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Introduction
This is the final result we'll create today, a girl wearing a hay hat watering her flower garden. There's a wooden fence, sunflowers, colorful tulips, a vegetable basket, and fluttering butterflies. Everything is drawn in Krita, free of charge. Let's get started. Hello! In this tutorial, we will draw a girl taking care of her flower garden using Krita. We will layer things one by one. Sky, fence, flowers, character, all the way to butterflies.
Step 1: New document 3200 x 1800 pixels (16:9)
Press Ctrl-N to create a new document. Change the width to 3200, and the height to 1800 pixels, ratio 16 to 9. Click Create, then press minus so the canvas appears complete.
Step 2: Layer "Sky" - bright blue gradient, sun & clouds
Rename the layer to Sky. Set the foreground color to bright blue, and the background color to very light blue. Press Backspace to fill the canvas with the background color, then drag the Gradient Tool from top to bottom. Krita's default gradient is from the foreground color to transparent, so this Backspace trick makes the sky fade from blue to light blue. After that, select the Ellipse Tool, with Fill for a Ground Color and without Outline. Draw the sun from two circles, pale yellow on the outside and bright yellow on the inside. Finally, stack several white ellipses to create clouds.
Step 3: Layer "Bush" - trees & bushes behind the fence
Create a new layer named Shrubs. With the Ellipse Tool in a dark green color, drag large ellipses side by side from left to right, as trees behind the fence. Note, don't drag the ellipses beyond the canvas area, because Krita will automatically scroll the canvas. Then switch to a brighter green, and drag smaller ellipses in front of them, so the shrubs look layered and volumetric. The shrubs in the back don't need detailed work, since their function is only to serve as a background making the fence and flowers in front stand out. Create a layer for Grass
Step 4: Layer "Grass" - green page
With the Polygon Tool in a fresh green color, click 4 points to create a shape covering the bottom part of the shrubs, then press Enter. Add a slightly darker grass layer in the very front. Darker grass in the front helps the viewer's eye read that part as being closer.
Step 5: Layer "Fence" - rail & sharp wooden posts
Create fence screen Select the brown rectangle tool, then drag two long horizontal rails, one above and one below. After that, we create fence posts with the polygon tool. Each post consists of 5 points, 2 points at the bottom, 2 points on the sides, and 1 sharp point at the top. Press Enter to close each post. Repeat with the same spacing from left to right. The post color is made lighter than the rails, so the posts appear to be in front of the rails. This step is quite lengthy because there are many posts, but the pattern is simple and repetitive. A neat and rhythmic fence will make the background look organized, and become a great frame for our character later. While waiting for the posts to finish, let's briefly discuss composition. The long horizontal fence divides the image into two parts, the background above, and the garden below. This line is called an artificial horizon line, and it is very helpful in arranging the placement of objects. Also notice that the fence posts are created with exactly the same spacing. This regular rhythm gives a sense of neatness and calm, so the character and flowers with more vivid colors will become the focal point. If you are drawing by hand, you can draw one post, then copy it with Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V, and then move it. In this tutorial, we draw each post one by one so that the steps are easy to follow. Bat layar bunga matahari
Step 6: Layer "Sunflower" - tall stem & leaves
Select a thick basic brush with green color, then drag three slightly curved stems from the ground up past the fence. Sunflowers do grow tall, so let their heads be above the fence. Next, with the green polygon tool, draw oval-shaped leaves leaning to the left and right of each stem. Since the ellipse tool cannot create a tilted ellipse, we make the leaves from a polygon shaped like an oval. Place the leaves alternately so that it looks natural. Slightly curved stems look more alive than straight lines. For the leaves, just 5 to 10 polygon points will form an oval. The green leaf color is made slightly lighter than the stem, so both can be distinguished. The tall sunflower also serves as a balance, since our character is on the right side of the image.
Step 7: Yellow petals & brown center of the sunflower
Now the sunflower head. With the ellipse tool in yellow, draw a large circle at the end of each stem. Then with the brown color, draw a smaller circle in the middle, as the sunflower seed. This simple shape of two circles is already enough to be recognized as a sunflower.
Step 8: Layer "Bedding' - soil & colorful tulips
Create the flower bed layer. With the polygon tool in brown, draw an oval-shaped patch of land on the front left. After that, select the small green basic brush, and draw the tulip stem straight up from within the soil. Then we draw the tulip flower with the polygon tool. Its shape is like a cup with three pointed tips on top, resembling a small crown. To save time, first draw all the tulips in red, then all the tulips in yellow, and finally all the tulips in light pink. Each time we change the color, it takes a few seconds to open the color dialog, so grouping similar colors will speed up the work. Also vary the height of each tulip, so the flower bed looks more lively and not stiff. We draw these tulips with alternating colors, red, yellow, then light pink, so the garden looks vibrant. Notice that the soil is drawn first, then the stems and flowers, so the stems appear to grow from within the soil. The polygon tool is very suitable for shapes like tulips, since we can adjust each pointed angle of the petals. Click the points in a regular clockwise order, then press Enter. If there is a wrong point, press Escape to cancel the polygon being created, then start over. With nine tulips, the flower bed already looks full and colorful.
Step 9: Layer "Child" - braided hair & shoed feet
Create the child layer. We start from the back part. With a thick brown brush, draw the hanging braided hair on the back. Then with the skin color, draw two legs straight down. Finally, using the red polygon tool, draw rubber shoe laces on both legs, suitable for gardening. The backmost part is always drawn first. Pony hair is located at the back of the head, so we create it before the clothes.
Step 10: Blue dress & green apron
Next, the clothes. Using the blue polygon tool, draw a shirt shaped like a trapezoid, narrow at the shoulders and widening below. Above the greenish-blue image of the overalls, add a white oval-shaped pocket in the center of the overalls. The trapezoid shape gives a simple yet neat dress appearance. The small pocket on the apron is a small detail that makes the character feel more realistic.
Step 11: Head, face & hay hat
Now the head. Draw a brown ellipse as the hair behind the head, then a skin-colored ellipse for the face. The straw hat is made from two cream-colored ellipses, a wide and flat ellipse for the hat brim, and a taller ellipse for the top part. Finally, with the revstang letul, add a red ribbon around the hat. The wide brim provides a shaded look, suitable for gardening during the day.
Step 12: Arms & green bucket
It's time for the arms and legs. With a thick blue brush, draw the right arm that is stretched to the left holding a bucket, and the left arm that is across the waist. Then, using the green polygon tool, draw a rounded body in the shape of a square, and a long, slanted funnel towards the flower. With the old green brush, pull the curved handle above the bucket. Finally, add a colored skin hand holding a watering can. Hand position with a relaxed posture makes the character look confident and cheerful. Draw the eyes with dark ellipses, then add small white dots in each eye as light reflections, so the eyes appear to sparkle.
Step 13: Eyes, flushed cheeks & smile
Select the air brus with low opacity, click once on both cheeks to create a glowing effect. Go back to the basic brush, then draw a small curved line as a smile. A simple face like this is already expressive enough for a cartoon style. Facing forward with a small smile, showing that the child is happy taking care of her garden. The rosy cheeks are made very transparent to appear soft.
Step 14: Water splashes from the bucket (Airbrush)
Create a water layer. Select a light blue brus brush with about 70% opacity. Drag three curved strokes from the spout towards the tulip, like water flowing. After that, with the white-blue ellipse tool, add several small, elongated water droplets around the flow. The transparent brus strokes make the water flow look light, as if it's really flowing.
Step 15: Basket with carrots & tomatoes
Create a basket layer. We'll draw its contents first. With the orange polygon tool, create three inverted triangle-shaped carrots, then with the red ellipse tool, add two round tomatoes. After that, draw the brown basket in front of them with the polygon tool, so the bottom of the vegetables are covered and appear to be inside the basket. Finally, with the dark brown brush, draw three horizontal lines as the basket's weave. This is an important technique in drawing. Objects inside a container are drawn first, then the container is drawn in front, making it look as if they're really inside. Create a butterfly layer.
Step 16: Butterfly swarm
Each butterfly has four oval-shaped wings, which we create with the polygon tool. Draw the top wings in a light pink color for both butterflies, then the bottom wings with a brighter pink. Because the wings are small, we use fewer points on the polygon, so that closely spaced clicks are not considered as double clicks by Krita. Finally, with the dark basic brush, draw vertical lines as the butterfly's body. Place the butterflies in different locations, one near the sunflower and one on the right side, so the composition of the image is balanced. Butterflies add a sense of motion and life to the image. The light pink color also repeats the tulip's color, making the image's color palette feel unified. Repeating colors in different areas like this is a simple trick to make the illustration look harmonious. Final step.
Step 17: Final touches - sunlight & shine
Create a light layer, select a very large brus brush with low opacity, then sweep a sunbeam from the top-right corner towards the child. Adjust the opacity back, then with the white basic brush, add highlights on the straw hat and the body of the bucket. A soft sunbeam also helps guide the viewer's eye towards the character. Done.
Done! Girl taking care of the flower garden
The illustration of the girl taking care of the flower garden is complete and neatly displayed on each screen. Enjoy trying it out, and see you in the next tutorial. Want to be able to create illustrations like this children's book? Cerdas Inovasi Digital offers Krita and digital illustration courses, illustration services for children's story books and school posters, as well as selling this flower garden project file, complete with the screens. Contact us via WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com
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