Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing
A Procreate Demo and Tools I Use
A course by Tasia M S , Illustrator and Character Designer
About the video: A Procreate Demo and Tools I Use
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll demonstrate how I use Procreate using an iPad and an Apple Pencil. I'll also give you a brief presentation of my canvas proportions and regular setup. You'll feel more at ease creating once you've been acquainted with the app. ”
In this video lesson Tasia M S addresses the topic: A Procreate Demo and Tools I Use, which is part of the Domestika online course: Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing. Learn to use reference images to design and create digital illustrations of captivating characters that tell a story.
Partial transcription of the video
“ A Procreate Demo and Tools I Use In this lesson, I'll demonstrate how I use Procreate. Before that, I'll discuss the final project. In the final project, I'll do a character design based on the art nouveau aesthetic, and I'll walk you through the process. I think about my art process like baking a cake. The first thing you need to bake a cake is a kitchen with the right tools. Procreate is my kitchen but you can use paper and pencil, you can use Photoshop, you can use Clip Studio Paint, it's up to you. The first thing that I usually do is open up a canvas. I ensure my canvas is big enough...”
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Course summary for: Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Tasia M S
A course by Tasia M S
Tasia MS is a freelance illustrator and character designer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is a self-taught artist who’s love for drawing comes from a young age, when she would sketch the models from the pages of her mother’s fashion books.
While studying 3D and 2D design, she noticed that the illustrations she had created in her free time were getting a lot of attention on social media and getting her jobs. It was then that she realized her true passion was character design and opted to go at it full-time. She has since worked with large studios such as DC Comics, Mubi, Clip Studio Paint, 3DTotal, WarnerMedia, and HBO. She has also designed book covers and comic covers.
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