Procreate: Creative Illustration Techniques
A course by Vero Navarro
, Illustrator
Learn to use the tools of the app and an iPad to bring your illustrations to life
- Best Seller Spanish with subtitles in English
- 97% Positive reviews (141)
- 5416 students

Learn to use the tools of the app and an iPad to bring your illustrations to life
- 97% Positive reviews (141)
- 5416 students
- Online and at your own pace
- Audio: Spanish
- Level: Beginner
- 33 Lessons (7h 43m)
- Available from the app
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, Italian, French
- Unlimited access forever
For illustrators, connecting with their audience through their work is essential, especially in the publishing industry. With her illustrations, Vero Navarro tries to add a twist to the mysterious or the unknown. Maybe that's why so many publishers want to work with her; Penguin Random House, Grijalbo, Alfaguara, Montena, RBA, Triskel, and Green Bean Books are just some of the ones she has collaborated with.
In this course, Vero teaches you the keys to digital illustration with Procreate. Learn the creative process, from the initial idea to the deliverable file, and discover how to use the app's tools, by experimenting and, above all, having fun while you work on creating a complete creative illustration. To top it off, learn how to bring it to life with Procreate's animation assistant.

About this course
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. Composition, color and Procreate!
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U3U3. Start your project: Let's draw!
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U4U4. Let's color
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U5U5. Animation
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FPFP Final Project
Meet Vero Navarro, who tells you about her career in illustration and shows you her favorite artists.
She then introduces you to Procreate, reviewing its most common tools and actions, and gives you the basics of composition and color.
Learn techniques to awaken your creativity and come up with a concept for your project. See the importance of having good reference images and how to work with them on Procreate.
Then, start working on your final project! First, work on the layout of the elements and the linework using the drawing, selection, transformation tools. Discover how to use the app’s brushes and how to create or modify your own. Then, move on to applying the color and learn how to make the right creative decisions.
As you progress, learn about volume, lights, and shadow and explore blending modes, masks, and other layer options to experiment with. Learn how to refine your drawing, creating several versions.
Vero shows you how to create basic animations on Procreate from scratch, without the need for any previous experience. Finally, she teaches you how to export and share your work in various formats.
What is this course's project?
Create a complete creative illustration, starting from a concept based on magic realism. Develop it by experimenting with Procreate’s tools and learn how to animate your illustration.

Projects by course students
Who is it for?
For drawers, illustrators, designers, and anyone interested in immersing themselves in the world of digital illustration with Procreate in a practical and fun way.
What you need
No previous Procreate is needed, as you will learn how to use the app from scratch. But it is recommended to have basic drawing knowledge. Having used other digital drawing programs before can also be helpful, although it is not essential.
You will need a Procreate-compatible iPad and, ideally, an Apple Pencil.

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A course by Vero Navarro
Vero Navarro is an interdisciplinary illustrator from La Mancha, Spain who now lives in Valencia. In her early days, she illustrated manually until she tried Procreate and made an almost immediate jump towards digital formats. She started experimenting with other styles, from comics to Sumi-e watercolor to hyperrealism.
She has been working as a freelancer for more than ten years, making book covers for Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Albert Espinosa, and Aránzazu Serrano. Also, she has done projects for Formula 1 teams, independent film festivals, and private commissions.
In addition, she has collaborated with publishing houses such as Penguin Random House, Grijalbo, Alfaguara, Montena, RBA, Triskel, Green Bean Books, and more.
Contents
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Composition, color and Procreate!
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Procreate update
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Lose your fear of Procreate 1
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Lose your fear of Procreate 2
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Composition for dummies 1
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Composition for dummies 2
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Drawing guides
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Learn to color with head 1
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Learn to color with head 2
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Learn to color with head 3
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U3
Start your project: Let's draw!
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War on the blank sheet
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The importance of a good referral
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Cleaning up sketch 1
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Cleaning up sketch 2
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Cleaning up sketch 3
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U4
Let's color
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The Procreate Brushes 1
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The Procreate Brushes 2
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Coloring: from the general to the particular 1
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Coloring: from the general to the particular 2
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Coloring: from the general to the particular 3
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Coloring with brush, layers and fusion modes 1
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Coloring with brush, layers and fusion modes 2
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Coloring with brush, layers and fusion modes 3
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Coloring with brush, layers and fusion modes 4
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Last details 1
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Last details 2
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U5
Animation
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Procreate and animation
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Bring your illustration to life 1
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Bring Your Illustration to Life 2
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Bring your illustration to life 3
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Sharing our file
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FP
Final Project
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Procreate: Creative Illustration Techniques
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chiaramorelli0078
Il corso è molto bello, interessante è valido sia per chi sa un po’ di illustrazione sia Per chi chi è un principiante. Mi sono divertita molto a farlo
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giraldoalexandra
fun class!
liecenys
Agradecida por la disponibilidad y comentarios que permitieron una mejor presentación de la Ilustración desarrollada. Recursos utilísimos tanto para inspiración, como para prever y solucionar dificultades del proceso. Explicación clara.
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carlos_mmoure
Me ha encantado este curso , todo está muy bien explicado , Vero es muy buena profesora y las lecciones son muy amenas, además de todos los recursos que da, que no son pocos :)
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constan.lopez
El curso magnífico y las explicaciones muy personales y muy buenas. Creo que Vero pone todo su arte y todo su saber en nuestras manos. Prácticamente se desnuda antes los alumnos (no literalmente, claro) sino descubriendonos subproceso creativo paso a paso
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