Procreate - Illustrate Orchids

This is a beginner friendly class and for someone who want to learn the basics of painting flowers in procreate.

What you'll learn
- To Illustrate Orchids in Procreate
- To plan and sketch composition for a flower
- To add shading and highlights
- Tips and tricks to achieve semi realistic effect

Requirements
- An iPad / An Apple Pencil / The drawing app, Procreate

Description
About This Class

Let's illustrate Orchids in Procreate!

This is a beginner friendly class and for someone who want to learn the basics of painting flowers in procreate.

I will start this class by showing some examples of completed orchid illustrations and explaining the process i followed to illustrate them.

Orchid we’ll be illustrating in the class:

Phragmipedium Peruflora’s Cirila Alca

I have divided the illustration process in 3 steps:

Research & reference images

Planning & sketching the composition

Illustration

3 Ways to sketch in procreate:

Freehand

Tracing

Combination of freehand & tracing

Resources available to download:

Sketches

Brushes

Colour Palatte

Reference Images

These orchid illustrations can have a range of applications, here are a few examples:

Surface Pattern Designs

Art Prints

Stickers

Journaling

Personal Projects

Planners

Social media

Selling clipart or elements on online platforms like Marketplace, Etsy or own website

In this class you’ll learn:

How to Illustrate Orchids in Procreate

How to Use reference images

How to plan and sketch composition for a flower

How to add shading and highlights

Tips and tricks to achieve semi realistic effect

Techniques you can apply while illustrating any flower of your choice!

Who this class is for:

Intermediate Level: Anyone who knows the basics of Procreate

You’ll need:

An iPad

The drawing app, Procreate

An Apple Pencil

My drawing tools:

11-inch iPad Pro (2nd Gen)

Apple Pencil (2nd Gen)

Procreate, Drawing App (5.3.7)

By the end of this class, you’ll have created a beautiful Orchid illustration with tips and tricks on illustrating any flower of your choice.

Project Instructions

For your class project you can illustrate any Orchid of your choice with the technique shown in the class.

You’ll find sketches, brushes and refernce images in the resource section that will help you kick start your project.

In addition, I've included a class showcasing numerous Orchid illustration examples that I've illustrated using the same technique shown in the class.

Here's an additional list of orchid flower names:

Phragmipedium Peruflora’s Cirila Alca

Miltoniopsis Hajime Ono

Masdevallia

Papilionanda Tan Chay Yan

Mokara

Dendrobium Burana Green

Oncostele Eyes Candy

Dendrobium Enobi Purple

Dendrobium Ninja

Paphiopedil

Who this course is for:
- Intermediate Level: Anyone who knows the basics of Procreate
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