Dynamic People Illustration In Procreate

Drawing Gestures and Poses

What you'll learn

Drawing Gestures

Drawing Body Language

14 poses

Various sitting poses

Drawing outfits and props

Simple perspective for characters and outfits

Requirements

My course: Basics of Stylized Character: Illustrating People in Procreate

You should know how to work with the Procreate app

iPad supporting Procreate & Apple Pencil or other supported stylus

Comfortable with being inspired and trying things out on your own

Description

Get comfortable and more confident when drawing character poses and gestures.Do you ever feel that your characters could be more lively, expressive, and dynamic? Or, are you looking for more ideas to take your character designs to the next level? Then, this class is for you! ☺︎Many of you, after taking my class about Stylized Characters Design, have shared that you would like to learn and practice more about character design!And so, in this class, we will level up and I’ll take you through the journey of making your characters more lively, expressive and dynamic, by using simple shapes and drawing poses and gestures.We will be creating a lot of little stories using character poses, gestures, clothes, and props, culminating in creating a group of characters - a stylized portrait of your friends, family, or a characters lineup for a movie or a game.You will gain a solid skill for developing your character design and style further. You will learn:what brushes I often use to create my illustrationshow to use a stick figure to draw poseshow to use simple shapes to quickly sketch the body partshow to apply proportions to make your characters believablehow to work with the spine and weight to make your characters more dynamichow to apply basic perspective to create depth in your charactersWe will talk about the importance of gestures and body language so you can make your characters appear confident, shy, happy, or elegant. And you will get inspired by various examples on how to color and finish your sketches.You will also get two creative challenges for mood and simple storytelling while adding props to your characters.But wait, there is more ☺︎You will learn how to approach sitting, walking, running, jumping, floating poses with lots of quick tips as well as professional advice from working with clients.Last by not least, we will talk about what to consider when you will be creating a group and composition consisting of more characters.At the end of the class, you will have an illustration you could print out for your home, give to someone from your family, and friends, or if you create your own, custom designs, use them in your portfolio.I will be using Procreate 5X, but feel free to use any other drawing software or medium you prefer.In addition, you will also get a bunch of freebies to use with this class:Mood boards with photo references for your characters!Fun practice sheetsLet’s get started with expanding your horizons and drawing awesome characters!See you in the class!© Copyright Iva Mikles | All Rights Reserved | Class content & structure for educational purposes only

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Class overview & Project

Lecture 3 Resources

Lecture 4 Canvas & Brush Setup

Section 2: Core Concepts

Lecture 5 From Basic Proportions to a Pose

Lecture 6 Gesture Drawing and Body Language

Lecture 7 Weight

Lecture 8 Using Simple Shapes to Design a Body

Lecture 9 Coloring Exercise 1

Section 3: Poses

Lecture 10 Confident Pose

Lecture 11 Power Pose

Lecture 12 Coloring Exercise 2

Lecture 13 Shy & Reserved Pose

Lecture 14 Elegant & Delicate Pose

Lecture 15 Happy & Excited Pose

Lecture 16 Jumping Pose

Lecture 17 Magical & Float Pose

Lecture 18 Walking Pose

Lecture 19 Coloring Exercise 3

Lecture 20 Running Pose

Section 4: Sitting Poses

Lecture 21 Sitting Pose

Lecture 22 Stories - Sitting Pose

Lecture 23 Levels - Sitting Pose

Lecture 24 Cross-legged - Sitting Pose

Lecture 25 Front view - Sitting Pose

Section 5: Outfits & Props

Lecture 26 Elegant vs Sporty Outfits

Lecture 27 Outgoing vs Shy Outfits

Section 6: Props

Lecture 28 Mood & Creativity

Lecture 29 Point and Look

Section 7: Simple Perspective

Lecture 30 Simple Perspective in Outfits

Lecture 31 Simple Perspective in Characters

Lecture 32 Simple Perspective in Characters with Props

Section 8: Your Turn

Lecture 33 Group and Flow

Lecture 34 Examples for Inspiration

Section 9: Final Thoughts

Lecture 35 Final Thoughts

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