BEGINNERS GUIDE TO DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION (Procreate)

This is the most complete beginner guide/tutorial to digital illustration I could fit in a Youtube video lenght. I hope you find it useful! Please let me know if there is anything different you would like to see in my videos or anything you would like to learn!

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FAQ:
- What brushes are you using?
For the lineart the HB Pencil brush and for the shadows Nikko Rull. Both come with Procreate

- How big should the canvas be?
I usually always paint in 300 dpi, the reason is that’s the standard number of dpi that a printer uses, it doesn’t make much sense to go higher unless you are working on a specific project that requires it, as it would slow down your pc/tablet unnecessarily.

As canvas dimension, it depends a lot on what your goal is, for example if you want to print on a certain support use the dimensions of that support. For a drawing without specifications I use a canvas 2500x2500 or 3000x3000 pixels, depending on the level of detail I want to add and the machine I’m drawing on (a bigger canvas will require more processing power)

When I post on social media I lower the canvas dimension and DPI to lower the risk of art theft. I use 72 DPI because that’s the resolution all screens use.

This video was sponsored by Skillshare.

#procreate #digitalart #digitalillustration
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Time stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Where to Start
01:36 - Background Lines
05:58 - Character Lines
08:05 - Flat Colors
09:12 - Lights and Shadows
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Tools:
►Tools: - iPad Pro 2020 - 12.9 inches
-Apple Pencil 2gen
- App: Procreate
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[aki_anyway]

A few things I forgot to mention in the video:

*What brushes are you using?*
For the lineart I use the HB Pencil brush and for the shadows Nikko Rull. Both come with Procreate


*How big should the canvas be?*
I usually always paint in 300 dpi, the reason is that’s the standard number of dpi that a printer uses, it doesn’t make much sense to go higher unless you are working on a specific project that requires it, as it would slow down your pc/tablet unnecessarily.

As canvas dimension, it depends a lot on what your goal is, for example if you want to print on a certain support use the dimensions of that support. For a drawing without specifications I use a canvas 2500x2500 or 3000x3000 pixels, depending on the level of detail I want to add and the machine I’m drawing on (a bigger canvas will require more processing power)

When I post on social media I lower the canvas dimension and DPI to lower the risk of art theft. I use 72 DPI because that’s the resolution all screens use.

[micahjones]

I find the part about lighting and shading most helpful, but I really would like to know more about the layers and what order they are in because I get confused about that and you don't really see other artists explaining it

[bummpy.]

I love how she links the reference image! The perspective tool really helped too!?!

[LanaSvetlaja]

Hi, thanks for your tutorial. Could you please explain maybe in the future tutorial the colouring process? Which brushes you using? How do you balance the colours? Etc.

[sunshinej]

Your style is so good! It's true we have to understand a lot of art theory to be good at drawing. This deserves more views srsly!

[aellyn]

Thank you so much for all your advises ! I recently bought Procreate, and feel a little bit disoriented, as it is one of my first digital drawing app 😅
I still need to learn a lot about the « kind of layer », such as Multiply, Overlay, Screen, etc… but for all the coloring/shadows-light balance, your video was super useful ! (+ your art is beautiful 🤩)
You’ve got a new subscriber 😄 !

[NicholasDunn]

Great video - I had no idea procreate had that reference feature. (I would look at my phone, or do split screen on the iPad; this looks way better)

[Bella-Star]

I found the lights and shadows part most interesting. I love this video!!!

[NicoleandStevie]

I just learned so much in just a short video. You’re an amazing teacher! Thank you for all the clear explanations, especially on the tiny details of your process. I’m going to have to go back and watch all of your videos.

[vamp_a]

This is really helpfull! At my very young age i can watch your vids everyday after my classes!:D Thank you btw this really helped me on how to draw digital art:)

[mrsesta]

Your humor is my second favorite part of your videos. Second to your art, of course.

[adrien]

The fact I’ve learned more from this video alone than all the others I’ve watched in the past

[poaina]

OMG my world changed after that trick with perspective!!! but ive just started to draw on ipad not so far, so dont @ me

[worldart-acrylicpainting]

Fantastic artwork! I'm looking forward to the next video 😊 Have a nice day 💙

[DatRandomInternetDude]

Thank you for this, once I got to the flat colors I didn’t know what to do. This video gave me very nice guidance into the next steps 👍👍👍👍

[annascibek]

i found this channel from search and i friggin love it. ur so funny and explain so well!

[joeblogsart]

Hey there! I just found your video. Everything you're saying is making so much sense, it's teaching me a lot! It's like I'm at school and the teacher taught a lesson in a way that made perfect sense. Thank you so much!!

[nikkiej.]

The illustration turned out beautiful!! I need more practice with light so this was really helpful. Thank you! 😁👌

[baddy_good_daddy]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. It has helped me immeasurably, as a beginner…

[deannabitterly]

You’re so funny!! Just a minute in and I’m laughing haha so enjoyable :) thank you for all the tips and detailed process ❤️