Designing Characters with Personality in Procreate
Painting without lineart: skin
A course by Natália Dias , Illustrator
About the video: Painting without lineart: skin
Overview
“Now, I'll start painting without lineart. First, in a sphere to explain basics of light and shadow, then we go to painting the skin.”
In this video lesson Natália Dias addresses the topic: Painting without lineart: skin, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing Characters with Personality in Procreate. Learn to design characters in Procreate by capturing the expressions and actions that encompass who they are, what they do, and where they're from.
Partial transcription of the video
“Painting without lineart: skin Now, I'll show you how I do the painting without lineart. It's a type of painting that I like to give a 3D feel to my illustrations. Many people also use this technique to make flat illustrations. They just don't render. Before starting, I will show you a study with a sphere to understand basic notions of light and shadow. I like the sphere because it's easier to visualize how light and shadow behave. Some artists practice with square or cylindrical shapes and when you go to practice, you will also have your preferences. The human face is basically a set of pl...”
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Course summary for: Designing Characters with Personality in Procreate
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Procreate -
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Figure Drawing, Traditional illustration

Natália Dias
A course by Natália Dias
Natália Dias is an illustrator from Rio de Janeiro, based in Paraná. Her passion for drawing began at a young age, and at just 15 years old, she began to share her first creations online. Without neglecting her creative side at any moment, she completed her undergraduate and master's degrees in history, with a major in fashion history.
Illustration has long been her hobby, but, more recently, she managed to break into the professional sphere, producing commissions for companies such as Telecine. She is currently working as a freelance illustrator and shares her work online with her more-than-300K Instagram followers.
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