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How to Draw a Pumpkin in Procreate

October 11, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

How to draw a pumpkin in Procreate

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to draw a pumpkin in Procreate.

What I used:

iPad Pro
Procreate App
Apple Pencil

Watch the video or read the tutorial below:

Draw the Pumpkin

Create a new canvas

Tap on the (+) to create a new canvas. For this tutorial, choose Screen Size.

Create a new Screen Size canvas to draw a pumpkin in Procreate

Choose the Monoline brush and get orange for the color

Tap on the paintbrush icon. Choose the Monoline brush located in the Calligraphy set.

Choose the Monoline brush in the Calligraphy set

Tap on the color swatch and then tap Value at the bottom of the color menu. Enter the Hexadecimal #c36624. This should give you an orange color for the pumpkin.

Choose a color for the pumpkin

Draw an oval

Use the slider on the side of the screen to change the size of the brush. I used 14%.

Draw a vertical oval in the center of the canvas. When you’re done drawing, hold down your Apple Pencil until the oval becomes a more perfect shape.

Draw a vertical oval

Change the size/shape of the oval

If you want to modify your oval, tap on the arrow, tap Freeform at the bottom of the screen, and then you can move the oval or drag the nodes to change the size and shape of the oval. Then you can use the green node to swivel the oval so it’s vertical.

Tap on the arrow to move, resize, rotate, or change the shape of the oval

If you want you can warp your oval into a different shape. Tap Warp at the bottom of the screen and then Advanced Mesh. Drag the nodes to warp the oval. I warped this oval to be a bit wider at the bottom.

Warp the oval to create a pumpkin that's rounder on the bottom

When you’re done modifying your oval, drag from the color swatch into the oval to fill it with orange.

Drag from the color swatch into the oval to fill it with orange

Duplicate the oval and move it

Swipe left on the oval layer and press Duplicate.

Swipe left on the oval layer and press duplicate

Tap on the original oval layer (the lowest layer) and in the fly-out menu press Rename.

Tap on the original oval and tap Rename

Rename it “Original.” Then tap and hold on the duplicated layer until you can drag it underneath the original layer.

Move the duplicated layer under the original oval layer

Make sure the duplicated oval layer is selected, then tap on the arrow, tap Freeform at the bottom of the screen, and move the oval to the left.  Use the blue nodes to resize it a bit smaller. I also used the green node to rotate it slightly towards the original oval.

Tap on the arrow, tap Freeform, and resize and rotate the second oval

You can tap Warp and Advanced Mesh and drag the nodes to modify the shape of the oval if you want. I dragged the right corner nodes to the right to make the oval join more smoothly with the original oval. Then I made the oval a bit rounder by pulling the lower left nodes to the left.

Warp the second oval

Create the left side of the pumpkin

Now swipe left on the duplicated oval layer and press duplicate.

Swipe left on the second oval and press Duplicate

Tap and hold on the new duplicated layer until you can drag it underneath the lowest oval.

Tap and hold on the duplicated oval and drag it to the bottom of the layer stack

Now tap on the arrow, tap Freeform at the bottom of the screen, and move this oval to the left. Again, use the nodes to make it a bit smaller and rotate it if you want. I rotated it a bit towards the right and made it smaller.

Tap freeform and move and resize the third oval

Now you can warp this oval if you want. I dragged the nodes to make it a bit rounder and to make it connect more smoothly with the oval to its right.

Warp the third oval

Create the right side of the pumpkin

Tap on the oval in the middle of the layer stack and then swipe right on the oval underneath it. Tap Group. This should group the left side of the pumpkin.

Group the left side of the pumpkin

Swipe left on the layer that is named New group and press Duplicate to duplicate the group.

Duplicate the left group layer

Tap on the arrow to select the duplicated left side of the pumpkin. At the bottom of the screen make sure Freeform is selected and then tap Flip Horizontal. Move the flipped selection to the right side of the pumpkin.

Tap on the arrow, tap Freeform, then tap Flip Horizontal to create the right side of the pumpkin

Add some shading to the original oval

Tap on the “Original” layer and in the fly-out menu press Select.

Tap on the original oval and press Select

Tap on the (+) to create a new layer above the original oval.

Create a new layer above the Original oval

Tap on the N on the new layer and make the blend mode Multiply. This will make the orange color darker when you paint it on the oval.

Tap on the N and tap Multiply for shading

Now open the brush menu and locate the Touchups set. Select the Noise Brush.

Select the Noise brush from the Touchups set

Use the slider on the side of the screen to set the size. I made mine about 56%. You may need to use a different size depending on how big your pumpkin is. Use the lower slider to reduce the opacity. I made mine about 78%.

Now add some shading to the middle oval. Because the oval is selected, anything you paint will stay within the oval area. I added shading to the top, bottom, and sides of the oval. The more you add, the darker it will be. The darkness of the brush will also depend on the pressure of your Apple Pencil.

Change the size and opacity of the Noise brush and then add shading to the Original oval

Add some highlights

With the original oval still selected, create a new layer on top of the shading layer (1).

Tap on the N on this layer (2), tap Lighten (3), and choose a blend mode for the highlights. I chose Color Dodge (4). This will make the orange color lighter when you paint it on the oval.

Use the Color Dodge blend mode for the highlight

Draw some highlights on the oval. I added them to the top left as if my light source is coming from the top left of the canvas.

Add a highlight to the original oval

Add shading to the right side of the pumpkin

Tap on “Layer 1” under the top New group layer and in the fly-out menu press Select.

Select the oval to the right of the original oval

Create a new layer above this oval. Tap on the N on the new layer and choose Multiply for the blend mode.

NOTE: You should be able to see which oval is selected because it won’t have the diagonal lines on it.

Tap on the paintbrush, make sure you still have the Noise Brush selected, and then paint some dark shading between this oval and the original oval. Add some shading to the top, bottom, and side of the oval as well. Because the right side of the pumpkin is farther from the light source, I’m going to make the shading darker and not add a highlight to this layer.

Add shading to the oval to the right of the original oval

Add shading to the next oval

Now repeat this process for the oval on the right side of the pumpkin. Tap the lower “Layer 1” in the top New group layer, and in the fly-out menu press Select. Create a new layer above it, give it the Multiply blend mode, tap on the paintbrush and then add some shading to the oval.

Shade the oval on the right side of the pumpkin

Add shading and highlights to the left side of the pumpkin

Tap on the top “Layer 1” in the lower New group layer and in the fly-out menu press Select.

Tap on the top oval under the second New Group layer and press Select

Create a new layer above this oval, tap on the N on this layer, and make the blend mode Multiply.

Tap on the paintbrush and then paint some shading on the oval.

Add shading to the oval to the left of the original oval

With this oval still selected, create a new layer. Tap the N on the new layer, tap Lighten, and make the blend mode Color Dodge.

Create a new layer and give it the Color Dodge blend mode to add a highlight to the left oval

Tap on the paintbrush and add some highlights to the top of this oval.

Paint a highlight on the oval to the left of the original oval

Add shading and highlights to the next oval

Repeat this process for the oval on the left side of the pumpkin. Select it, create a new layer, give it the Multiply blend mode, add shading. Then add a new layer, give it the Color Dodge blend mode, and add highlights.

Add shading and highlights to the left side of the pumpkin

Once you’re done adding highlights, tap on the selection tool to deselect the oval.

Tap on the selection tool to deselect the oval

Now we need to move this pumpkin to make some room for the stem.

Group all of the pumpkin layers

Tap on the small arrow next to the top New group layer to collapse it. Repeat this process for the lower New group layer.

Tap on the small arrow next to both of the New Group layers to collapse the groups

Now tap on the top layer in the layer stack and swipe right on all of the layers below it. Then tap Group to group all of the pumpkin layers.

Group the pumpkin layers

Tap on the top New group layer.

Tap on the top New Group layer

Now you can tap on the arrow and move or resize the pumpkin to make room for the stem if you need to. If you want to resize it, make sure to press Uniform at the bottom of the screen to resize it proportionally.

Tap on the arrow and tap Uniform to move and resize the pumpkin

Make the stem

Create a new layer for the stem above the group layer.

Create a new layer for the stem

Tap on the color swatch and get a color for the stem. I chose brown, Hexadecimal #754013.

Get a brown color to draw the pumpkin stem

Get the Monoline brush located in the Calligraphy set again and draw a stem. Make sure the shape is complete with no holes and then drag from the color swatch into the stem to fill it with the brown color.

Draw the pumpkin stem and fill it with brown

Move the stem layer to the bottom of the layer stack. This should make the stem appear behind the pumpkin.

Move the stem layer to the bottom of the layer stack

If you want, you can tap on the arrow and move the stem, resize it, or warp it a bit until you like how it looks.

Add shading and highlights to the stem

Now we’ll add some shading and highlights to the stem using the same method as we did with the pumpkin.

Tap on the stem layer and in the fly-out menu press Select.

Tap on the stem layer and press Select

Create a new layer above the stem, tap the N, and make the blend mode Multiply.

Get the Noise Brush from the Touchups set. Reduce the size of the brush. I made mine about 8%. You may need to use a different size depending on how large your stem is. Then add some dark lines to the stem.

Add shading to the stem

With the stem still selected, create a new layer above the shading layer. Tap the N, tap Lighten, and then tap Add.

Create a new layer and give it the Add blend mode

Tap on the paintbrush and paint some highlights on the stem.

Add stem highlights

You can leave your highlights as they are, but If you don’t like how they look, you can blur them. To do this, tap on the Adjustments button and then tap Gaussian Blur.

Tap on the adjustments button and tap Gaussian Blur

Slide your finger or Apple Pencil across the canvas until the highlights blur a bit.

Add a Gaussian Blur to the stem highlights

Group all of the layers

The pumpkin is done! Now we’ll just group all of the layers, duplicate them, and flatten them so you can use the pumpkin more easily in your projects.

Select all of the stem layers

Tap on the stem highlight layer and then swipe right on the two layers below it so that all of the stem layers are blue.

Tap on the stem highlight layer and swipe right on the two layers underneath it

Move the stem layers into the pumpkin group

Tap and hold and drag these layers over the top New group layer until the horizontal line on this layer turns blue. Now the stem layers should be in this group.

Add the stem layers to the pumpkin group

Duplicate the pumpkin group and flatten the pumpkin layers

Tap on the small arrow next to the top New group layer to collapse the group. Now swipe left on the pumpkin group layer and press Duplicate.

Swipe left on the pumpkin group layer and press Duplicate

Turn off the visibility checkbox for the original pumpkin group layer. Then tap on the duplicated pumpkin layer and press Flatten.

Tap on the duplicated pumpkin group and press Flatten

Now you have both a flat version of your pumpkin and the original pumpkin group that you can go back and modify.

Modify Your Pumpkin

If you want to modify your pumpkin, you can go back and edit the group layers.

For example, you can add a back to the pumpkin if you want.

Add a back to your pumpkin

Turn off the visibility checkbox of the flattened pumpkin, turn on the visibility of the group, and tap the small arrow to expand the group.

Swipe left on the Original oval layer and press Duplicate. Then drag the duplicated oval layer to the bottom of the layer stack.

Duplicate the original oval and drag it to the bottom of the layer stack

Now tap on the arrow, tap Freeform, and resize this oval so it’s a bit smaller. Move it so it peeks up behind the left side of the pumpkin and warp it a bit.

Resize and warp the left back of the pumpkin

Swipe left on this layer and press Duplicate. Now tap on the arrow, tap Freeform at the bottom of the screen, and then tap Flip Horizontal. Move the duplicated oval so it peeks up behind the right side of the pumpkin.

Flip the left back oval to create the back of the right side of the pumpkin

Repeat this process to create more back layers

To create more back layers, duplicate the Original oval and drag it to the bottom of the layer stack. Make the duplicated layer smaller to form the left back of the pumpkin. Then duplicate this layer, flip it horizontally, and move it to the other side.

Create more back layers for the pumpkin

Shade the back of the pumpkin and add highlights

Now shade the back of the pumpkin the same way as we did with the rest of the pumpkin and the stem. Tap on one of the back layers, press Select, create a new layer, tap on the N on this layer, and tap Multiply. Get the original orange color (#c36624). Set the size of the Noise Brush, I made mine 56%, and then add some shading to the back of the pumpkin. Repeat this process for each of the back layers. I made the back layers a bit darker than the rest of the pumpkin.

If you want to add some highlights, select the back layer you want to add a highlight to, create a new layer, give it the Color Dodge blend mode, and paint a highlight. I only added a highlight to the back layer on the left.

Pumpkin drawn in Procreate with finished back shading

Make more pumpkins

Now you can use this process to make lots of different pumpkins! Warp the ovals into different shapes to create different pumpkins. Try different colors such as green for the stem. Then add vines and leaves if you want.

Procreate pumpkins

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