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Skillshare

Drawing on Photographs in Procreate: Spark Creativity with Digital Illustration

via Skillshare

Overview

In this course, you will learn the creative process for illustrating on photographs in Procreate and how to unleash your imagination to create stunning and eye-catching visuals on images.


Drawing on photographs is a new multimedia technique that allows you to express yourself and explore new ways of storytelling. It fascinating how you can bring your imagination into a photo, turning something based in the real world into a fantastical new creation.

By drawing just a few lines and shapes to create a more complex scene, you can use this technique to share a story, create eye-catching images for your business, surprise a friend with something unexpected, add aesthetics and creativity to your social media photos, and so much more! 

In this course you’ll learn how to:

  • Choose the photos that best suit this technique
  • Gather inspiration and explore different styles to express yourself
  • Learn how to apply the tools in Procreate to transfer ideas from your imagination to the image 
  • Create simple doodles to help you get started drawing on any photo
  • Apply composition rules to position elements with purpose and balance
  • Generate ideas through planning and sketching
  • Create eye-catching visuals on images

Materials you’ll need:

  • Ipad
  • Procreate App
  • Apple Pencil

A good alternative if you don’t own an Ipad is using a digital tablet or any other digital drawing tool and image editing software like Photoshop or Illustrator. Even though you might not have the same exact materials as me, you will still be able to keep up with the class and utilize the tips and techniques.

Who’s this class for?
This course is ideal for anyone who is open to exploring new ideas, feeling inspired, beginner or advanced artist. 

This course will help you feel inspired to explore a new multimedia method of expressing yourself.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to bring your photos to life, unleash your creativity, and explore a new, fun and versatile technique!

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Class Project
  • Materials and Resources
  • Sourcing Photos
  • Procreate Setup
  • Inspiration and Doodle Ideas
  • Composition Tips
  • Warm Up Practice Examples
  • Planning and Sketching
  • Illustrating
  • One Last Trick
  • Conclusions

Taught by

Altea Alessandroni

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