The default setting should place the symmetry line in the exact center of the canvas.

Tap 'edit drawing guide' and select Symmetry. Tap the wrench in the upper left corner, and then under Canvas, tap the drawing guide to enable it. Use symmetry to draw these shapes to make it easier.įollow these steps below to form the base layers: The first step is using these two bottom layers to draw a solid base shape, which will help keep the watercolor clean and contained. This is the Hand Pressed Paper that comes in the Everything Watercolor for Procreate Pack.

It's highly recommended to use a paper texture if you're painting watercolor digitally it makes a big difference in replicating the look. Monoline (Default Procreate Brush - Calligraphy Panel) - for drawing the base shape of the bulbĪN Push Down for Color - this brush builds up pigment really well and has soft edgesĪN Sketch Pencil - for sketching the flowers.ĪN Dark Edge Little brush - this is the main brush we'll use to draw the flowers and leaves, has a naturally darker edge, and is pressure sensitive so it responds really well for drawing leaves and petals.ĪN Saturated Water Smudger - we'll be using this brush on the smudge tool to blend.ĪN Blooming Cloud - this will help add some watery bleed effects at the end.ĪN Watercolor Eraser - for opaque erasing.ĪN Push Down for Water - for softer, transparent erasing. I cover some specific Procreate watercolor techniques, including smudging, getting darker, crisp edges, and recreating a blooming water bleed look. This tutorial uses the Uproot Watercolor brushes, and mixes in some techniques from my tutorial on how to draw flowers. In today’s tutorial, we are going to walk through the exact steps to create this beautiful piece.

Want to paint some florals…with a twist? ) Let’s learn to paint watercolor flowers in a lightbulb, in Procreate!

Procreate watercolor tutorial