Welcome to Procreate Large Floral Wall Art for POD Sales! Special thanks to many of you who have been attending my other Procreate Brush Classes, Watercolour Floral Abstracts with Procreate, Simple Brushes in Procreate for Quick Compositions, and Fantasy Gardens in Procreate. If that includes you, I know you’ve learned plenty about custom Procreate brushes, but you know I always have more to share with you! And this class takes it one step further by helping you prepare the art and then post it on a POD site like Society6.

I will take you along through my process to teach you some of my illustration and wall art design methodology, and ways to use brushes to create a series for sale on POD sites, or possibly for art licensing, which is what I use it for. In the class, I take you from start to finish in creating a full-sized art piece, using line art flower brushes I have created, as well as a realistic watercolour background. Throughout the class, I talk about inspiration and trying to find your unique niche in the “bold floral art” category. And, I have techniques and advice to save the art in many iterations as needed for the different proportions on POD sites. I use this method to be sure we put our best foot forward with the art, so it is very important that you’ll be creating completely editable and layered art.

In this class I’ll walk you through:

my step-by-step methodical composition strategies for making wall art in Procreate
tips for creating layouts for a varied and appealing collection
my workflow for use of layers and other great features like alpha lock and masks
adjusting elements to perfect the flow and adding elements in the second iteration of the design
watercolour background creation with other details
methods for keeping the art fully editable for later adjustments and recoloring

If you’re an aspiring pattern designer with a good basic knowledge of Procreate, you’ll be able to go through all the steps. This class will benefit anyone who wishes to simplify creation of artistic layouts and methods to improve efficiency.

The key concepts I will include:

review of my brush alterations and adjustments
layout and design considerations for wall art
alpha lock and masks
a look at Procreate brushes and their various idiosyncrasies
approaches you can take in your creative work

This is an ideal class for you, even if you are not sure about POD sales, or whether it is for retail direct sales, or even for personal use. Learning new Procreate workflows is always desirable. I guarantee you will come out of this class with something really appealing, and the techniques are valuable no matter what you are creating.

Intro to Procreate Large Floral Wall Art for POD Sales

This short intro will give you an overview of the class. I explain what we will be doing and why.

Lesson 1: Overview and POD Site lnspiration

In this lesson, I want to inspire you, so I show you the places I might look when trying to find ideas. I explain the value of creating in collections as well.

Lesson 2: A Look at the Structure

In this lesson, I will break down the structure of the document and talk to you about the texture overlays I suggest you use. I also start placing elements on the page and talk to you about my process.

Lesson 3: Clipping Masks and Alpha Lock

In this lesson, I will explain both layer masks and alpha lock. I will go through and show you examples of each as I apply them so you can see the real value!

Lesson 4: Watercolour Background and Other Details

This is the lesson in which I teach you about creating the background. I show you tons of blending techniques and other creative ways to add visual interest to your design.

Lesson 5: Texture and Motif Fills for Contrast

In this lesson, we start getting to the nitty gritty of the final artwork. You will see me use several different techniques to add interest and detail. I show you the texture brushes I have created, and I explain the settings. Throughout the process you learn much more about brushes. I also explain things like blending modes and masks, and the curves layer adjustment.

Lesson 6: Alternate Methods to Add Interest

At this stage, we pull our layout together, and I will correct the small details that make it work. We take a quick look at color adjustments and talk about next steps. I want to show you how versatile you can be and how valuable experimentation is in your development.

Lesson 7: Prep for Photoshop and Review Brush Making

In this lesson, I will show you time lapses of the completion of the layout and I will review the export process. I also do a quick review of the fastest brush making method I know.

Lesson 8: Finalization and Prep for POD Sites

I take you through all the necessary steps for preparing your file and uploading to POD sites, in this lesson.

Concepts covered:

Concepts covered include but are not limited to Procreate wall art design, Procreate wall art with brushes, layering, transparency, Procreate brush stamps, Procreate canvas settings, Procreate snapping and guides, Procreate floral brush creation, layer masks and alpha lock, art licensing, creating original brush stamps in Procreate, the Brush Studio in Procreate, adjusting Procreate brushes, sizing of documents and brushes, using the streamline setting in the brush studio, adjusting scale of texture on Procreate brushes, compositions with brush stamps, adding texture brush stamps, Procreate brushes for adding interest, workflow best practices, painting best practice, Procreate composites, techniques with paints and blending, Photoshop resizing and layering prep for POD sites, uploading to POD sites, Society 6, and much more.

You will get the bonus of…

1 hour and 11 minutes of direction from an instructor who has been in graphic design business and education for over 40 years
knowledge of multiple ways to solve each design challenge
an outline with links to further research
a list of helpful online sites to further your education into surface pattern design

Heather Whyte

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