Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate

sculpting the pixels

A course by Rafael Sarmento , Illustrator

Illustrator. Santa Maria, Brazil.
Joined June 2021
82% positive reviews (50)
2,316 students
Audio: Portuguese
Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

About the video: sculpting the pixels

Overview

“Making room for changes and improvisation during creation is part of my process. These improvisations include cutting/pasting and rearranging elements, shapes and lines so that the composition is more aligned and interesting. In this class, I'm going to show you how to do it your own way! ”

In this video lesson Rafael Sarmento addresses the topic: sculpting the pixels, 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

“Sculpting Pixels In this lesson, I’ll show you the set of processes I like to call “sculpting pixels.” It's basically creating texture, volume, cropping, and collage that will help me organize my composition and bring it to where I want it. I’ll show you a specific technique in which I use Liquify in Procreate. It helps me create very specific artifacts and textures. I’ll show you how it turns out so you can use it in your illustration. I’ll show you a basic example in which I’ll duplicate the layer. I’ll keep it associated to the layer below so it doesn't bleed to the white borders. I open...”

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Course summary for: Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate

  • Level: Beginner
  • 82% positive reviews (50)
  • 2316 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (1h 27m)
  • 4 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Procreate
  • Areas

    Design, Digital Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Rafael Sarmento

Rafael Sarmento
A course by Rafael Sarmento

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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.


  • 82% positive reviews (50)
  • 2,316 students
  • 13 lessons (1h 27m)
  • 14 additional resources (4 files)
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  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
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Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate. Illustration course by Rafael Sarmento

Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate

A course by Rafael Sarmento
Illustrator. Santa Maria, Brazil.
Joined June 2021
  • 82% positive reviews (50)
  • 2,316 students