Digital Character Painting with Procreate
A course by Erick Hernández Anda , Illustrator

Illustrate characters like a pro by playing with backgrounds, lighting, texture, and color
In the character design industry, perseverance and practice are two key factors to standing out among your peers. Discover how to elevate your creative potential with Procreate, one of the most prominent digital illustration tools on the market. Learn all you need to create unique characters with Erick Hernández, an illustrator specialized in concept art for characters.
In this course, learn how to illustrate detailed characters in a professional way, using Procreate to achieve complex effects just like those in your favorite video games and movies. By the end of the course, you’ll know how to use lighting, backgrounds, color, and textures to their maximum potential and breathe life into original characters.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 12 downloads
- 88% positive reviews (269)
- 9,602 students
- 17 lessons (2h 17m)
- 12 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a detailed illustration of a character based on a sketch.

Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For artists who want to perfect their rendering techniques or anyone looking to become more effective with Procreate. Anyone interested in learning how to present their character creations like a pro will also enjoy the course.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you’ll need an iPad with Procreate and an Apple Pencil.

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Erick Hernández Anda
A course by Erick Hernández Anda
Erick Hernández is from Aguascalientes, Mexico and has been working as a freelance digital illustrator since 2017. He has worked with clients around the globe on projects like book cover illustrations, character illustrations for video games, animation of illustrations, and more.
He has been actively involved with video game developers, which nurtures his passion for fantasy and science fiction. His most recent work includes character illustrations for Halberd Studios.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Knowing Procreate and the basics of rendering
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Procreate tools
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Texture and light 1
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Texture and light 2
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Learning about color
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Characters
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U3
Character illustration
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References
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Line art
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Values Black and white 1
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Black and white values 2
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Color
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U4
Finishing touches
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Details
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Substract, difference and exclusion
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Backgrounds
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Process video and export image
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FP
Final project
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Digital Character Painting with Procreate
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Muy buen curso, recomendado!
Me gusta mucho su trabajo, aunque el curso se enfoca en el color siento un gran salto entre el delineado y la iniciacion de agregar color…..si bien quiza no querian alargar el curso el realizo la actividad aunque no la mostraran, pudieron dejar toda la secuencia de delineado como material opcional o adicional.
Es muy bueno el curso, explica bien, me encantó
Como me está encantando este curso, su explicación es muy buena, los recursos son muy utilices y los ejercicios me están ayudando demasiado, no me arrepiento de mi compra
Good course packed with lots of information on how paint digitally in Procreate. Great examples on how create different textures with brushes. Very helpful toward producing great illustrations.