Thank you so much for your purchase!

:)

I hope you will enjoy this watercolor brush set!

I wanted to offer some tips and tricks for using these brushes and textures. Hopefully
this can give you some ideas for exploring this set!

*For help importing files into Procreate, head to page 19.

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Tips for using brushes, textures, and more:

APPLYING PAPER TEXTURES

Using a paper texture can add so much life and realness to your digital works.

With this download, you have a few different ways you can apply texture to your pieces.
You can apply textures using the:

1. Paper texture .jpg files included with your download

2. Premade .procreate canvas files

3. Custom paper Procreate brushes

Here’s how you can use them in your work:

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Use the paper texture .jpg files:

First, save the .jpg paper files to your camera roll on your iPad

Then in Procreate, when you’re finishing up a painting and want to add some nice visual
texture, go to:

Actions (the wrench icon) > Add > Insert a Photo > Albums > Recents
Then pick one of the paper textures from your camera roll and drag it into place to cover
your entire painting.

Then open the layers palette and click the “N” next to the texture layer.

Then change the blend mode from Normal to Multiply.

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(Experiment here and try others too- like Linear Burn. Multiply is just my trusty go-to.)

Play around with the opacity slider as well to get the look you like.

Now the painting will likely have a more artistic and traditional feel!

Here’s a step by step look at the process:

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Or you can use one of the premade .procreate canvas files:
I’ve also included two .procreate canvas files in your download that are ready to go! Just
load one into Procreate and start painting. (It will load into your main gallery.) Be sure to
paint below the “Texture” layers, on the layers called “Paint On This Layer,” to optimize
the effect. Of course, you can add more and more layers below the Texture layers as
you need them.

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Or you could use the custom Procreate paper brushes:
I’ve also turned some paper textures into Procreate brushes. So if you’re someone who
just likes everything in brush form, this one’s for you! Try Coarse Paper, Homemade
Paper, Cotton Rag 1, Cotton Rag 2, Cold Pressed, and Recycled Paper brushes to
get the look you want!

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ADJUSTING THE PRESSURE CURVE
If you draw a lot, you may sometimes get cramps or aches in your hand after lots of
time drawing. What helps me is to adjust the pressure curve.

Go to Actions (the wrench icon) > Prefs > Edit Pressure Curve

I like to pull the arc upwards. This helps me not kill my hand, since I naturally draw with
a lighter touch. Try experimenting with this. (You can always reset it back to standard
with the Reset button.)

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USING ALPHA LOCK
Sometimes you just want to paint within a watercolor wash and not go outside the
boundaries of the wash. (This helps keep a nice crisp watercolor edge, too!)

You can achieve this by alpha locking your watercolor shape layer.

To Alpha Lock, you can use the gesture: swipe right with two fingers on your watercolor
shape layer. When done successfully, the background of the icon of the layer will
become like a checkerboard.

Or you can Alpha Lock like this: Tap the watercolor shape layer once to bring up the
menu and then tap Alpha Lock.

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Alpha Locking will make it so that you can only paint within the contents already on the
layer.

Here I was able to use the Watercolor Blooms 1 brush to add some fun effects around
the rim of the watercolor shape, without it getting outside the boundaries of the shape.

If you ever want to turn Alpha Lock back off, just repeat the same steps from above.
The checkerboard background will mean it’s on, and the plain background will mean it’s
off.

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ADDING “SALT”
Using the Salt brush can create a more realistic watercolor look.
I find using light colors like white or an off-white work nicely!
(Having Alpha Lock on, as demonstrated above, works well for this too.)

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CHOOSING COLORS FOR RAINBOW WASH
When using the Rainbow Wash brush and the .procreate premade canvases, choose a
lighter pastel color, instead of a dark color, to get the rainbow look.

I tend to use colors that hang out near the top of the color sphere as seen below:

*Quick tip: The Rainbow Wash brush works great for abstract watercolor bases and for
backgrounds too.

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PLAYING WITH COLOR
If you think your colors are lacking, try experimenting with the hue, saturation, and
brightness.

Go to Adjustments (the magic wand icon) > Hue, Saturation, Brightness

Have fun experimenting with the sliders until you find colors that inspire you!

You can even try simply duplicating your painting layer to see if that intensifies the
colors in a way that works.

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PAINTING FLOWERS
Painting flowers is so much fun! It may take some getting used to, as you get to know
the brushes. But with a little practice, you’ll be painting flowers in no time. :)

1. Grab a saturated, dark color and the Liner 1 brush, and make tight, curved C
shapes that sort of wrap around each other. Leave a bit of white space in
between your C curves. (For the size of the brush, I have the Liner 1 brush set at
about the middle of the size slider. As a note, I’m using Watercolor Paper 1,
which is one of the .procreate canvas files included in your download. This
canvas is 3500px by 5000px and 300dpi.)

2. Apply more pressure now as you add a few more petals. The added pressure will
make them a little larger.

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 3. Now go to the color sphere and drag to select a lighter version of your color.
Then add a couple more petals.

4. Again, grab a lighter color. And up the size of your brush a little on the size slider
as well. Now draw a few larger petals. On some petals, try to lift off the pressure
you apply at the tips of the petals so that you get a nice taper on the petal.
Practice with the pressure you put on your pencil, pressing lighter and harder to
achieve different thicknesses in the stroke.

5. Lighten the color a bit more and up the size of the brush a bit more again. Create
a few more C shaped petals, remembering how they wrap into each other.

6. Grab a very light version of your color, almost near white, and up your brush size
a bit more, to add the largest petals at the outer rim.

One of the really fun parts about painting flowers digitally is, you can paint all the
elements on different layers and then arrange them into a little bouquet!

*Quick tip- look at a photo reference if you’re just learning how to paint flowers so that
you can learn the shapes.

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Experiment with the other brushes in the set too! The Dual Dry Brush can be used for
flower centers.

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PAINTING LEAVES
I love painting leaves with the Liner 1 brush (with the brush tool,) Smudger 2 (with the
smudge tool,) and the Sharp-edged Eraser (with the eraser tool.)
You can play around with the other liner brushes in the set as well!

Here is how I like to draw a basic leaf:

1. Using the Liner 1 brush, draw a thin, slightly curving line. (I have my size set to
about 2/3rds of the way up the size slider for this.) I use light pressure on my
pencil. According to google, this part of the leaf is called the “petiole.” (See
diagram below.)

2. Now with harder pressure, starting at where the petiole attaches to the leaf at the
base, paint that half teardrop shape of the leaf. Lighten up on the pressure you
put on your pencil as you get to the tip of the leaf.

3. With hard pressure again, make that same shape on the other side. Only this
time, you can connect it to the petiole or leave a little negative space of the paper
showing- making it look like the “midrib” of the leaf. I like to draw leaves both
ways, with the negative space showing and with it closed off.

4. If you want, now you can use the smudge tool and the Smudger 2 brush to blend
where the two sides of the leaf connect. This is optional though. You can leave
that line where the shapes connect if you like the look of it.

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Here is another technique you can use in your paintings of leaves:

Here I used the Liner 1 brush to draw the stem, petioles, and the basic shapes of the
leaves. Then I went in with the smudge tool, and using the Smudger 2 brush, I blended
to create a lighter green in the middle of each leaf.

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If you ever want to tighten up an edge, like watercolor can be sometimes, use the
Sharp-edged Eraser to crisp it up.

I hope you have a ton of fun with these brushes and textures! If you have any questions
at all, please feel free to reach me at artworkbygabrielle@gmail.com.

Thank you again and happy painting!

Gabrielle

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Importing files into Procreate:

I would recommend downloading the files to your computer and then transferring them
to your iPad. I've found this is usually the easiest way to do it!

On a mac computer:

Download the zip file

Unzip the file by double clicking it. The new folder will be the one you use.

Turn Air Drop on on your computer

Set it to “Allow me to be discovered by: Everyone” for now. (You can turn this off later if
you wish. It just makes transferring files super easy.)

Also Turn AirDrop on on your iPad

Set it to “Allow me to be discovered by: Everyone”

Keep the computer and iPad close next to each other. Then right click the .brushset file
on your computer, and press Share AirDrop.

After a few seconds, your iPad should show up. If it doesn't, make sure AirDrop is
turned on correctly on both devices and set to Everyone.

Click your iPad as the device to share with. After a second, you should get a prompt on
your iPad.

Click Accept, Open with... Procreate

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Now the brushes should import and should be found in your Brush Library. They should
load to the top of the stack, in their own section.

(Follow the same steps for the .procreate canvas files. They will load into the top of your
gallery. Follow the same steps for the paper textures. They will load into your camera
roll.)

*Make sure you have the most recent update of Procreate for this so you are able to
import .brushset files.

On a PC computer:

Download the file to your computer and unzip it

Attach the .brushset file to an email and email it to yourself (I’m using Gmail and Google
Drive. Hopefully what you’re using will act similarly.)

Open your email on your iPad and click the .brushset attachment

It may say unsupported file type

Click the blue arrow in the lower right of your iPad screen

Wait for page to load

This may lead you to a jumbled mess of file names.

In the upper right hand corner of that screen, click the Safari symbol. (The circle
compass shape.)

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This will appear to bring you to the same page.

But this time click that white, downward facing arrow, near the upper right.

Wait for the page to load

This will lead you to a page that says the .brushset name

On this page click “Open in “Procreate””

Now the brushes should import and should be found in your Brush Library. They will
load to the top of the stack, in their own section.

(Follow the same steps for the .procreate canvas files. They will load into the top of your
gallery. Email yourself the paper textures or use a service like Dropbox. Then save them
to your camera roll.)

On an iPad:

Download the file from DesignCuts and unzip it in an app like ZipApp Lite https://
itunes.apple.com/us/app/zipapp-lite-the-unarchiver/id585600850?mt=8

Click the unzipped .brushset file

A pop up should come up which says "Unsupported File Type"

Click open "in another App"

Click "Copy to Procreate"

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It will export the file and import into Procreate

You will find the brushes in your Brush Library, loaded at the top of your brushes in its
own folder.

(Follow the same steps for the .procreate canvas files. They will load into the top of your
gallery. Follow the same steps for the paper textures. They will load into your camera
roll.)

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