Fluffy angular eyeshadow blending brushes are ideal for effortlessly diffusing and mixing colours with no sharp edges. The fluffy angular brush's best feature is its angular design, which allows the brush to perform many types of touch ups. The brush's tip is used to blend eyeshadow into the crease and spread it over the brow bone. The wide side is applied to the inner corner, while the flat side is applied to the eyelid.
Eyebrow brushes are angular in shape with thin bristles and are used to fill in and shape the brows. This provides your brows a beautiful finish and a fuller appearance. Simply load your brush with some brow powder/shadow, dust off the excess, and apply it from the inner side or from the highest part of your brow to the outer to cover the entire brow for a fuller and finished effect.
A fluffy or tapered eye blending brush can be all you need if you're a carefree "throw a colour in the crease and go" kind of gal. However, if you prefer experimenting with a variety of colours, defined looks like a cut-crease, or blown-out effects like a dramatic smokey eye, you'll probably need a broader set of tools. Finding high-quality tools is critical since the eye blending brushes you use are just as significant as the cosmetics you use to get the desired appearance. However, keep in mind that "quality" does not automatically imply "expensive."
The bristles of duo-fibre eye blending brushes are often less dense near the top, where the white bristles are visible, and denser near the base, where the black/brown bristles are visible. This property makes them great for blending out an eye look without the need of any cosmetics. Apply light pressure around the brow bone to ensure that colours blend beautifully in the crease. Apply a little more pressure for many colours.
Colors that are close in value (how light or dark the colour is) and/or hue (what colour the ehhh.. colour is!) are easier to blend. Colors that are far apart on the colour wheel, on the other hand, are significantly more difficult to blend correctly. If you want to make your (digital art) life easier, try painting in the inbetween colours to connect the values and colours in your artwork.
You might be used to mixing with the smudge tool in Procreate, but you can actually do a lot of blending with the basic brush tool. You may glaze the colours on top of each other to create a good blend if you set your brush to a low opacity and/or set the opacity to pen pressure. While glazing you can pick up midtone colours to merge the colours even further.
The regular brushes in Procreate can be used to blend, but keep in mind that each brush has a somewhat distinct effect. Procreate basic brushes that can be used include the Gouache, Bonobo Chalk, and Stucco brushes. The Bonobo Chalk and Gouache create a smooth mix.
When blending colours in Procreate, remember to change the size of your brush. Some regions should be blended with a large brush, while others should be blended with a smaller brush. When you want a subtle gradient on a bigger area, make your blending brush huge. Smaller regions and locations where you need to be careful about edges require a smaller blending brush. So make sure to adjust your brush size to the mixing condition!
Blending should be used with caution. I typically mix in the midst of my painting process. Build up the contour of your subject, add values, and contrast in the initial stage of the painting process. Once you have a good foundation, you may begin combining regions. Waiting until you have a strong base before blending saves time!
The smudge tool in Procreate isn't just for blending colours; you can also use it to drag colours around and paint in some ways. The smudge tool gives you a lot of control over this. Darker colours can be dragged into lighter regions, and vice versa.
You want to prevent a smudgy, fuzzy, hazy look when mixing your painting. To avoid an over-blend look, keep your painting's edges in mind. Examine your subject carefully; where do you perceive gentle transitions and where do you see hard edges? Make sure you don't blur any sections where you require distinct edges. For example, around the nostrils!
There are a few brushes that you must have in your collection. Here are the KEY brushes you'll need to begin your collection (and then expand from there): a crease brush, a fluffy blending brush, an eyebrow brush/spoolie, a blush brush, and a bronzer/powder brush
You can then add a highlighter brush, a contour brush, an eyeliner brush, a pencil brush, a detail shader, a small blending brush, a small angle brush, and a large angle brush. I have all of these and find myself reaching for the most of them frequently.
This brush is used for applying base shadow and packing on colour. This is a MUST-HAVE brush in your arsenal. You'll need a brush that can pack shadow without scattering the powder all over the place, as well as one that can apply your base shadow flawlessly. The base shadow is vital since it is the initial layer of skin-tone shadow you need to integrate your other colours on your eye without it looking patchy.
This is a crucial brush because it is used to apply transition shades. Transition shades are the colours that appear between your lid and crease colours. They provide a smooth, ombre effect on your eyes and mix your shadows flawlessly.
If you enjoy contouring, this brush will come in handy. It applies product specifically in the hollows of your cheekbones to carve it out (with powder contour — this brush is not suitable for cream contour). I usually apply a light bronzing powder with a powder brush, followed by a darker contour shade immediately beneath my cheek bones. This is essential whether you're doing a cut crease, a really particular colour in the v of your eye, or shading out underneath your lower lash line. It is a dense brush that tapers to a very sharp point and is usually comprised of synthetic fibres.
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