Only the area inside of your selection will get blurred/blended. Now you can apply gaussian blur to this selection. Around nostrils for instance!ĭid you know you can use gaussian blur to blend areas? All you have to do is make a selection using the freehand selection option and add a slight feather to your selection. Take a good look at your subject, where do you see soft transitions and where do you see crisp edges? Make sure you don’t blend areas where you need these crisp edges. To avoid this over blended look, you need to be mindful of edges in your painting. When blending your painting you want to avoid a smudgy, fuzzy, blurry look. You can drag darker colors onto lighter areas and vice versa. Using the smudge tool for this gives you great control. The smudge tool isn’t just useful to blend colors in Procreate, you can also use it to drag colors around and paint in a sense. In the final stage you’ll only blend small areas using small brushes. It would be a shame if you’d smudge that nice texture that you have laid down. Waiting with blending until you have a solid base, saves you time!Īt a later stage of your painting process, you don’t need to blend much anymore. As soon as you have a pretty decent base, you can start blending areas a bit. In the first fase of the painting process, build up the shape of your subject, add values and build up the contrast. I usually blend mostly in the middle section of my painting process. Now you can use a big blending brush to make smooth gradients without worrying about ruining the edges!īlending should be used sparingly. You can make use of this! Using the freehand selection tool, you can select an area that needs blending. When you have an active selection, you can only paint, erase, smudge, etc. The selection tool can come in very handy when blending. So be sure to switch up your brush size to match the blending situation! 5. Smaller areas and areas where you need to be careful about edges, need a blending brush with a smaller size. When you want a soft gradient in a larger area, it is a good idea to make your blending brush big. Some areas are more suitable to blend with a big brush and some areas need to be blended by using a smaller brush. When blending colors in Procreate, don’t forget to vary the size of your brush. I prefer using my own custom brushes though and do most of my blending using the standard blender from my Blender brushes set. The Gouache gives a smooth blend, while the Bonobo Chalk and Stucco brush give a more textured look.
Some of the Procreate standard brushes that can be used for example are the Gouache (under Artistic brushes), Bonobo Chalk (under Sketching brushes) and the Stucco brush (under Artistic brushes). The Procreate standard brushes can easily be used to blend, but keep in mind that every brush has a slightly different effect.
While glazing you can pick up midtone colors to blend the colors even more. If you set your brush to a low opacity and/or set the opacity to pen pressure, then you can glaze the colors on top of eachother, creating a nice blend. Perhaps you’re used to using the smudge tool to blend in Procreate, but you can actually do quite a lot of blending using the regular brush tool. If you want to make your (digital art) life easier, try bringing the values and hues in your painting together by painting in the inbetween colors as well.Ģ. Colors that are far apart on the color wheel on the other hand, are much more challenging to blend properly. Keep it together!Ĭolors that are closer together when it comes to value (how light or dark the color is) and/or hue (what color the ehhh. Be sure to watch the video as well, to see all the tips and techniques in action! 1. With these 10 tips to improve your blending technique, I’ll help you on your way. Are you having trouble with blending in Procreate? You’re not the only one! Getting your colors to blend nicely can be quite a challenge and might take some practice.
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