Instead of trying to use every brush in the Watercolours category, pick three to four brushes to experiment with to get a more consistent look. The primary tool to use is the Paint Brush Tool.

As with real watercolour, overworking your painting will ruin it so less is more! Different brushes for different brush strokes It can take a little practice and it’s good to have a real watercolour painting to reference. We recommend working with an Apple Pencil or with a graphics tablet for the best results.īrush technique is the key to effectively creating digital watercolours.Note that the Displace filter in the ‘Finishing Touches’ section will only work in Photo. If you’re working in Designer you will be working solely in the Pixel Persona with the Paint Brush Tool.The Paint Brush Tool and the default Watercolour brush category found in both Affinity Photo and Designer (Desktop and iPad).A watercolour paper texture for your background-you can download a free one we have created for you here.

The outlines of this illustration have been created using Ink brushes in purple and coloured in with Watercolour brushes.

Affinity photo drawing tutorial