Procreate: Creative Illustration Techniques
War on the blank sheet
A course by Vero Navarro , Illustrator
About the video: War on the blank sheet
Overview
“Finding a theme for an illustration is not always easy, so I am going to show you a series of creative exercises and tricks that I use to overcome possible blocks. You will also learn to develop your ideas with quick sketches until you find the most interesting one. We could say that this whole lesson is a "Manual of brainstorming ". ”
In this video lesson Vero Navarro addresses the topic: War on the blank sheet, which is part of the Domestika online course: Procreate: Creative Illustration Techniques. Learn to use the tools of the app and an iPad to bring your illustrations to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“War on the blank page The most common problem that you will face in your illustrations is conquering the blank page. It happens to you and to me. Now I will show you the tricks that I use to clear this obstacle. Remember that my illustration will be based on magical realism, so all the tricks I'll give you will be geared towards creating that strange atmosphere. Let's see it. I always start with an everyday scene that is as real as possible, and what I do is apply a series of changes to try to give it that turn towards the unreal, towards the magical. What kind of changes do I make? Let's s...”
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Course summary for: Procreate: Creative Illustration Techniques
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Category
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Software
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Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Vero Navarro
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.
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