new layer. Let's select a color. I'll select this second green from my color palette. Make sure your shading brush is selected. And I'll just add this little circle in the center following my sketch. Next, we can add some shading and highlights to the center. For that, we'll go to layers, add a new layer and add cripping mass to this layer. We can start with the lighter color. I'll select a shade lighter than the base color, following the reference image to add this detail and select the darker green from my color palette, adding on the same layer as this is a very tiny element. After roughly adding the colors, we can blend with the Smudge tool while smudging, trying to follow the shape, Now let's move on to the detail around this bud. We'll start with a new layer. I'll select this darker yellow from my color palette and following my sketch, we can start adding these little dots around the bud. I'll reduce the size of my brush because this detail is really tiny. Now, let's move on to a new layer. We need a new layer to add this little string like detail that connects the center to these tiny yellow dots. For that, we'll select this six B pencil brush from my brush set and this off white color from my color palette, almost like a white colour. Now, following my sketch, I'm going to add these lines Now, let's add some detail to the tiny little dots. For that, we'll go two layers, and I'll add alpha ok to this layer because I feel that element looks too flat. So I'll select my shading brush, and we can select a shade lighter than our base color. I feel these yellow bud like element are looking too scanty. So what I want to do is duplicate this layer and select the lower layer. And I will slightly shift the position of this lower layer. This will help us create another layer and make it look more heavier. Also slightly rotate and place it in a position that it doesn't look exactly like the one on the upper layer. Now to create a little depth, I want the upper layer to be slightly lighter, so I'll select the upper layer, go to ajasins curves, and now you can pull this string a little up. This will make the layer lighter. Now I want to erase these tiny buds that is overlapping on the center of our flow. With the help of the eraser tool, I will just erase the one that is showing on the top of our green center. I feel my lower layer needs to be darker, so I will make sure the lower layer is selected. With the curves, I will pull it down to make it darker so that it creates this shadow effect. Another detail I want to add in the center area on the green is these tippling dots. For that, we'll add a new layer, and we need a light green colour. From the color palette, I'll select a really light green. With my shading brush, I'll add these tiny little dots. Now let's move on to the bud. Make sure in the reference image, you can see the bud clearly. Under layers, I'll go to the base layer of this bud, add a new layer, tap on the layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Now, from my color palette, I can select a shade lighter than our base layer. Now following my reference image, I can start adding these shading and highlights. Selecting a more lighter color for another layer of highlights. Now we can use amuchTol to blend. Now we can add a little shadow and a darker shade. First, let me hide my sketch layer so I can see the bud clearly. I'll add a new layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Go to my color palette, and I'll select the darkest pink here from my color palette. And I'll add some shadow. This will help us create some depth And some blending with the Smart tool. Now let's move on to the stem. We can start with the color first. I'll select this third green that is a darker green from our base color. Next, we'll select the base layer. Add a new layer, tap on the layer and add clipping mask to this layer and make sure your shading brush is selected. Now, following the reference image, we can add some shadow to this stem. I will unhide my sketch layer because I cannot see the separation of the stems clearly. Once you're done adding your shadows, make sure your correct Smudge tool is selected. You might need to reduce the brush size for shading and highlighting your stem. Now for the highlights, we will need another layer. So I'll add a new layer on top of our shadow layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Select the lightest green from my color palette. I'll slightly make it more lighter. Following my reference image, I'm going to add highlights to both stem and the leaf. Now, we can blend with a Smudge tool. And we are done with our sixth flower here. I will close my reference window. Using the same sketch and the illustration process, you can even add your own twist. So this is what my final illustration looks like for the Anemone flower. 9. DAY 7 - Strawflower: Welcome to day seven of Illustrating beautiful garden looms in Procreate. Today's flower is a Strawflower. You can download this sketch from the resource section of this class. When you open this file, you will be able to see that there are two layers here, one with the sketch and another one with the reference image. Our next step is to get this image into the reference window. For that, we'll go to actions. Under Canvas, there's an option called reference. Toggle on this option. Here you should be under image. You can either import an image from your gallery or you can drag and drop this reference image into this window. Now, our first step here is to add a new layer, to create a base layer for our flower. Next, we can set the color palette for this flower as default. Under the disc section, we'll be able to see the palette here. From my color palette, I'll select this second yellow. From my brush set, I will select the first brush. That is the studio pen brush. Before we start, I need to reduce the opacity of my sketch. So I'll go back to my layers, reduce the opacity to around 30% to 40%. Make sure you are on the new layer, and now we can start with an outline first. Following this sketch, I'm going to create this outline and make sure there are no open ends as we will be filling this with the same color. Once you're done, we can fill the same color into this outline. Now let's move on to the stem and the leaves. We'll go back to layers, add a new layer, and this layer should be below our flower base layer. Now from my color palette, we can select this second green. Now following my sketch, we can follow the same steps and create an outline. Here, I will hide my flower base layer so that I don't leave any open ends for these leaves and the stem. I will drag and drop the same color into this outline. Now we are ready with both the base layers. Let's move on to the shadow and the highlights. We'll add a new layer on top of the flower based layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Now we can select the brush and the color palette. For that, we'll go to the brush library, select my second brush that I have renamed as shading. Next, we can go to the color palette. We need a color darker than our base color, so I'll select the third yellow from my color palette. I will start adding my shadows following the reference image. Because there are so many overlapping petals, adding shadow becomes really important. It helps to create a sense of depth and separation. You can follow the sketch and focus on placing subtle shadow between each petal, especially where they overlap or curve inward. I'm also using the reference image as a guide, which really helps me understand where the light source is coming from. Observing the reference image allows you to see which part of the flower are catching the light and which area falls into shadow. This makes it much easier to decide where to place your highlights and shadows in the illustration. Paying attention to these light and shadow areas not only make your artwork more realistic, but it also helps add depth and form to each petal. Once you're done adding the shadows, you can check by hiding the sketch layer if there is any petal left out. Our next step is to blend. For that, we'll select the Smudge tool. Under the Smudge tool, make sure your third brush is selected. And before you start blending, you need to adjust the opacity, which should be around 60% and the brush size depending on the area you're working on. While you're blending, make sure to follow the shape of each petal. Another thing to understand is where the petals are overlapping. Now let's move on to the highlights. For that, we'll need a new layer. Tap on this layer and add clipping mask. Next from my color palette, I'll select the lightest yellow, the first one here and make sure my shading brush is selected. I want my brush size to be smaller, as I will be adding these highlights majorly on the tips of each petal. Also on the ones where the petals are overlapping, we need highlights on the one that is on the top. I think I forgot to add shadows for a few of the petals here. So I will go back to my shadow layer and add some shadows with my darker color. Now going back to my highlights. Next, I want to add another layer of shadow with a more darker color. So from my color palette, you can select this darkest yellow and we'll need a new layer on top of our highlights layer. Tap on this layer and add clipping mask to this layer. I will hide my sketch layer and with a very small brush size, make sure your shading brush is selected. And now we can start adding some shadow. So this layer should help you create some clean and crisp separation between each petal. A blending at the same time using my SmudHtol. Here I want the shadow layer to be more deeper, so I will change the filter to multiply. It can give a more vibrant and natural finish to your illustration. Adding some more shadow at the bottom. Let's move on to the stem and the leaves. We'll start by selecting the base layer, add a new layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask, increase the opacity of my sketch layer so we can see the lines clearly. Now, from my color palette, we need a darker shade from the base color, so I'll select the third green from my color palette. If you see in the reference image, like many other flowers, this flower leaf two has just one vein in the center. So while I'm shading, I'm going to leave some space in the center for the vein. And now with my smudge tool, I can blend. We'll be following the same steps for the other leaves too. While you're adding this base shading layer, make sure to follow the shape and the flow of the leaf. This will give a more natural feel to your illustration. Okay, here I need to erase some of my base layer. This is a tiny gap in between these leaves. So with my eraser tool, I will go back to my base layer and erase. Now going back to my shadow layer and we can finish rest of the leaves. Now, once you're done adding your rough brush strokes, we'll move on to smudging. Now with my smudge tool, we can start blending and follow the shape of each leaf. Select a more darker shade of green and adding another layer of shadow. So here we have completed day seven of our ten day garden flower challenge. This is what my Strawflower looks like. Okay, I can see an overlapping of the leaf, which doesn't look very clear, so I'm gonna fix it. We need a darker color of shadow on the lower leaf so that it looks like it is overlapping. So we are done with our straw flour here. See you tomorrow with a new flour. 10. DAY 8 - Zinnia (Part 1): Welcome to day eight of Illustrating beautiful garden Blooms in Procreate. The flower we are going to illustrate today is known as Zinnia. This is the sketch that you can find in the resource section of this class. In this same file, you will also find a reference image. Our first step is to get this image into the reference window. This you can find under action, Canvas, TogolonT option called reference. Here you should be under the option image. You can either import the image from your gallery or you can dragon drop from the layers. I can hide my reference image layer, unhide my sketch layer. Make sure you can see your reference image clearly. Next, we can set our color palette as default. You will find this color palette in the resource section of this class. Tap on these three dots, set as default. This will show your color palette under the disc section. Our first step is to create a base layer for our flower. For that, I'll select this second pink from my color palette. Next, we can select our brush, tap on the brush library, and select the first brush. That is the studio pen brush. Now we need to add a new layer below our sketch layer. Add a new layer, pull this below our sketch layer, reduce the opacity of the sketch to around 50%. Now following this sketch, we can add an outline to this flower. These are very bright and cheerful flowers. They come in a variety of colors like pink, orange, red, and even green. You can even select any other color of your choice and follow in the class. They are beautiful addition to any wildflower collection. Their bold layered petals and bright colours instantly add a cheerful pop to your artwork. Once you're done with the outline, we can fill this with the same color. Now our next step is to add base layer for the stem and the leaves. For that, we'll add a new layer. Pull this layer below the flower base layer. We can select this second green color from my color palette. And on this layer, we can only add the stem. We can follow the same steps that is starting with an outline and filling it with the same color. Now for the leaves, I will go back to layers, add a new layer, and this should be below our stem layer. For the leaves, I want the color to be slightly darker so that we can differentiate between the stem and the leaves. Following the sketch, I'll draw an outline. Now we can fill it with the same colour. Now, here when I hide my sketch layer, you can still see the difference between the two layers. Now let's move on to adding some highlights and shadow to our flower. For that, we'll need a new layer on top of our base layer. Tap on this layer and add clipping mask. Now we need a darker shade of pink, darker than our base color. So I'll select this third pink from my color palette. Now following my reference image, I can start adding shadows under each petal. Make sure under the brush library your shading brush is selected. For this flower, if you see, the petals are arranged in layers, radiating outward from the center. Each petal slightly overlaps the one beneath it, creating a natural depth. So to enhance this layered effect, we'll add soft shadows underneath each petal. Zinnia come in a variety of bold colors like pink, red, orange, yellow and purple. You can select any color of your choice and follow along in the class. They are loved for their easy growth and ability to attract butterflies and pollinators. Now, feel free to take your own time and follow along at your own pace. I've increased the speed of the video since the flower has quite a lot of petals, and adding shadows and blending can take a little while. Don't rush and enjoy the process. You can follow the reference image and also my video. Now, for the center of this flower, you can select the lightest yellow from my color palette, or you can directly pick up from the reference image. And we can add this on few of the petals in the center. Okay, now I feel I want my shadow to be slightly darker. So for that, we'll go to adjasins Curves. When you tap on curve, you'll find this little string. Make sure you're on the first option. Just pull this down to get your shadow darker. You can even use the filter option for this. You can add either multiply or inion burn to your layer. Now let's move on to blending. For that, we need to select our Smudge tool, make sure your third brush is selected. The opacity of the brush should be around 60%, and the size of the brush can depend on the area you're working on. Also, while smudging, make sure you are following the shape of each petal. So I'm adding very little pressure on my Apple pencil and gently blending. Now let's move on to adding another layer of deeper shadow. For that, we'll add a new layer on top of our first shadow layer and add clipping mask to this layer, and we'll select this darkest pink from my color palette. Make sure your shading brush is selected, and with a very small size of brush, we also need to add shadows in the tiny corners and spaces between each petal. This layer of shadow helps create more depth and separation, making each petal stand out. If you notice, the area I am covering with this layer of shadow is quite smaller compared to the previous one. Hiding my sketch layer so I can see the edges clearly. Now with my smart tool, make sure the correct brush is selected, and we can slightly blend the edges. I have divided the lesson for this flower in two parts. So let's move on to Part two in my next lesson. 11. DAY 8 - Zinnia (Part 2): Welcome to Part two for the flower Zinnia. We can start here by adding a new layer and adding clipping mask to this layer. We'll select this lightest pink from my color palette and make sure your shading brush is selected. On this layer, we will be adding a white outline, like you can see in the reference image. We will be adding this to each petal. With the smaller brush size, I will start adding the outline. So we're done with the outline layer here. Let's move on to the leaves and the stem. For the leaves, we'll start by going to the base layer, adding a new layer on top of it, and add clipping mass to this layer. I'll adjust my reference image so I can see the leaves clearly. Now make sure your shading brush is selected. Now, from my color palette, I'll select this third green, which is darker than base color. If you see in the reference image, the leaf for this flower has three veins, like they're divided into three parts. So with my shading brush, I will try to first divide the leaf in three parts and leave some space in between for the veins. I'll hide my stem layer, the base layer for the stem so I can see the leaf clearly. Now, with the help of my selection tool, make sure your wrap option is selected, I can gently hold and shaft so that it can take the shape of the leaf. Next, I want to add another layer of darker shadow. For that, we'll need a new layer on top of this shadow layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask, and we'll select the darkest green from my color palette. Now I can add this in the corners and the areas where it can be more darker and more deeper. You can also follow the reference image for this. Now I can blend with my smudge tool. I will just erase this extra shading overlapping the other leaf. Now let's go back to our first shading layer and we can follow the same steps to add shading for the other two leaves too. Now we can also unhide our stem layer. So I have increased the speed of my lesson here as the process is same as the first leaf. You can even pause the lesson and take your own time Now time for the darker shade of shadow. Go back to the previous layer. Select the darkest green. Now let's move on to the third leaf. Now let's move on to the stem. For the stem two, we'll add a new layer on the top of our base layer, add clipping mass to this layer, select the third green from my color palette, which is few tone darker than our base layer. Adding shadow to one side of the stem and blending with a smart tool. I also want to add highlights to the stem. We can select the lightest shade of green from my color palette and add a new layer on top of this shadow layer and add clipping mask to this layer. Slightly blending with the Smudge tool. So we are done with our flower here. I will cancel my reference image window. So there's one thing that I would like to fix here, this edge of the leaf here. Let's add some highlights to this. For that we'll add a new layer and add clipping mask. And with my lightest color from the color palette with the lightest shade of green, I will create this clear curve to my leaf and blend slightly with my smudge tool. And here we have completed our day eight of the ten day garden flower challenge, and this is what my complete Zinnia flower looks like. See you tomorrow with a new flower. 12. DAY 9 - Fuchsia (Part 1): Welcome to day nine of Illustrating beautiful Garden blooms in Procreate. Today's flower is Fuchsia. You can download this file from the resource section of this class. In this lesson, you cannot see the reference image in the layers, but I have attach a sketch and a layer with the reference image in the resource section. So let's start by reducing the opacity of our sketch. I will reduce it to around 50%. Next we can add a new layer. Pull this layer below our sketch layer. Now under the brush library, I'll select the first brush, that is the studio pen brush. We'll need this brush to create the base layers. Next, we can get the reference window on the Canvas. For that we'll go to action under Canvas. Toggle on this option called reference. Here you should be under the option image. Under image, you can either import from the photo gallery or you can drag from the layer. I will zoom in my reference image so we can see the flower clearly. Next, we can start illustrating our base layers. We'll start with the leaves first. For that, we'll select the color from the color palette, select the second green from my color palette with the studio pen Brush, I'll create an outline. You can just follow the sketch and create an outline for the leaves and the stems, and we will be filling it with the same color. Make sure there are no open ends. H Now let's move on to creating a base layer for the flower. For that, we'll need a new layer. Pull this layer below the leaf base layer. We'll divide the flour base layer in two parts. For example, if you see in the reference image, we'll just create a base layer for the top first. For that, we can select the second pink from my color palette. Now we can start creating an outline and fill it with the same colour. Make sure there are no open ends. You can even hide your leaf based layer so you can see the petal clearly. So we are done with our first part of the flour here. Let's create another base layer. For that, we'll add a new layer. Pull this layer below our first base layer. For the second part of the flour, we can select a purple colour. From my color palette, I'll select this second purple. We can follow the same steps, create an outline and fill it with the same colour. There's another base layer that we need for the stamen, the part here at the bottom. I'll zoom in so we can see in the reference image clearly. We can pick an off white color from the color palette like the second one. We can add a new layer for this. This should be below our purple base layer. And we can follow the sketch and create a base for this. Next, we can start with the shadow and the highlights. For that, we'll need a clipping mask layer for each base layer. You can either add all the clipping mask at once in the start or later while you're illustrating one at a time. Right now I'm adding clipping mask for each base layer, adding a new layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask. Now let's start with the shadow for the pink petal first. I'll select the layer about the base layer of the pink petal. Next, we can select the brush from my brush set, the second one for shading. Next, we need to select a color from myColor palette, a shade darker than our base color, which is the third one. Now following my reference image, we can start adding our shadow layer. So this little bump will be lighter because this is in the front, so we need to make the petal behind it darker. I just realized that this is the part of the purple layer. So I will go back to my pink base layer, select my eraser tool, and under my brushes, I'll select my studio pen brush, and I will carefully erase this little area. This is supposed to be a part of the purple layer. So I will erase this and we'll go back to our purple base layer and add purple here. I can see a little bit on this side, too. Now I can go back to my purple base layer, select the same purple from my color palette, select my studio pen Brush. And now I can add the extra petals. Next, we can move on to blending. So we'll go back to the pink shadow layer. Select the Smudge tool. Under the smudge tool, make sure your smudge brush is selected. That is a third brush from my brush set. My brush size is around 6%, and the opacity of the brush should be around 60%. We can start blending the shadow layer. Make sure you are following the shape of each petal. Next, I'm going to add another layer of darker shadow. For that, we'll select a darker shade of pink. So from my color palette, I'll select this darkest pink and we'll add a new layer on top of our first shadow layer. This layer will create more depth and clarity. Oh, I forgot to add the clipping mask to this layer. I'll go back to my layer, tap on the layer and add clipping mask. Now, let's move on to blending. For blending, we'll select our Smudge tool. Under the Smudge tool, make sure my third brush is selected. And with very little pressure on my Apple pencil, we can start blending. I missed this area on the first shadow layer, so I'll go back to my first shadow layer, select the same color and add few strokes and blend. Now let's move on to the highlight layer. For that, we'll need a new layer on top of our shadow layers. Tap on this layer and add clipping mask. I'll select the lightest pink, the first one from my color palette, hide my sketch layer so we can see the lines and the folds clearly. Now, following my reference image to see the lightest color and where and how the light is falling on this flower, we can add our highlights. Now let's move on to blending. For that, we'll select our SMAT tool. Make sure your third brush is selected with very little pressure on the Apple Pencil. Now let's move on to the second part of this flower. That is the purple base layer. We'll select the layer about this base layer, put the clipping mask on it, hide my sketch layer so we can see the petals and the overlappings clearly. Next, we need to select a color darker than our base color. So we'll go to the color panel. I'll select the darkest purple from my color palette, the third one. Select my shading brush. That is the second one. Now following my sketch, I can start adding my shading. Also follow the reference image to understand how the shadow and the darker area looks like in the image. Now, blending with my Smart tool. While blending, you will also notice that I'm trying to follow the shape of each petal and follow the direction and the ans I have divided the class for this flower in two parts. So let's continue adding the second layer of shadow in the next lesson. 13. DAY 9 - Fuchsia (Part 2): Let's move on to the second layer of shadow. For that, we'll add a new layer and this layer has to be on top of our first shadow layer. Tap on this layer and add clipping mask. From the color palette, I'll select this darkest purple with a smaller brush size, we can start adding our second layer of shadow. Make sure the strokes are shorter compared to the previous layer. This layer will help us create more depth and more defined lines. Now, with the help of the Smudge tool, we can start blending. If you look here, this part looks too flat. So I'm going to add some shadow and highlight to this area. For that, I'll go back to my first shadow layer, select the same color we used for our first shadow layer, add some rough brush strokes, and then blend. I am also trying to follow the reference image to understand the darker and the highlight areas. Selecting a darker shade of purple here to add more depth. Now, if you see in the reference image, it looks quite similar. Next, there are some more areas here on the petals where I feel it looks too flat. So I'm going to go back to my first shadow layer and start adding some details here. The color is the same we used for our first shadow layer. That is the third purple from my color palette. Next Blending with my Smart tool. Next, we need to add a layer of highlights. For that we'll add a new layer on top of our shadow layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask. We'll select this first purple from my Color palette, the lightest one. I'll be following my reference image to understand where the light is falling on the flower. Now, with a smaller brush size on the edges of each petal, Now blending with my Smudge tool. Now let's move on to the leaves. I'll unhide my sketch layer, go to the layer above our green base layer, the one we made for the leaves and the stem. Next, we can select the green that is darker than our base color. This is our base color, and we need the third green from my color palette. Make sure your shading brush is selected. Now following my reference image, I'll start adding my first layer of shadow. Now for the leaves, I am going to roughly divide it into four to five sections, and we can leave narrow gaps in between for the veins. I'll follow the same steps for the other leaves too. As the process is same as the first leaf, I am going to speed up my video here, just dividing roughly the leaf into five sections. Now, let's move on to blending. We can do this tiny leaf later on the top. Before that, we can select the Smudge tool and blend. Now, time to blend with my Smudge tool. Now let's move on to this tiny leaf. I'll start by selecting my eraser tool. Under eraser, I'll select my studio pen brush. We can erase this extra overlapping from the previous leaf. Next, we can move on to our last section of this flower, that is the stamen. For that, we'll select a layer ao our stamen base layer, hide my sketch layer so we can see the tiny parts clearly. Zoom in my reference image, so we can see the stamen in the image too. For the color, we need to select a shade darker than our base color. That is the third of white, almost like brown from my color palette. Adding shadows and blending at the same time. For the extreme bottom, I can pick up this bright yellow from my reference image. And for a little highlight, I'll pick up this light yellow blending with my Smart tool. Hiding my sketch layer so I can add some deeper shadows. Adding a little highlight with a very light of white. So here we have completed our day nine of the ten day Garden Bloom challenge. This is what my final illustration for Fuchsia looks like. I can cancel my reference image window now. See you with a new garden flower tomorrow. 14. DAY 10 - Dahlia (Part 1): Welcome to day ten of Illustrating Beautiful Garden Blooms in Procreate. Today's flower is Dahlia. This is what the sketch looks like. You can find this sketch in the resource section of this class. There are two layers on this file, one with the sketch and another one with the reference image. We can start by reducing the opacity of my sketch to around 50%. Next, we can get this image into the reference window and hide the layer for this image. Go to action. Under action, you should be under Canvas, tap on Canvas. Here you should toggle on the option called reference. You can hold and place this window anywhere you are comfortable with. Here you should be under the option image, tap on image. You can either import an image from your photo gallery or you can drag and drop this image from the layer into this window. Now we can hide this reference image layer. Now we can add a new layer to create a base for our flower, add a new layer. Make sure this new layer is below our sketch layer. Now we can select the color. You can find this color palette in the resource section two. I'll set my color palette as default. Now we can see the color palette under the disc section here. For the base layer, we'll select this second pink from my color palette. Now, under the brush library, make sure your first brush is selected. That is the studio pen brush. Now we can start creating an outline for our flower. Make sure there are no open ends as we will be filling this with the same color. Once we are done, I'll drag and drop the same color into this outline. Next, we can create a base color for the leaves too. For that, we'll add a new layer. Put this layer below our flower base layer. From my color palette, I'll select this second green. We can follow the same steps of creating an outline and filling it with the same color. I will hide my flower base layer so we can see the outline clearly for the leaves and we can close the ends. I'll dragon drop the color into each leaf and hide my flower base layer, and we'll move on to adding some highlights and shadow to our flower. We'll start by adding a new layer. Add a new layer on top of our flower base layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask. Make sure under the brush library your shading brush is selected from the color palette, I'll select a shade darker than our base color, the third color from my color palette. Dahlias are known for their stunning layers of petals that forms a full rounded bloom. So placing shadows between the layers will help separate each petal and giving it a more natural volume. While adding shadows, make sure to follow the natural shape and flow of each petal. If you look closely at the reference image, you'll notice that the petals have a certain direction and even contains darker strokes within them, not just between the petals. So I'm going to roughly add these brush strokes as we will be blending it later. There's this area in the center that you see is green in color. For that, we'll select this third green from my color palette. Now let's move on to blending. For that, I'll select my SmuHTol, make sure your third brush is selected, adjust the size of the brush depending on the area you're working on, and the opacity of the brush should be around 60%. And we can start blending our shadow layer. Make sure you follow the shape of each petal. Now let's move on to the highlights. For that, we'll add a new layer, tap on this layer and add clipping mask. This layer should be on top of your shadow layer. Make sure your shading brush is selected, select the lightest pink from my color palette, and we can start adding a layer of highlights to each petal. For this, I'm trying to follow my reference image and figure out the lightest area on each petal. I have divided the lesson for this flower into two parts. So let's continue blending the highlights in the next lesson. That is the part two. 15. Day 10 - Dahlia (Part 2): So this is the second part of our Dahlia flower, and we can continue blending here. There is very little pressure I am adding to the Apple Pencil. Also, while you're blending, make sure you follow the shape and the flow of each petal. So here we are done adding our highlights and blending them for the bigger petals. Now let's move on to the tiny ones in the center. For that, I'll go back to my brushes, make sure my shading brush is selected, select the lightest pink from my color palette. Now with a smaller brush size, we can start adding highlights to the smaller petals in the center. Now, let's blend the highlights. For that, I'll select my Smudge tool, make sure your third brush is selected. While you're blending, try to keep the lines crispier on the outside, like to have an outline that is more crisp and clear and you can blend inwards. There are a few petals I missed here. I'm going to go back and add some highlights in the center. I'm just trying to follow my sketch and add some rough brush strokes that we can blend later. Blending with my smut tool. Next, I want to create this darker center. For that, we'll need a new layer, and this layer has to be just above our base layer. So I'll select the base layer and add a new layer. And from my color palette, I'll select this darkest purple, which if you see in the reference image is very close to this color. Make sure your shading brush is selected. I'll keep my brush size to maximum, and we can create this round shape in the center. Now, our next step is to add blur to this little circle. For that, we'll go to adjustments and select Gashi and blur. Now, either with your Apple Pencil tip or finger tip, slide right on the screen, and you can adjust the intensity of the blur by going left and right. On the top, if you see there's a percentage for that, I'll keep mine to around 16%. Another way is to adjust the opacity of the layer. I'll keep mine to around 80%. If you see in the reference image, the outer area of the flower are more lighter. Let's add that to our flour. For that, we'll select the base layer of the flour. Go to the selection tool and make sure your free hand is selected. And I will roughly select the outer area, like the outer petals with these wiggly selection. Close the selection. Now you can tap on this option called invert. This will invert your selection. Next, we need to tap on feather. Keep the amount as 13% to 14%. Next, under the adjustments, select hue, saturation and brightness. Here we can increase the brightness to around 55 to 58%. You can see the petals getting lighter in the selected area. And I will decrease the saturation a little bit because it looks too bright and deselect. We can hide the sketch layer to see how the flour looks like without the sketch. Now let's move on to the leaves. I'll unhide my sketch layer. We'll start by going to the base layer of the leaves. We need a new layer on top of this. Tap on this new layer and add clipping mask. Next, make sure your shading brush is selected. We'll select a color that is darker than our base color. That is this third green from my color palette. I will adjust my reference image so we can see one of the leaf clearly. Like you can see in the reference image, this flower has a leaf with a lot of veins and sections in them. So to keep my illustration more simple and easier, I'm going to divide my leaf into three to four sections, leaving some gaps in between these sections for the veins. I'll hide my flower layer so we can see the leaves clearly. Once you're done adding these sections, we can blend. For blending, we can select the Smudge tool. Make sure your smudge brush is selected. Now, while you're blending these sections, you have to make sure that you are not blending the win area, only the inner area of each section. We are done with our leaves here. Et's unhide our flower layer. Now I can also cancel my reference window. So here we have completed our day ten of the ten day Garden Bloom challenge. This is what my final illustration for Dahlia looks like. So now you should have a mini collection of ten garden flowers ready. 16. Final Thoughts: Congratulations for completing this class. I hope this ten day challenge has been beneficial to you and has added value to your illustration journey. If you have any question or doubt regarding the class or the illustration process, you can add your comment in the discussion section of this class. I'm always here to assist you. I will eagerly wait for your beautiful flower illustration in the project section of this class. Your feedback through reviews help me improve and plan my future classes. You can follow me on Skillshare to get notified when I publish a new class, and for more behind the scenes and illustration process, you can follow me on Instagram two. Thank you for taking this class with me. See you in my next class.