This is an introductory class to Procreate and perfect for beginners who want to learn easy ways to make multiple versions of the same base sketch—with just a few quick modifications! I will share my tips and tricks that I’ve mastered throughout my years of experience to make you comfortable with drawing on the iPad. We’ll build a strong foundation while keeping it simple and fun! Art should be fun no matter the medium, right?
In easy to follow short lessons, you will learn:
- the basics of Procreate— how to use layers, brushes, palettes.
- How to use the power of observation to translate your reference images into beautiful digital illustrations.
- How to plan your sketch in layers to make your illustrations easily alterable.
- And four ways to modify your work:
- A simple coloring technique,
- Two easy ways to change the color of your outline.
- Using the default watercolor brushes for texture and transparency.
- And a slightly stylized shading and coloring technique.
Finally, we will put together all the versions of our illustrations to make a beautiful inspirational poster! These illustrations can be used as motifs to make your own custom merchandise on Print on Demand sites like Redbubble and Society6.
For this class, you will only need an iPad with Procreate along with an Apple Pencil. By the end of it, you’ll have:
- Confidence to draw on the iPad.
- An understanding of choosing and observing reference images.
- Four ways to modify your work—which can be used to make many different versions of your illustration!
- And a workflow to put this all together to make patterns, posters, greeting cards….anything that you can dream of!
