PAINT THIS! Blueberry Tart in Procreate (EASY STEPS)

Hello everyone, in today's video, I'll show you how to create this delicious blueberry tart in Procreate. We'll paint together, and I'll guide you by sharing my top tips and tricks to achieve this realistic look on your iPad. It doesn't matter if you're just starting out your artistic journey or an advanced skilled artist, these tips will help you take your work to the next level. So take a moment to cozy up, grab your blanket, and let's get started. All the brushes and the canvases I'm using will be found in the description below. You can also download the free sketch and color palettes there as well. For today's demonstration, I'll be using the rough groove texture canvas, but you can use any canvas you like. As you can see, these are the color palettes that will be available for you in this order, so it's easier for you to follow along. The sketch is already downloaded and imported to my canvas underneath the watercolor texture canvas effect, and make sure to have a new layer underneath the sketch that we have. So we'll start with picking this light blue tone color, and start off with using the wet on dry brush hard edge effect, with 100% opacity and 100% size. If you are enjoying these tutorials, hit that like button, subscribe to our channel, so you'll be notified when new videos are released. And to achieve this realistic look, it's important to realize where the light source is coming and the shadows will be casted. This will help with working with the values and the colors. For instance, my light source is going to be coming from the left side, so the values on the left is going to be a little bit lighter, and it will get darker on the right side. This will achieve this realistic look, making the colors pop even more. We can zoom in and work on the blueberries one by one, doing it the traditional way, by adding light tones, mid tones, and dark tones. Since the light's coming from the left, it's going to be a little bit lighter in the center, slightly to the left. And we're going to do the same thing across all the blueberries, in the same direction where the light is coming. Starting with a light tone, lays down the foundation and provides a glow, and to keep the highlights alive and translucent. And don't forget the corner in the back here. From there, we're going to create a new layer to add the mid tone color, and we're going to pick the second tone color, it's maybe a little bit darker, and we'll put a second layer around the light tone color that we made. The mid tones will bring form, shape, and some depth into this. It's subtle, but essential for structure. And we're going to do the same thing across all the blueberries. I decided to do this full tutorial, requested by many of you, after watching my short tutorial across my platforms, and as of now, it has gotten over 15 million views. It may look a bit complicated, but once you see this tutorial, you'll begin to realize how easy it can be. We're completed with the mid tone, we're going to create a new layer again, and pick this dark tone color of the blue. Now the same thing, focusing more on the right side, and the deep corners and the centers of the blueberries. This is where the magic really happens. The deep shadows, the contrast, fine details, that makes the blueberry pop. And don't worry about going over the layers together, because when we mix them together, it'll all work out. And between the gaps of the blueberries, we're going to use the dark tone color to continue painting. I know many people hesitate to even start painting, because they're afraid of messing up. But let me tell you a secret, mistakes are where the magic happens. And that's why I love watercolor so much, it's meant to be not controlled. It flows, it bends, it surprises you. And like I always say, there's no right way, there's only your way. And that's what art is all about. So do your best, because the beauty comes from the spontaneous flow that makes the painting come alive. Now once we're done with the light, mid, and dark tone colors, we're going to open the layers tab, and use our two fingers, and pinch them together to combine the layers together like this. That's going to be a lot easier for us to blend. Now use the moving blender, we're going to zoom in, and keep the size to around 20%, with 100% opacity, and just going in one direction, wiggling around just like this, mixing the two tone colors. It's important to keep the size relatively small, but not too small where it's going to take you forever to blend, but enough for you to blend only two tone colors at a time. Working with two tone colors reduces the chances of over smudging the area, and allowing you to have more control with the tone color blending. And we're going to move across the bottom piece, reducing the size to around 13%, because it's going to be a little bit tighter in the corners here. As you can see, I have overlapped the areas, easily fix it by using the blender and blending them together, like there was no layers in the first place. Now we're going to focus on the golden brown pastry shell of the tart. So we're going to create a new layer, and we're going to start with this golden brown tone color, using our wet on dry brush, and starting from the left, we're going to go right across, and also putting a thin layer at the bottom, keeping the center the bright golden color. So starting from the left, we're going to go all the way across, just like this. And we're going to make another bottom piece tone color with the same tone color, creating some grooves just like this. And then we're going to pick this yellow bright tone color to fill in the center. The wet on dry brush is pressure sensitive, so when we're in the corners, we're going to put less pressure, and the center, to fill in the areas, we're going to put a lot more pressure. This bright tone color is going to create the golden crust look, just as if it was freshly baked out of the oven. And from there, we're going to use the moving blender, keeping the size to around 25-30%, and wiggling around just like this, creating some groove lines, going up and down like this. A lot of people ask me, how do I pick my tone colors? And for me, I like to use multiple references, and sometimes I make an excuse to go to the bakery, you know, for reference purposes, but the main thing is to just try the colors out and see for yourself. We're going to create a new layer again, and now we're going to pick this darker tone color, the brown, and use the wet on dry brush. Reducing the opacity to around 35%, and creating some grooves in between the lines here. Since the light is coming from the left, it's going to be some casted shadows on the right. And to create more value and depth, we're going to create another line from the top all the way across, as if the crust is kind of folded outwards. And since it's going to be a little bit more darker on the right side, we're going to increase the opacity to around 40%, and layer it on the right side a bit more. Now we can pick the regular blender, and just press down, tapping in some areas to blend in the colors slightly. Now I'm going to add a little bit more details to the blueberry. We're going to create a new layer again, and we're going to pick this dark tone color that we used before, and pick the fine line brush, keeping the size to around 20% and 100% opacity. And as you can see, I've sketched the details of the blueberry in the centers, so we're just going to do the same thing across. And there are going to be a lot of variations of the blueberry, so one is going to be facing forward, and all you're going to see is the back end of the blueberry, and the front and the corners to give a bit more variety. Having multiple blueberries create a variety in size, positioning, and the colors, making your painting more dynamic and less static. The painting looks a bit more alive, less flat, and gives an opportunity for the blueberries to be unique on its own. Now once that's done, we're going to use the regular blender again, keeping the size to around 15%, and we're going to drag in some of the colors to the center to the right. Because the light source is coming from the left side, the center of the blueberry is going to be dug in a little bit more, and it flares out of the lip of the blueberries. Decreasing the size to around 5%, because it's going to be a smaller area, mixing the colors in. By working on the core of the blueberry, it really brings out the realism of the blueberry's center. More berries equal more opportunities for light to hit at different angles, casting its shadows with each other and the tart, and allows you to practice highlighting and shading multiple times throughout the painting. And again we're going to use the same tone color that we used for the fine line details. Again pick the fine line brush again, and we're just going to add little dots in the center of the seed, just like this. Continuing using the dark tone color again, keeping the size to around 40%, and now we're going to focus on the centers between the gaps of the blueberries. This will make the rest of the blueberry pop even more, because now we're creating more depth. So we're going to darken the centers of the gap and between the blueberries just like this. This not only enhances the contrast between the light and the dark, but it also helps define the shape of the blueberries around it. Especially when you have a cluster of blueberries, and want to create more depth, enhancing the contrast by adding darker tone colors like this. It will enhance the highlights around the blueberries to create a nice soft shadow. Now once we're done this, we're going to create a new layer, and we're going to focus on creating watercolor stained looks. Using the wet on dry brush, same tone dark tone color that we used before, but keeping the opacity to around 40% and size 100%. And since the light's coming from the left, we're going to focus on the right side, but with watercolor stained looks, just like this. The centers are going to be a bit translucent, but the edges are going to be harder, creating that darker edge of the watercolor stained looks as the paint dries. Focusing on where the mid and the dark tones were, this will enhance that look that we had before. We're going to do the same thing all across the blueberries, focusing on the mid and the dark tone areas, just like this. I really love using the wet on dry brush, because it creates a nice pigment on the edges that draws the viewer's eyes, and I simply love the intentional stained look, that bold statement that you make, with a simple technique like this. Going back to it, it creates the imperfection look. You create streaks, overlaps, some stains that aren't uniform, which makes the painting more unique. Now we're going to create some shine, so create a new layer, and we're going to use a white tone color, and we're going to pick the gouache brush, keeping the opacity to around 40%, and size to around 30%. Focusing on the top left corners, where the light source is coming from, giving it the nice, fresh, hand-picked blueberry look. And since it's going to be more at the bottom, there'll be less shine to the bottom pieces, so we're going to reduce the opacity slightly. And we're going to put some shine on the crust of the tart at the bottom here, giving it that glistening, sugary taste look. And since we created the shine on the top left corners, we're going to cast a shadow on the right side. So we're going to the layers tab, and click on the most bottom layer, create a new layer, and we're going to drag it just like this. And we're going to pick this dark blue tone color, using the wet on dry brush, keeping the opacity to around 40%, and starting from the center, we're going to create some grooves, and on the right side, we're going to loop around as you cast a nice shadow. Just like this. And another darker tone layer, closest to the tart. And then use the regular blender to mix in the colors to give it a more gradual change of the shadow tones. Now we can remove the sketch part. Now once we remove the sketch, we can see that it needs a bit more darker browns to capture that golden, crispy goodness. So we're going to go to the layers tab, and create a new layer on top of that layer that we have for the pastry of the tart. And go back to picking that dark brown tone color that we used before, and use the hard edge brush. And keeping the size to around 20%, and going in one direction and upwards, just like this, we're going to create a line. And as you can see, it will create a hard edge effect, going in one direction as it gradually changes color to a lighter tone. This is perfect to create a bit more realistic watercolor edges, after we've completed the watercolor effect. As you can see, it fades in, in one direction. And we're going to do the same thing across the bottom piece of the tart. Same thing on the right side, going downwards, creating a more harder edge, crusty look. Same thing on the top of the tart, increasing the size to around 25%, and go all the way across, creating the grooves between the lines. Now since we casted some shadows on the right, we're going to continue doing that at the bottom of the crust. We're going to create a new layer, on the top layer, tone colors. Use the same tone color that we used for the shadow, using the wet on dry brush, keeping the opacity to around 35%, and casting some shadows on the right side, as the blueberries block some of the light, just like this. And there you have it, beautiful delicious blueberry tart. If you enjoyed this tutorial and want to continue painting with me, I got tons of other videos just like this for you to follow along. So click on that video, and I'll see you there.