Are you ready for some holiday art fun? I have recently been updating this artwork for a call-out for art licensing and I thought to myself “Hey, I could teach a lot of new concepts with this”, so I have packaged it up as a class here to share those steps with you.

This new class, Create A Charming Snow Globe Snowman in Procreate, will show you some of my illustration and licensing design methodology, and ways to use my new sampler set of 22 gouache brushes which I provide you for free. In the class, I take you from start to finish in creating a full Snow Globe Snowman, notably with a realistic 3D glass snow globe. And, I have techniques to save the illustration in its original 2d format then convert it to a 3d look that fits into the snow globe. I use this method to be sure the art that we’ll be creating is completely editable and can possibly be used for more than 1 purpose. But the star of the show is definitely creating this snow globe snowman in a very loose and forgiving style.

In this class I’ll walk you through:

my step-by-step method for illustrating the snowman and snow globe in Procreate
tips for creating compositions for a really varied and appealing pattern using brushes
my workflow for use of layers and other great features like snapping and the liquify filter
fully background creation and adding light flares and a 3d look
methods for keeping the design fully editable for later adjustments and recoloring

If you’re an aspiring illustrator 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 create art for possible art licensing opportunities and to improve efficiency while illustrating.

The key concepts I will include:

review of my brush alterations and adjustments
a look at the liquify filter for adjusting art
approaches you can take in your creative work

This is an ideal class for you, even if you are not sure what you will use the art for, whether it be for a greeting card design for sites like Cardisle or Greeting Card Universe, or whatever! Learning new Procreate workflows is always desirable. I guarantee you will create something super adorable, and it’s so much fun, once you get the hang of it!

Intro to Create A Charming Snow Globe Snowman in Procreate

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

Lesson 1: Overview, Sketch and Brushes

In this lesson, I will show you the objectives for class and explain the merits of the technique I use. I walk you through the beginning of planning.

Lesson 2: Painting the Top Hat

In this lesson, I will break down the complete process of drawing and painting the snow man. I even provide you with the template to make it easier!

Lesson 3: Top Hat Ribbon and Scarf

In this lesson, I will further explain settings and sizing of the brushes. We will work on the ribbon for the hat and with that you will learn about highlights and shadows and how to make something look shiny.

Lesson 4: Painting the Branches and Cardinal

This is the lesson in which I we will begin some of the other details like painting the branches for arms and the little bird. You will see me do a little bit of creative problem solving with positioning the branch to be between two levels of the scarf.

Lesson 5: Finishing Touches on the Snowman

In this lesson, we start to finalize the snowman. We will draw the coal for eyes, and I show you some ways to add interest to the full black. We will talk about different ways we could do the mouth and I will show you how to add the rosy cheeks. I also show you how I fix up the scarf where the left branch arm protrudes.

Lesson 6: Starting the Globe and Base

At this stage, we will begin the work on constructing our globe and its base. I will show you all the tips and tricks I have to make the process as easy as possible. By the end of the lesson, we will be ready to start distorting our snowman to make him look 3D as well, and we will do that in the next lesson.

Lesson 7: Placing and Distorting the Snowman

In this lesson we will place the final art of the snowman and I will show you some tricks with the liquify filter to re-shape him. The reshaping will distort him in the way the glass on an actual globe would distort him.

Lesson 8: Finishing Touches

The final touches are what will make this snow globe snowman complete. We will add all kinds of highlights and shading and will finish by adding a complete background including a tablecloth.

Concepts covered:

Concepts covered include but are not limited to Procreate painting with gouache paints, layering, transparency, Procreate canvas settings, Procreate snapping and guides, the Brush Studio in Procreate, adjusting Procreate brushes, sizing of documents and brushes, using the streamline setting in the brush studio, adding texture brush stamps, procreate brushes for adding interest, creating shine and dimension, creating reflective glass in 3d, using liquify to produce 3d art, liquify for correcting art, simple breakdown of drawing techniques, workflow best practices, painting best practice, Procreate composites, techniques with paints and blending, and much more.

You will get the bonus of…

approx. 1.5 hours 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
a free brush set valued at $14 complete with printable reference chart
a rough sketch to use as a guide for painting a snowman

Marga Hendrix

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