How to Create a Triptych in Procreate: Complete Tutorial | Digital Alcohol Ink Artwork
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
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00:00 Introduction
01:07 Make a new canvas
02:33 Set up the grid
03:32 Create the panels
06:16 Set up the layers
07:41 Turn off the Drawing Grid
07:56 Create the Alcohol Ink Layer
10:31 Soften edges with blender brushes
12:13 Add Splatters
16:21 Add Metallics
24:08 Separate into three separate artworks
26:53 Conclusion and final artwork
In this Procreate tutorial, I'll show you how to make a triptych using digital alcohol ink brushes. A triptych is a piece of artwork consisting of three panels meant to be displayed together.
How to Set Up the Canvas
To create a digital triptych in Procreate, we first need to set up our canvas:
Create a New Canvas - From Gallery view, go to the Plus icon in the top right corner and select New Canvas.
Set Dimensions in Inches - Change units to inches. Make width 26" and height 12" at 300 DPI. This allows three 8" x 12" panels.
Optional Smaller Version - If you're working with an iPad that has limited memory, don't worry-a 20 x 9-inch canvas for three 6 x 9-inch panels works just as well.
Turn on Drawing Guide - Go to wrench icon. Turn on drawing guide, then go to Edit Drawing Guide. Set to 2D grid.
Customize Grid Size - Tap the grid pixel size. Change to 1" squares numerically.
Now we have a 26 x 12 inch canvas with a 1 inch square grid. This will help us set up and align the panels.
Make First Panel - Use the ribbon tool, set it to rectangle. Turn on color fill and set it to white.
Position Outside Canvas - Start the selection box outside the canvas edge. This prevents visible edges.
Set Panel Size - Drag selection to 8 squares across. Just past 8 gives room for resizing.
Duplicate Panels - Duplicate the layer twice for 3 total panels.
Space Panels - Use arrow tool to move panels apart, with snapping turned ON. Leave 1" between.
Now we have 3 white panels on layers, spaced apart and ready for painting!
Painting the Triptych
With the canvas set up, it's time to start painting! I'll demonstrate using my alcohol ink brushes. You can follow along with any brush set you enjoy.
A few tips as you paint:
Work across all 3 panels simultaneously. This helps tie the pieces together compositionally.
Use a consistent color palette and style across the panels for cohesion.
Vary details and techniques between panels so each stands alone.
Paint areas that span multiple panels to connect them.
I'm doing a colorful abstract alcohol ink style triptych using the brushes I designed.
Dividing into Panels:
In the Gallery, duplicate project - Make 4 copies - original plus 3 panels
Crop and Resize - Enter 8" x 12" on first panel. Use snapping to perfectly line up edges.
Repeat - Crop middle and right panels. Check that edges align.
We now have 3 images - each one panel of the triptych!
For high quality printing, print each panel at the full size of 8x12" 300 DPI.
I hope you enjoyed following along and made a triptych! I'd love to see your finished pieces.
Feel free to tag me on Instagram @alainajensen or share in the Facebook group: / alainajensenbrushes
Now go make some art! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Wow….. so glad I found you
I Love your tutorials! Thank you for giving us so much!
You are very welcome and thank so much for your kind support!!
Fantastic …. It would like awesome on a metallic photo paper
Thanks! Yes I always recommend printing on glossy photo paper especially when there are metallic effects. Alcohol ink in "real life" is also done on glossy/non absorbent paper (as opposed to watercolor).
Amazing to see you upload again. You're my slice of peace. Thanks for this! Hope you are well!
Thanks so much, I really appreciate your kindness and support 🥰
I’ve been waiting for a video like this. You should totally do a couple more videos like this with your acrylic pour and galaxy brush set!!! Love your videos and your brushes
I'm so glad to hear you liked the video! Your enthusiasm is incredibly motivating. I love the idea of doing more videos featuring different brush sets. Thanks so much for the support!
Thanks to your suggestion I made a Galaxy version now! th-cam.com/video/0Zuo-1YHGEQ/w-d-xo.html
@@AlainaJensen that’s fantastic. Going to watch now!
The brush is unique. It’s a beautiful paintig🍀
Thank you!
Love it 😍
Thank you Alaina, you have a soothing voice which helps when following the tutorials.
I’ll be using the guide here to create my dirty pour style trip-tick (writing it as I say it, easier lol).
Thank you and look forward to more videos. Always loved your real world art in digital form. Your brushes are amazing. Currently can’t afford the alcohol set, one day, I’ll grab them.
Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad to hear my voice adds to your tutorial experience. I'm excited to hear you'll be using the guide for your dirty pour style triptych-that sounds like a fantastic project! I truly appreciate your support!
Thank you Alaina, for another great tutorial! ❤
You're very welcome, I'm glad you liked it!
Love the tutorial. I want to create a triptych with each panel 16 x 20. What size should the canvas be?
Thank you, Alaina! They’re beautiful ❤. Just have a question in case you know the answer… do have any idea of what would be the maximum size for printing each piece in Canvas with good quality?
All depends on your canvas size you’re wanting to print, but general rule is choose a canvas with 300 DPI.
Thanks @scousetrooper yes that's correct that it needs to be 300 DPI. So the panels in this tutorial, the maximum that I would print them would be 8x12" as designed. If you want to make bigger panels, you could instead start on a bigger Procreate document. It's always a good idea to start with the size you want to print and then create the art on that canvas, since it doesn't work very well to size up after the fact.
Love the tutorial. I want to create a triptych with each panel 16 x 20. What size should the canvas be? 27:40 😅
Thanks! You'd need a canvas that is 50 x 20 inches to accommodate three 16 x 20-inch panels with 1-inch gaps between them, preferably at 300 DPI. Some older iPads will not have enough memory for this - I've got a 2022 Pro and it gives me only 7 layers at that size. I do think that Procreate is possibly planning an update to increase max size though! 🤞
Thanks so much…….I think I can manage with 7 layers for this. 0:20