Fast and Loose Oil Painting in Procreate

[@oldfartdigi-art1363]

Kudos on a fantastic “real-time” instructional vid. I’m a long time Procreate user and usually paint photo realistic fictional objects. I’ve challenged myself to complete a few loose paint portraits and it’s been scaring the s**t outta me. THANK YOU for giving me the confidence to just get started.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Old Fart Digital-Art, thanks a lot, glad you liked the video

[@Xkyleeann]

Same lol. How’s it going 2 years later? I’m just starting this journey😅

[@thecaveofthedead]

I'm a confident photographer looking to get into digital painting. 100% agree about being happy to let the shadows go black in photographs. I think sometimes photographers are concerned about whether they can get shadow detail (which was pretty hard in film days) and don't stop to ask if it strengthens a photograph.

[@twiggerist]

I think you described your thought process behind this painting fabulously! This is clearly a piece with a wonderful story of being introduced to and inspired by art at a young age behind it and you captured that beautifully, when Killey grows up I'm sure he'll absolutely adore this piece and will see just how much love and effort went into it.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Twiggerist, thanks a lot. This is one of my all time favourite painting 👍

[@gsl_ze]

I love this. Your loose painting style has so much charm in it.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi GSL, thanks a lot

[@meganaadlandart]

Completely right about the shadows. Just look at the painting within your painting!

[@MrsJNeffer]

How refreshing you are after searching through endless tutorials. I have not only learned a ton from this vid, but find myself very inspired to delve into loose, painterly work in Procreate. Lovely story with your vid, thank you for sharing with us!

[@patriciacoveney1]

Hi Steve, I love the way you have captured Dan‘s concentration from the back even though you can’t see his face. Just shows how important posture and body language are. I agree with you about lost edges and having objects merge into a dark space, particularly in portraits where a face can almost seem like an apparition or ghost. I think Rembrandt makes use of this technique. Such a lovely family history to this particular place and heartwarming for you to see it being handed down to the youngsters.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Patricia, thanks. This is by far my favourite painting this year. I'm looking forward to many more visits to the gallery with Killi

[@arlenemurphy804]

Hi Steve. This was a beautiful painting. Wonderful memory captured. I so enjoy your instruction videos. Have a great day.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi A, thanks a lot. This is one of my favourite paintings 👍

[@ozzybargainhunter2245]

Really love this... have been looking for an oil paint brush for ages and never thought the turpentine was any good, but seeing this I am diving back in.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi OzzyBargainHunter, thanks. Glad you are motivated

[@billdungan3709]

I really appreciate you letting us know each time you make a new layer.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Bill, thanks. I'll try to remember that. Sometimes its easy to skip over things

[@thomaswilliams4100]

I love the flat approach that you get with Procreate. Do more of these going forward please. Thank you, great video.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Thanks Thomas. I had forgotten how much I liked Peocreate for oil paintings. Most of my recent oil painting work has been in Artrage, but this style has a quality all of it's own, very different to Artrage but just as exciting

[@ayratyusupov3037]

Bravo Steve! It is obvious that you have a huge experience in classic painting. Especially by how you put color and light accents on a canvas.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Ayrat, thanks a lot. I loved painting this, I am a massive fan of Joseph Wright

[@danny_deceito7935]

Just stumbling upon this video now in the search for digital painting tips, and I was shocked to see the same painting I’ve looked at for years, particularly in my early childhood! Hundreds of fantastic memories at that museum and it was a lovely surprise to see that reference picture! :]

[@psysword]

youre so sweeeeet and heartwarming personal story. So warmed.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi psysword, thanks, glad you liked it

[@robphippen]

Hey Steve, I loved this video. It's really nice to see such a great painting done with the built-in brushes, and explained in an easy to understand and down to earth way. Thanks!

[@Moodboard39]

That came out pretty good

[@odalanoix]

I will looking for your palette with pleasure !

[@boblatzer]

You’re very brave taking on such challenging subjects. Very inspiring. Good job Steve.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Robert. Thanks. I didn't think twice about painting this one. The subject matter made it seem easy really, Dan's pose was perfect and the light just right

[@rickb6029]

I love the painting, it makes the connection from the painting on the wall to the observers. In photography, one reason the dark areas can be important is that the decisions of adjustment, light/dark/details is left to post processing. If the details are captured well in light and dark areas with low noise when the photos are taken, then you have more flexibility later to make it what you want. And one reason painting is so great is that it is different than photography.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Rick, You are so right. I hadn't thought of it like that. I guess the 'post processing' for the artist is the actual application of paint!

[@andreanavarro4713]

I just found your channel and I love the way you explain things, its really nice and calming to hear you speak. Thank you for the video, subscribed!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Andrea, thanks a lot for the comment and subscribing. Keep painting and stay safe

[@saramora]

thank you for the great lesson and free color pallets and brushes, you rock!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Saramora, thanks 👍

[@soda6265]

Love the loose style, procreate tips, and fun stories about what inspired the painting! Thank you so much!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Emily, thanks for watching. Glad you liked it

[@kumihoku]

thank you so much! loved seeing the process and hearing your thoughts on it. i had never used those two procreate brushes before, so seeing them in action was a treat. for people who haven't used them, you can find the Grunge brush in the "Textures" tab of the brush library, and Turpentine is in "Painting."

[@joshuavalbuena7795]

Absolutely amazing! I feel very inspired to open up procreate and try the oil brushes!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Thanks Joshua 👍

[@doctorlatte2515]

I've been Falling in love lately with oil painting styles, and expressive brushstrokes, I got into it first by seeing adam duff's work and seeing how he uses hard and soft edges, and then saw some color pallets from old pieces and their use of greens, yellow and blues, or softer less saturated colors, I really love the idea of putting those expressive textured brush strokes into digital media. Like Craig Mullins work in his brushstrokes is beautiful. I've been feeling kinda guilty tho, as if liking this type of work is bad, because I use to hate going to art galleries, and i hated old painting because it reminded me too much of history class, and the type of art i use to make when i was younger was more stylized and i mostly just drew cats. but now i realized that liking this isn't a bad thing for me, and it will help me improve and add on into developing my art style, There nothing wrong ini changing who you are, its okay to geek out about things. :D

[@disispeter]

I love this, i really wanna learn how to do water paint like this

[@apoorvahasija7860]

Just what I was looking for, thank you!

[@JanineKearns]

This is fantastic! I am new to procreate and a relatively new artist. Watercolor has been my medium, but oil and acrylic are also lovely for moody textured pieces like the one shown here. You make it look easy and I thank you for sharing your choices as you created this piece. Take care and have a wonderful day.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Janine, thanks a lot. Glad you like vid. Stay safe 👍

[@karthikjr]

Beautiful work!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Thanks karthikjr 👍

[@karatelena9205]

I really enjoyed your video ! you seem like a really nice human :) and thanks for the tips too !

[@SteveElliottArt]

Thanks Lena 👍

[@selflovedoodlexixi]

This is soooooooo helpful for me OMG. For the first time I tried it for my landscape drawing on Ipad and it turns out to be sooooo artistic. I love it so much. Thank you for your helpful tutorial!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Gift of light. So glad you like this. It is one of my all time favourite paintings 👍

[@selflovedoodlexixi]

@@SteveElliottArt Wow, how great! I hope you enjoy your drawing to the fullest everyday

[@uhmmmidk4363]

i love this! so beautiful. young and self-taught artist here, i learned a lot from listening to you

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi uhmmn, thanks a lot, keep painting 👍

[@DrCarolFrancis]

Thanks so much...will improve my work for sure. Thx

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Carol, glad you like it 👍

[@clayhendrix2042]

Looks great man! You done excellent with this one.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Clay, Thanks. I'm really pleased with this one

[@pasagui]

Can you please add a link for the brushes you used? Thanks!

[@odalanoix]

Learn a lot thanks !!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Audrey, thanks for the support 👍

[@skillman8598]

Are the brushes you use stock brushes within procreate? Would be nice if had a list of the brush styles you use. Great painting btw very inspiring.

[@ramman2123]

Absolutely loved this, thank you

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Rebel Man, glad you liked it 👍

[@nataliesim9818]

I really loved this video! Thank you so much!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Natalie, thanks for the kind comment. Glad you like it

[@paqallqu1182]

hi im new on the channel and got very inspired. subbed!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Thelonious, thanks for the support, much appreciated 👍

[@bolddiamond]

Love it!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Gladi, thanks

[@Lcherie26]

This is beautiful! That’s for the tutorial!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Lcherie26, thanks for the support 👍

[@fortytwocrayons3485]

Lovely!!!!!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Forty Two Crayons, thanks and nice name by the way. Keep painting and stay safe

[@kathukulele3975]

Wow! Brilliant. I’ve just clicked subscribe.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Kath, Thanks for the sub :-)

[@christopherjames3451]

Brilliant!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Thanks Christopher

[@lilmisshappyscott]

Hey, great painting, how did you create the oil affect? I am desperately trying to get oil texture on my digital paintings

[@chacaIdo]

wow a great video mate thanksss§

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Carlos, thank you 👍

[@myunhwajp4795]

i love this video😭❤️❤️

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Myunhwa, thanks a lot. It’s one of my favourites. Keep painting and stay safe

[@icemarle]

Me too, I just found it and I think I'll be referring to it often. I like Steve's painting process. Keeping it loose and fun and not cluttered with too many layers. I subscribed :)

[@thearmchairartist5289]

Good job Steve, I also love the grunge brush it is one of my favourites. Also think you are right about bring out too much details in the dark shadows, it looks unnatural to me

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Armchair, Thanks. I've re-discovered the grunge brush and using it in all sorts of work including pencil drawings.

[@shangelalaquifawarrior7810]

What’s te blending brush? Sorry I’m not an English speaker. I can’t find that brush 😊

[@erikah5092]

Lovely video!! It helped me a ton 😊

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Mel, thanks

[@yyt216]

1:18 Start

[@thisone9]

Try ArtRage Vitae for tablets or PC for paint that looks like paint, not digital smears.

[@mp3311]

Love the final painting! Where can I get those brushes from? :)

[@BillyShears76]

brilliant work! what iPad version did you use for this painting? and did you end up upgrading? Looking to purchase one myself. Cheers!

[@andricesavage7697]

Thank you

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Andrice, you’re welcome

[@chokejunt]

You said you used a JSS palette. Where did you find that and are there other palettes for other masters?

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi art Garcia, I made it by sampling colours from a JSS painting. I have several palettes that you can download free from my web site

[@articpol]

Thanx. Informative

[@SteveElliottArt]

Thanks ArticPol, stay safe

[@articpol]

@@SteveElliottArt Same to you. All the best

[@artconversation]

What is the brush you used?

[@BHStudios01]

I’m a hard core ArtRage user, but I don’t use the paint tube, just the oil brush and hard wet palette knife and canvas texture kept turned on for each layer except my ink layer. Have to play with the oil brush in Procreate, and see if I can recreate my painting style that I use in ArtRage in Procreate. Does Procreate give us the option for a canvas texture like ArtRage does?

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Bee, unfortunately Procreate doesn’t support textures, but your can import your own onto a layer and use blending modes to get a decent effect. I have a free paper texture available on my website

[@hakimelkholy4251]

where can I find the brush he used

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Hakim, The two brushes I used are both standard brushes supplied in Artrage, the Grunge brush and the Turpentine brush

[@aeromagnus6473]

Loved this, great inspiration, but what resolution or size canvas did you use? my strokes look wonky and pixelated

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Rodrigo, I usually work on a very large canvas that gives me very limited layers to work on. I would recommend 16” x 20” x 300dpi

[@James-om5bj]

This was dope, thank u Steve ✨ What layer blending mode do you use when adding new layers (like the figures over the background)?

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi James, thanks. If I'm painting an object on a layer I.e.figures i dont change the blend mode. If I. Painting shadows on a layer I set it to multiply and sometimes I use add to make highlights pop.

[@cisp360]

hi Steve, can brushes in procreate mix paint on canvas like corel painter?

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi cisp360, they can. In many ways I prefer it to Corel Painter

[@Bavubuka]

So did you create your palette from directly sampling from the photograph?

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Dark, the palette I used here was created by sampling a John Singer Sargent painting. Although I have to say more recently I tend not to use Palettes at all, but rather ‘fell’ my way when selecting colours

[@oneargeek]

Thank you.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Kim 👍

[@daniellegrzelska9620]

Nice painting! I know you were painting from a photo, but did you consider cropping the other 3 paintings out of the painting? I think that would improve the composition and really put the focus on where it should be. Just a thought!

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Danielle, Thanks for the input. To be honest when I took the photo I framed it deliberately like that. I did crop the end of one painting off the right hand side of the picture but to be honest, for me the paintings are just as important as Dan and Killi to help set the scene.

[@JordanLukeDawes]

Bloody hell. First two minutes and I’m in bits here 😭

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi J, hope that’s in a good way 👍

[@JordanLukeDawes]

@@SteveElliottArt tremendous mate, great tutorial.

[@oneargeek]

What brushes do you use?

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Kim, I name each brush in the video as I use them. I believe All the brushes are standard Procreate brushes. If not you can get them off my website, link in the video description

[@Ramboooo-de6dp]

what brushes are u using?

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi luiz, wow, it’s been a while since I painted this. I’ll hazard a guess at the Grunge brush, turpentine brush and oil brush

[@serpentina3758]

🖌

[@SteveElliottArt]

👍

[@Frostki]

when you realize the dude with baby was the painting

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi awesome guy 👍👍

[@Frostki]

@@SteveElliottArt hello my fellow art appreciating commarad 🐰

[@koju-kin]

thank you, this helped steady me before i hit a spiral of art depression: digital paint edition

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi koju-Jin, glad you liked it

[@이지은-u4l7k]

How are you so fast at drawing. Omg.

[@luccorvus]

It's not real-time. It has been sped up.

[@sethfrazier8864]

maybe actually explain what you're doing.

[@SteveElliottArt]

Hi Seth, I have lots of videos with a step by step breakdown. Sometimes it’s nice to just paint 👍

[@odalanoix]

I totally agree with « only few colors »