How To Paint A Face (Portrait) • Procreate Tutorial • Foolproof Method!

In this first video of this portrait digital art mini-series, you'll learn how to color a face from start to finish using Procreate. This is an easy step by step portrait tutorial, perfectly suited for beginners and experienced artists. On top of showing you how to color realistic faces, I'll also share with you some pro tips as well as some dos and don'ts that will help you draw like a pro.

Also in this mini-series...
- How to paint special light effects: Available on Patreon (Intermediate level)

Learn how to color a portrait on your iPad using Procreate in this easy iPad art tutorial! This video tutorial has voiceover instructions, so grab your iPad and draw with me 😊
00:00 Intro
00:25 Getting started
03:10 Drawing the base
05:06 Laying out the main colors
13:14 Drawing the eyes
21:44 Shading the face
30:04 Adding lights
33:44 Finishing touches

Facial proportions tutorials...

- - - My drawing tools - - -
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (I have 3rd gen from 2018, this link is for the 4th gen)*
• Apple Pencil (2nd gen)*
• Matte Screen Protector (makes the screen feel like paper!)*
• iPad Pro case (I take it off for filming)*
• Pencil Grip (for when my hands are tired)*
• Procreate 5x

- - - My filming/recording tools - - -
• Blue Snowball Microphone*
• Microphone Arm Stand*
• iPhone 11
• Adobe Premiere Pro 2021

* Please note that these are affiliate links. I sometimes earn a small commission from purchases made through these, which helps me create more videos for you guys!

Believe me, you can draw this portrait!
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[GenevievesDesignStudio]

Hello, wonderful people!
Here are the links mentioned in this video:
Facial proportions tutorials:
Happy drawing :)

[ananyaghose]

For the eyebrows we can also use the Fine Hair brush in the Touchups section. Just a suggestion in case someone doesn't have the bundle, like me

[timothychevrolet]

Your tutorials have helped me so much! They’re so informative that I can even figure out some things on my own based on the knowledge I’ve learned from your videos! Thank you so much💕🙏🏻

[emypressthomas]

I just got the ultimate portrait bundle and now my life is gonna be so much easier I don’t have to give up on art now just because I can’t draw a face from scratch thank you so much for putting in all the work just so people lives can be easier:)

[Megzana]

Great tutorial! Very detailed and well explained. Would love to see another tutorial with a darker skin tone to see how the process may differ. 😊

[hannieloooo]

Ahhhh when you added the lights and highlights!!! THAT’S when it all came together!😻

[theromains]

Your amazing !!! I just bought your set excited to practice

[EvergreenHandmades]

Thank you for this tutorial, your voice is so calming and helped me to understand what I’ve been missing. I’ve had procreate since my birthday 2 years ago and could never figure out how to draw people but it is the only thing I can think about because I want to draw faces so so bad. I actually came to this video after a breakdown over a bad face drawing and you helped me relax

[wassabilly]

This is such a great set of lessons, very well put together and full of information.
What I love about it is the easy and casual way Genevieve explains it….Thanks very much.

[auroliu]

This is so underrated. Amazing tutorial, it helped me so much!

[blueberry_mocha]

Can you do one where you don’t use your bundle so people who can’t buy it can actually know how to start

[realisticarteverytime]

Omg thank you much for this i was new to procreate I downloaded many brushes but nothing work out thanks to you my result is nice 👌 thank you sooo much now going to watch you hair video thank you!!! And now I think I will good procreate now thank you much I cant thank enough

[lazyartist]

This is so good I’m on pocket edition and I can still follow pretty well keep it the great work ❤

[AdrianneStone]

Iris patterns are caused by pigmented rings and spots, crypts (the diamond shape "holes"), and furrows (concentric rings between the edge of the iris and the pupil which are caused by the pupil expanding and contracting in response to light) :) I love eye patterns

[shirleygalicia]

Hi Genevieve...new subscriber here...i just bought this bundle after watching this tutorial and i have to say that it's worth every penny...now i have no more reason not to draw good portrait in procreate..by the way the template color layers included in this bundle was a brilliant idea! keep up the good work!

[maggiehall]

Quick question: when adding facial features (eyes, nose, etc.) to the face shape from your bundle, how are you able to adjust the size/positioning without disrupting the facial map lines? I didn’t see you add another layer on top. Can you tell me what I’m doing wrong? I was trying to adjust the eyes, however the outline of the head moved too and now I have a monster person lol! Thank you

[RajBaw]

Genevieve, your video is great. Very helpful. I have purchased your Procreate Ultimate package and am using your brushes and watching this video to create a portrait. Thank you.

[imankamall]

Thank you very much for these wonderful brushes❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ they are more than amazing .. But more education is needed

[samfrazer]

Thank you for your excellent tutorials, find them so helpful!

[zulfahabdullah]

This is an amazing step by step tutorial! 💕