Make a Digital Mixed Media Collage in Procreate
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2022
- The brushes I'm using are from my Mixed Media Collage brush set for Procreate, which is available for sale at the following link: shop.alainajensen.com/b/mixed...
Today I wanted to take you along with me while creating a very messy digital mixed media collage on a dark background. We will experiment with adding bits of paper, stitching, doodles and paint using my Mixed Media brush set for Procreate.
Canvas Dimensions: 10" x 8" at 300 DPI
Set the background color:
Go to layers panel - background color and select a dark color.
Add bits of paper:
- Use a paper brush from the mixed media set to add a piece of paper.
- Tap Layer - Select then use Texture Solidifier brush in white.
- Keep repeating the process above, each in a separate layer, to add bits of paper to your collage.
- Rearrange paper bits as desired using the arrow (move) tool.
- Move layers up and down in the layers panel until you're happy with the stacking order.
Add paint and other media:
- Make a new layer and move it to in between the paper layers.
- Use Gesso, Acrylic Chalk, and/or other messy looking media brushes to build texture around the paper bits. Use plenty of white and add other color for dimension.
Add stitching:
- Make a new layer above the paint layer.
- Using the stitching brushes to trace around parts of the papers.
- Experiment with both light and dark colors so you can decide which you like best.
Add doodles:
- Make a new layer above the stitching.
- With the Gloopy Ink brush or similar, draw some floral doodles around the edges of the paper bits.
Add ephemera stamps:
- Go to one of the paper layers.
- Tap the layer then tap select.
- Now go to the Ephemera Stamps brush folder (also included in the Mixed Media set) and find a script stamp.
- Stamp it on to the paper, tilting your pen in the direction you want your stamp to go.
- Add other stamps (like florals) as desired, making sure each is on its own layer.
Other embellishments:
- Make a new layer.
- Trace around edges of things with dot brushes.
- Add splatters in various colors.
- Add any other embellishments you desire.
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The brushes I'm using are from my Mixed Media Collage brush set for Procreate, which is available for sale at the following link: shop.alainajensen.com/b/mixed-media
I wholeheartedly love the fact that all of your Procreate work mimics real life projects I’ve done and enjoyed doing in the past.
The fact I can now do it digitally is awesome. Thanks to you!
Thanks so much for your comment! I'm really glad you like these types of projects and it's so much fun to try them digitally isn't it?
@@AlainaJensen It really is, and as I’ve mentioned before, less mess, no material wastage, it’s just fun fun fun without the mess haha. (Which I always got shouted at for by my wife lol)
@@WanderFeetChronicles Win win win!
Agree - digital is especially great when I’m traveling for work!
This is really turning out to be an unexpected favorite among my brush sets. Thank you for revisiting this one!
That's great to hear! Me too actually, when I first released it I worried that people might think it was cheesy but I always find myself going back to the Mixed Media to relax with some experimentation.
I agree….I didn’t think I would like it, but recently it has been my go to. Guess it’s that scrapbooker part of me that really enjoys it…with out all the mess :)
You have such a lovely soothing voice. And you don’t go too fast, which I love.
Thank you, I'm so glad to hear that! I've been told sometimes that I go too fast so I've been trying to work on that in my more recent videos like these.
Just found you today on a very hot day in southern Colorado! I am a retired dually Brit/American ..my husbands from your neck of the woods over there, I was from Cambridge area but lived and worked all over Europe and the USA...mainly the last 25 yrs living in working in Fort Worth Texas and San Antonio as well as Houston - I saw you are from Garland!
Absolutely love your work and just bought my 1st brush pack from you- will be following along in your tutorials as winter draws along here! So excited..thankyou for sharing your work!-Liz
How fun, nice to meet you! It's not often I meet people with connections to both Texas and the UK like me! I love travel and living in new places, it's so enriching 🤩 Thanks so much for your comment and your purchase and I hope you enjoy the brushes!
Well done - this is stunning! Thank you so much for sharing!
You're very welcome, thanks so much for your kind words 🥰
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Thank you 👍
Loved it, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Inspiring,thank you x
You are so welcome!
This is so incredible! ✨💖✨
I have this set and I love it♥️
I'm sooo glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you!
I'm having a lot of trouble with the Texture Solidifier. I've watched this a dozen times, but when I tap, select, to to the soldier, select white and then tap on the shape, either the whole thing turns blue or the pencil just wants to draw on top of the shape, not lighten its whole color.
I'm so sorry to hear you are having trouble! A few things to check:
- It's important to make sure that the correct layer is selected. If the solidifier is drawing on top of the shape instead of lightening the color, it may be that you are using it on the wrong layer.
- To avoid the selection threshold (blue) happening, it's easiest to do the tap -> select from the layers panel, on the layer where your shape is. When you tap your layer, a menu should pop up on the left of it and then you should have the option “select” from that menu which will select all the pixels in the layer, and this is the method I use in my video.
- However if you prefer to set your selection through the selection tool instead, you can slide your pen across the screen to the right in order to make the selection threshold higher - I would suggest sliding it all the way to the right in order to make the threshold 100%. Essentially this is the same as doing it through the layer panel like I do in the video, which is easier anyway so that is why I do it that way.
I'm not sure if you're already doing these things, I just wanted to make sure and cover all of it just in case. You can see the more in depth explanation of the texture solidifier here: czcams.com/video/oh8xz7t7Yfk/video.html
If you're still having trouble after following the steps there, please send me an email at hello@alainajensen.com with a screenshot showing your layers, so that we can dive further into it and keep troubleshooting.
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Thanks 😊
Hi Alaina. I want to buy your brushes, but I think your shop link is broken. It says "504 Gateway Time-out".
Any other link? Thanks!
Hiya, I'm sorry about the error! I've just now tried it and everything seems to be working fine at the moment, but if you're still having trouble with it you can try Etsy instead: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1179900227/
@@AlainaJensen Thanks Alaina! The Etsy link worked. Love these brushes.. :)