10 Minute Art: Whimsical Mushroom Painting in Procreate

1. Introduction: Have you ever wanted to create something fun and magical, but you don't have a lot of time to get it done? Well, this class is for you. Hi, there, I'm Shannon, and I've been creating digital art in Procreate for over six years. So I know how satisfying it is to complete a project quickly. In this class, you learn how to sketch a set of mushrooms and then paint them using just one brush. Finally, you add your own custom details to make the mushrooms uniquely yours. Glass is ideal for those who have a basic understanding of Procreate and want a quick creative project. To follow along, you'll need an iPad with Procreate, and Apple pencil, and the free resources in the project section. So grab your supplies and let's start painting. 2. Sketching the Mushrooms : To help me sketch my mushrooms, I'm using a reference image. I've imported the photo and I'm going to clip off the parts that I don't need, but just dragging this image off the canvas. Then using the six B pencil from the procreate sketching breast set, draw a curved line for the top of the mushroom cap. I've decided to make mine a little bit more rounder than the reference image I'm using because I wanted to stand out more. You can, of course, make cures however you want. Then the next step is to draw in the bottom of the cap, using a rav line and then add another rav line underneath that one for the back. To sketch the stem, draw a rounded rectangle shape. I've made the bottom of mine a little bit wider, but of course, you can adjust your to suit. Then we're going to sketch the skirt on the stem of the mushroom using some zig zag lanes that are going up and down. You can also add another one closer to the bottom of the stem. Then draw some small circles on the cap for the white spots. You can sketch as many mushrooms as you'd like. Just keep in mind that the more mushrooms you add, the longer this project will take. So I'm going to sketch two more, a smaller one on the right, and on the left, I'll add one that has a more narrow mushroom cap, just to have a little variety. You can refine this sketch on a new layer above and add any additional details you'd like like grass or insects or anything that can make this stand out and be uniquely yours. Then I'll see you in the next lesson, where we'll start painting. 3. Painting the Caps: Create a new layer underneath your sketch and lower the opacity of your sketch layer. Select the guash painter, brush, and the light orange color from the palette to add color to the mushroom cap. Once you're done, you're going to alpha lock that layer by swiping it to the right using three fingers. Or you can tap on the layer thumbnail and sedect alpha lock. This will keep all the colors that we're going to paint in the shape. Switch to the brighter orange to add color to the cap. The left side is where my highlight will be. Use very light pressure as you paint that side because you want some of that lighter orange to show. Then when you paint on the right side, use full pressure because this will be the shadow side and it will be darker compared to the highlight side. O If you're not happy with the amount of light orange showing through, you can switch back to it and very lightly add more to the left side. This brush works as a smudge brush when you apply light pressure, so this will also help blend your colors together a lot easier. The next thing you're going to do is switch to your bread and add it to the cap. On the left side, you're adding it very lightly, and then with full pressure on the right side. Again, if you feel that you've covered too much of your orange, you can then switch between colors to make adjustments. Switch to the dark red and add it to the bottom and the right side of the cap only. You can switch between the previous colors you use to make any adjustments. The next color you're going to use is dark purple, and then add that as a shadow all around the cap with the most of it being on the bottom and the right side. Again, you can switch between the previous colors you use to make any adjustments if necessary. When you're happy with the cap, create a new layer above, and if you're painting multiple mushrooms, group those layers together because this will make it so much easier to keep track of the elements of each mushroom. Then on this new layer, you're going to paint the white dots. Then to add shadows to these white spots, duplicate the layer and top on the thumbnail and top on invert. Change the blend mod to overlay and use the move tool to drag the layer to the bottom right side of the spots. And a new layer underneath the cap, e light gray to paint the inner part. Reduce the size of the brush and use a darker gray to add curved lines that would be coming from the center of the mushroom cap to the outer edge. Switch back to the gray and use it to lightly blend those colors together. Now that this first mushroom is complete, create a newer underneath that first mushroom group and repeat those same steps, starting with the orange and then building up the other colors. 4. Adding Color to the Stems: Create a new layer underneath the cap in the appropriate group and use light orange to paint the stem. Then use the light brown to add some color all around the stem leaving the inner part later. Use a darker brown to add color to the bottom and the left side of the stem and also underneath the cap. Then you're going to blend the colors together just like we did for the mushroom cap by alternating between these colors and using very light pressure. To complete the stem, you can add a shadow for the skirts, use the dark brow and then switch to the lighter bron to blend it in. Repeat those same steps for the remaining mushroom stems. 5. Wrap Up: Know that you've painted your mushrooms, I want you to add some details to make them your own. So you can add grass, flowers, insects, like butterflies, or bees, or even abstract elements like lanes and dots to bring your piece to life. Save your finished mushroom paintings and share them in the project gallery. Thank you so much for joining me, and I'll see you in the next class.