Draw Floral Animal Silhouettes in Procreate

Pick your favorite animal and learn how to draw it on your iPad with vintage floral embellishments! This Procreate class is for all levels, from beginner to professional. You’ll learn step-by-step how to illustrate a custom animal silhouette filled with hand-drawn flowers.

Why animal silhouettes with botanical embellishments? Animal motifs and flowers are two of the most popular, on-trend themes in surface design and art licensing. Plus, it’s pretty fun to draw your favorite animal! This class is all about enjoying the process of drawing digitally while learning the fundamentals of Procreate. 

The goal isn’t just to create a gorgeous illustration, but also to create something that will sell well. You’re going to learn how to key into what’s trending and how to infuse your own unique artistic voice into your artwork so whatever you create is uniquely you.

This is a comprehensive Procreate course packed with tips and tricks to optimize your creative workflow. You’ll finish the class with a final piece of artwork that’s ready to sell or license through online print-on-demand sites like Society6, marketplaces like Etsy, or anywhere else. 

This class is broken down into easy-to-digest segments. Each step will focus on a different skill: brainstorming, thumbnail sketches, color exploration, outlining, filling with color, and finalizing your illustration. You’ll even learn handy tricks like infusing metallic glitter accents, creating multiple color alterations, and cropping and resizing your artwork for various outputs.

Who this class is for:

• Anyone who wants to learn digital drawing
• Artists
• Illustrators
• Surface Designers
• Hobbyists
• Anyone who is interested in drawing on their iPad

This is a beginner-friendly class, so even if you’ve never used Procreate before, you’re going to be able to follow along just fine and create a gorgeous floral animal illustration. And if you’re already a Procreate pro, you’re going to get my best tips & tricks for creating professional-level illustrations. 

You’ll need:

• An iPad
• The drawing app, Procreate: download here

Optional:

• An Apple Pencil or other stylus
• The class freebies: catcoq.com/floral
  • These freebies are totally optional– you can use them OR you can use your own favorite Procreate brushes and color palettes. Either way, you'll wind up with a gorgeous Class Project!

Just like all my other Procreate classes, I’m packing this one with a ton of free stuff! You’ll get a free Procreate outline brush, a high-res glittery metallic texture and a collection of on-trend color palettes that I created myself. I’m also giving you a watercolor paper texture that’s prepped just for this class, so it’ll fit perfectly into your canvas.

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Helpful Links:

• Where to find reference photos:
  • Animal photos: Unsplash.com
  • Floral photos: Wikimedia Commons
• Need some more help getting your brushes and color swatches onto your iPad and into Procreate? I've got you covered! Check out my blog post tutorial. 

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Additional Resources:

• Download my Creative Business Bundle
• Want more art & design tutorials? Check out the CatCoq Blog
• View all CatCoq classes
• Cat's Supply Recommendations

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