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Fantastical Illustrations with Procreate

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A course by Michael Relth , Freelance Animator, Illustrator, and Concept Artist

Freelance Animator, Illustrator, and Concept Artist. Los Angeles, United States.
Joined April 2021
Best seller
99% positive reviews (447)
17,121 students
Audio: English, Italian, Portuguese
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About the final project for: Fantastical Illustrations with Procreate

Fantastical Illustrations with Procreate

“Congrats! You have arrived at the end of this course. Before I say “hasta la vista” I will give you some tips that will help you on your final project: Write out ideas. Choose something that is a personal feeling that you have and try to write 1 sentence or multiple sentences that encapsulates that feeling.

Find inspiration from movies, books, Pinterest, Instagram, and make yourself a reference board. With your written idea and reference board, begin doing a loose sketch of thumbnails
Make a more finished drawing using both line and shape where it suits you.
Paint beneath your finished drawing to determine value. Once your values look good use different effects and techniques to bring color to your values.
Create layers in Procreate for the different distinct elements in your scene
Paint into the layers to add lighting and local color
Add details and compositing layers to finish up your final project!
Please make use of the forum, comment on other student’s work, and interact with the Domestika community. In my experience, I’ve learned so much from my peers, so I really want to encourage you to do the same! I want to thank you so much for taking my course. I had the most wonderful time, and I really hope you enjoyed it! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Congrats, you've arrived at the end of this course. But before I say, see you later. I want to give you some final tips on your final project. First of all, keep in mind that everybody has different strengths and different weaknesses. Try and learn everything that you can, but don't overwhelm yourself trying to do everything. The most important thing in all of this is that you feel something. And that you try to communicate that feeling with your illustration. If you can do this successfully, It's a reward like no other. make sure that your project is a unique idea. With a unique feeling th...”

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Course summary for: Fantastical Illustrations with Procreate

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (447)
  • 17121 students
  • 5 units
  • 16 lessons (2h 50m)
  • 16 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Procreate
  • Areas

    Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Michael Relth

Michael Relth
A course by Michael Relth

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Freelance Animator, Illustrator, and Concept Artist

Michael Relth is a freelance animator, illustrator, and concept artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. He’s been drawing since he was a child and, after graduating from ArtCenter College of Design with a BFA in Illustration, he turned his passion for art into a full-time career.

Throughout his career as a freelancer, Michael has worked in character animation, illustration, and visual development for a number of motion graphics studios as well as for clients including Procreate and Warner Animation. He also illustrated and published a book, Picture Book by Dog. As well as selling his sketches, paintings, and illustrations online, he shares them with over 50K followers on Instagram.


  • 99% positive reviews (447)
  • 17,121 students
  • 16 lessons (2h 50m)
  • 31 additional resources (16 files)
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  • Audio: English, Italian, Portuguese
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  • Level: Beginner
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Fantastical Illustrations with Procreate. Illustration course by Michael Relth Best seller

Fantastical Illustrations with Procreate

A course by Michael Relth
Freelance Animator, Illustrator, and Concept Artist. Los Angeles, United States.
Joined April 2021
  • 99% positive reviews (447)
  • 17,121 students