Traditional Drawing Techniques with Procreate
A course by Laura PérezComic Artist
A course by Laura Pérez, Comic Artist
Learn how to draw expressive characters on your iPad without sacrificing the hand-drawn look
Do you want to learn traditional drawing techniques, but also want to use Procreate to achieve a clean digital finish? Cartoonist and comic book author Laura Pérez, who has worked with clients like The Washington Post, National Geographic, and American Airlines, goes over her digital workflow and explores some essential techniques for using this powerful app.
In this course, Laura teaches you how to draw in Procreate using different pencils, brushes, and other tools that imitate the traditional drawing technique of pencil and paper. Learn how to make your own brushes, see Laura's creative process for drawing expressive black-and-white characters, and achieve a fresher and more relaxed style in your work.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 30 downloads
Influences
6 minutes, 19 seconds
Ideas: references and concepts
9 minutes, 38 seconds
The importance of brushes and how to use them
13 minutes, 12 seconds
The naturalness of the face: inside and out
10 minutes, 31 seconds
Structure, volume and composition of the body and figures
14 minutes, 15 seconds
Details and elements: improvisation
6 minutes, 35 seconds
Sketch of our project
4 minutes, 13 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start things off by getting to know Laura, her career as a cartoonist, and her interests and influences before going through the structure and materials in this course.
First, discover Laura's creative process, how she searches for references and ideas, and how to bring them to life by sketching in a sketchbook.
Laura teaches you the most useful drawing tools in Procreate. Discover and harness the power of brushes: how to improve your stroke, how to use textures to enrich your drawings, and how to create your own.
Get to know some drawing concepts that focus on characters. Explore shape, composition, and the basic structure of the body. Learn how to work with spots and chiaroscuro before developing characters with different facial expressions and body poses.
Learn some tools that allow you to experiment, see how to fix mistakes, and discover how to create elements that accompany your illustration. Give your illustration a special mood and surprise yourself with spontaneity.
Finally, Laura teaches you how to export your drawings and gives you some last tips on how to get your foot into the publishing world.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Create a black-and-white illustration using different Procreate drawing tools to explore the face, body position, and other details.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For anyone interested in knowing more about drawing digitally to achieve a traditional aesthetic. Also, anyone looking for a new way to practice drawing with their iPad and anyone who would like to learn about Laura's creative process.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is needed to take this course. You only need an iPad with Procreate installed and a passion for learning.
Reviews
- 20 days ago
Muy buena profesora, enseña cosas muy importantes y que no son faciles en procrearte, ademas su estilo unco es inspirador.
- 3 months ago
Molto interessante, tanti trucchi, per me troppo veloce in alcuni punti e lento in altri.
- anonymous_l2PLUS5 months ago
Me encanta el estilo de Laura, este curso me ha sido de gran ayuda para aprender las técnicas tradicionales de dibujo en Procreate. Totalmente recomendable.
- 7 months ago
It’s a very didactic course and easy to follow. She explains her way of drawing with clarity and warmth, and the examples really help to understand the process. Since I’m new to Procreate, it has helped me a lot and given me more confidence to draw.
- 7 months ago
Good course, really movitates me. This is a must have course for every artist around the globe male and female, she is deep and mysterious woman, amazing! Laura Pérez.
Thanks ma'am, I really enjoy your creativity and got some strategies and techniques from your course.
Take care and God bless! Nolan
Her career in publishing began a decade ago, working at a Canadian illustration agency for clients like National Geographic, Penguin, The Wall Street Journal, and more. She later entered a Spanish agency and has now been designing comics for over four years. She has created projects for publishers Salamandra Graphic and Astiberri, and has illustrated picture books available in France, the United States, Russia, Italy, and Spain.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What will we do in the course?
- U2
All ready before drawing
- Ideas: references and concepts
- Tools that we will use in Procreate
- The importance of brushes and how to use them
- U3
Drawing theory in Procreate: exercises
- The naturalness of the face: inside and out
- Structure, volume and composition of the body and figures
- Details and elements: improvisation
- U4
We start to draw
- Sketch of our project
- Portrait
- Body and composition: spots and chiaroscuro
- Bonus elements and improvisation 1
- Bonus elements and improvisation 2
- U5
Postproduction of our project
- We already have it
- And now that?
- FP
Final project
- Traditional Drawing Techniques with Procreate
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FAQs
This course is designed for people with intermediate drawing skills who want to specialize in commercial illustration, comics, and visual storytelling using Procreate on the iPad.
Basic drawing skills and familiarity with the iPad are recommended, but advanced prior experience with Procreate is not required, as tools and techniques are explained throughout the course.
You’ll need a compatible iPad, an Apple Pencil, and the Procreate app installed. It’s also helpful to have a sketchbook and access to visual or photographic references.
You’ll learn how to create commercial illustrations and comics in Procreate, develop your style, make custom brushes, work on compositions, sequential storytelling, textures and atmospheres, and export files ready for print or digital platforms.
Yes, the course covers techniques for making silent comics, working in black and white, creating mysterious atmospheres, and enhancing digital visual storytelling.
Yes, you’ll learn how to build faces, human figures, and create natural facial expressions using geometry, volume, and line techniques in Procreate.
Yes, you’ll learn how to create custom brushes, import textures, and adjust settings to achieve unique effects in your digital illustrations.