Digital Character Painting with Procreate
A course by Erick Hernández Anda , Illustrator
Illustrate characters like a pro by playing with backgrounds, lighting, texture, and color
Illustrate characters like a pro by playing with backgrounds, lighting, texture, and color
In the character design industry, perseverance and practice are two key factors to standing out among your peers. Discover how to elevate your creative potential with Procreate, one of the most prominent digital illustration tools on the market. Learn all you need to create unique characters with Erick Hernández, an illustrator specialized in concept art for characters.
In this course, learn how to illustrate detailed characters in a professional way, using Procreate to achieve complex effects just like those in your favorite video games and movies. By the end of the course, you’ll know how to use lighting, backgrounds, color, and textures to their maximum potential and breathe life into original characters.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 12 downloads
- 89% positive reviews (258)
- 9,064 students
- 17 lessons (2h 17m)
- 12 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
ProcreateWhat is this course's project?
Create a detailed illustration of a character based on a sketch.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For artists who want to perfect their rendering techniques or anyone looking to become more effective with Procreate. Anyone interested in learning how to present their character creations like a pro will also enjoy the course.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you’ll need an iPad with Procreate and an Apple Pencil.
Reviews
A course by Erick Hernández Anda
Erick Hernández is from Aguascalientes, Mexico and has been working as a freelance digital illustrator since 2017. He has worked with clients around the globe on projects like book cover illustrations, character illustrations for video games, animation of illustrations, and more.
He has been actively involved with video game developers, which nurtures his passion for fantasy and science fiction. His most recent work includes character illustrations for Halberd Studios.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Knowing Procreate and the basics of rendering
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Procreate tools
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Texture and light 1
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Texture and light 2
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Learning about color
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Characters
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U3
Character illustration
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References
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Line art
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Values Black and white 1
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Black and white values 2
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Color
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U4
Finishing touches
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Details
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Substract, difference and exclusion
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Backgrounds
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Process video and export image
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FP
Final project
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Digital Character Painting with Procreate
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
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Certificates
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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Procreate
lapiccolaombra
The course is well-structured and, in just a few hours, allows you to learn the basics to build upon and achieve a good level of competence, with plenty of practice, as the instructor says. The only small drawback, in my opinion, is that the steps are too fast, and for those who aren’t familiar with the program's tools, it can be a bit complicated.
raul_flores_armas
Siempre se aprenden cosas nuevas, pero le doy una calificacion de 7/10. Las ecplicaciones son muy rapidas y no se toma el tiempo de explicar bien la herramienta, o capa o algo en particular, hay que estar bajando la velocidad para tratar de ver a donde le picó y que valor usó, etc. Tambien algunas menciones de los programas en ingles o herramienta en ingles son dificiles de entender. Espero que esto le ayude a hacer mejores cursos porque al parecer no soy el único que piensa lo mismo.
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satsirisingh
Buen curso facil de comprender.
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kervingguanchez
Buen curso. Se entiende muy bien
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veruska_maceiras
muy buen curso!
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