Procreate is a free, cross-platform software platform used to create artwork and media. It is ideal for beginning artists who are looking to add a new skill to their repertoire!
Using Procreate, you can make quick work by following the tutorial included in the software. You do not need any special skills or equipment to use this guide!
For more advanced users, this article will discuss how to make a heart brush in Procreate. This article will also discuss some tips and tricks for making a heart brush in Procreate.
Heart brushes are one of the most popular kind of art today. They are flat, thin pieces of artwork that contain some kind of message or theme.
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Tap the brush icon
Now select the Tap The Brush icon command in the right side of Procreate. This will bring up a new window where you can select a different brush material.
You can now change the shape, thickness, and color of your heartbrush to be used as a tap brush. Change it to a softer, more flexible material like leather or cloth to experiment!
Change it as desired and/or as necessary to get your heartbrush. Once done, save your changes so you do not have to go back and change them next time.
Under shape, tap heart
The tap feature allows you to create slight outlines around shapes like a circle, rectangle, and oval.
To use, simply place a shape on your canvas and then press the tap feature. It will take several seconds for the feature to recognize the shape and add the outline.
Once it does, you can use your brush to blend and highlight the shape!
This feature is very useful for creating cool designs like widow’s weeds or heart shapes.
Under size, slide to the right
Some portrait subjects look exactly the same from the back as they do from the front. This is because their backs are always up, and they are turned towards the camera.
If you need to change your subject’s perspective of themselves, Procreate has an easy way to do so. Create a heart brush layer with your subject, then add some details to them!
To create this layer, go to preferences, then click on the plus sign next to ‘specials’. Then type in ‘heart’, press enter and add some blush or a smile.
Under softness, slide to the right
The most difficult part about making a heart brush in Procreate is deciding whether to make the bristles softer or harder. Both options look and feel great!
If you decide to make the harder bristles, you will have to slide a little bit of hardener onto the top of the bristles and then apply your blush or stain onto your softest cheek. The more natural looking this looks, the more you will want to add on top of it.
If you decide to make the softer bronzier brush, you will have to slide some natural lure bait into it and then apply your blush or stain on your softest cheek.
Under color, tap the circle icon
Now, hold down the left button on your mouse as you draw a line. This will pause Procreate and show you the heart brush mode.
Holding down the left button as you draw a line will pause Procreate and show you the heart brush mode. You will now have to tap either the top or bottom of your heart to complete this mode.
Tap once on the left side of your heart, and tap once on the right side of your heart to make it look full. Tap once again to close it!
Now that you are in this mode, go ahead and add some details such as flowers or an outline shape.
Under blend, slide to the right
Now, under blend, slide to the right.
This is the most important section of text in this article! Read it carefully, and you will be able to make many more beautiful looking brushes in Procreate!
Many people create eyelashes in Procreate by blending several layers of material together and adding a little product on top to shape the lashes. The trick is to add more product between the very smallest amount of product you have and the total amount of product you want.
To increase density in your brush, decrease your minimum or maximum settings of content. To decrease cost per item, increase how few products you have or reduce their thicknesses.
Tap done!
Your heart brush is complete! If done correctly, no one will notice any differences between your brush and a real one.
If you make a mistake, you can press back and try again. You can also pick up Procreate from the app store to try out other artists’ brushes.
Paint!
The best way to make a heart brush in Procreate is to start with a blank canvas. You can use paper,or any surface you would like to apply your brush to. The important thing is to pick your paint!
Many artists use ink as their paint, but that is not a good choice for making a brush. Ink requires painting many times before it solidifies and can be difficult if you are using an old one.
Realists use oil or chisel paint, these types do not require painting before glueing them onto the board. This is ideal because you do not want to take away the paint from the heart before it hardens, which would be tricky to remove.
Lastly, some artists use spray paints, these do not require painting before glueing them onto the board.