Manga Illustration with Procreate
Composition Sketch and Rough Colouring
A course by Liya , Artist
About the video: Composition Sketch and Rough Colouring
Overview
“Now you've actually learned everything you need to know before you even start sketching. Now finally comes the composition sketch! After that we continue with a rough coloring - and by rough we mean really rough, so basically just blobs of paint. ”
In this video lesson Liya addresses the topic: Composition Sketch and Rough Colouring, 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
“Composition sketch and rough colouring Now you've got everything you need to know what you need and need to know before you even start drawing. And now we're finally going to start with a compositional sketch and then do a first rough colouring. I already mentioned that I like to draw in A4 format, because that's just a very common format and later it will be easier for me to print it. Exactly. For compositional sketches, I can recommend if you're still having trouble getting started, start with small thumbnails. So they really are, the name comes from thumb-sized pictures. It really is in ...”
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Course summary for: Manga Illustration with Procreate
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Procreate -
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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