Procreate Demo: How to Make Wreath Brushes

 

In this Let's Talk: LIVE, we're making wreath brushes! You can use this process with any brushes to achieve a wide variety of results. In the demo, we used some default brushes, and brushes from the Overlay brush pack.

You can purchase those brushes here:

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Canvas set up:

  • Start with a square canvas.

  • Tap the wrench to access Actions.

  • Under Canvas, turn on Drawing Guide.

  • Then tap Edit Drawing Guide.

  • Set the guide color to something bright, and then turn opacity and thickness to maximum.

  • Select Symmetry, and then tap Options.

  • Select Quadrant, and then make sure Rotational Symmetry and Assisted Drawing are turned off.

  • Then tap Done to close

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Brush Stamp:

  • In the Layers Panel, tap the layer to access the side menu and turn Drawing Assist off.

  • Select a brush to use for your wreath. (For this example, we started with the Monoline brush and then switched to the Script brush.)

  • Draw a line following the horizontal guide. The line should begin around a quarter of the way from the edge, and extend just a little past the center of the canvas.

  • Now add branches, extending on the right half of the canvas.

  • Once the stamp is done, tap the wrench to access Actions, and under Add, select Copy Canvas.

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The Brush Studio

  • In the Brushes Panel, in any brushset, tap the plus sign to create a new brush.

  • You’ve now entered the Brush Studio! We’ll be adjusting settings within the attributes on the left side menu.

  • Start under Shape, and next to Shape Source, tap Edit.

  • In the panel that opens, tap Import, and then tap Paste to pop in the wreath branch you just drew

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  • When the brush is pasted in, it shows as black with a white background. You’ll need to invert it. To do so, use two fingers to tap once on the image.

  • Then be sure to hit Done in the upper right to save your shape!

  • Still in the Shape settings, drag the Rotation slider all the way to the right so it is set to Follow Stroke. Then tap Flip Y.

  • Under Apple Pencil, drag the Opacity slider all the way to the left, so it is set to None.

  • Under Properties, turn of Orient to Screen, and then drag the Maximum Size slider to 400%.

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  • Now go up to Stroke Path.

  • Adjust the spacing until your brush starts to look like a wreath, but not so much that there are gaps between the shapes.

  • This will depend on the length of the very first line you drew.

  • Next, go to Dynamics.

  • Here you can drag to Jitter (Size) slider over to create variance in the branch sizes.

  • You may need togo back to Stroke Path to re-adjust the spacing, as this setting canc reate some gaps.

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Optionally, you can adjust the Color Dynamics as well to create variance in the color of the brush!

Adjusting the Stamp Color Jitter (Hue) to around 10% results in a slight amount of color change which works great for botanicals and foliage.

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These Overlay brushes can add some great depth to your wreath brush creations.

Learn more about the Overlay pack:

 

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