Procreate Watercolor Florals: Digital Painting Techniques

Watercolor florals and bouquets are a staple in graphic design and surface pattern design. Now with Procreate, you can experience the delicate qualities of traditional watercolor while enjoying the benefits of a digital medium where mistakes are reversible and the freedom to play is endless.

In this class, I am going to show you how to create loose digital watercolor florals on the iPad and how to assemble them into a cohesive bouquet in Procreate. Then, we will convert your digital watercolor florals into PNG graphic assets, and finally we will incorporate text to create a typographic poster.

You will learn:

Basic drills for watercolor using digital brushes.
Techniques for how to paint watercolor roses, secondary florals, and filler botanicals.
A comprehensive overview of how to compose a watercolor bouquet.
A step-by-step guide to painting the watercolor bouquet and how to adjust colours to give a more traditional look.
A new way to cut out and turn your painting into clipart with a transparent background so that you achieve a perfect selection.
How to cut out your watercolor leaves to create standalone clipart with a transparent background so they are ready for use as graphic assets.
How to intertwine text in your bouquet to create a typographic poster.

To simplify the design process, I have created the following class resources I would like to share as a free download that you can access from the class resources tab:

A Procreate canvas with watercolor textured paper and floral templates.
A custom watercolor brush set
A Procreate color swatch palette.
A Pinterest board for inspiration: https://www.pinterest.com.au/scill77/watercolor-floral-bouquet/
An Unsplash board of botanical references: https://unsplash.com/collections/89488048/plant-reference-inspiration

All you will need to take this class is your iPad and stylus. So, if you have some time to learn a few new skills that that will simplify and level up your watercolor workflow in Procreate, join me in class.

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Mika Dayon

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