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Dani Williams
Великобритания
Добавлен 24 окт 2011
Using watercolours and Procreate to create natural history illustrations for children. Constantly questioning myself.
Replicating realistic watercolour in Procreate
Trying again to recreate my usual watercolour style of animal painting using the Procreate app instead of traditional media. This time with a more detailed subject.
I'm a full-time illustrator with a background in zoology and science communication. I specialise in drawing animals that appeal to children.
Website
www.daniwilliams.co.uk
Etsy shop
www.daniwilliamsshop.etsy.com
Patreon
www.patreon.com/DaniWilliams
My previous attempt at digital watercolours:
ruclips.net/video/P1jzJsOJ8Ro/видео.html
Procreate watercolour brush sets that I use in this video:
Julia Dreams: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1339374219
Lisa Glanz: www.lisaglanz.com/shop/aquareal-realistic-watercolour-brushes-for-procreate
For royalty-fr...
I'm a full-time illustrator with a background in zoology and science communication. I specialise in drawing animals that appeal to children.
Website
www.daniwilliams.co.uk
Etsy shop
www.daniwilliamsshop.etsy.com
Patreon
www.patreon.com/DaniWilliams
My previous attempt at digital watercolours:
ruclips.net/video/P1jzJsOJ8Ro/видео.html
Procreate watercolour brush sets that I use in this video:
Julia Dreams: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1339374219
Lisa Glanz: www.lisaglanz.com/shop/aquareal-realistic-watercolour-brushes-for-procreate
For royalty-fr...
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Why as a full time artist, I'm not always drawing
Просмотров 21121 день назад
A little sort of art vlog, I guess, in which I explain what I've been up to and why I haven't been drawing. Make yourself a smoothie and join me while I draw a capybara in Procreate and tell you what I've been up to. • My Patreon: www.patreon.com/DaniWilliams • My Instagram: daniwilliamsillustration • The NEW Etsy shop: www.daniwilliamsshop.etsy.com • The old Etsy shop for waterco...
What I learnt from my 30 day drawing challenge
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Last month I set myself an art challenge: 30 dogs in 30 days drawn in Procreate. So did I complete the challenge and what did I learn? In this video I'll show you all the dog drawings I finished, the good, the bad and the ugly. I'm using an iPad Pro 12.9" with a 2nd generation pencil and the Procreate app. You can see more of my digital illustrations on Instagram: daniwilliamsillu...
How I make stickers for my Etsy shop - without a Cricut Cutter
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.Месяц назад
How do I turn my animal illustrations into the best selling product in my Etsy shop? In this video I show you the super simple way I make stickers and the advantages this method has for me over using a Cricut or Silhouette cutting machine. And I'll give you my four top tips if you want to try this method yourself. You can see the finished products here: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DaniWilliamsArt?ref=...
How I found my style on my artistic journey
Просмотров 5392 месяца назад
For a long time I worried about finding my style as an artist. But when I finally thought I'd found my creative voice, I realised it wasn't a fixed thing. My interests changed, I grew bored and now my style is evolving again. In this video I share some of my older artwork, in a range of styles, and talk about my journey as an artist. daniwilliamsillustration www.daniwilliamsart.et...
Developing a consistent art style when you like too many things
Просмотров 5672 месяца назад
Draw with me in Procreate as I talk through some of the problems I have getting anything done because I want to do everything. I talk art materials and techniques. I'm using an iPad Pro 12.9 inch 5th generation with a second generation Apple Pencil and the Procreate app. You can follow my 30 Day Dog Project on instagram: daniwilliamsillustration If you'd like to support my You Tub...
Testing affordable watercolour brushes from Artify
Просмотров 1663 месяца назад
I was recently given a set of watercolour brushes that could be a great and affordable set for beginners. In this video I try them all out before putting them to the test painting a pet portrait of a dog. You'll also notice, I fail to do some very rudimentary maths. The brushes are Artify's watercolour brushes for artists and professionals: I also used Daler Rowney's Langton watercolour block: ...
How I illustrate animals in Procreate
Просмотров 3 тыс.3 месяца назад
How do I use Procreate to draw animal characters that appeal to children? Here's a brief rundown, showing how I incorporate paper and painterly textures into my illustrations. Find my work at: www.daniwilliamsart.etsy.com Buy me a (decaf) coffee www.buymeacoffee.com/daniwilliams Instagram instagram.com/ daniwilliamsillustration Website www.daniwilliams.co.uk Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creato...
Choosing my watercolour palette
Просмотров 1414 месяца назад
With a new range of paint colours in my watercolour palette, I decided to make a colour mixing chart to help me decide whether or not I'd been too hasty in getting rid of half my paint pans. The colours I'm using are listed below in the same order they appear on the chart and just to let you know, these are affiliate links. If you use these links and purchase any of these paints, I will receive...
Recreating my watercolour paintings in Procreate
Просмотров 11 тыс.4 месяца назад
For years I've worked in traditional watercolours, painting wildlife. But with so many great watercolour brushes available for the Procreate app now, I wanted to see if I could recreate my usual watercolour style using the iPad. The finished print I created is available here: daniwilliamsart.etsy.com/listing/1686206972 Watercolour brush sets that I've used and recommend: www.etsy.com/uk/listing...
Your videos have been so helpful for me. Thank you so much!
Oh, that's good to know. Than you so much!
What a beautiful art journey you been through. Just lovely
Oh, thank you.
Thanks for sharing your process, Dani! I've got lots of ideas for adding Stamps for texture based on this.
That's great. Thanks.
Your painting are so simple, yet so detailed. I love them. Great video, thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much 😀
Hello Dani ! Great process demonstration ! Will be following your work. Rest assured, you got this !
Aww, thank you so much!
Great video again today Dani 👍
Thank you! 🙂
Love it!
Thanks!!
OMG I CANT BREATH THIS IS SO UNDERRATED ITS AN MASTERPIECE. + 1 sub! Pin?❤❤❤❤❤
Ha, thank you!
@@daniwilliamsillustration yw
IS THAT A CUT ON HIM WHO HURT THAT POOR BABY 😭
Noooo. It's just the watercolour texture. Maybe it looks weird on the camera.
I love it! He looks super cute ❤
Thank you!
I can't be the only one that LOVES your "ugliest" dog? He is simply put, WONDERFUL!!!🎉😂❤
😂
I agree! I love him!
This is so refreshing, Dani... no one seems to talk about this! I hate my brain!! I have always loved drawing. I always come back to it, but more recently, ive taken it more seriously.. except I can't. I have so many "styles" i like, love, want to achieve, that i can't see MINE... what is mine? Who knows.. lol Not only that, I try to dabble in other art. I create baby mobiles out of dried florals, origami, and design paper hot air ballons on my Sillohuette... polymer clay? Yes. Jewelry making with wire? Yes. Alcohol ink on glass? Yes. Oil paintings on glass? Yes. I can't seem to stop myself. Mainly because i can make amazing things.. even the first time I try them... but I can't do them ALL, and I don't really want to.. part of me thinks I'm missing out on some potential of finding that magical thing I was born to do... and in the midst of it all I have 4 kids (1, 2, 4, and 10)... so any art i get to do is beyond frustrating because there is never enough time without interruption. Some days i tell myself I have to quit art. But i come back lol. I love ink and watercolor. I recently got an I pad for procreate so i can set down my work for the kids and not worry about spilled water or destroyed paints and drawings because I didn't have time to put it away.. so im trying to commit to making art there and finding my flow for a portfolio... not doing every form of art you can think of. Maybe we will find our place 😂
Oh my goodness, I hear you! It's not just art, I'll spend days agonising over the perfect sketchbook or pen. I think if art and crafts are just a hobby then go for it, try everything, do whatever you feel like that day. But when it's your means of making money, while you don't necessarily need a 'style' that is set in stone, you do need focus at least. It's hard.
Awesome, loved your art style!
Thank you so much 😀
Great video again dani keep up the good work ❤
Thanks buddy! 😁
Nice! ❤❤❤
Thanks! 😄
Brilliant, you definitely succeeded at your challenge.
Awesome insight into your process. Can you please show how you create and upload and use the background papers?
Thank you. Yes, I'll have more process videos on the way soon.
1,3,8,11 would be my guess because the blend brush makes a blurry effect
It would be nice if someone made a blend brush that doesn't blur but keeps the texture somehow.
Yes, to all except 3 which was real watercolour.
Yes! ...I have no idea how to do that.
I think you are a hidden treasure on RUclips Wonderful content. Thank you
Oh my goodness, thank you!
You are an incredible artist Thank you
Thank you for sharing
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Very cool so unique!
Thank you!
Quality vid, great advice, adorable stickers! I pray your business does well. :)
Thank you so much!
Where did you learn these techniques?
Just from playing around and experimenting. It's the best way.
That scanned text as a texture is interesting.
Do you use Adobe at all for your digital art? Or is it just Procreate?
Hi, I use Photoshop for tidying up my watercolour scans and doing page layout things but these drawings are purely Procreate.
Great video again today Dani
Aww, thank you - again!
Lovely dogs. Adding the scans is interesting. I liked the text patterns on the dogs. 🐶
Thank you. Yes I need to find more interesting things to scan in and use.
So beautiful, are you sketching these just from memory?
Thank you and no, I had to look at some photos for these to remember exactly where the pink and black patches were.
@@daniwilliamsillustration that’s still pretty incredible! New subscriber, do you have videos on how to turn the sketches into stickers from a sketchbook?
@@gabzwilson2750 My most recent video was about how I make my stickers but I didn't cover how I scan and clean them up. I do plan to do something on that soon though.
@@daniwilliamsillustration okay, that’s how I found your channel.i look forward to it Thank you!
Well... That's quite unusual pen grip.
😂 I’ve always held my pen weirdly. I think it’s because I have very long fingers and I’m double jointed.
Wow when initially seeing that you’re cutting them by hand I thought “that’s crazy!” But you really have a system that works and is so much less stress than dealing with the Cricut. Very impressive and the sticker designs are amazing!
I think the Cricut would drive me to tears one way or another. This is like a form of relaxation for me 😊
Really enjoyed watching this video. Looking forward for future videos.
Thank you!
Amazing, very realistic drawing using simple tools ❤
My wife and I were discussing whether to invest in a Cricut machine. This is such a genius idea. Thank you for your time.
I am still kind of tempted by them sometimes but as soon as I start looking into them again, they feel like more trouble than they'd be worth for me.
Love these stickers ❤❤
Thank you! I love making them.
Wow, I think that is impressive you’ve done all that work by hand. Do you have any tips or insights for how you’ve kept your wrist happy with that much scissor use? I did miniature knitting years ago under some intense deadlines, which gave me some repetitive motion injuries in my wrist and shoulders at the time, and I know I tend to clench scissors a bit hard when I’m focused on accurate cuts.
It's never actually bothered me. The hand holding the scissors is barely moving, all the turning of the paper is done with my left hand, but maybe I've just been lucky in avoiding strain.
@@daniwilliamsillustration Hmmm. I’m going to have to pay closer attention to what “jobs” each of my hands are doing what the next time I cut out something precise with scissors. It sounds like you probably have some better habits, and it makes sense it wouldn’t hurt if one’s muscles are consistently in a more relaxed state. Thanks so much for replying!
@@jngarrettart Yeah, sorry I can't offer anything specific. Also, I'm double-jointed so my wrists do move more than normal 😆
Hi Dani, your drawings are awesome! What's the company that does the printing for you?
Thank you. I use Printed.com for my stickers and cards and have done for years. For these sticker sheets you need to look for their 'flat unfinished sheets' and select the crack-back paper.
@@daniwilliamsillustration thank you
Great video Dani ❤
Aww, thank you 😊
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Thanks FoxMonster!
I would love to watch more videos like these! I thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks!
Thank you! I planned to make more like this but then I wasn't sure if I had anything to add that I hadn't already covered. There'll definitely be more Procreate videos to come though.
Hi Dani! You might have just convinced me to try out watercolor painting digitally. 😊
Aww, amazing! Well I can definitely recommend any of the brush sets I listed and I think all those creators have tutorials on RUclips. Enjoy.
I have this problem too and it’s driving me insane right now. I wonder, if I could focus on just one technique for a whole month. I might try one week for now. That will be enough of a challenge 😅 Thank you for sharing!
Ahh but WHICH technique? 😆 I found it helpful to put some materials away in the loft, where they can’t tempt me. Also, if you keep a sketchbook with different techniques etc, write notes in it about how you felt creating each thing in it. Sometimes I think I want to work in a particular way, then I flip through my sketchbook and am reminded I tried it before and hated it!
@@daniwilliamsillustration it will take some time until I decide on the technique and sketchbook 😂 Putting some supplies away is a good tip, I might try that 😅
@@snowsjournal Good luck!
Awesome video. Just purchased procreate and am a beginner. Loved some of the helpful tips and the simple subject matter to follow along with to learn. Thanks
Thank you, glad it helped. There are so many possibilities with Procreate. I was overwhelmed when I first got it, but you just have to keep playing around and find what works for you. Good luck!
What kind of paper did you use for your drawings? Did you practice with watercolor first, then try procreate? I'm still trying to find my art style, any advice?
Hi, yes I've been working in watercolours as a full time artist for several years. I don't really stick to one particular type or brand of paper but I do like Daler Rowney's Langton range for watercolours and their Fine Grain for drawing in graphite. I think finding your style, takes time. At first you just want experiment and play around with different materials, with absolutely no pressure. Pick up a cheap sketchbook that you don't feel too precious about and just doodle. You'll start to see patterns in what you enjoy and what you naturally gravitate towards. I'm planning to talk through some tips on finding your own style in a video soon.
Criminally underrated channel, love your content so much 🦈🦈🦈
Oh gosh, thank you!
4,5,11,13?
11 was done in Procreate, but 4,5,13 are traditional watercolour.
Hello! I love your videos! What brushes are you using in these?
Hi, thank you. There's links to the brush sets I used in the description. I used a combination of brushes from each set but I think any one of those sets on their own are great.
This was so enjoyable to watch, thanks so much for sharing your experiences.
Aww, thank you for watching. It felt like a slightly self-indulgent video :-D
Thank you for sharing your experience ❤❤
Thanks for watching!