Digital Drawing using Procreate

By the end of this Procreate course, you should be able to:

• Create artwork using the Procreate app, employing a wide range of drawing and editing skills
• Use the creation and selection tools
• Use brushes and also be able to apply effects to their artwork
• Understand the difference between raster and vectorised art
• Know how to colour their artwork – making and using their own colour palettes and also creating them directly from photographs and how to recolour existing work
• Understand file formats for saving and sharing their work
• Gain an in-depth understanding of creating custom textured canvases that resemble watercolour paper.
• Learn to create, edit and organise Brush Sets Folders.
• Acquire the skills to download and use commercial brushes, stamps, and papers from the internet. 
• Enhance your colour adjustment skills through various techniques.
• Discover the methods of creating artwork with transparent backgrounds.
• Replicate the styles of gouache and watercolour paintings using advanced techniques and a variety of brushes.
• Master the technique of removing backgrounds from imported images.
• Familiarise yourself with the Text options in Procreate and utilise them in creative ways.
•  

What will be covered in this Procreate course?

Basic Interface & Getting Started

• Outline of why Procreate is such a popular and powerful tool in the design industry
• Introduction to the key Interface tools and preferences
• Creating a new Canvas + Resolution and Colour Profiles
• How to then resize if necessary
• Understanding how size and dpi affect the number of layers available
• Using an existing file or illustration from photographs as a starting point
• Brush Basics and brush sensitivity
• Quick Shapes

Starting to create a drawing

• Introducing some shortcut gestures.
• Drawing Guide and Symmetry
• Layers and Blend Modes
• Selection Tools and editing selections
• File Formats and saving your work and ways of sharing.

Colour

• Introduction to the Colour palettes and the ways you can create your own palette the colour panel or from a photograph
• Different ways to recolour artwork via the colour panel
• Creating a gesture shortcut
• Adding colour interest through Transparency
• Adjusting colour with the Magic Wand

Editing existing artwork and applying special effects

• Masking to create clean edges via clipping masks and layers
• Applying different effects to your artwork via the magic wand and selection cursor
• Understand different ways to be creative with the tools
• Saving work in a format for printing

Preparation for Digital Fine Art

• Explore methods to create custom textured canvases.
• Acquire advanced mark-making techniques.

Traditional Painting Techniques in a Digital Setting

• Learn two methods to achieve a gouache painting style that goes beyond basic brushwork.
• Understand the concept of colour blocking.
• Become proficient in using the reference window.
• Discover two methods to create watercolour effects, including the use of the Feather tool.

Correcting and Adjusting Colors with Blend Modes

• Master the art of removing backgrounds from imported images.
• Learn the techniques of colour balancing.
• Gain an understanding of Curves and Gradient maps for advanced colour correction.

This course is for everyone

What to bring to class

• iPad and an Apple pencil with Procreate downloaded. See list below for compatible iPads.
• A pen and notepad for taking notes.

Instructor: Jehad Haddad
Duration : 5 sessions
Cost: JD 220