Illustrated Stories with Procreate: Explore Brushes and Textures

Illustration in Procreate: Textures and Composition

“You have reached the end of the course! Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to share my knowledge with you. I hope you have learned a lot and that this course helps you to put aside the fear of expressing yourself in the way you want. What I most wish is that you have learned to enjoy the processes, the curiosity and to try different materials, both analog and digital, to know which one you feel most comfortable with and thus have more confidence as an illustrator. I can't wait to see your final project! But I don't want to see only the final image, I would love to see your entire process, in addition, I would like you to write a small paragraph telling what your illustration is about or what that experience means to you. Let me show you an example of how I would like to see your final project: Find your idea Save references, write in your notebook or take photos of things you like to have notes that will help you get ideas for drawing and discover what inspires you the most. Look for textures that you would like to implement in your illustration. Finally, choose the scene you want to paint.

The sketch and composition Start sketching to build a scene, don't worry about perspective, it shouldn't be perfect either, make a quick sketch first with geometric figures. Finally, draw the elements or the scene you chose from the photos. In addition, it analyzes planes, lights and shadows to plan the use of colors and the configuration of the planes in the scene. The color palette and the atmosphere Experiment with color. Do some color tests on your sketch in the form of spots to choose the right one for your illustration. Decide what kind of atmosphere you want to create and take that into account when choosing the color palette. Already with the fixed idea of what you want, then, work with the brushes and the color, detail your illustration more. The last details This is the time to add and play with the textures you got, apply them to all the objects and characters you want. Add shadows so that the objects and the composition in general do not look so flat, if the color still does not convince you you can move the hue and saturation until you find a balance. Finish your illustration taking care of every detail. Let your illustration come to life In addition to sharing your illustration on social networks, I invite you to try to bring it to life with the help of mock-ups so that you can see how your illustrations would look on objects such as: bags, notebooks, blouses, bags and more. Please do not stop observing, questioning the color and textures that surround you all the time because you live in a great source of inspiration. Give yourself the opportunity to see your daily life with a different look and you will see how everything is more amazing than you thought and imagined. If your illustration does not turn out as you expected, do not stop trying much less stop practicing every day with different compositions. Take advantage of the forum and ask for feedback from your colleagues, also, if you have any questions remember that you can always consult me in the forum. Finally, I ask you not to forget to share your final project. Remember that I will be aware of your process! I will really be looking forward to seeing your illustrations. Don't deprive the world of your creativity, see you soon. Bye!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Hello, I want to thank you for making it this far. I hope you have learned a lot and may my course help you to be an illustrator don't be afraid to express yourself in the drawing. I hope you can enjoy the process, the curiosity and to test different materials, both analog and digital, Let's see which one you feel more comfortable with. I hope you do not stop observing and questioning the color and the textures that surround us all the time because they are a great source of inspiration. I want to motivate you to keep practicing every day ways to create characters, in what oth...”

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Course summary for: Illustrated Stories with Procreate: Explore Brushes and Textures

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (100)
• 2502 students
• 4 units
• 12 lessons (2h 5m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Procreate

• Areas

  Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Narrative, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration