Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate
Refining the composition
A course by Rafael Sarmento , Illustrator
About the video: Refining the composition
Overview
“After making a few sketches, I'm now going to refine the sketch I've chosen to exhaustion — the more defined we have the visual representation of the composition's elements, the easier it will be to do the job. ”
In this video lesson Rafael Sarmento addresses the topic: Refining the composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate. Learn how to create images of a fantasy universe with illustration, composition, and digital painting techniques in Procreate.
Partial transcription of the video
“Refining the Composition In this lesson, I’ll refine the sketch I started before so we have a base. I decided that the fourth sketch I made was the most appropriate for what I have in mind. So, I’m going to flatten it all out. I’ll remove the thumbnails I don't need. We have the base of our sketch that I’ll refine. I usually use the same brush for almost the whole sketch. Since I’m using a custom-made brush, you can find something similar to it in the Brush gallery in Procreate. The 6B Pencil brush in Procreate is very similar to the one I’m using now. You’ll get a similar result. It’s impo...”
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Course summary for: Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate
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Category
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Areas
Design, Digital Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Rafael Sarmento
A course by Rafael Sarmento
Rafael Sarmento is an illustrator from South Brazil. Both his artistic and professional trajectories have always been inextricably linked to fantasy and sci-fi, and it is between these two worlds where his creative strength and passion for creating illustrated narratives lie.
Over the last few years, he has worked with big names like Wizards of the Coast, Riot Games, ArtStation, Universal Pictures, DeviantArt, Procreate, ImagineFX, MaxPacks, and many more. He also works as a cover artist for Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics, and writes his own music in his spare time.
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