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Many of my customers who are playing around in Procreate have asked for my brushes. I have decided to give away my base brushes I work with to paint my photos. I'm not giving away my stamp brushes, but in post #3 of this series, I will show you how to make your own, which will help to make your resulting artwork uniquely YOU! :) Below you will find a rough video where I show you what each of these brushes will do - as a painting brush and as a blending brush. The brush set can only be installed in Procreate versions 4.1 and above. Be sure you have the correct version before installing them. Please do not redistribute these brushes - if you wish to share them with someone, please direct them to this post with the video where they can download them from here. And if you're new here, please check out my textures and backgrounds. With every painting, I always start with blending my photo with them to get the photo "paint ready" before beginning in Procreate. They also make great beginning backgrounds for your "from scratch" paintings you wish to do. :) Be sure to sign up for the mailing list, too, so you can be notified of new additions to the website! The Video:The Brushes: Installing the Brush Set: Save the brush set file in your DROPBOX (or Files app): Transfer the file(s) ending in .brushset from your computer to your Dropbox folder. Tip: If you have a Mac (macOS 10.11 or higher), you can AirDrop the brush set directly from your Computer to your iPad. This transfers and installs the brush set all in one step! Open dropbox (or Files app) - On your iPad, open the Dropbox app, then navigate to the folder where your brush set is saved. Tap on the brush set file, then click the small [...] icon and click Export. Click Open In... and tap Copy to Procreate. Now, when you open Procreate, you'll see the brush set at the top of your brush library!
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When you really want to stretch your creativity, ask yourself "What If?" when you're working on your art. That's what I did after I pulled out this photo to work with:  "Big and Small" - this was one of those images I asked myself "What If?" a lot on! What if...I added a hummingbird to sit on his horns? What if...I added lots of textures, focusing the light on the area where the bird sits? What if...I desaturated those textures to tone down the color of the elk, while still keeping the hummer more richly saturated? What if...I added lots more textures from a variety of collections on top and underneath the elk in different layer modes, forcing the light and dark areas to happen exactly where I wanted? What if ...I ran a painterly preset in multiple programs and blended them together using layering at various opacities? What if...I used a smudge tool to soften the hard edge on the hummingbird that I missed when masking? What if...I added a slight - very slight - shadow on the horn under the bird? Take your time...ask yourself "What if?" a lot...it takes hours of work, but it's well worth it.  I've had numerous people ask me "Can you do your texture work with photos in Procreate on the iPad?" And the answer is YES! I created Where Crows Roost this morning, using ONLY the Daily Texture resources, and a couple of my custom brushes I made for Procreate. I photographed some crows recently, and I had a vision of a strong textures, mixed media background for them. That was my goal with this piece:  I began by opening the new Painted Ground background, and then opened the Better Days barn background on top. I created a mask on the barn layer, and masked away all of the background, and that little attached shed on the left side of the barn. Then using the liquify tool in Procreate, I warped my barn a bit to give it some unique and whimsical interest. Using the mask again, I blended the barn right into the ground level of the Painted Ground Background. Then I started adding multiple textures on top, in various layer modes and opacities. It was at this point, things got a little crazy and I lost track of what I used. I do know I used several textures from the Studio Collections and the Restored Collection in this category. I decided to add just a couple of my custom drip brushes at the bottom of the barn to give a little more painterly interest to the piece. I also stamped a couple of my custom brushes at the top edge of the barn, coming over the edges a little. This was all completed on new layers so I could resize each brush stamp, as well as move it exactly where I wanted it on the art. I added accents from the Gold Leaf Collection as final touches at the end. Finally, I sent the image back to my computer and sharpened everything up a bit. Now I have an interesting, mixed media style background to use with one of my crow photos! As you can see, yes, you can do layering and masking with your textures in the Procreate App. I know we are limited on the amount of layers which can be added in Procreate, but once I get things looking good, I often merge the layers down, and start adding new layers on top again for additional accents and looks. This way, I am never limited on what I can add. :) Products Used to Create This Art:Painted Ground A Petite Texture Collection
$14.00
The Painted Ground Petite Texture Collection features 1 abstract painted ground level background in 4 color tones which you can easily blend with your subjects who are on ground level. Mix the 4 colors together by using masking and different layer modes to create your own unique color tones and looks for your art. For wildlife, domestic animals, people, and more of your favorite subjects, these will help you bring the focus onto your subject and go from snapshot to art in just a few minutes! *Because this is such a painterly background, it works best with those photos you give a painterly look to using your painting software. Use these textures "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs by placing them on a layer under your subject and masking away the subject's original background. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. You can also use these textures as overlay layers to enhance existing photos or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings! This collection contains a total of 4 resources, all for one low price. Download is presented as ONE (1) large zip file. Textures are 6000x6000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. Better Days Single Background
$14.00
Better Days Single Background - Take any subject from one of your photos and mask it into this scenic background to create a whole new work of art which will give your subject a sense of place and tell a story. This background also includes a FOGGY and FALLING SNOW version of the background. •To use this background, simply place your photo on top of the background in your software and mask away your subject's original background to reveal the new background underneath. •Using your transform tool in your software, you can resize your subject layer and position your subject exactly where you want it on the new background. •You can also add our textures as overlay layers to enhance your creative art, or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images. •These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings! Download is presented as ONE (1) ZIP file. Backgrounds are 6000x4000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. NOTE: Our watermark is removed on purchased backgrounds - you will not see the watermark on the downloaded file. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. The Gold Leaf Collection
$80.00
The Gold Leaf Overlay Accent Collection features 40 glitzy, gold accents, designed to add an extra-special little something to your finished art. There are solid accents, corner accents, edge accents, scratchy accents and more in this collection. All are PNG files, with transparent backgrounds, which are easy to place on top of your completed art to add a little bit of glamour! This collection contains a total of 40 transparent overlays, all for one low price. Download is presented as SEVEN (7) large zip files. The gold leaf overlays are 6000x6000 pixels in size and are large size PNG files in square format. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. After blending my photos with textures, sometimes I land on one I can just "see" as a painting. So I take the image over into Procreate to create a painting. I have been sticking to a certain style as far as my Procreate paintings this year...you can see them all on my personal art website. Many of you have asked me how I do my paintings in Procreate, so I thought I'd do a demo video. It actually ended up being two videos. I hope you enjoy watching the process!  "Keen Sense" Part 1 and 2 of the Videos Are Below:Alpha-Gal Allergy is something which can happen after being bit by ticks - I have recently been diagnosed, though I suspected it for several years. My symptoms got worse after a new tick bite on Feb 15th of this year, and I have been very sick ever since. As wildlife photographers, I think everyone should be educated on this and how it can affect your life. In this video, I talk about my experience, and my thoughts. I'm not going over all the research and scientific things...you can search Google for all of the published information. Instead, I'm telling you my experience from my viewpoint. I hope you will find the information in this video useful in some way -- and if nothing else, I hope it will encourage you to be extremely diligent about tick protection. So my advice to those who have it.... Avoidance is the #1 thing. Avoid anything with mammal in it, including dairy. This includes butter, frying oil {many restaurants fry stuff in beef lard}, sauces and breading, salad dressing, etc. Research medicines...research household products used...and change if necessary to those without mammal. Look at everything you: ingest, touch, or inhale. Anything that just says "natural flavors" or "artificial flavors" on an ingredient list can potentially contain mammal and set off a reaction. #2, Do whatever you can to prevent new bites. Check out InsectShield.Com for clothing. #3, Don't freak out if it doesn't seem to get better for a while...keep looking into if you are accidentally exposed. It takes inflammation in the body a LONG time to go away. #4, Don't eat out, or be very, very careful eating out. Don't talk to the teenager at the counter or even waiters/waitresses...talk to management if eating out to make sure your allergy is understood. The last thing a manager wants is an incident happening in their restaurant! #5 Be sure any doctors who treat you are aware of your allergy, and make sure YOU understand what's in medicines so you can make THEM understand. {like the fact GELATIN comes from mammal...I'm amazed at how many medical people seem surprised and have an "aha" moment over that one!}  I really do! I love being able to take a "normal" photo like this:  And turn it into ART like this:  The pose this raccoon had was perfect for holding a flower. So I brought in a flower photo after I masked away her original background and blended her with one of the Bountiful Spring Field Backgrounds. I rotated the flower, and resized it down to position it properly in her paws. And I masked away the flower background completely as well, to isolate the flower. I added a couple more textures on top - one from the Ascend Collection and one from the Mesmerized Collection. After getting the look and lighting the way I wanted, I took the merged image into Impresso Pro to create the painterly effect. And that is how "A Flower For Mom" was born. :) Collections Used To Create this Art:Bountiful Spring Field Background Collection
$20.00
The Bountiful Spring Field Background Collection features 1 Field Painting in 4 Color Tones, giving you a beautiful environment to add in your favorite subjects. For wildlife, domestic animals, people, more, these textures will easily give your favorite subjects a new sense of place with a wonderful mood. Use these backgrounds "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs by placing them on a layer under your subject and masking away the subject's original background. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings! This collection contains a total of 4 backgrounds, all for one low price. Download is presented as ONE (1) large zip file. Textures are 6000x6000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files in square format. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. The Ascend Texture Collection
$80.00
The Ascend Collection features 20 square background textures, filled with a range of cheerful color and soft,ethereal brushstrokes. For wildlife, domestic animals, still life, people, landscapes, and more of your favorite subjects, these textures will lift your art to a new level and give your work a colorful glow with a heavenly feel. Use these textures "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs by placing them on a layer under your subject and masking away the subject's original background. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. You can also use these textures as overlay layers to enhance existing photos or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings! This collection contains a total of 20 textures, all for one low price. Download is presented as TWO (2) large zip files. Textures are 6000x6000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files in square format. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. Mesmerized Texture Collection
$60.00
The Mesmerized Texture Collection features 20 textures with various shades of deep, rich colors energetic brush strokes and paint movement. Use these textures "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. You can also use these textures as overlay layers to enhance existing photos or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings!
This collection contains a total of 20 textures, all for one low price. Download is presented as TWO (2) large zip files. Textures are 6000x4000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. In this video, I demonstrate how I did a simple head swap on the bird, and then I take you through the creation of the artistic image using textures and resources from the collections at the bottom of this post. Original Photo{s}  Finished Art  Watch Me Create This Art:Sweetest Dream Spring Field Background Collection
$20.00
The Sweetest Dream Spring Field Background Collection features 1 Field Painting in 4 Color Tones, giving you a beautiful environment to add in your favorite subjects. For wildlife, domestic animals, people, more, these textures will easily give your favorite subjects a new sense of place with a wonderful mood. Use these backgrounds "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs by placing them on a layer under your subject and masking away the subject's original background. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings! This collection contains a total of 4 backgrounds, all for one low price. Download is presented as ONE (1) large zip file. Textures are 6000x6000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files in square format. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. Island Dreams Texture Collection
$120.00
The Island Dreams Texture Collection features 45 texture backgrounds, filled with luscious brush strokes in a variety of spring and summer beach, sea, and ocean colors. For wildlife, domestic animals, still life, people, landscapes, and more of your favorite subjects, these textures will infuse your final art with a glorious coastal vibe. Use these textures "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs by placing them on a layer under your subject and masking away the subject's original background. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. You can also use these textures as overlay layers to enhance existing photos or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings! This collection contains a total of 45 textures, all for one low price. Download is presented as FOUR (4) large zip file. Textures are 6000x6000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files in square format. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. Painted Accents Eight Overlay Collection
$12.00
The Painted Accents Eight Overlay Collection features one {1} ground dust painted accent in 22 color tones from Jai's personal color palette. Dress up your wildlife, domestic animals, still life, people, landscapes, and more of your art featuring your favorite subjects with these accents, which add expressive elements, interest, and a uniqueness to your finished art, as no two artists will use them in the same manner as you will! Use these overlays "as is" to add an expressive, painterly feel to your photographs by placing them on a layer on top of your subject and masking away the areas you don't want to keep. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. You can also use these textures as overlay layers in a variety of layer modes to enhance existing photos or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images. This collection contains a total of one {1} PNG transparent overlay in 22 color tones, all for one low price. Download is presented as ONE (1) large zip file. Overlays are 6000x4000 pixels and are large size PNG files with transparent backgrounds in horizontal formats. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. In today's video, I take you through the creation of this eagle art. I used a Sweetest Dream Spring Field texture as the background and then three layers of Island Dreams textures were added on top: One to adjust overall color tone, one to add a bit of darkness where I wanted, and one more to add some brighter light in an area. I hope you enjoy the video!
Resources Used:Sweetest Dream Spring Field Background Collection
$20.00
The Sweetest Dream Spring Field Background Collection features 1 Field Painting in 4 Color Tones, giving you a beautiful environment to add in your favorite subjects. For wildlife, domestic animals, people, more, these textures will easily give your favorite subjects a new sense of place with a wonderful mood. Use these backgrounds "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs by placing them on a layer under your subject and masking away the subject's original background. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings! This collection contains a total of 4 backgrounds, all for one low price. Download is presented as ONE (1) large zip file. Textures are 6000x6000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files in square format. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. Island Dreams Texture Collection
$120.00
The Island Dreams Texture Collection features 45 texture backgrounds, filled with luscious brush strokes in a variety of spring and summer beach, sea, and ocean colors. For wildlife, domestic animals, still life, people, landscapes, and more of your favorite subjects, these textures will infuse your final art with a glorious coastal vibe. Use these textures "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs by placing them on a layer under your subject and masking away the subject's original background. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. You can also use these textures as overlay layers to enhance existing photos or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings! This collection contains a total of 45 textures, all for one low price. Download is presented as FOUR (4) large zip file. Textures are 6000x6000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files in square format. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. This morning, I played with a snowy owl photo with a white background just to give you guys some creative things you can do with those white background photos. Here's the before and after images I show in the video...be sure to watch the full video below...and I hope you enjoy it! :)
Resources I Used In The Video:Illumination Texture Collection
$80.00
The Illumination Texture Collection features 28 rich textures/backgrounds, each featuring a beautiful glow to bring light and focus to your subject. You can use these textures "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. You can also use these textures as overlay layers to enhance existing photos or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images.
This collection contains a total of 28 textures, all for one low price. Download is presented as TWO (2) large zip files. Textures are 6000x4000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files. Due to the large file sizes, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. Create A Wildlife Masterpiece Texture Collection
$120.00
The Create A Wildlife Masterpiece Texture Collection features 40 textures with various shades of warm and cool tones as well as energetic and exciting brush strokes. You'll be able to easily create wildlife art with this fantastic mix of textures and backgrounds! You can also use these for your people subjects, if you desire.
Use these textures "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. You can also use these textures as overlay layers to enhance existing photos or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings! This collection contains a total of 40 textures, all for one low price. Download is presented as TWO (2) large zip files. Textures are 6000x4000 pixels in size and are large size JPG files. Due to the large file size, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. Software Requirements: Any software which can open JPG image files and which is capable of doing layering and masking, such as PaintShop Pro, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Topaz Photo FX Lab software {which is the software I personally use}. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. Big White Fluffies Cloud Overlay Collection
$80.00
The Big White Fluffies Cloud Overlay Collection features 50 cloud photos from Jai's original photography to overlay and add more interest to your finished work. The overlays are made available in a variety of crops and sizes. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art.
This collection contains a total of 50 cloud overlays, all for one low price. Download is presented as TWO (2) large zip files. Overlays are presented as large size JPG files in a variety of crops and sizes up to size 6000x4000 pixels. Due to the large file sizes, the download may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection. This resource is made available in accordance with our commercial use license. Please read the license before purchasing. When I'm photographing wildlife in the field, I often come out with photos which are too dark. I try to remember to adjust my exposure compensation UP to get it right in camera, but sometimes I forget and I'll have photos which appear unusable. However, they can be saved in many instances! By using "Screen Mode" in your layers panel in your photo editing software, you can brighten a photo which may be too dark - instantly! I did a short video showing you the process here: |
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