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1. Introduction & What You’ll Learn: These brushes are perfect
for your digital embroidery. They can add a
hand-crafted touch to your artworks and motifs. Hello everyone.
My name is Maria. I'm an illustrator and pattern designer
based in Singapore. And in this class I'm going
to show you how you can eat a fresh start by illustrating the shape we
need to create this brush. I will guide you step-by-step on all the settings we need to
create this stitch brush. Once we are done creating this
brush will be illustrating project off of floral
motif using these brushes. And I will be
showing you methods on how you can treat
allergies, motives. I even have a few
examples of artworks and motifs that can help you decide on your project
and also ideas on how you can use these
brushes in your own style. By the end of this class, you will have a lot of tips
and tricks on how to create your own custom stitch
brushes and how to illustrate digitally embroidered
motives and artworks. Thank you for taking
this class with me.
2. Dual Colour Brush Explaination: Let's see how a dual
Colour Brush works. I'll tap on my Brush Library. These are the two
brushes we'll be creating in this class today. I'll tap on one
of these Brushes. Here on the left top corner. You can see to brushes
instead of one. When you create a Dual Brush, you combine two Brush together. Now let's see how we can choose our colors for these brushes. I'll tap on the Color panel. Here on the right corner, you can see two tiny boxes. Now to select your colors, just tap on one of these boxes and tap on
the color you need. Again on the other box and
select your second color. Now, whichever color is
showing that the dog in this tiny circle becomes
your primary color. So before you leave your panel, make sure your primary is selected and showing
in the silicon. Now let's see how our brush
looks like with these colors. Also, these are pressure
sensitive brushes. The shape of your
strong depends on the pressure you apply
on your Apple pencil. Let's try out another
color combination. I'll try with the light
pink and the dark pink. Tap on this box. Tap your second color. Make sure your primary is
showing on the top here. And that's how the
brush looks like. Now, let's see how it looks like when the colors
are inverted. I'll tap on the dark color
and make that as my primary. Now these results depends a lot on how you creating
your brushes, the shape and the shading you're using on your initial shape. Now, let's move on to creating our brush in my next lesson.
3. Creating Stitch Brush 1: Let's create a Dual
Colour Stitch Brush. If you're new to Procreate. This is how the gallery looks
like when you open the app. These are all my
artworks back together. Now, our first step is
to create a new canvas. For that, I'll tap
on this plus sign. Again, on this tiny plus sign. For a good-quality Brush, it is always better to
create on a bigger Canvas. My canvas size is
3,000 by 3,000 pixel, width 300 DPI and tap create. Our next step is to
select our color. For that, I'll go
to the Color panel. I'll select a black color. Make sure it's a true black. It should be completely black. Next, we'll select the
brush to draw the shape. We need to create our
Embroidery Brush. For that, we'll go to
the brush library. Under calligraphy, you'll
find this Brush calmodulin. I'll tap on mono line. Now, the stroke
for this brush is too thin for what we need. Even if you go to
the maximum size, it is still too thin. So I'll duplicate this brush
and we'll adjust the size. Tap on this duplicate brush and will increase
the maximum size. For that. I'll tap
on properties. Here. I will increase
the percentage of the maximum size to
around for 50 per cent. But I think you can
even go with 300. You can even try
it on the canvas. And if you're not happy, you can come back and
increase the percent again and tap down. You can keep your
brush size around 18%. And we can start drawing
these uneven vertical lines. These are basically some
shapes and lines that we're trying to create that
should look like stitches. Right now, I'll be
drawing four lines, but this can also be done with 12 or even more than four lines. Once you know the basic technique
of creating this brush, you can experiment a
lot with this Brushes. Once you're done with the shape, we have to make sure this is exactly in the center
of the canvas. For that, we'll
select the shape, makes sure your
uniform is selected. The snapping your magnetics
and snapping should be on. The distance is around 21. Now with your fingertip or
with your Apple pencil tip, you have to move this
shape until you see these golden lines
vertically and horizontally, which indicates
that the shape is exactly in the center
of the canvas. We're done with our
primary shape here. Let's move on to our
secondary shape. For that, I'll go to layers and duplicate our first layer. Next, we'll add some details and highlights to this layer. For that, we'll add a new layer and add clipping
mask to this layer. Tap on this layer,
tap clipping mask. Next we'll go to
the Brush Library. Here under textures, you'll find this default brush with
diagonal lines and you go down. There's this brush
called diagonal. We will be using this brush
to add texture to our brush. Next I'll go to the Color panel. Select white color. Once you select
your white Colour, keep your brush size as max. I'll just paint with
this brush on the lines. Because this is on a
clipping mask layer, it will not go
outside our lines. So your layers should
look like this. The lines, the diagonal line
should be on a new layer, on the clipping mask layer. Make sure that
layer is selected. And I'll tap on
this tiny arrow for the selection and make sure
you're on your uniform. I want the gaps between these
lines to be more wider. So I am extending and
expanding this layer. Just hold this tiny node
and pull from one corner. We're done with
our texture here. We'll be moving on
to the highlights. For that. I will add a new layer and we'll add clipping mask
for that tap on the layer. Tap clipping mask. Go to the Brush Library. Here, under airbrushing. We select the first Brush here. That's the soft brush. Make sure your white
color is selected. And we'll add these
soft highlights. So we have this vertical
lines on our Canvas, but these highlights
has to be horizontal I'm going to spread
these lines evenly. But you can experiment a
lot with these highlights. You can have them heavier in
the center or at the bottom. Once this brushes ready, you will get this idea on how the brush can look with
a particular highlight. Next, we'll create a folder
in our Brush Library. For these brushes, you can find a tiny plus sign at the top of all the
brush folders here. Tap on this plus sign and
you can create a new folder. I'll rename this folder
as Embroidery Brushes. Now, our first step is
to copy the canvas. Before we copy, we need
our primary brush. First. I'll hide all the other layers and keep our primary
shape on the canvas. Now to copy the canvas, we'll go to action, Add and tap on Copy Canvas. This will copy the shape
we have on our Canvas. Tap on the Brush Library. To create a new brush, we have to tap on
this tiny plus sign. This will open all the settings we need to create a new brush. We'll start with a stroke. But first, for Dual Brush, It's always better to type in your percentage
instead of sliding. Because both the brush needs to have exact same percentage. For now we can keep
as 23 per cent. But once the brushes ready, we can change and
experiment on this to next under stabilization, the streamline, I'll type in
the amount as 90 per cent. Setting will help you have a better control on your stroke. You can even come back and change this once
you brushes ready. Next under stabilization, I'll keep the amount as 50 per cent. Next, under Depot will slide this tiny little
blue dot on the right. I'll slide it in. Type in the size to 50 per cent. The pressure should be none. And type in the dip
as 60 per cent. Now let's move on to the shape. Tap on Shape, tap on, Edit. In both and paste. This will paste the shape
be copied from our Canvas. Data two-finger on this image. This will invert the image. Once your image looks
like this, tap Done. Next, type in the scatter as 3%, rotation as max,
the count as two, and the count to two
as 1%. Moved down. Here, the pressure
roundness type in 30%. Delt roundness will be max. Now under rendering, the rendering mode
will be uniform glaze. Now under Color Dynamics, healed and scroll down. We'll start with the
color pressure first. Here the saturation
will be 50 per cent. The brightness will be max, and the secondary
color will be max2, just about the secondary color. We can tap on this tiny
option calling max. When you tap on Macs, you can see this option
called numeric and pressure. We'll tap on pressure cure. You can see a diagonal string. I'll hold this tiny node
and make it horizontal. Next we'll move on
to Colour tilt. Here the saturation will be max. Brightness will
be minus hundred. Make sure you slide left. And secondary color
will be max again. Next, under dynamics,
the size will be max. Next, under Apple Pencil, the size will be max. Again. The opacity will be none. Next, under properties, this
is very important step. The audience to screen will
be switched off next weekend. Adjust the size of the Brush. I'll keep the maximum size as 200 per cent and
the minimum as 1%. Now, she'll be done
with our first part of the brush, dab done. Let's move on to the
second part of the Brush. For that will duplicate
our first brush swipe left Tap Duplicate. Now before we start
with the second part, we need to copy
our Canvas and we need the shape with our
highlights and details. Unhide both are layers
with the details. Now to copy the canvas, we'll go to action, Add and tap on Copy Canvas. Go to the Brush Library and
tap on the duplicate brush. There will be very few settings that we need to change here. The first is under
shape, tap on Shape, Edit, Import and
paste, and tap Done. The next setting we need to change is under Color Dynamics. Tap on Color Dynamics. Go down. Here on the
stroke color jitter. The secondary color will be max. Under Colour pressure, the
saturation will be max, and the colored tilt will
change everything to none. I'll move the saturation
in the center. The brightness in
the center to in the secondary color will
be none. And tap Done. Now here we have to Brushes. Make sure the one with the highlights and
details is at the door. Next, we need to select
both the Brush. For that. I'll swipe left on
the second brush. When you have both
the brush selected, you can see this option
called combined at the top. We'll tap on that option and that will
combine our brushes. Next step on this brush. And we can rename this brush
under About this brush. Go to About this brush. Show you can edit
to your brush name. I'll keep mine as
Stitch Brush one. Once you're done filling all
your details here, tap done. We're done with our brush here. Let's see how it
looks on the Canvas. We'll start by
selecting our color. I'll go to the Color panel, tap on one of the boxes. I'll select the light color. The other box with
the dark color. I'll tap on the light color, make sure my primary is
showing on the circle. And that's how the
brush looks like. Now you can create a lot of
variation in the same Brush. For example, I made another
brush with thinner lines. The basic shape to create
this brush had thinner lines. So when you compare
these brushes, There's very little difference. But now that you know how
to create this brush, you can experiment a lot
with the shape and the size. Even the highlights you add
can have so many radiations. Let's try with the new
color combination. I'll try with a light
blue and a dark blue. Because this is a
pressure based brush. The more pressure you apply, the wider this brush gets. This brush works best when the brush size is
around 25 to 30%. Like for example, you can get this shape with
the same brush. Let's move on to creating
our second Brush.
4. Creating Stitch Brush 2: Now to create our second brush, I will be editing our first one. I will reverse some
of the setting. So we'll start by
duplicating our first brush, swipe left and tap Duplicate. Now I will tap on
the first brush. This will open our settings. Now the first setting
that we need to change is under taper, because we don't need any
taper for this brush. I'll slide the tiny node and
make my size and as none. Next under shape. Scroll down. Here, we don't need any
pressure roundness. Next, under Apple pencil, we keep the size in the
center that's zero per cent. Will repeat these settings
for the second brush to tap on the second brush. Go to taper, make
everything as none. Under shape. Again, we don't
need any pressure roundness. Next, under Apple pencil, the size as zero per cent. Now under About this brush, you can edit the name
of this brush here. I'll keep mine as stitch brush, tool and tap Done. Now let's see how this
brush looks on the canvas. I'll go to my color panel, select our light
and the dark color. Make sure my primary is selected before I
leave the panel. This is how the
brush looks like. Hold your pencil tip to
create a perfect silicon. This is also a grid brush to
create a patchwork effect. This can help you create these
outline for the patches. Let's try out another color. I'll select a bright yellow. I'll increase my brush size. So we are done with creating both our embroidery
brushes here. In my next lesson, we can create this beautiful
floral illustration using these brushes.
5. Floral Illustration: If you have downloaded my floral sketch file from
the resource section, when you open the Procreate app, you will be able to find this
file on the top left here. Let's tap on this canvas and start our floral illustration. That are two layers
on this file. When you go to layers, you will be able to see a sketch layer and an
Embroidery Ring layer. This is a royalty-free
image of a ring. And on the other layer
is this floral sketch, more like a guideline? Now, let's start by
adding a new layer. For that. I'll tap on this plus sign
from the Brush Library. I'll select our first brush. Now under the Color panel, you'll find this color palette
in the resource section. To now, I'll be
selecting this light yellow and tap on the other box and select
this dark yellow. You can even make your
colors lighter or darker. I want my yellow to
be a little darker. Tap on the light color and
make sure it is showing on the small circle here that
makes it your primary color. Now I can start with
my first flower. Now to achieve your
required shape can take time with
these brushes. You will need practice
to understand how these pressure
based brushes work. The more pressure you apply, the wider the brush gets. We are done with
our petals here. Let's start with the
Center. For that. I will add a new layer, go to a Brush Library, select our second Brush. You can select any
color of your choice. I'll be keeping it
light pink, dark pink. Tap on the light color so
it can show on the top. And I'll draw the circle in
the center of the flower. When you draw this circle, hold your pencil tip and your
fingertip on the screen. This will create
a perfect circle. You can even make it
smaller or bigger. Because this is on a new layer. If you feel this is
not in the center, you can select this shape even adjusted to the center of
the flower and deselect. Let's move on to
the second floor. Let's start our second flower
by adding a new layer. Add a new layer. And now because this
flower needs to be at the back of our first flower, pull this layer at the bottom. There should be below
our first flower layer. Next we can go to
the Brush Library. Make sure our first
brush is selected. Go to the Color panel. You can keep this any
color of your choice. I'll be keeping it
orange and dark red. I'll keep my orange
a little lighter. Now, we're using the same brush, but with the help
of the pressure. I'll try to create
this drop like shape. We can have this
different shapes or flower in the same design. So for this, you need
to apply pressure where it starts with a little lighter, with a little heavier
pressure on the tip. We're done with the petal here. Let's move on to the
center of this flower. For that, we'll add a new layer. Make sure it is on the top
of our second flower layer. I'll select a light green and a dark green for the center. Go to the Brush Library and
select our second brush. And I'll draw the circle in the center of our second flower. Draw a circle. Hold your pencil tip and your
fingertip on the screen. We're done with our center. I'll move this, I'll
select this layer. And I'll move this
in the center of this flower and deselect. We are done with
our flowers here. Let's move on to the leaves. For that, I will need a
new layer at the bottom. This has to be just about our sketch layer that is
below all our flower layers. I'll keep my green same as we had in the center of our flower. I'll change my brush
to the first Brush. And following the sketch, I'll start adding these leaves. I'll keep all the leaves
on the same layer. This will help us when
we Recolor are motif For this leaf, I'll
try to overlap them. This will help us create a variety of leaf
in the same motif. Moving on to the second
part of this leaf. Let's move on to our next motif. For that, I'll select my color as light
blue and dark blue. Tap on the light color. So it shows on the top. And we'll need a
new layer for this. I'll add a new layer on
top of our leaf layer. For this motif to, I'll be adding this
drop shaped petals. Let's move on to our next motif, these tiny flowers here. For that we'll add a new layer. We just have to be sure it
is below our flower layers. Next we can select a color. Now, go to the Color panel, and I'll select this
light and dark purple. Your light bulb should
be showing on the top. And I'll add these
tiny petals to them. You can even reduce the size of your brush as this
motif is too tiny. I'll be keeping all of these
flowers on the same LEA. But you can even keep them
on a different layer. If you're planning to have each one with a different color, It's better to have them
on different layers. Now we need to add Center
for these flowers. For that, again, you need a new layer on top
of this layer. Select any color of your choice. I'll keep mind as bright pink. Go to the Brush Library. Select our first brush and
reduce the size of the brush. And I'll draw these
circles for the Center. For your motif to look cohesive. You will have to
make sure you have this limited color palette. This was our last motif. We are done with our
illustration here. Let's hide our sketch layer. I'll go to the layers. Hide your sketch layer. If you zoom in, this is how
the Illustration looks like. Now there's another detail
that you can add to your illustration or
these running stitches. I have to Stitch Brush
in the resource section of this class, you can download. And I even have a class on
how to create these brushes. A combination of these brushes
on an embroidery motif. We'll give more realistic
and detailed look to your illustration. Adding a new layer
to add this detail. And we're done with our floral embroidery
Illustration here. Let's move on to re-color this illustration in my next class.
6. Recoloring : Let's Recolor our illustration. So our first step will be to
duplicate our original file. I'll swipe left and you'll get this option
called duplicate. Tap on duplicate. We'll be working on
the second file here. I'll tap on this canvas. We'll start by going
to the layers. First. I'll select my
first flower layer. It's our yellow flower here. Before going to the settings, I'll zoom in so we
can see it clearly. Next, we'll go to
adjustments. Sure. We'll tap on the first option, that's hue saturation
and brightness. This will give you three
options at the bottom here. It starts with hue,
saturation and brightness. Let's start with the hue first. You can move this
tiny dot here and you can see the color
changing of our motif. When it is in the center, that's 50 per cent. That's your original color. And then you can
move left and right to change the color
of your motif. I'll keep mine as this
bill, dull green. Once you're happy
with the color, you can experiment
with the saturation. With this, you can lower or increase your saturation level. Next, let's move on
to the brightness. This can help your motif
get brighter or darker. Once you're happy with the
result, you can deselect. I'll follow the same steps for
the center of this flower. Let's start by
selecting the layer. Going to Adjustments. Select our first option,
that's hue saturation. And I'll experiment with this until I'm happy
with the results. Why you recoloring again, make sure you have
these similar colors in the whole motive to make
it look more cohesive, aim to create a
limited color palette. Now for the second flower, I'll show you the second
method of recoloring. First by selecting
our floral layer. Next we'll go to the same
option that's adjustment. But here we'll tap
on gradient map. This will open a lot of
options at the bottom here. You can customize and create
your own color combination. These are some combinations
that I created. You can tap on one of these and you can see
these tiny boxes. You can change the color of these boxes by tapping
on these boxes. I'll tap on one of these. And you can see the color
changing in my motif. We can do the same to
the other box too. I want my color combination to be very close to these purples. Now, if you need to
add another color, you can just tap on an empty space and that
will create a new box. And you can add any color inside this by tapping on
that tiny square. You can even move them
around to delete. You can just hold longer on them and you'll get this
option called Delete. Now, I'm happy with my
color combination here. Once you're happy,
you can tap Done. Now, if you need to save your color combination
or create a new one, you can just hold on one
of them and tap Duplicate. This way you can have your
color combinations saved. You can just tap on
these and see how these color combination
looks on your motif. I'll go back to my first
option, that's purple. I'll keep the center of
this flower as green. Let's move on to
our next motive. That's this blue one here. Select the layer and
go to Gradient Map. Now, sure, I can try out
all the other options. I'll keep mine as
this bright orange. Just these tiny boxes
until you're happy. And tap deselect. To recolor the leaves, I'll be using hue
saturation option. I like this greenish blue
effect and deselect. Next, let's move on to
these tiny flowers. Make sure you're on
your correct layer. Adjustments. Hue saturation. Tried to achieve the
similar color palette. I'll increase the brightness
to make it lighter. And we're done with
the recoloring here. You can experiment with a lot of other
color combinations. In just few minutes, we can make this completely new, fresh looking color combination. You can check out few
more examples of motives and recoloring options
in my next lesson.
7. Project & More Examples: For your class project, you can create a stitch brush, and then you can create
a motive of your choice. In the resource section, you can find the sketches for
these floral illustration. There's a color palette that our food royalty-free images
of these embroidery rings. These images can help you with this realistic look to
your digital embroidery. And there's a free brush of
this basic running stitch. I even have a class on how
to create these brushes. You can check on my
Skillshare profile. This brush can help you add some more detail to
your illustration. Now let's see a few
examples of these artworks. I illustrated them using the same brush that we
created in the class today. This is a similar
Florida illustration that we did in the class today. So all of these flowers
are on a different layer. So it was very easy for
me to recolor them. This is how it looks
after re-color. The second example is these
two can illustration. So I added this fabric image, royalty-free image
under my illustration. For this illustration, I wanted to recolor
only the flowers. This is how it looks with a
different color combination. Next is this cactus
themed artwork. And this is how it looks
when I recolored them. The last example is this
floral wreath kind of motif. I hope this gives you an idea on creating your own project
in your own style. Please post in the project
section of this class. I can't wait to see your
beautiful digital embroidery. Thank you for taking
this class with me.
Vinita Upadhya, Illustrator & Pattern Designer
