

I enjoy that it is a lightweight device and is very portable. I have an older iPad Pro, but I am a big proponent of using Apple’s tablet for drawing and painting digitally. The tutorial shown below was done using Procreate on my iPad Pro. Digital Painting using an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil It’s easy to pick up the Procreate brush and get right down to doing what you are there to do: paint! Procreate has an ease of use and fluidness that makes it fun to create with.


Painting with the Procreate app is one of my favorite ways to create a digital painting. For my illustration, I wanted to convey mood and story by contrasting the sleeping figure and the flying character using color value and hue. Artists have been using color since the beginning of art history to communicate messages and evoke emotions from their audience. The use of color is an essential element in painting. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Lastly drag the Add layers to top and you are done.Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. I recommend you to stick to maximum 5 layers and play around a bit to understand the blend modes better. Step 3 : Now duplicate the overlay layer 1-2 times and change blend mode to Add use 1or 2 Add layers for soft glow and for intense glow you can include few extra Add and Overlay layers, but don’t overdo it. Then apply gaussian blur based on your preference and drag the layer underneath the first drawing layer. Step 2 : Duplicate the last layer and, change its color to whatever color you want the glow to be. Watch how to make a perfect Crescent Moon easily in Procreate & ibisPaint If you are familiar with my art you probably know already that I’m obsessed with the crescent moon Step 1: First create a new layer above the background layer and draw something you want to add glow to, use white or another light color.

See the example below to know how I turn light colors to dark almost instantly with little effort. It can be a solid background or an illustration like mine. You can watch the process video and download the layered Procreate file on Patreon if want.īefore you proceed make sure the background you are using for the glow has a dark shade of whatever color you are using. I already have few tutorials on creating glow on my Patreon but, as not all of you have access to it so I decided to share this one. Today I’m going to show you one of my ways to make things GLOW.
