Watercolor house portraits in Procreate // Custom house illustration for Selling on Etsy

Free Pattern Brushes (free for commercial use!)
www.mediafire.com/file/dzon42...
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Watercolor Effect Stuff
- Backrun Watercolor Paper Texture (Rough and Grungy):
www.etsy.com/DrifterStudio/li...
- Regular watercolor brushes kit
drifterstudio.etsy.com/listin...
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👉🏼 ABOUT THIS VIDEO
In this video, I explain my workflow for painting watercolor house portraits in Procreate. This house illustration technique is really easy and fund, and it makes for a great gift or a product to sell on your etsy store.
How do you paint watercolor in procreate?
By combining some special brushes and a watercolor paper texture, we can paint in this watercolor style. All the brushes, textures, and materials are linked above. They all come with video instruction on how to use them, so it's something you can use even if you are totally new to Procreate.
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👉🏼 PRINT YOUR ARTWORK:
Here's the printer I use:
amzn.to/3q2mKk7 (This is an Affiliate link for Amazon.com)
I prefer this one because it's just so easy to get amazing colors and rich, textured shading. This printer is not suitable for printing tiny stuff, like postage stamp size, because it's only going to do 150dpi. That's good enough for a greeting card or anything larger (I prefer to print larger stuff anyways).
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Here's the jazz I used:
Bread (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Nonsnse-Keywrds: how to make a poster for Etsy. Custom etsy illustration tutorial. How to make watercolor clipart in Procreate. How to make a house portrait. How to paint a house. How to make a custom house illustration. This is an easy way to paint a unique illustration of a house. Custom watercolor house portrait for Etsy.

[@HappiCamper]

I gasped and looked at my daughter when you said that the building brushes are free! Thank you so much! I did a couple of your girl characters yesterday; so relaxing and a lot of fun. Your tutorials are a pleasure to watch.

[@tired_buthappy]

Calvin, this is great! My grandmother had to move out of her house because she can’t care for herself anymore. I’m going to paint her house so she can always have it with her - her birthday is next week, so it’s perfect timing! Thank you so much for the brushes, and for all the hard work you put into your videos. 💛

[@CellaCabPer]

I’m so impressed with your generosity! Thank you so much for the free brush set! My first brush set that I purchased from Etsy was 50% off including bonus brushes which was free and a watercolor paper. Again, thank you for your kindness by giving us free quality beautiful-effect brushes. Perfect for the house you demonstrated.

[@ajitpandey4087]

For a total stranger to the digital drawing it came as a fantastic encouragement, the sheer flow and fluidity of the tutorial, narration, and the artwork left me spellbound, but ignited the spark for definitely trying out myself - thanks !!

[@arlenemurphy804]

Thank you so much for the free brushes💜💜💜🎨🎨🎨

[@sandrift]

Very fun - I really appreciate the diversity of subjects you share. And as someone else said, you show so well how approachable these pieces are. Thank you for the brush set, too!

[@arlenemurphy804]

Beautiful. Love all your tips

[@stickstickley5098]

Thanks Calvin! Your tutorial videos and artwork are so awesome and inspirational, but then the free brushes…very generous! Please continue what you’re doing!

[@christina413]

Lovely art! Ty for showing us your process 🧡

[@lorimcconnell9737]

Such a great tutorial - I’ve learned so much from you! I just downloaded your free brush set and I absolutely love it! Thank you so much for your generosity!

[@lollippopps]

Thank you Calvin for this super inspiring tuto and the amazing free brushes ! Thank you!!!

[@lynnandscottmitchell7593]

Calvin as always this is amazing and can’t wait to do this ! Your the man!

[@clairemardesich8576]

Yay you're back! Thank you for this tutorial and for the free brushes! ❤️

[@JulianaRumple]

loved the brushes and tutorial. they´re always soooo good. thank you!

[@donjon11000]

Thanks so much for the brushes. Great tutorial Calvin. You never disappoint!🇦🇺

[@carole2952]

I really love how you make it look so doable for people like me who have no experience- thank you so much I have you watercolour brush set & 3 of you paper sets (storybook is my favourite) and they are all fantastic.

[@deadinteresting8905]

This is too stinking cute!! and those FREE brushes... AMAZING!! 🤩

[@luminachic2053]

Thanks so much. You make complicated things so simple. Love your videos. Thanks for the free brushes.

[@ScoutAndMcKenna]

Awesome. Thanks for the pattern brushes. Always look forward to your tutorials 🙂

[@karenjones2631]

I really enjoyed this painting. And the background paper really added a nice effect.

[@CarrG7]

Great tutorial. Glad you’re back. 🎨

[@ChantelleVenter]

Thank you for the free brushes and amazing tutorial as always ❤️👌🏻

[@wgsunye]

I just brought your watercolor and paper texture from you, and I am absolutely loving it! I love how the color is so vibrant and resembles watercolor the most so far. Thank you so much and continue your good work! Cheers

[@Snook212]

Your tutorials are honestly pure gold! THANK YOU!

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

Awww, thank you so much ❤️

[@kraftedbykat]

How generous! Thank you so much for sharing the texture brushes! I purchased your first watercolor brush set and I use it until now. May you continue to inspire many!

[@kejsiproell]

such a pleasure to watch! more videos like this please 😍

[@janetcole2492]

Calvin, thank you so much for the building brushes. I also purchased the background canvas. I appreciate all of your tutorials, the goodies you share and the hard work that you put in to making them!

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

Thank you so much for your amazing support! It makes these videos possible and I couldn't do it without you 💕💕💕💕

[@kayaj3802]

Awesome tips, especially the warp for the not so straight outlines. Thank you Calvin!! I was just looking into making similar brushes myself. This gives me a head start, just looking at yours! So far i managed to make a bird flock stamp for landscape paintings when I am to lazy to hand draw them 😅😏🤫

[@lory2videos]

Glad to see you are back!!

[@Gauri_Sak_0909]

Your brushes are amazing!!!

[@billdungan3709]

Thanks for the free brushes and a great tutorial.

[@VL-xs3bk]

Glad you’re feeling better! Thanks for another wonderful tutorial! Yours are always so easy to follow and make procreate for this beginner less intimidating. I’ve taken several photographs of interesting buildings over the years and can’t wait to try this! I’ve purchased several of your brushes and love them!

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

wow, thank you so much! I'm so grateful for your support. I'm feeling much better now 🥰. My son is at the age where he keeps bringing home amazing varieties of weird illnesses from his play school 😂😂😂

[@oibrasil]

Super thank you for the free brushes ❤ amazing illustration ❤

[@user-xf4wd6rs3i]

Wow! thanks so much for the brushes! I've already bought some of yours before, they are amazing!

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

Thank you so much !!

[@Judi-Graff]

Love this. Took some house photos tHis week. I’m going to try your tutorial out.

[@beabeamakesartnstuff7693]

Thanks for the tutorial and brushes Calvin. Hope you are feeling better!

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

Thank you so much! I'm feeling totally better now 🥰

[@thanhhuyen3183]

Thank you so much for your guidance and so happy you are back :)

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

Thank you so much 😁

[@ridasaqib8540]

Best tutorial!! Very helpful 😍

[@penniemcnutt4721]

Love your tutorials ♥️!

[@Paul-xj8ln]

I’ve been wondering where you’d gone! Another incredible tutorial. The free brushes are so generous!! I can’t wait to play around with houses I’m familiar with. Thanks Calvin!

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

Thank you so much 🥰 I've just been trying to finish some carpentry project, then I got really sick for a week or so 🤣

[@hannahgill1643]

thank you for this tutorial!

[@misscosmoxx]

Awesome tutorial. Can you try to do tutorial of faceless portraits using these brushes. They seem to be more popular nowadays. Thanks!

[@pennyshilling]

Thanks so much for the free download, really appreciate. 🙂

[@coldcloud8865]

Amazing!! 😍😍 Thank you so much for the brushes 😍 I wish if you put the sketch also , many thanks

[@lory2videos]

Great video, Calvin!!!

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

Thank you so much 😁

[@Ribbitplease]

Excellent!!

[@andreaaylward4794]

Amazing!

[@sharonc7031]

Nicely done.

[@Aldol_Ursius_GomGomStar]

무료 배포 브러쉬!!!! 정말정말 감사합니다!🫶👍😃

[@Samy5278]

Hello Calvin!! Love all your video tutorials

[@vicky42559]

Love to see more examples

[@tysmorgan]

Thank you so much!! 😍😍

[@TatianaTravelways]

Wonderful - Thank you! :)

[@hazelwu4623]

Perfect

[@yataketchai6729]

Thank you !!!

[@_vikingaman]

where did you find that font? it fits perfectly with these kinds of illustrations

[@michaelatkinson8184]

Thanks again for another great tutorial 👨🏻‍🎨I was wondering if you could make a tutorial to help with selling on etsy ? particularly digital downloads ? in terms of canvas sizing, dpi, colour settings, what to save the file as, etc. Really appreciate all your videos and find them easy to follow and extremely enjoyable x hope you are well and I look forward to the next video x

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

HI Michael! This is a great idea! I can create a brief written answer here for now: On etsy, keep it very simple. Your customers aren't super interested is huge lists on technical details so I would make the listing say something like this: Size: High Quality 300dpi 8"X10" 16"x20" 11"x17" Sizes included. Custom sizes available upon request. For the dpi, 300dpi is fine but it isn't super important if the file is a jpeg or a PNG. I would recommend distributing the digital artwork as a PNG embedded inside a PDF file. This will safeguard the artwork from being compressed and force the correct sizes because the PDF makes it easier to specify that. For the color, RGB is better because modern printer do a phenomenal job of conversion. Occasionally you might get requests for a CMYK version but you can handle those on an individual basis.

[@michaelatkinson8184]

@@calvinatdrifterstudio8438 thank for the help x it is very much appreciated x sorry to bother you again, but I have one more question, when creating the art on procreate, if I use a canvas ie. 16"x20" can i then simply copy all and place on the smaller canvases ie. 8"x10" and do the same for any other canvas sizes ? of will it loose any quality in the image ? thanks again for all the help, it is very much appreciated x

[@courtneydavis7917]

I added your brushes…but I’m confused on how to use them. I am trying to add it to the exterior of my house, and I can’t get it to fit on the house, it just covers the whole house. I’ve adjusted the size of the brush too. But I’m not sure what to do :(

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

oh no! Can you message me a screenshot showing what you mean? You can use Etsy or email me. I'm sure we can figure out what's going wrong

[@tardxcore]

What size canvas do you use?

[@Scrabbledat]

Damn, Calvin! How have i not seen your channel before? Question, what size do you make the canvas for this ? Thanks!

[@alrxbaade8927]

The free brushes you included are so big on my app, how do I make them fit on body of the house or roof?

[@anne-claireaubert4746]

I have the same issue _ did you manage to fix it ?

[@madebymarco]

Is the Fine Line pen a default brush?

[@cadodrill]

Hi! I tried the link to download the free pattern brushes but it no longer is working. Can you share a new link?

[@lory2videos]

I wish there was a way to put watercolor on top of an actual photo. Any thoughts?

[@lory2videos]

@@oldphatone with Procreate?

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

There are some really great watercolor filters like Simply Watercolor. You can paint on top of a photo but it was harder for me than I first thought 🤔

[@maddythornhill]

What brush did you use for the eraser?

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

I alwasy use the fineliner pen because it's fully opaque so it erases completely without leaving some faded stuff behind, and it aslo has tiny bit of a rough edge so it looks more natural.

[@lynnandscottmitchell7593]

Do you have a link to that font ?

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

Thank you so much 😁 You can find Acrylic Hand for free, here: pixelsurplus.com/products/acrylic-hand-thick-free-strong-bold-svg-font That's my friends website and the font is free because they are running a sort of promotion. You just have to make an account. The original artist put it available for free in order to generate traffic. If you really like the font, Like I do, I highly encourage you to buy it from Creative Market 🥰🥰 creativemarket.com/TomChalky/2422637-Acrylic-SVG-Font-Collection

[@emelineleblanc7176]

Hi, i don‘t manage to Import the House texture brush in procreate. Can you help me ?

[@calvinatdrifterstudio8438]

of course 😁 what is happening? did you see an error from procreate?

[@emelineleblanc7176]

@@calvinatdrifterstudio8438 when i unzip the file, I only see pictures of the brush but no compatible files for procreate ( for example .brushset)

[@chigichazz]

Why can't i download the free brushes 🥲