creating glow effects in procreate - episode 9

video - Episode 9

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In this video chat episode nine, we discuss incorporating story and glow effects in Procreate into your illustrations.

Having a story in mind when creating artwork is so important because it keeps you inspired and helps to bring out the creativity in what you are doing. It creates a deeper connection with your artwork and draws people into the story behind what you are creating.

When you're creating animals with storytelling in mind, giving your animals human characteristics or activities helps drive home a connection with your artwork.

Watch Creating Glow Effects in Procreate With The Story Of Penguins Roasting Marshmallows By A Fire

When creating elements with glow effects in Procreate, make all of the details around the object that will glow first because you will need to add some shadowing and highlights to those objects to finish the glow effects.

To see the custom illustration project this artwork was created for, you can check out the project page here.

To learn more about how to create glow effects in Procreate, including glowing fire and string lights, you can get the guide mentioned in the video below!

Get the Creating Glow Effects in Procreate Guide

Learn to Create Glow Effects in Procreate

In this guide, I share my favorite ways to create glow effects in Procreate. Get the guide and dive deeper into the subject of creating glowing fire and string lights in Procreate.

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Glow Effects in Procreate Transcript:

• Glow Effects in Procreate Transcript:

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  I am Denise Palmer

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  And I am an illustrator artist and surface pattern designer working out of my

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  studio close to the Gulf of Mexico, where water adventures and botanical

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  Plants

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  Surround my everyday life.

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  Welcome to these video chats where I talk about some of the techniques I've used

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  to create my artwork and chat about all things illustration, art, and design.

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  In this time-lapse video,

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  I am creating two penguins that are roasting marshmallows by a

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  glowing fire on an ice ledge in Antarctica.

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  This was created for a custom illustration project,

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  and if you would like to see more details about the project this was created

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  for, you can find the link below the video.

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  I had decided that these penguins were playful and mischievous,

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  and I was creating a penguin town pattern design that needed to reflect that.

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  So naturally I decided it needed penguins that were roasting marshmallows

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  when I was creating these penguins in procreate.

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  These particular penguins I imagined were elders of the town

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  who had traveled the globe and in their travels had discovered humans and

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  the fun of roasting marshmallows over the fire.

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  And they were oblivious to the fact that fire melts ice,

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  but they are roasting away anyways.

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  They are relaxed in their lounge chairs and ready for their yummy,

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  toasted marshmallows.

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  Having a story in mind when you're creating artwork is

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  so important because it keeps you inspired and it

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  helps to bring out the creativity in what

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  you are doing.

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  It creates a deeper connection with your artwork and it draws people

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  in into the story that is behind what you are creating.

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  Also,

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  when you're creating animals that you can tell a

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  story,

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  that is something that humans do naturally because

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  the audience that is looking at your artwork or using your artwork,

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  we are people,

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  and giving your animals human characteristics

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  or human activities really helps to drive home that connection.

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  And so that's what you know, whether you're creating, you know,

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  penguins that are roasting marshmallows or um, you know,

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  a gator that is alligator, that is, you know,

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  kayaking or something.

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  Giving them human qualities is a great way to bring

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  that connection to your artwork too.

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  Even though the scene is daytime in the larger penguin town design,

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  I wanted to make the fire glow to add that warmth and give you that feeling

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  of contrast with the ice.

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  I created all the elements around the fire first and then worked on the fire

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  so that the scene was already set. When I started creating the fire piece,

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  I created the flames and glowing effects and procreate,

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  and I also added some smoke,

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  but I decided not to keep the smoke in the final design since it was daytime

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  and harder to see anyways. And lastly,

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  I am adding some shadowing to the fire and the elements

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  surrounding the fire as well.

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  This is the finished design that is part of the larger penguin town design

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  for this project. They are nestled into their own little nook,

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  roasting marshmallows by a fire,

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  and with little fish attracted to the glow on the ice ledge.

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  If you would like to learn more about creating two different glow effects and

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  procreate, including the fire, in this video,

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  I created a reference guide to creating my favorite glow effects and procreate.

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  You can find the link to the guide below this video.

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  I will be sharing more process videos, so be sure to subscribe.

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  Thank you for watching!