Paint This! Delicious Strawberry Crepe in Procreate Tutorial! Easy Guide

Hello everyone. In today's video, I'll show you how to create this delicious strawberry crepe, also known as crepe in procreate. We'll paint together, and I'll guide you by sharing my favorite techniques to bring this delicious meal to life. Whether 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 and cozy up, grab your blanket, pour yourself a drink, and let's get started. All the brushes and canvases I'm using will be found in the description below. You can also download the free sketch and color palette there as well. For today's demonstration, I'll be using the mint texture canvas, but you can use any canvas you like. And as you can see, I have already imported my sketch here, and we're going to create a new layer underneath that sketch, underneath the watercolor texture canvas. And these are the color palettes in order for you guys to follow along. And we'll start by picking the light red tone color, and begin with our wet on dry brush hard edge effect. We'll start with the strawberry, and we'll work our way around to the crepe, adding some of those delicious sweet chocolate effect. Now before starting your paintings, understanding light direction is what gives the painting the life. So I made the decision to have the light direction coming from the top left corner. So it's going to be a bit lighter on the top, and progressively darker as we go to the more of the right bottom side. So we're going to keep the size to around 65% and 100% opacity. And create an oval shape just like this. And from there, we're going to create a new layer, and pick the second midtone red tone color here. And we're going to add layers on top of each other. Lighter areas will tell where the form catches light, midtones give you the structure, and the darker anchors the whole object all together, giving a natural look. And we're going to do the same thing with the second strawberry on the top left. And now we're going to create a new layer, and pick this darker tone, red tone that we have, and focusing on the right corners just like this. And if you are enjoying these tutorials, hit that like button, subscribe to our channel, you'll be notified when new videos are released. Now we're going to add some strawberry stems on the top. So we're going to create a new layer now, and pick this green tone color, keeping the size to around 30%, 100% opacity, and starting from the top, just like this, going along the lines and filling in the middle like this. In my opinion, if you are a beginner, and require some assistance, this is the best way to do it, going along the lines and filling inside the middle. Since I already made the sketch for you guys here, it'll be easier for you to just follow along the lines. And the wet on dry brush tapers off nicely, giving a nice sharper edges near the end of the tip of the stems. And we're going to do the same thing here on the top. And from there we're going to create a new layer, and pick this darker tone color, but we're going to reduce the opacity to around 60%, giving a bit more depth, supporting on the right side since the light's coming from the left. Don't worry about adding too much details to this, because this is not the main focus of the painting. Now before we move on to the grape, we're going to combine the red tone colors of the strawberry, using our two fingers, and pinch them just like this. And we're going to use the moving blender, keeping the size to around 20%, moving in one direction, blending two tone colors, just like this. If you're struggling to blend colors like this, I recommend people to blend only two tone colors at a time, so light mid, or mid dark. And play around with the size of the brush, that will reduce the over smudging, or not mixing enough. And going in one direction like this, reduces the chances of over smudging, and having a bit more control for the colors. And there we have a gradual change of colors, from light, mid, and dark tones, mixed and all together like this. Now moving on to the grape. And we can combine the stem colors together like this. We're going to create a new layer, and pick this light brown tone color now. Using the wet on dry brush again, 100% opacity, and 100% size. And we're going to go ahead, painting the entire grape. And don't worry painting over the chocolate lines, because we can paint on top of that. And like I said before, I like to paint outside the lines, and fill in the general area in the middle. And as you have noticed, I like to keep one continuous motion when I'm using my wet on dry brush. If it's difficult for you to just make in one motion, without lifting the apple pencil off the screen, you could have multiple layers, and can later blend by using the regular or moving blender, to have a single tone color. And there we have the base of the crepes. Now you'll notice that crepes do not have a flat color, it has a bit of a darker area in the center. And just like pancakes, they create a little bit of a golden spot, where the batter hits the heat unevenly. So I'll show you how to create this effect. So we'll create a new layer, and pick this mid tone dark brown tone, and use the wet on dry brush, keeping the size to 100%, and keeping the opacity to around 50%. And as you can see, we're going to go along the lines, leaving a small area on the edges, but generally we're going to fill in the middle of the crepe. And don't forget the little corner on the right here. And move on to the second crepe that's at the bottom. This will add some warmth, and a bit of crunch to the softness of the crepe. Now as you can see, the crepe actually folds itself. You'll see deeper darkness areas, almost like a little tunnel to the shadows. So we're going to increase the opacity to around 65%, and we're going to paint inside the loops just like this. Giving that distinct fabric looking effect, that folds and loops around. Now continue to loop to this right side, at the bottom here. And again, that dark pocket at the bottom of this crepe. Now we're going to add a dark tone layer. Inside these pockets, to create more depth. Now we're going to create a new layer, and pick this dark tone color, the brown. And now we're going to focus on the inside of the pocket like this, even further. Keeping the opacity to around 55%, and focusing on the corners like this, as it slowly loops around, almost like an ear. Same thing over here to the right side, all the way to the corner, and slightly at the bottom. And moving on to the bottom of the crepe. Now we're going to create a little bit of those circle specks on the crepe. Leaving a beautiful golden circle, or some call it, toasted dots. To do this, we're going to go to that layer of the midtone color that we painted. Have it selected, and now we're going to use the eraser tool, and use a fine line brush. We're going to zoom in, and keep the size to around 30%. And we're going to make some random circles, some big, some small, oval shaped. And I have it unsketched, for you to just create how you've ever wanted. And that is one of the reasons why I leave some of the sketches left out. It's great to have guidelines, to help you understand the idea, and the proportions with perspective to stay grounded. But at some points, you need to let go of the guidelines, and just let the painting breathe on its own. Meaning, real life isn't made of perfect lines. Things blur, shift, move around with unpredictability. If you stay too rigid with your sketches, or construction lines, the final result just kind of feels stiff, or overly technical. Because if you're watching this, I'm guessing you're looking for some guidance. Maybe a technique, maybe some inspiration. And I'm here for that. But more than anything, I want you to find your way of painting. Your voice, your style, your creative self. So take what I show you, at the starting point. But not a rule, let it guide you. And maybe try bending it, breaking it, or flipping it around. Because the goal isn't to paint like me, but it's to paint like you. Now it's my favorite time to add the painting, of chocolate. So we're going to go into the most top layer, and we're going to create a new layer. And we're going to pick this dark chocolate tone color. Using a fine line brush, keeping the 100% opacity, and keeping the size to around 45%. And starting from the top, work our way all the way down. Just like this. As the chocolate drizzles down to the center. And a lot of people ask me how I choose a specific color for something. And the key is to find a reference photo, or buying a crepe for art purposes, and trying your best to match the same color tone as your reference. And the best part of digital art with this process, is that there's unlimited amount of color available to you. And it doesn't cost you a thing. Other than charging your iPad once in a while. But the main thing here is to experiment. Because there is no perfect color. And for bigger areas, I'm going to go along the lines. So we have to be a bit more precise here. And then fill in the center, without any worry. Going over the lines. Same thing with the bottom piece of the chocolate. Melting away outside the crepe. Filling in the outlines, just like this. And filling in the insides. Really study the reference and the image itself. Ask yourself, what makes this, this? For example, looking at a crepe with chocolate oozing out. As you can see, chocolate isn't just completely black or dark brown. There are layers of colors. Mixture of dark cherry wine tone colors. That gives that distinct look. Well, that chocolate look. And now we're going to add some more details to the strawberry. Now select that tone color that we used to paint the strawberry. We're going to create a new layer. And pick this yellow tone color, using the fine line brush. And now we're going to put some tiny spots around the strawberry. To give that nice yellow seed effect. And to create more depth, and go back to the layer of the strawberry. We're going to create a new layer. And pick this darker red tone. Keeping the opacity to around 30%. And putting a slight darker tone underneath the seeds, just like this. Creating more depth and realism to the strawberry. I could have added more blueberries or blackberries to this crepe. But because the simplicity of the strawberry. I wanted to keep it simple and easy for you guys to do. Now to give a bit more of a realistic watercolor effect. We're going to create a new layer. At the most top layers. Pick this dark tone color, the red. And we're going to use the wet on dry brush, 50%. To create some more water stain looks. Adding more depth, just like this. It's going to be a bit more transparent. But giving a harder edge effect. Of that water staining effect that dries up. And now reduce it to the opacity to around 30%. And fill in the middle of the strawberry like this. And we're going to do the same thing. Keeping it around 40% on the top. And reduce it to 30. To add a bit more of those middle dry effect. Now we're going to do the same thing with the chocolate. Pick this dark brown tone color. Using the wet on dry brush. Keeping the opacity to around 70%. So we're going to add some of those dark tones on the right side. Where the light hits on the left. It's going to be a bit more darker on the right. And the bottom pieces of the chocolate. Colors are just like crepes. If you could have multiple layers, why not? And that's what we're doing. Adding more layers on the colors that we have already. And as you can see, the chocolate looks even more richer at this point. By adding those darker tones. Now here's a little trick I like to use to create more depth. We're going to use the topmost layer. Create a new layer. And use the fine line brush now. Keeping the opacity to around 60%. Using the same dark brown tone color that we had. And focusing on the inside of the most dark areas. Where it will be covered from the light. The tunnels of the crepe. Focusing on the edges only at this time. And now use the regular blender. Keeping the opacity at 100%. And size to around 25%. We're going to drag some of the colors. Out to the light areas. To give that gradual change of light colors. This will give that natural watercolor effect. Where paint of the darker tones spreads to the lighter tones like this. Now we're going to add some shine to the chocolate. Reflections and the strawberry. So we're going to create a new layer at the most top layers that we have. Pick a white tone color like this. And we're going to use the gouache brush. Keeping the opacity to around 55%. And size to around 15%. And just focusing on painting the top areas of the chocolate. To give a nice glistening effect. And some parts of the chocolate is going to be protruding outwards. From the crepe folds. So we're going to add that. Continuing on painting at the bottom of the layers of the chocolate like this. Only on the edges. And we're going to do the same thing with the strawberry. Keeping the opacity to around 30%. And working around the seeds just like this. As the light spreads across the strawberry. Focusing on the lighter tone areas. Where the light hits the most of the strawberry. And increase the opacity to around 80%. And size to around 15%. And only slightly putting some of the light reflections at the most top corners like this. And again we're going to reduce the size to around 4%. And giving a nice reflection of those seeds. As they are shiny. Now it's time to add some shadows. Now go to the most bottom layer of the strawberry here. Create a new layer. And we're going to drag it to the most bottom layer like this. And pick this dark blue tone color. Use the wet on dry brush. Keeping the opacity to around 40%. And as you can see the light's coming from the left top. And we're going to focus on the bottom layers of the crepe like this. Around the chocolate. And we're going to put some shadows on the right side of the chocolate. That's on top of the crepe. To give it more of a protruding 3D effect. And since the crepes are on top of each other. The bottom is going to have more shadows than the top like this. So to finish it off I want to add those crisp slightly darker edges. So we're going to create a new layer at the most top layer. Pick this mid-tone brown tone color that we used. Pick the hard edge brush. Keeping the size to around 15%-100% opacity. And just like this we're going to create a nice crisp edge. And do the same thing at the bottom layer of the crepe. And just like that all we have to do is now remove the sketch by unchecking the box. And there we have a delicious strawberry crepe covered in delicious chocolate. And if you enjoyed this tutorial and want to continue painting with me. Click on the next video and I'll see you there.