TUTORIAL // drawing environments in procreate (Patreon)

Time for this month’s tutorial: drawing environments in procreate! I’ve done an environments tutorial in the past, but it was focused on my workflow in photoshop. While it is possible to replicate that same workflow in procreate, I tend to take a different approach, mainly because I prefer to work with textured brushes on the iPad since it is so intuitive and responsive!

Because this workflow is all about those brushes, I made a list of the brushes I used to draw this study. I do want to emphasize that there is no need to use these specific brushes for your environment art. What I want to show you with my process is that you can experiment with all kinds of brushes to get the effect you want, which includes default procreate brushes or brushes you make yourself! There’s no need to purchase these if you don’t want to spend the money on them. But I do find them helpful in my own process, so here’s a little visual guide plus a list:

From the MaxPacks Gouache set (https://maxpacks.com/gouache-maxpack):

• Gouache Clean - I’d say I use this one most of the time, since it’s the most intuitive brush for me.

• Gutterpunk - this one is great for texture and you’ll see me use it in different ways.

• Bristle Gritty - also great for texture and also soft shading that can later be blurred into a gradient.

• Detail Gritty - I use this one for adding final details towards the end.

• Wet (I call this ‘gouache wash’ in the tutorial)- this is a softer brush that I use for the sky from time to time.

• Dry brush - this one was used for the ripples at the end.

From the RazumInc pro II set (http://cbr.sh/ai2y9?ref=loish):

• Shade upd 1 - this one worked great for getting some atmospheric mist in the distance.

• Idea bra II - this one creates interesting interrupted lines.

• Canvas border II upd - this was the twisty brush that I drew the cloud wisps with.

• Geometric sketches R - I tried this one for the water ripples but got rid of those strokes in the end because they felt too smooth.

From the Macalabs procreate set (http://cbr.sh/sndsf0?ref=loish):

• Leyendecker - this brush created some nice scratchy lines that i could use for the water ripples.

From procreate default brushes (from the ‘painting’ category of brushes):

• Nikko Rull - this was a square textured brush that worked nicely to create some large brush strokes for the sky and a few other things.

• Turpentine - this also gave a nice textured scratchy effect for the water.

Here’s the post showing the final artwork and the reference image in case you want to give it a try yourself! Hope you enjoy this one and as always, feel free to post any questions you may have!