Introduction to Digital Illustration in Procreate

In this video I’ll introduce the course and its intended audience: targeting beginners in art, intermediate Procreate users, and experienced artists new to digital art on iPad. We’ll outline the course's structure, which is divided into six modules with chapters and lessons, designed for easy digestion and completion.

In this video we will address the common challenge of course completion. I emphasize the importance of a goal/purpose-driven mindset for success. This mindset involves planning goals and intentions beforehand, which aids focus and motivation, especially during challenging times. Students are encouraged to write down their goals and intentions, using personal examples like creating a webcomic to illustrate how to tailor the course to individual needs.

To be an artist is much more than to draw or paint. We’ve had an important role in society since the beginning of time. In this video, we will revisit some key ideas about what it takes to be an artist, and how unpredictable that journey can be.

Topics Covered: Introduction to the module, overview of essential tools and applications for a professional workspace setup, and to complete the course!

Topics Covered: Detailed comparison of different iPad models suitable for Procreate, with recommendations. How to purchase Procreate. Price Information.

Topics Covered: Comparing the Apple Pencil models and discussing the Logitech Crayon. Apple pencil Nib options.

Topics Covered: Exploration of mobile cases, screen protectors, hand and pen accessories.

Topics Covered:

• Overview of recommended stands, easels, and docks.

• Bonus iPad Accessories.

Topics Covered:

• Recommendations for Decorating your space

• keyboards, and more for an optimal setup.

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• Recommendations for iPad stands, external displays.

• Key pads/boards, and more for an optimal setup.

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• Tips for setting up an ergonomic workspace,

• Personal recommendations ncluding seating position, lighting, and eye exercises.

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• Overview of Module 3

• Importance of understanding Procreate's key settings and advanced features.

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• How to download and open Procreate

• Checking version details for course compatibility

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• Exploring the Gallery

• Understanding canvas representations

• Enjoying sample artworks

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• Steps to create a new canvas

• Setting DPI, choosing canvas size

• Color profiles, and timelapse settings

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• Using different import options

• Organizing and managing files

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• Exploring the Canvas UI

• Understanding the main menu bar, sidebar, and layout options

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• Detailed walkthrough of the left tool menu,

• Understanding actions, adjustments, and canvas manipulations

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• Detailed walkthrough of the left tool menu,

• Understanding actions, adjustments, and canvas manipulations

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• Exploring the layers and color menus,

• Understanding blending modes, opacity adjustments, and color management

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• iPadOS settings adjustments, navigation shortcuts

• Optimizing stylus interaction, storage preferences, and file format selection.

Overview and importance of professional habits in digital art creation.

Balancing layer counts, understanding the impact of different iPad models on performance.

Understanding color spaces and gamuts, tips for color conversion, and application in illustrations.

Before we begin, let’s set the groundwork to guide our decision making for everything that we create. We’ll discuss how to quantify a typically ethereal and taboo concept: Beauty.

As with every journey, the beginning is the most precious. Let’s take a moment to pause, and set our intentions for our creative endeavors.

In this video, I’ll provide some updates to the progress on the course. Later, I’ll narrate details about thought process with the goal of improving the illustration. Get a glimpse of how I collect references on the fly, ideate, and draw from imagination!

In this video, Ill share the various methods I use for drawing the head and placing the face accurately. We’ll look at my favorite study strategies & lay some groundwork for understanding 3D form.

This extended lesson covers the Sketch & Drawing Phase of a new illustration. We will cover every step of the process chronologically, as well as note the strategies that I use to balance gesture, proportion, and anatomy.

This extended lesson covers the Shadow and Lighting Phase of my digital rendering process.

In this video, we’ll begin a figure drawing of Rihanna. We’ll start with basic shapes and move onto building a diagram for the anatomical structure. I emphasize the importance of understanding anatomy to enhance your visualizing skills for drawing from imagination.

Throughout the session, I make continuous adjustments—resizing, repositioning, and refining—using digital tools like layering and canvas flipping to perfect our drawing.

In this video, we’ll continue with the anatomical diagram and drawing of Rihanna. I’ll go over select anatomy references, hand positions, arm drawing strategies, bone structure breakdown, and how I make perspective and adjustments.

I’ll explain how to solve issues with foreshortening, as well as touch on muscle and fat distribution, hand and arm proportions, for anatomy, as well as begin the process of refining the sketch into a polished drawing!

Drawing a Female Head, 3/4 view in Procreate

In this video, I will demo the entire process of removing an old screen protector, and applying a brand new one, without a single bubble or speck of dust! We will cover everything from preparing yourself and your space for a successful application, and various tips and tricks that I have picked up along the way.

In this video, I use my latest illustration, “SIGMA” to demonstrate how I use most of the brushes in the ergoCHROMA brushset.

Part 1 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]

Part 2 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]

Part 3 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]

Part 4 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]

Part 5 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]

Part 6 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]

Part 7 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]

Part 8 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]

Part 9 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]

Part 10 of the complete illustration process for my masterpiece: ONEWEAREONE. [No narration, footage is 4-8x sped up]