Fantasy Character Design in Procreate
Masking 1
A course by Nicholas Kole (nkole) , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Masking 1
Overview
“The technique I use to build the colors of a design involves the use of layer Masking. Since this can be tricky and take some strategic thinking. In this lesson, I will walk you through the basics of masking and demonstrate how I begin laying in color.”
In this video lesson Nicholas Kole (nkole) addresses the topic: Masking 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fantasy Character Design in Procreate. Explore the depths of your imagination to develop original character designs using Procreate, from the initial concept to the final artwork.
Partial transcription of the video
“So. Now we're getting into color. There's a lot of ways out there a digital art to do color work. And since you're stuck here with me, I'm going to be teaching you the specific way that I go about it, which makes a lot of use of a technique called masking. And that works in Photoshop and in Procreate, probably most other art programs you're going to be using. Other people will use clipping masks. I like to use layer masks. And I'll explain a little bit in this lesson about why. I find it's really versatile. It could be a little bit left-brained here, but I think if we can do this right toge...”
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Course summary for: Fantasy Character Design in Procreate
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Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration
Nicholas Kole (nkole)
A course by Nicholas Kole (nkole)
Nicholas Kole is a character designer and illustrator based in Vancouver, Canada. He developed a passion for creating characters as a child and knew by high school that it was his calling. He went on to complete a degree in illustration before entering the professional sphere, working across film, television, publishing, video games, trading cards, and toys. He loves the freedom and versatility of digital tools and draws all his designs exclusively in Procreate.
Over the course of his career, he has worked on franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog, Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, and collaborated with clients including Disney, Dreamworks, Nintendo, Activision Blizzard, Netflix, Hasbro, Mattel, Warner Bros., and EA Games. He currently holds the role of principal concept artist at Phoenix Labs.
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