WATERCOLOR! Blue Jelly Fish Style in Procreate (EASY STEPS)

Hello everyone, in today's video I'll be showing you how to create this beautiful blue jellyfish in Procreate. We'll paint together and I'll guide you by sharing my favorite techniques to bring this beautiful glowing jellyfish to life. Whether you're just starting out in your artistic journey or you're a pro in Procreate, these tips will help you take your work to the next level. So take a moment to cozy up, grab your favorite blanket and let's get started. All the brushes and canvases I'm using will be found in the description below. You can download the free sketch and the color palettes there as well. And for today's demonstration I'll be using the rough groove canvas but you can use any canvas you like. And as you can see these are the color palettes that are going to be available for you. And the sketch is already imported onto my canvas which is going to be underneath the watercolor texture canvas effect. And all the paintings will be underneath that sketch and the watercolor texture canvas. And we'll start off with our wet on dry brush hard edge and pick this first tone color. It's a light blue tone color. Keeping the opacity and the size at 100% and we're going to start from the top of the head of the jellyfish. We'll start with the jellyfish top of the head putting a light tone color to give that roundness form and then we're going to put the mid values and dark values. Layering is about control and restraint. You're not just painting over, you're glazing and allowing the colors to breathe and shine through each layer. We're going create a new layer and we're going to add the mid tone color. And we're going to layer the three tones like a stack of bricks using the same smooth motion across just like this. And now create another layer again and we're going to use this third tone color. This nice bluish purple tone color. This will create a lot of depth and dimension. And just like the ocean we're going to create some ripple effect underneath the head of the jellyfish. Giving that unique look of this beautiful creature. Now we're going to reduce the size to around 45% and we'll create a line underneath the head to give a nice looping effect. This will give a nice angling of the jellyfish to be slightly floating over us so we can see underneath the top of the head. Showing a bit of the underside of the jellyfish adds more depth dimension and a touch of mystery. And now we can create a new layer and pick this light tone color of light blue. And now we're going to paint underside of the jellyfish. To give a nice glowing effect I decided to pick the light blue tone color rather than giving a dark underside. And if you are having trouble staying within the lines I recommend zooming in closer and focus on painting on the outer edges first and filling the areas later on. And if you do go over the lines you can always go back and erase it. Now we're creating a new layer and we're going to tap on that layer. And we're going to tap the clipping mask. And we're going to use a wet on wet brush using this purple blue tone color again. Now a clipping mask is a layer that only affects the pixels of the layers directly below it. Instead of painting freely all over the canvas your brush strokes will only stay within the shape of the base color that we just made. So we're going to focus on slightly putting a layer underneath it just like this. And once we're done that we can go to the adjustment tools in the top left corner and pick on the gaussian blur. Now tap the screen while holding it we're going to slide it to the right keeping it around 15 to 20 percent giving a nice gradual color change. Now we can use our two fingers and pinch them together to combine those two. We're going to create a new layer and we're going to focus on the arms of the jellyfish now. I decided to sketch this beautiful curling and wavy structures. Totally giving off that 70s bell-bottom pants fives. But I wanted to keep it a bit more unique by having a nice beautiful transition from the light mid and dark tones the purples. So we can go along the color palettes here picking that light blue tone color that we used before and have a new layer there and pick the wet on dry brush now. So again painting along the sketch lines allowing us to follow along easily. Right now I'm in a phase where I can't stop painting sea creatures. It's just something about the colors and the way they flow passing through them creating a nice dreamy fluid motion. Maybe I do really need to go on a vacation somewhere warm for art purposes of course. And if you are finding these tutorials helpful and fun hit that like button subscribe to our channel to see more of these beautiful drawings. Now we're going to add more colors but we're going to create the layer underneath the tone color we just made and now create another layer again. Now use the second tone blue tone color here. It's going to be a little bit darker a slightly more vibrant on the right side now as it transitions going downwards. I decided to do this because it will give a natural flow of gradual color shift mimicking how light interacts with water because I want the light to be coming from the top and we're going to cast some of the shadows underneath. This will allow the viewer's eyes to instinctively follow the color changes leading from the brightest to the highlights of the deep to the rich tones of the tips. And as you can see I have left some of the parts alone on the corners of the sketched areas of this arm. That's because I want to create some more depth and we're going to add some darker tones in that area which will show the underside of the arms which is going to be a lot darker all the way to the right side of the arm here. Now to the third layer we're going to create a new layer and we're going to pick this now transitioning to a light blue tone color. Now starting from the left they're going to all the way to the right side outlining the outsides first like this and then filling them out. Only in the painting the areas where I'm painting right now leaving some of the areas of the corners showing the underside open to color and later. As you can see when you start on the outer edges you immediately define the form and the movement of the jellyfish. This prevents the shape from spreading uncontrollably and having some defined boundaries and let the magic do its thing inside. Now create another layer we're going to pick this darker cyan blue with a pinch of purple now adding the fourth layer of the art. And I'm sure you're aware that I love using the wet on dry brush hard edge. This is probably my favorite brush in the watercolor sets mainly because it's so easy to use creates that natural look of watercolor effect with beautiful hard edges making it so effortless and easy to blend. And we're going to create another layer lastly for the bottom piece now with this purple color. The purple provides a sense of calm intriguing and somewhat mysterious effect perfect for a deep sea creature like this. Now before we move on I'm going to blend the top of the head of the jellyfish. So I'm going to use my two fingers and pinch them together like this only the head part and we're going to pick that moving blender using 25 size and zoom in a little bit and we're going to focus on the two tone colors wiggling around just like this focusing on the light to mid and then dark to mid. Now I want to focus on the darker tones showing the underside of the arms so we're going to create a new layer on the top of the layers that we have. Pick this dark blue tone color using the fine line brush in the opacity and the size to around 75 percent. We'll start from the top creating a little bit of a layer underneath the head to give a nice gradual change of colors and since the light's coming from the top we're going to cast some shadows on the bottom pieces and just follow along the sketch like this as it's overlapping each other. This will define the folds and the areas of the deeper tones allowing it to have that natural flowing effect and since the light's coming from the left we're going to cast more shadows overlapping each other like this again showing the underside of the arm and showing a folding effect and I really do love making these fun tutorials without really having much limit to what I can draw and paint. A couple of weeks ago I created the sea turtle which a lot of you guys have recreated where I've met so many amazing people on social media across the globe and it's crazy how platforms like this can really connect artists from all across the world. So if you do have a chance to complete one of my tutorials and want to share with me please do because I love connecting with other artists and hearing your side of the story of why you created this art. Now again this is a large part of the area of the underside so we're going to paint underneath it just like this and we're going to continue on painting the bottom side like this. It might look a little bit funky right now but I promise you it's gonna pay off. Now staying on that layer that we just made we're going to use the regular blender now and keep the size to around 25% and starting from the top we're going to drag some of the colors down just like this. Just like how realistic watercolor effects will be gradually changing colors as it dissolves. Now if you think that the colors are coming down too quickly or too much we can push it back up and mix in the colors like this. So it's a combination of dragging colors and pushing back them in to find that perfect tone color that you want. There's no one way but there's your way and that's it. Now we're going to continue dragging the colors downwards just like this and since the casting of the shadows overlapping each other we're going to drag it to the right side now because the light's coming from the left and as you can see I'm dragging them in and pushing them back up to mix in the colors more evenly. Now on the right side along the side of the right we're going to drag it to the right side. This will have this nice soft trailing fade look as the paint bleeds and disappears like the ripples in the water. It's a crucial step in watercolor which will really define that drift and pulsing of the water effect. Now we're just going to continue dissolving the colors of the dark shades to the lighter tones like this. It can get messy a little bit but it's important to outline first and understanding the area that you want to blend to while maintaining a clean crisp edges. But I mean if you mess up you can always go back and use the eraser tool or just start again by backtracking. The beauty of using digital art and one of the reasons why I like to use a regular blender rather than using a moving blender for this area is because you have more control over the blending process. The moving blender smudges larger parts of the area but with this dragging effect I want to drag out the colors having more control. So if you want to drag out some of the colors you can and you can push back the colors with more accuracy and much more predictable as well. Now it's time to add some small details of the jellyfish and now create another layer again picking this dark blue tone color. Starting from the top we're going to create some grooves. So we're going to use the embossing tool keeping the opacity 100% and size around 45% and the embossing tool is great as it is darker in the center of the brush stroke but it fades and gives a nice glowing effect on the edges. So to enhance that look of the ripple we're going to create these lines along the sides of the bottom piece just like this. Now keeping the size to about 55% and outlining the bottom piece to enhance that look. And also don't forget the underside of the belly here. Reduce the opacity to around 30% and we're going to create lines leading up to the top of the head like this. And since the head is kind of curling in we're going to create some grooves like this going towards while the center is going to be a bit more centered and straight lines. Also creating some of those lines on the underside of the belly here of the jellyfish leading to the center. We're just going to add some small lines as well on the arms to enhance the look. And now we're going to pick a mid-tone color starting from the top without overwhelming with too many lines. Keeping the opacity to around 55% and we're going to focus on creating those grooves as it kind of folds creating about three to four lines in different lengths. So whenever you see those grooves coming in we're going to create those lines like this. And as we gradually change colors it's going to gradually change the line colors as well with this dark blue tone color here that we use which is going to be slightly darker using the embossing tool. And lastly using these purple tone colors keeping the opacity to around 70% enhancing that look. If it's curling we're going to curl the lines just like this. Now we're going to add some stingers or tentacles that's almost like a hair like strands coming from the outer rim of the jellyfish head. So we're going to pick that second tone color of the blue keeping the opacity to around 55% and starting from the top as you can see there are some sketch marks here that you can follow along giving a nice little curl. But I want the top to be a little bit thicker so we're going to go over on the top to thicken it a little bit more. Now some of them are going to be behind the arms so you can't see them and some of them are going to be in the front. And also another hairline strain on the right side darkening the top. Now we're going to mix in some colors adding some of those purple tones to the front side just like this. So some of the lines are going to be behind the arms so it's going to be cut off halfway and covered by the arms in the front. But we could also add some of the curling effect underneath behind the showing of the arms like this. Now I want to add some watercolor stain look. So we're going to create a new layer on the top of all the layers that we have and pick this purple tone color that would stand out a little bit more contrast to the and we're going to have this mounting effect of the head of the jellyfish just like this. It just shows that the jellyfish is a bit more transparent and see through the different layers. I'm going to increase the opacity to around 40 percent picking this blue tone color and just painting underneath just like this. Adding some of the groove lines to create more depth and enhancing the distinct features of this little jellyfish and also the underside to add that water stain look. Now we're going to add some watercolor stain looks with the shadows picking this dark blue tone color that we used before keeping the opacity to around 30 percent and just like this casting the shadows on the underside of the arms like this. And as I mentioned before the wet on dry brush is one of my favorites because it's very versatile. We can reduce the opacity with darker tones while the center of the brush stroke is going to be a bit more transparent. It's honestly the best tool that I can use to create that watercolor stain look. Now to give that most charming effect and recognizable detail of the jellyfish is the white dots on the top. So we're going to create a new layer and pick this white tone color and use the gouache brush. Zoom in and on the top we're going to keep the opacity to around 50 percent and size to around 50 percent as well and we're just going to create three to five lines like this along the lines where we have the grooves. Fun fact some scientists actually believe these spots help reflect the light and protect the jellyfish with the uv protection. Even the jellyfish know the And to enhance that lighting effect we're going to add some groove lines along the bottom piece and the middle piece just like this. And to get that nice light reflection we're going to add the light on the top left corner and as the light reflects from the top it's going to show on the bottom piece just like this to enhance that transparent look. To enhance more of the light tone colors we're going to add some highlights by picking the marker brush keeping the opacity 100 percent and size to around 15 to 20 percent and we're just going to outline the bottom piece of the grooves like this having some lines that are a bit broken to keep a natural look. And since we did that with the top we're going to add those grooves along the sides of the arms like this. This will create a nice soft glowing effect with perfect natural subtle look adding to that shimmering effect. I guess it's good to have some sunscreen on the arms as well. And since the arms are going to have some light reflections here we're going to add them maybe two to three lines following the natural flow of the arms. Now I want to add some glowing effect so we're going to create a layer but we're going to add it to the most bottom layer and drag it down and we're going to use the soft blush give a nice glow behind the sketch and the color paintings that we did. And we'll start from the top here because it is going to be the light blue tone color we're going to pick this blue keeping the opacity under a percent and size to around 55 percent and we're going to draw along the lines like this. And this brush is going to be pressure sensitive so we can put it lighter or darker in the areas where we want less or more light. And as we transition to the bottom arms we're going to change the tone colors to a bit more darker blue and then the purple tone colors. Now to add some bubbling effect with a combination of watercolor style we're going to add some splashes. So we're going to pick this light blue tone color using the epic splash keeping the opacity around 100 percent and 50 percent size and we're going to start from the top and sprinkle them around the painting. And we can change the colors to purple and keeping the opacity to around 50 percent and size around 15 and putting some more variations of tones and size. And there we have it all we have to do is now remove the sketch go into our layers tab and unchecking that sketch mark here and that's it and there we have it beautiful glowing blue jellyfish. And if you enjoyed this tutorial and want to continue painting with me click on the next video and I'll see you there.