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Procreate
Easy Flower
​​Brushes

Use three brushes - petals, vines & leaves to create your own beautiful designs in the Procreate App on your iPad .  Detailed Step by Step instructions are below.
​Brush 1: Easy Petals
easy_petals.brush
File Size: 2680 kb
File Type: brush
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Brush 2: Easy Vines
easy_vine.brush
File Size: 1605 kb
File Type: brush
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Brush 3: Easy Leaves
easy_leaf_.brush
File Size: 2881 kb
File Type: brush
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Using the Stamps

The Flower

1. Create a canvas - I've used an A3 sized (420mm x 297mm) canvas at 300dpi
2. Choose a Colour Palette:

You will need 2 greens for the vines & leaves, two shades of the same colour for the flowers (eg pink light & dark) and a background colour for starters.
​I've used the following hexadecimal colours:
  • c5df85 (a light green)
  • 616f3b (a darker green)
  • 52529a (blue for my background)
  • e198abb (pink - petal shading colour)
  • 9f3465 (darker pink - petal colour)
I've included the Colour palette / swatch I used below if you would like to use that.
easy_flower_brush_set.swatches
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File Type: swatches
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3. Set your background colour  - I used hexadecimal 52529a
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  1. ​In the Layers Menu, touch "Background Colour"
  2. Choose "Value" from your options at the bottom
  3. Where it says "Hexadecimal" type in your chosen code (348AA7)
Alternately choose your own colour using any of the colour menu options
4. Save the colour into a New Palette - I like to do this so I have a record of the colours I used. You never know when it will come in handy.
  1. ​Open the Colour Panel
  2. Choose "Palettes" from the bottom options of the colour panel
  3. Tap the "+" icon in the top right corner & choose "Create new palette"  to create a new palette
  4. Tap onto the first square of the palette to add the new colour 
5. Turn on the drawing guide
  1. ​Under the "Actions" menu choose "Canvas"
  2. Toggle on the "Drawing Guide" button
  3. Tap on "Edit Drawing Guide"
  4. ​From the options underneath the canvas choose "Symmetry"
  5. Beneath this, choose  "Options" and from the menu that appears select "Radial". The "Assisted Drawing" button should also be toggled in.
  6. Set the Opacity to about 50% and make sure the colour of the drawing guide lines is contrasting to your chosen background colour - choose this by tapping along the rainbow line running along the top of the page. I set mine to white.
  7. Tap "Done" twice to exit the menu
6. Set the Brush Colours
  1. Under brushes, choose the "Easy Petals" Brush
  2. Choose two Colours for the Petals
    1. Click on the Colours Menu and open any of the menus except "Palettes"
    2. At the top right of the menu there should be two rectangles of colour
    3. Tap on the right rectangle
    4. Choose a colour OR  type in the value of your lighter (shading) petal hexadecimal colour  (e198abb) in the "Value menu"
    5. Add this colour to your palette by tapping on a blank square
    6. Tap onto the left rectangle
    7. Choose a colour or type in the value your darker (petal colour) hexadecimal colour value (9f3465)​ *Note - to add a second hexadecimal colour here, I had to go off the Colours Menu and re-open it - there seems to be a glitch. If you are choosing colours from the disc/classic/harmony you shouldn't have to do this.
    8. Add this colour to your palette also  
7. Draw the first petal - note because of the radial symmetry, drawing one petal onto the canvas will results in 8 petals appearing. I set the size of the petal brush to 3%, but if the size of your canvas is different to mine, you will need to adjust. Do not draw too fast.

Hint: if your petal colours look wrong, you may have the background petal set to the wrong colour. Click onto the "Colours Menu" and tap once onto the darker colour. That will set it as the petal colour.
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  1. Practice drawing the petals. Delete and repeat until you are happy with the petal shape & size. I find starting out very lightly, drawing the length of the petal while increasing the pressure, then pause the Apple Pencil at the end of the petal before letting off the pressure & lifting off the page. 
8. Draw in a second petal adjacent to the first. Don't overcrowd, we are going to be drawing in a third set of petals next.  Delete and repeat until you are happy.
9. Go to layers and turn off "Drawing Assist" for this layer
10. Draw in the remaining petals without the help of the "drawing Assist" - this will give a more natural result.

The first layer of petals is done!
11. In the Layers menu, add a new layer and turn on "drawing Assist" 
13. The Second Layer of Petals
  1. Slightly reduce the size of the petal brush (to about 2%). The second layer of petals should be slightly thinner and smaller than the first layer.
  2. As above, draw in two of the petals, and then turn off "drawing assist" to draw in the final petals.
14. Add in shading to the back petals
  1. Add a new layer above "layer 1", rename it "shading 1" and turn on the clipping mask
  2. Choose the "Soft Brush" from the "Airbrushing" group.
  3. Go to the Colours Menu and choose a slightly darker colour than the petals for shading (I used hexadecimal #682242)
  4. Put the size at about 6% and the opacity at around 50%. In a circular motion add some shading onto the back petals
15. Add in shading to the front petals
  1. Add a new layer above "layer 2", rename it "shading 2" and turn on the clipping mask
  2. Use the same "Soft Brush" at the same settings 
  3. In a circular motion add some shading onto the front petals
16. Create a new layer at the top, and turn on drawing assist.
  1. Select the "Easy Petals" brush again and reset the colours (using the colour palette) back to what they were. 
  2. Reduce the brush size further and draw in smaller, thinner petals. This time draw in 3 petals before turning off drawing assist and filling in the rest.

Note - if the petals are coming out the wrong colour, you may have the petal and shading colours the wrong way around. Go to the colours menu and tap on the darker colour to set it to the petal colour.
17. Add in shading to the new front petals
  1. Add a new layer above "layer 5", rename it "shading 3" and turn on the clipping mask
  2. Use the same "Soft Brush" at the same settings and colour as we used before (find this colour in your colour palette) 
  3. In a circular motion add some shading onto the front petals
18. Create a new layer at the top again, turn on drawing assist, and draw in the final layer of the smallest petals. Remember to reset the colours before you start.
19. Shading the Flower Centre
  1. ​Add a new layer to the top and rename it "Centre shading"
  2. Reselect the Soft brush, set the size to 3% (opacity stays at 50%)  and choose a colour for the flower centre  - yellows & oranges work well. (I used #d57a25)
  3. Sae the colour to your palette
  4. Using a circular motion, shade in the flower centre.
20. Draw in the flower centre
  1. Add another layer to the top
  2. Select the easy petal brush and change the colours -yellows and browns work well.  (I used the yellow #d5a225 for my shading and the orange-brown #bd5116 for the petal). Reduce the size a little
  3. Draw in 2-3 layers of little petals, starting at the back, then moving on top into the centre.
21. Final Adjustments
  1. Go to "actions" then "Canvas" and toggle off the "Drawing Guide"
  2. Group all the layers together (swipe right on each layer to highlight it and then choose "group"
  3. Rename the Group "Flower"
  4. Use the transform tool to change the size of the flower so that it sits neatly in the centre of the page with room for vines and leaves around it.
Advanced Adjustments (optional)
  • Use the transform tool to rotate or resize individual petal layers
  • Slightly adjust the colour of the back petals by selecting that one layer, going to "Adjustments", then "Hue, Saturation, Brightness" and then very slightly increasing the saturation (56%) and decreasing the brightness (48%). 

THe Vines

1. Create a new layer below the "flower" group and rename it "vines". 

​2. Get the brush ready
  1. ​Select the "Easy Vine" brush and choose two green colours (as we did for the flower brush). Don't forget to add them to your palette. I used #c5df85 (lighter green) and #616f3b (darker green).  Have the brush set on the lighter green (tap once on the lighter green rectangle to make sure you have this set right)
  2. ​Set the vine brush size to about 12%
3. Draw in the first vines - start drawing from behind the flower and draw in slow loopy spirals.
4. Add a new layer BENEATH the "vines" layer and label it "Vines behind".

5. Now draw in the adjoining vines - putting this layer beneath means that the joins will be hidden. Use a solid eraser to remove any unwanted pieces of vine that peek out from behind.

The Leaves

1. Add two new layers - one above the "vines" layer and one above the "Vines behind" layer. This will allow us to create a 3D effect with the leaves. Call them "Top leaves" and "Bottom Leaves
2. Select the "Easy Leaf" brush. The colours remain the same, but we want to have the darker green as the main colour this time.  Tap once on the Darker green rectangle to select it. ​The size is about 18%.
3. In the "Top leaves" layer, draw in leaves poking out from behind the flower, but on top of the vines. As with the petals, practice and delete until you have the leaves looking how you like them. I find drawing slowly with light pressure works well. pause slightly at the start of the stroke for a wider base, and then lift the pressure off as you draw out the stroke.
 4. Now switch to the "Bottom Leaves" layer and draw in some leaves sprouting out from behind & between the vines.

Adding Extra Flowers By Copying

1. To create extra smaller flowers, duplicate the "flower" group (do this by swiping the group left and choosing "duplicate"

2. Expand the duplicated group and delete the bottom two layers and their shading. Do this by swiping each individual layer to the left and choosing "delete"
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​3. Rename the remaining group "small flower"
4. In layers, select the "Small Flower" group and then tap the "transform" tool to move, rotate and re-size the small flower we have created.
5. Create more flowers by duplicating this "small flower group" and using the transform tool to move, rotate and re-position them through out the canvas.
6. If desired, move one/some of these small flowers behind leaves and/or vines by moving their group  below the "Top Leaves" and/or "Vines" layers
7. Changing the colour of a flower:
  1. Selecting its group, tap on the group and choose "Flatten"
  2. Now, with this layer still selected, go to the "adjustments" Menu, there choose "Hue, Saturation, Brightness". Play around with the Hue, Saturation and Brightness until you are happy with the new colour.
  3. Click on the "adjustment Menu" again to exit it.
  4. Repeat for the other flowers as desired.

Adding New Flowers from scratch

1. Create a new Layer at the top of the Layers Menu & rename it (eg. "daisy")
2. Go to the "Actions" menu, Toggle on the "Drawing Guide" button and click on "Edit Drawing Guide". The blue dot in the centre of the page can be moved to create a new flower elsewhere on the canvas. Click "done"
3. Reselect the "Easy Petals" brush, and choose a new colour scheme. Add them to your palette. 
​I choose Dark Yellow (#e3a712) and Light Yellow (#dadc0c), with the light yellow selected.
4. Repeating the steps from creating the original flower, create a new flower in this spot. Change colours and experiment with different colours for the inner petals.
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5. Turn off the Drawing Assist

6. . Group the layers of this new flower together, flatten the layers & then duplicate the flower. Scatter them around the canvas. Move some behind the leaves & vines.