#im getting more comfy with drawing with procreate

[dailypearldoodles]

Day 475

I love a deranged expression :D

[xejune]

little horror concept based on cordyceps :3c

with thanks to @cozyqueerchaos for helping me brainstorm!

[runawayballista]

does anyone have any recommendations for painting brushes for procreate? i’ve been really wanting to try a more painting vs drawing approach but im struggling to get comfy with any of the default painting brushes and i’d like to use something textured as opposed to a basic round brush. they don’t have to be free, just relatively easy to use

[lavenderfursworld]

not precisely the same, but i got a drawing tablet recently and all my full pieces are now getting drawn in krita. more complex interfaces take a bit but it's not too bad!! i would definitely recommend trying CSP if you are interested! it will have a learning curve, but that's not necessarily a bad thing at all :>

i still use procreate regularly since it's super nice and portable, and i love the brushes and interface for when im on the move or want to be comfy (my pc's in the coldest room of the house :<) . but i definitely had and have limits with it, so its a breath of fresh air to have those limits lessened. even when i was using procreate actively i wouldnt let myself do proper detailed illustrations because im a Layer Guy and managing that was hell

tldr 10/10 give it a shot have some fun w it!! definitely worth having a go

I’m considering learning clip studio paint because any of my more involved illustrations really push the limits of procreate (layer limits and their weird scaling are the bane of my existence, the workarounds I do are so tedious) but i actually kind of like the default brushes in procreate (or my edited versions of them) which just kind of keeps me in a state of stubbornness.

Also learning new complicated interfaces are not my favourite thing, but I really do kind of want to have a bigger toolbox when making more detailed art.

[sixloid]

Hey, quick question... how do you do lineart and shading? I suck and desperately need advice... also love ur art <3

hi!! ty so much :] i use 2 drawing apps when i draw dont ask me why ig i like different brushes but for my sketches i draw on ibis paint most of the time and use This brush right here

for my lineart i often use procreate and use the narinder brush in the sketching section (and also doodle with it) bc it looks rlly nice and ive been drawing with it for a while now surprisingly bc i always tend to change brushes 😭

for lines i turn the layer to multiply then add a layer on top and set that one to clipping mask then i color the lines inside w a shade of pink and bc the lineart layer is set as multiply the pink will look darker idk if this makes sense?? i do that for all my lineart so yea WOW I SAID LINEART AND LAYER A LOT i May be stupid

ALSO for lineart dont hesitate with ur lines, its gonna make everything harder and ur gonna struggle and spend way more time on it instead just warm up beforehand a good way to do so would be to just trace lines until you get more comfy and also draw using the force in ur wrist and not ur arm!! i rlly love doing lineart now it may be my one of my fav parts i am an Outcast

for shading it just came with experience i guess…? i was rlly bad at shading at first So a few tips i learned along the way was to never shade w black bc it doesnt look nice (except if ur goign for that kind of aesthetic where it works) so i always shade w purple or pink colors set on multiply and it blends nicely,, also!! trying out a lot of things can help id suggest making a pinterest board or smth with art U like/are inspired by and try out some of the aspects just to practice things u wanna get better at and it can also help ‘develop’ ur artstyle!!

also for clothing folds and stuff Which was hell to shade for me i just studied w a lot of pics and now i Think im better at it idk help but studying always helps a lot in everything like when i dont know how to draw smth i Always use a reference pic and its a very good warmup!! also try to keep in mind a light source bc otherwise the shadows may contradict themselves but thats still fine as long as ur learning And there is no right way to do art dont overwork urself if you cant do something first try its fine art is a journey :)

SORRY IF THIS WAS KINDA LONG i hope this helps in Some way even if im bad at explaining but i rlly love answering stuff abt my art in general so :}