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Tips & Tricks

Practical tips, short tutorials, and fun tricks to know, helping you get started and work more smoothly across Procreate and other digital art apps.


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a digital watercolor painting of a geode in blue and green made in the procreate app
Paint a Watercolor Geode
In today's tutorial, I wanted to explore one of my favourite themes - gemstones and geodes! It’s a favorite genre of mine which I wanted to try it in a new medium today, so I will be showing you how to paint a geode using my Amazing Watercolor ...
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monochrome alcohol ink artwork made digitally in the procreate app
Monochrome Digital Alcohol Ink
Today, I wanted to show you how to make a monochrome alcohol ink piece in Procreate. Mostly monochrome, I should say – I’ll be adding gold accents at the end. It’s a fun challenge to try and use only one color for an abstract piece, because it reall...
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colorful digital alcohol ink burst
Colorful Burst with Digital Alcohol Ink
Today, we’re going to make a colorful burst using digital alcohol ink in Procreate. I really enjoyed working with these bright, vibrant colors. This concept is not about filling the entire canvas - the goal is to create a fairly minimal burst in the...
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digital galaxy artwork made in Procreate
Paint a Digital Fantasy Supernova
Today, we're revisiting a favorite – Galaxies! Join me in creating a “fantasy supernova!” It's not something you will find in nature, but it IS a ton of fun! First, I create the background layer black. I’m choosing a yellowish orange color...
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a digital opal made in the procreate app with iridescent brushes
Draw an Opal in Procreate
Today I'm so excited to introduce my brand new Holographic & Iridescent brushes for Procreate! I've been wanting to make brushes like this for a long time.  The brushes are particularly well suited to gemstone drawings which is one of ...
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Draw a labradorite stone in Procreate digital art app
Draw a Labradorite Stone
Today’s tutorial is based off of one of my very favorite gemstones - labradorite! The mysterious depth of this stone will hypnotize you… If you hold it in the light, you will be dazzled by flashes of blue, green and yellow. I will be using my Irides...
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mother of pearl texture created with iridescent brushes in the Procreate app
Mother of Pearl Texture
In today's tutorial, we will make a mother of pearl abalone shell texture. Abalone shells are quite iridescent, usually blue and green with plenty of sparkles and gorgeous texture, lines and squiggles. We will be using the Liquify tool to re-cr...
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surprising results using quick line function of the procreate app
Using Quick Line in Procreate with Scatter and Pattern Brushes
n today's tutorial, we will explore a fun way to use the standard Quick Line tool that comes with Procreate. I love to mix things up by exploring what's possible when you make art using both my brushes and the excellent free tools that com...
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How to paint inside of a font in Procreate
Draw Inside a Font in Procreate
Today's tutorial is a bit more advanced, with loads of texture, experimentation, and more layers than a wedding cake! At the end of it all, you will have another fun trick up your sleeve, a skill that you can apply to your lettering art. I give...
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a swirly digital painting inspired by Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night
Swirly Painting Inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night
Today I'm very excited to bring you this much requested tutorial - an impressionist digital painting style influenced by Vincent Van Gogh. I’ve been wanting to create a “Starry Night” inspired video since I released my Painterly brushes, but I’...
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How to edit something out of photos in the Procreate app
Edit Things Out of Photos in Procreate
Today's tutorial is something quite different than what I normally do. I am bringing you a quick tip for editing a photo in Procreate! Have you ever taken the most perfect photo, but there is a person or object in the background that low-key ru...
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Create an iridescent mandala digitally in Procreate
Make an Iridescent Mandala in Procreate
In today’s tutorial, we're creating a mandala in Procreate! This piece was inspired by Jane Proctor, a member of our Facebook community. Jane’s artwork is simply marvelous! Please check out her Instagram profile. Lately, she's been creatin...
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here is a trick for making digital paintings look thicker and more realistic
Using iColorama for Thick Paint Effects
Today, we're going to do something new - moving away from Procreate for the time being to explore a few of the filters available in a different app called iColorama. I am not affiliated with this app, but it's something that I've noti...
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Acrylic pour artwork with cells made digitally in the Procreate app
Basic Swipe with Cells
Procreate already has a Liquify tool to make colors flow across the canvas, but real acrylic pours have “cells” - pockets of color that pop up from unerneath. With this range of dynamic cell brushes, along with specially formulated “swipe with cells...
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digital acrylic pour flower
Acrylic Pour Flower
Today we are creating a digital acrylic pour painting in Procreate, which looks a bit like a flower! When I started out I did not intend for it to be a flower but that is how it turned out, with wispy tendrils for petals and a gold metallic center, ...
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