LEARNING PROCREATE • WEEK 4
Study Notes from week 4 of my adventures Learning Procreate: Using Adjustments, Actions, and Naming Peter the Penguin’s Baby
STUDYING
LEARNING PROCREATE • WEEK 3
Study Notes from week 3 of my adventures Learning Procreate: The Transform Tool, Peter the Penguin’s Baby, and Traditional Vs Digital Sketches
LEARNING PROCREATE • WEEK 2
Study Notes from week 2 of my adventures Learning Procreate: Custom Brushes, Blend Modes, and me Mum Does some iPad Drawing
LEARNING PROCREATE • WEEK 1
Study Notes from week 1 of my adventures Learning Procreate: Procreate Gestures, Distractions, and Sexy Menus
174 • ANGRY CLOUD WITH EMMA CORMARIE : A CDQ ART-ICKLE
A look at a lickle ickle article entitled ‘Characterize This: Angry Cloud with Emma Cormarie’, from issue 15 of the Character Design Quarterly magazine, by 3dtotal publishing.
This was such a cool article to study from, leaving me super inspired to give it a go myself!
Some of the topics include:
Textures and Shapes,
Being Mindful of Your Keywords,
Drawing Exercises,
What Makes a Character Angry?,
Unity in your Design,
The Relationship between Background and Character,
Using Yourself as Reference,
and lilDENNiS sees his reflection for the first time.
Thumbnail for this episode shows the Angry Cloud illustration by Emma Cormarie.
Hope you love this one as much as I did.
LEARNING PROCREATE • INTRODUCTION
An Introduction into my adventures Learning Procreate: iPad Pro Accessories, Facing Fears, and Inspirational Procreate Artists
172 • STUDYING FROM ART BOOKS VS ONLINE COURSES
Studying time! In this one, lilDENNiS and I talk about Studying, and why I prefer Studying from Art Books vs Online Courses.
This episode came about after I set the date for my Procreate studying, of the 1st of August 2021.
Repetition and Practice … that’s all Studying is about really, but some of the other topics included:
Studying from Art Books vs Online Courses,
The Power of Repetition,
Traditional vs Digital Note Taking,
My Fear of Drawing Bad Drawings,
Slow and Steady wins the Study,
How I Study,
Sketching in Cheap Sketchbooks,
Procreate Studying,
and I have a good old slurp :)
Hope you find this one useful.
171 • STORYTELLING AND ATMOSPHERE WITH RAQUEL VILLANUEVA : A CDQ ART-ICKLE
A look at an ickle article entitled ‘Storytelling and Atmosphere with Raquel Villanueva’, from issue 16 of the Character Design Quarterly magazine, by 3dtotal publishing.
This was a brilliant article to study, I came away from it with a greater appreciation of the power of Colour in telling a Story.
Some of the topics include:
How Everything has Story,
The Power of Exploration,
Ways to Keep it Simple,
Pushing Yourself without Taking Too Many Risks,
How the Initial Idea is Key,
The Connection between Artist, Character, and Viewer,
Exploring Designs, Colours, Inspiration,
Keeping the Feelings Flowing,
Being Mindful of the Story You Want To Tell,
Shape Language,
Using Reference,
and we look at Raquel Villanueva’s cute lil nose.
Thumbnail for this episode shows the articles finished illustration by Raquel Villanueva.
Hope you love this one.
170 • 15 TIPS FOR BETTER CHARACTER DESIGN WITH DAVID MELLING : AN IMAGINEFX ART-ICKLE
A look at an ickle article entitled ’15 Tips for Better Character Design with David Melling’, from issue 201 of the art magazine ImagineFX.
This was such a cool article to study from; not only is it full of cute characters, and beautiful images, but it’s bursting with character design wisdom bombs too!
Some of the topics include:
Character Connection and Relationships,
Gesture Drawing,
Character Sheets,
Character Design Body Language,
How Everything has Story,
A new Fun Drawing Exercise called Sequential Drawing,
Anthropomorphic Design,
Exaggeration,
Expressive Silhouettes,
Being Open Minded,
How Keywords are Key,
Mickey Mouse’s Ears,
Silent Narrative,
and we have some Kitty Kisses :)
The thumbnail for this episode shows the character Ruffles by David Melling.
Hope you enjoy this one.
