It’s easy to pick up the Procreate brush and get right down to doing what you are there to do: paint! Procreate has an ease of use and fluidness that makes it fun to create with. Painting with the Procreate app is one of my favorite ways to create a digital painting. For my illustration, I wanted to convey mood and story by contrasting the sleeping figure and the flying character using color value and hue. Artists have been using color since the beginning of art history to communicate messages and evoke emotions from their audience. The use of color is an essential element in painting. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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To add depth, I like adding some faint stars in the background using my watercolor splatter brush.

You can also add a few single stars by drawing dots with the lightpen brush.

Add a few shining stars with the flare brush.

This brush is set to be closely spaced, so increase the spacing in the stroke path settings in the brush studio. Select the glimmer brush in the luminance brush folder.

When you're satisfied with the background, it's time to add stars.

Add lighter colors as well, especially in the center.

(You have to use another layer because the black will just make the color brighter when it's on the same layer.)

If your art is too bright, create another layer and draw over it with black.

Use dark colors on the edges and lighter colors in the center. Try varying the size to see what you like. Use a light touch to avoid a spotty look.

Choose a color and draw around the edges with the nebula brush.Set the stamp color jitter settings to none. To create a brush without this effect, duplicate the brush and change the color dynamics settings.Use this if you don't want to switch colors. This brush has color-changing qualities, which means that it changes colors as you draw.Select the nebula brush in the Luminance brush folder.Create a new layer for the galaxy color.

Procreate painting tutorial