Traditional oil paintings are gorgeous, but material costs, space constraints and the MESS that goes along with them can get in the way of creation. Over years of study and practice, I developed a straightforward and accessible process to create painterly digital oil portraits that combine the best of the digital and analog art world.. I am excited to share every detail with you in this class!
Throughout the class I’ll walk you through every step of the process I used to create my most popular surreal portraits using just an iPad, Procreate, and an Apple Pencil. I’ll show you exactly how I find inspiring reference photos, piece together a trippy composition, practice value study sketches, and then create a painterly piece of art with pixels.
The hands-on class project will help you
- Envision your digital painting with a unique reference photo collage
- Prepare for a successful process with value studies
- Make the most of the digital platform’s technology while retaining the “mistakes” that make the work human
- Break down the digital painting process into systematic and digestible steps
- Create an intentional colors cape through the use of value, saturation and hue
Regardless of your experience level, this unique class has something of value to anyone who wants to create painterly digital work in Procreate. By the end of the class, you will have your own unique surreal digital oil painting, and techniques to bring the magical depth and softness of traditional painting to any digital work you can dream up!
