Moody Digital Illustration with Procreate
The Line Drawing
A course by Jim Spendlove , Illustrator
Joined January 2022
About the video: The Line Drawing
Overview
“Next, I will show you how to use the rough sketch as a guideline by changing the layer opacity. Then I’ll demonstrate how I create an interesting line drawing using different pressures for thicker and thinner lines. In the end, I’ll teach you how to incorporate dots and lines to add more details. ”
In this video lesson Jim Spendlove addresses the topic: The Line Drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Moody Digital Illustration with Procreate. Explore composition, line work, color, and overlays to create atmospheric artwork that tells a story.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Line Drawing In this lesson, I'll show you how I use the rough sketch as a guideline for my line drawing using layer Opacity. Then I'll talk about a few techniques, tips and tricks that I use to create an interesting line drawing using pressure sensitivity for thinner and thicker lines and how to add little dots and bits of crosshatching to add extra detail. Now what we will do is go back to Procreate. Now you've got your rough sketch with the basic colours on there. What you want to do is go to your Layers panel, and then select all of these by swiping right on them like this. Then w...”
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Course summary for: Moody Digital Illustration with Procreate
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Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Narrative, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration

Jim Spendlove
A course by Jim Spendlove
Jim Spendlove is a UK-based freelance illustrator who specializes in cover art. As a child, he loved to draw, recreating artwork from his favorite comics, Beano and Dandy, and even having his work featured at the age of 11. He went on to study art at college, and later, fine art at university where he combined his experience with traditional techniques with digital tools. Inspired by his passion for hip-hop, Jim decided to focus on creating cover art, expanding his portfolio, and attracting commissions on Instagram.
Since then, he’s worked for Lofi Records, Chillpop Music, and a number of independent artists. He also creates loop animations for social media and YouTube and sells his work online.
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