Naturalist Animal Illustration with Procreate

Naturalistic Illustration of Animals with Procreate

“In our final project we are going to use the material that we have accumulated throughout the process of creating our final image to create an infographic that tells us visually the different characteristics of our animal; and all in a poster format. The realistic image will be the main image of our composition, the focus of attention. Illuminated drawings and preliminary sketches will help us explain additional information (coloring patterns, sexual dimorphism, diet, behavior, etc.) using a composition with visual hierarchy. Finally, add text blocks to support the images. Remember the importance of looking for good references to document your illustration and that one of the best ways to get to know the world around us is to create our own sketches as a reference. In addition, these sketches will help you explore different poses of the animal and compositions that will allow you to transmit different stories. With all this information, you can develop more detailed preliminary drawings to choose the finishing style, using illuminated drawing or realistic illustration techniques. And don't forget about the resources offered by digital illustration to simplify the representation of animal textures. It is important that you choose the protagonist of your illustration taking into account the availability of references or information. For starters, it's always easier to work with animals you know or with enough information available to get you to know them in depth. With experience you can solve the task of illustrating less well-documented animals. Now, yes, the time has come to say goodbye. Thank you for being part of this community. Remember that you can ask me all your questions in the forum, and above all share your illustrations. I am looking forward to seeing your work. See you soon!”

Partial transcription of the video

“FINAL PROJECT We've finished our project. I'll go over what we learned throughout the process. In this naturalist illustration course, I told you my influences that followed me throughout the years and still do today. We started by gathering information in a reference board that we used for our illustration. Then, we made some sketches transferring our animal to paper, in this case digital paper. The best way to know is by drawing. Then, we used several photos to make a photocomposition. Before we started drawing, we studied the animal's anatomy and we used that in our composition to guide ...”

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Course summary for: Naturalist Animal Illustration with Procreate

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (381)
• 15206 students
• 5 units
• 20 lessons (3h 30m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Procreate

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration