Simple Procreate landscape 🫶✨

Hey everyone! If you're anything like me, you've probably opened Procreate, stared at a blank canvas, and wondered how on earth to create those breathtaking digital landscapes you see online. Well, I'm here to tell you it's totally achievable, even for beginners! Today, I want to share my personal guide to digital painting in Procreate, specifically focusing on simple landscapes. Think of this as your friendly Procreate landscape tutorial! First things first, let's talk about setting up. I usually start with a good quality canvas – something around 3000x2000 pixels at 300 DPI gives you plenty of room to work without losing detail. For brushes, don't overthink it! I often stick to a few basics: a sketching brush (like the 6B Pencil), a flat or round brush for blocking in colors, and maybe one or two texture brushes for things like clouds or foliage. Remember, you don't need a massive brush pack to create something beautiful. Now, for the fun part: the actual landscape drawing! My approach to environment design for beginners in Procreate starts with a simple concept. Don't try to draw a super complex scene right away. Step 1: Sketch Your Vision. Start with a really light sketch. Think about your composition – where's the horizon line? What are your main elements (a distant mountain, a tree, a path)? Don't worry about perfection; this is just your roadmap. I often use a blue or light grey for my sketch layer, then lower its opacity. Step 2: Block in Major Colors. On a new layer, start laying down your base colors. Think about the sky, foreground, mid-ground, and background. Don't add detail yet, just big, flat shapes of color. This helps establish the overall mood and lighting. For instance, a warm sky for a sunset, or cool blues and greens for a misty morning. Step 3: Build Up Depth and Form. Here's where the magic happens! On new layers (I love using lots of layers to keep things organized!), start adding darker values for shadows and lighter values for highlights. This is crucial for making your landscape feel three-dimensional. When painting trees, think about the clumps of leaves rather than individual ones. For mountains, consider how light hits different planes. This is where you really start crafting the 'environment design for beginners Procreate' look. Step 4: Add Details and Textures. This is where you can refine elements. Use a textured brush for clouds, or a slightly rougher brush for rocks. Add small details like distant birds, a tiny cabin, or ripples in water. This is also a great point to think about 'plein air' digital painting – observing how light and shadow behave in real landscapes can really inform your details. Step 5: Final Touches. Adjust colors with adjustment layers (like Hue/Saturation or Color Balance), add a subtle atmospheric perspective by blurring distant elements slightly, or use an overlay layer for a soft glow. My biggest tip for anyone learning Procreate landscape drawing is to use reference photos! Don't feel like you have to invent everything from scratch. Look at photos of landscapes you admire and try to understand how the artist (or nature!) created that sense of depth and beauty. And most importantly, practice! The more you draw, the better you'll get. Once you're done, be proud of your work and add it to your digital art gallery! Happy painting!