Manga Illustration with Procreate
Working with Brushes
A course by Liya , Artist
About the video: Working with Brushes
Overview
“Let's continue with the brushes. Everyone has their favorite brushes, and many also create their own. I mostly use the ones that come with Procreate out of the box. ”
In this video lesson Liya addresses the topic: Working with Brushes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Manga Illustration with Procreate. Learn to illustrate atmospheric scenes inspired by manga, from composition and character design to line art and shading.
Partial transcription of the video
“Working with brushes In this lesson I'll show you the brushes, which I use in Procreate. Everyone has their own preferences. Some only draw with the standard brushes, that are in the program others prefer to make their own custom brushes. For me it's a mix of both. But mostly I actually draw also more likely with the standard brushes from Procreate, for example the HB pencil, which I already did with the character sheets and used Random Sheets. I use it very often for lineart. It is also here in the Lineart category. Then there is, of course, and I can show that briefly, that's just like a ...”
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Course summary for: Manga Illustration with Procreate
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Category
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Software
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Areas
Character Design, Comic, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Manga, Traditional illustration

Liya
A course by Liya
Liya Weng, better known as Mochipanko, is a Hamburg-based artist. Although she studied interior design, her passion for creative drawing quickly rerouted her onto a career path as a freelance illustrator, designer, and tattoo artist. Her style is heavily influenced by Japanese culture and art, especially manga and anime, which she's loved since she was a child.
As a result of these influences, her art often transmits a sense of calm, warmth, and nostalgia. Her personal projects include illustrations, comics, merchandise, and tattoos, which she sells through her online shop as well as at manga and anime fairs or events. The bulk of her clients belong to the gaming industry and her illustrations have seen wide-spread use, from the cover of a soundtrack for a Bandai Namco game to background images for Steam profiles.
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