Using My New Favorite Brush In Procreate

[@tagir_f]

This feels like your cool older brother finally let you in his room

[@jetblackvelvet1425]

I adore that you aren't spamming us with information, I can finally be able to follow an artist's painting process and not get lost. This has just given me some much needed insight.

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thankyou so much for this :)

[@pizdecki]

@@gradyfrederickart testament of a great teacher!

[@lawnmowercat]

I love how this piece is both dark and colorful, it reminds me of certain areas of the first Gears of War which was one my favorite games in terms of visuals. Nice work!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Wow you're so right, I never thought of this! Gears was my absolute favorite game back when the first one came out :D Good eye on that! Thanks for the kind words 😁😁

[@daveharris6979]

Keeping it simple and not getting lost in the vast brush library is great advice. I'm new to Procreate and have been working with it for a couple of months, and this is great advice. Thanks

[@gradyfrederickart]

Glad it was helpful, thanks man :)

[@KirkWitmer]

Yes Grady, you're so right about the round brush. I've been using it in the ways you described for about 6 or 7 years now and what I love about it is its versatility. Just change the size and you easily get from a sketching pencil to a "blocking in" brush and save a lot of time by not having to change brushes so often.

[@gradyfrederickart]

That's awesome, I honestly wish I had stuck with this brush only in the beginning. I think I would have improved alot faster haha :)

[@AJ_393]

I would really love to see a full process video

[@callingjourney8241]

I love how you only stick with 2 brushes, yet creating so much texture and so compelling to look at!!

[@heavyiron2]

I used to overwhelmed by all the brushes and layers. Lately I've kind of resorted to the same idea, except I like to use the flat brush or oil paint chunky in Adobe Fresco-and use minimal layers. I'll use the airbrush for the sky sometimes. It makes my art flow so much better for me.

[@gogo_crunchy8926]

The thick oil paint in fresco feels sooo nice to use

[@clauskadrnoschka553]

I love the „Diablo“-feeling throughout the vid (scene + music) ❤

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks :D The Diablo games are definitely floating around somewhere in my head when I do these haha

[@olddudedraws]

I did a couple "not so successful" paintings with just the round brush and it really helps to keep the focus on just painting and not get lost in the technical side of things. I need to go back to that.

[@utkarsh.m7757]

he says : i hope you like this.... me who is learning concept art.. and can't find the right words to describe how much i loved this!!

[@AwesomeJedi182]

I did a portrait like this, using the round brush, its the best way to learn abour colours and values because it really forces you to think because you're restricted. Very fun

[@HalfWarrior]

Thank you Grady👍🏻

[@gradyfrederickart]

You're very welcome, thanks as always brave Half Warrior :)

[@The_only_one33]

absolutely stunning work with just the round brush. going to try this myself. Thanks

[@gradyfrederickart]

Awesome! Have fun with your round brush quest! Thank you for your kind words :D

[@thecomicstyleartist]

Awesome, I really struggle with drawing this way, love the concept feel.

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thank you so much 😀

[@andreaambrosini9711]

Wow so fresh and painterly! It’s like the digital painting now it has its own identity

[@brxan3096]

As a portrait artist that often gets lost in my own brush library, I needed this. I also related to your point about sometimes making the mistake of being too zoomed in & focused on rendering in little details then zooming out & noticing a few things feel "stiff". Your finished piece was amazing btw.

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks very much :) I'm glad you found some of the info helpful!

[@johncox5939]

I arrived at the same conclusion as you with the round brushes about 3 months ago I enjoy your posts 👏👏

[@gradyfrederickart]

Glad you like them! Yes it has really helped me focus on the right things :)

[@yunusalih]

This took only 2.5 hours? Man i would spent days and days and would still get a sub-par result. This looks magnificent brother. Maasallah

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks so much :) Keeping things simple helps ;)

[@0kieD0kiee]

This was incredibly helpful and insightful for me! I tend to zoom in close and get lost in the details, then get frustrated when the magic of my sketches is lost and I spent so much time and effort to end up with a lifeless, stiff piece. You explained it so well and sort of put into words the concept of simplicity and staying zoomed out that I haven’t quite been able to put a finger on until now. Really great work.

[@gradyfrederickart]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching and for your comment :D

[@bocage_art]

Hi Grady! Just passing by to say that I'm enjoying every art you make, it's a pleasure and a learning experience at the same time! Thank you very much!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Awesome, thank you!

[@dorn__art]

Stunning as always! Thank you so much for sharing your workflow 🙏

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thank you so much!

[@Llando]

glad i found you on here, Ive been a fan of your work for a while from artstation, love your style

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thank you very much!

[@Ryolovesart]

This was so amazing i learned so much from it and everything was so eye pleasing to watch

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thankyou very much 😁

[@tested211]

Fantastic mood :) and that one candlelit window does so much!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks a lot! Gotta love those cozy lit windows

[@Authormatthewtaylordotcom]

Keep up the new content Grady! It’s great to watch the stuff you put out and I’m loving the focus on procreate since that’s all my peasant hands can afford right now!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks so much! Going forward there will be a mix of procreate, photoshop, and maybe some traditional work but most of the stuff I cover can be applied with any tool. More procreate to come though for sure :) Thanks for the kind words 😁

[@Authormatthewtaylordotcom]

Yea no problem man! I indie publish scifi and fantasy books and know how hard/daunting putting yourself out there like this can be! So supportive comments and encouragement when people are doing quality work is essential! Looking forward for what’s to come. Would you ever consider doing any warhammer “the old world” or world of Warcraft inspired environments? Especially anything tinkery like goblins or gnomes?! I’d love to see your personal take on those IPs and your stylistic influence!

[@nikolailockertsen]

Love the painting!!! And the video!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thank-you man!! You are one of my big inspirations, love your work Nikolai 😀

[@nikolailockertsen]

@@gradyfrederickart Cool, thank you so much. Awesome that we can inspire eachother! And the roundbrush is powerful! Espesially in the right hands :-)

[@AndyWalsh]

Man, the mood in this KIIILLS. And I'm the mood guy around these here parts :P

[@gradyfrederickart]

Haha Thanks man :D

[@toomuchyolo7782]

Dude, i love your Videos! Pls keep uploading

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thankyou!

[@straya520]

Oof that's stunning...😮

[@kyletwebster]

Great stuff, Grady!

[@g00se_ars0nist]

you have been doing gods work my friend

[@ldalcinm]

I dont use procreate but popped up in this video to say that your content is amazing, thank you so much man, every video is so informative. awesome

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks for watching! Means alot

[@valeriejvc9079]

The mood of the piece knocked me off my feet. Goddamn!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks! ahah

[@funkfan8252]

That was such an awesome thing you said....I struggle with it everytime. When I've just focused on filling out details in part of the image and everything else now doesn't match. Thank you!!!

[@gradyfrederickart]

I struggle with it as well! I think many people do, so we are certainly not alone haha I think at least reminding ourselves of it regularly and actively trying to simplify things will lead to substantial improvement in that regard over time. Thanks for the comment :)

[@wouterflorusse7432]

Been falling back to the round brush to force myself to simplify and focus on the important things first. It's hard :D . Thanks again for your insights and down to earth presentation. Looking forward to the next one!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks so much for this. It definitely can be hard for certain things, but I quite enjoy the straightforwardness of being limited to just this brush. Despite creating a challenge for things like textures and angular shapes, I find some relief in never having to search for the "right" brush. Thankyou for watching :D

[@adibara]

Thanks Grady! 10:33 - 11:30 resonated with me really well. I still do find myself doing that sometimes, working on it though. thanks for sharing your art and thought process! love these videos!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks for sharing :) It is definitely a barrier we all run into. Thanks for your kind words, and remember to keep it simple!

[@wesley2101]

Is it weird i play your video as my snooze sounds. LOVE YOUR WORK!

[@fxarts9755]

awesome video!!! this is super helpful! i also only use Roundbrush and normally don't have a problem rendering props and characters but i do strugglehard with environments. So it is really nice to see your approach here! immediately bookmarked the video

[@gradyfrederickart]

Cool, thanks! Hopefully it helps in some way :)

[@fuzzyzanen9216]

I don't know how you do it, but it's amazing

[@Ceeyal8rr]

Ive been getting into drawing lately and trying to make it a habit. Im having a hard time doing even quick sketches with my perfectionist mindset so this style and all the tips in the video sounded like a good way to avoid that! Awesome piece with only a round brush, new sub here!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks so much for subbing :D Habit is the most important part. If you enjoy it and find it fulfilling, it's amazing how fast noticeable improvements happen.

[@lokyloky3420]

so cool!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thankyou!

[@si_mon_ki2828]

i fucking love the little sketches , amazing dude, amazing

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks!

[@samhend]

Thnak you for your videos, big love from HAITI🇭🇹

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks for watching!

[@joshpowers200]

Wow. That’s very cool man!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks!

[@gingerginger6049]

loved the tips and not zooming in is a great idea

[@gradyfrederickart]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MelsBrushes]

Really great work

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thank you! :D

[@ErethilClaw]

Thanks for your time.

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thankyou for watching :)

[@ErethilClaw]

@@gradyfrederickart always a pleasure.

[@piergiacomomacri492]

Beautiful

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thank you!

[@lulupastel5217]

Thanks you❤

[@LoScrittoreDivergente]

You convinced me: I will draw like this until I'm reaching the level I expect my sketches should have. I have precisely the problem you mentioned about details. Thanks to simplify the process to two brushes! I have a simple, possibly silly question: do you have some basic rules for the size and opacity of the brushes, to simplify the process even further? Edit, I forgot: great art sketch as always!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Awesome to hear! As far as opacity, I am using 100% opacity at all times, with the one exception being the soft brush when trying to create very very subtle gradients or atmosphere(in which case I'll have it around 10-20%). For Brush size it really varies, but a good rule of thumb is to use the largest size possible when making brush strokes especially in early stages. This will force you to simplify your shapes and focus on the composition as a whole rather than each individual details. It is a great way to practice if you can really focus on that limitation. Thanks for you kind words :) I wish you the best in your sketching!

[@LoScrittoreDivergente]

@@gradyfrederickart thank you very much, Grady. Greatly appreciated. I will put down these simple rules in five, six points and read them each and every time I start to draw. (Amateur illustrator, professional at stubbornness!)

[@evus3367]

You are great!!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thankyou so much :)

[@sasankh.6298]

thank u so much ... i could not understand how you changed colored suddenly from gray to colors

[@Vizible21]

Hey new subscriber here. First off I like how simple it is but gives off the character that it's supposed to have. I just wish you mentioned if how you use layer modes.

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks for subbing! I will try to cover that next time, sorry about that! It's hard to keep track of everything I want to mention, and so many people are looking for all kinds of different info haha. Thanks for the kind words and feedback :D

[@thorkhen9915]

Really loved the thumbnails, before making a piece do you have a set amount of them that you like to sketch? Amazing video and art piece as always :)

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks! In this case I was just doodling for fun (about 15 minutes) with no plan for anything more, but in general I try to give myself a timeframe for thumbnails. For example I'll give myself 2 hours in the morning for extremely rough thumbnailing and I'll do as many as I can. After 2 hours, I have to choose one(or a handful) of my favorites to refine and improve on. Hope that helps! Thanks again :D

[@thorkhen9915]

@@gradyfrederickart I'll be trying that, thank you for the advice!

[@ribeirotiago84]

Great Video! Again! Would you consider leaving a link to the full time lapse of your work? Thank you very much for putting content like this

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks! Do you mean just the video with no commentary? The entire time-lapse is shown in this video. At one point I accidentally turned off the time-lapse recording, so there is a little skip, but otherwise it's all here.

[@ribeirotiago84]

@@gradyfrederickart Thank you for the reply! Yes I meant the whole time-lapse with no commentary. However, I'll just slow down the video in certain moments. Thank you

[@gradyfrederickart]

@@ribeirotiago84 Okay :) Yea this is actually even slower than the procreate export, as Procreate doesn't allow you to control the speed of the playback. So I had to slow it a bit in editing which is why it may appear "choppy". I'll try to post the videos without commentary in the future alongside the regular one maybe :)

[@ribeirotiago84]

@@gradyfrederickart That would be great yes, but only if it's also worth it to you... This format is already great! Maybe if you do a patreon in the future

[@gradyfrederickart]

@@ribeirotiago84 it's in the works 😉 stay tuned

[@fsalad]

❤

[@huesos_de_fuego]

How do you record the timelapse of your paintings? I realy love your work, I'm a new sub!

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks for subbing! In procreate, there is a setting called "timelapse replay". If you turn that setting on, you can watch back any of your art processes and export them as a video. In photoshop I use OBS to record my screen :)

[@joshnewman4270]

Do you ever use reference? If so, where do you typically go for it?

[@gradyfrederickart]

Yes, I always use reference. The only time I would even consider not using any reference is if I'm just sketching something I'm very familiar with and that I have a strong understanding of in my mind already. I like to reference movie frames from directors I like, personal photos from travel, and lastly just google images/pinterest where I can browse and find things that appeal to me.

[@cambocreation]

I will try to draw a grayscale into color Thank you

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks for watching, and best of luck! It can be a tricky thing to get used to.

[@phipsart6424]

omg

[@ey891]

What's the name of the background music? It's so calming to draw

[@gradyfrederickart]

Eternal Recluse by Kyle Preston, and Meeting The Goddess by Kyle Preston :)

[@DavidHilton80]

Were you using the round brush and then smudging it out with the round brush as well?

[@gradyfrederickart]

Ah thanks for reminding me, I meant to mention this but forgot! I used the default smudge brush for the background to create a bit of softness. I have never changed any settings on the smudge so it is whichever settings are default. I think it is some kind of textured brush tip though.

[@nils9289]

Nice

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks :)

[@miljanykanen4842]

How do you color it? Do you use layers and put on a filter? and what kind of filter if so? id love to know!

[@gradyfrederickart]

I used the gradient map feature in procreate to get the first colors in (shadow tones, midtones, light tones). Then I simply painted over top directly with color :)

[@mrginepig3754]

How did you transform all your greyscale values into green at once??

[@gradyfrederickart]

I used a gradient map! I explain how they work in my Sketch to Color video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpDEkqWppa-Ie6ssi=CotjeaDyhF4Y87Fj there I used photoshop, whereas I use procreate in this video but the function is more or less the same :D Hope that helps!

[@ELPHENlX]

amazing as always ! very inspiring ! Do you think you could drop your pinterest page (the architectural one)?

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks so much! Most of my boards are private, as I use them for research related to my personal IP, but what I can do is create a public board with much of the same refs and share it with you guys here. Thanks for this suggestion, I'll let you guys know when it's available!

[@ELPHENlX]

@@gradyfrederickart it could be very cool ! Also when you have a ref for the light or the colors it could be nice to show it in the vid just to see how you use it and what things your keeping and using in it

[@soulalex2704]

How is this style of coloring called??I want to search a tutorial of how to do it

[@gradyfrederickart]

I got the base colors in using gradient maps

[@boris_bulletdodger9109]

Positive comment

[@DukePaints]

I have this barrier in my brain where I cant comprehend the time spent creating a piece like this because its sped up, and it makes me think I need to paint fast af, and then I get frustrated. How long do things like this take you?

[@gradyfrederickart]

I totally understand this feeling, as it's how I used to feel too. This took between 2.5 - 3 hours. If that seems fast, remember I do this for a living so speed is a pre-requisite. Don't set that as your standard if you are still in the early stages of learning. Just try to remember that the only way to get faster is to practice the right way and take your time. You must take all the time you need to ensure correct fundamentals and over time you will naturally get faster. Painting fast just means making fewer mistakes and therefore fewer corrections.

[@ratstattoos]

How can I get this brush?

[@gradyfrederickart]

It's in the "Painting" tab in the default Procreate brush library :) It's just called "Round Brush"

[@drawsomethin]

*Looks at thumbnail* *clicks quickly* *goes directly to description* *dissapointed*

[@gradyfrederickart]

😂 we must embrace the round brush

[@zekeescra5791]

People that are in charge of dungeons and dragons should be contacting you.

[@gradyfrederickart]

I am an illustrator for Wizards of The Coast haha :) I do Magic: The Gathering, but they also make dnd

[@zekeescra5791]

@gradyfrederickart that is so cool. Probably where I've seen some of your work.

[@EMNM66]

ok now send all your skills via email i need them ! 😅amazingly done

[@gradyfrederickart]

Thanks lol :D