Character Design for Brands in Procreate
Basic Brushes
A course by Jesús Félix-Díaz , 2D illustrator, designer and animator
About the video: Basic Brushes
Overview
“Remember, the Procreate is a tactile tool for drawing by hand but it will not be of much use if we do not have the Stylus, so its use is necessary. Also, there are more than 100 brushes and variants for your own editing but don't worry, in this lesson we will only use the most basic ones. For me, the best brush is the simplest, in this case the stylus, the magic is in the speed and cleanliness when making the lines. You will learn to play with thickness and opacity and finally I will teach you all the tricks when it comes to drawing. ”
In this video lesson Jesús Félix-Díaz addresses the topic: Basic Brushes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design for Brands in Procreate. Build a character from scratch and create a model sheet to apply it to a product.
Partial transcription of the video
“Basic brushes This application has more than a hundred brushes to edit, but in this project we will use the most basic playing with its opacity and thickness. If we go to the Brush tool, you will see about 25 brushes and each brush, inside, has like eight or five models with different textures. We have from Sketch, Inking, Drawing, up to Organic, Water and "full" textures. In brushes, I recommend two: the one for Sketch, which is Pencil 6B, and that of Inking, which is the Stylographer. Let's look at the pencil. As you will see, it looks a lot like a normal pencil. The good thing about this...”
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Course summary for: Character Design for Brands in Procreate
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Jesús Félix-Díaz
A course by Jesús Félix-Díaz
Jesús Félix-Díaz –more commonly known as Poloverde– is an illustrator and character designer. Throughout his career, he has worked for advertising agencies and various companies, as well as having created the first illustration school in Peru.
Poloverde is passionate about character design and popular culture; the masks of different cultures especially inspire him with their fusion of colors, peculiarities, and various elements. He is also fascinated by apes. His illustrations are defined by the use of bright colors and the creation of characters that are full of personality and dynamism.
He has worked for clients such as Noxhassen, Milo, Asus, Inca Kola, and the World Bank.
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