How To Draw Digital Cartoon Illustrations

Learn how to draw a cartoony illustration from start to finish in Procreate by using a few simple techniques

What you'll learn
How to design a simple characters
How to draw simple perspective
How to start sketching the drawing
How to refine the drawing
Learn how to draw outlines
Learn how to add colours
Refine and polish your drawing to give it volume and life
How to draw simple designs using just a shape
How to pose your character
How to design any kind of character by applying the attributes that the particular animal has
Requirements
You need possibly a tablet or a mobile with Procreate
or any other digital software you are comfortable with
Description
Do you have a passion for drawing and cartoon drawing in particular? You maybe have a children’s book waiting to be developed or a fun animated movie that you need to design characters for?!With today’s technology you can do all that from the comfort of your home or from the beach, or while you commute. The only problem is that you think that you can’t draw. This wrong perception has been hammered into us through generations. You expect an artist to have this “natural gift” and can begin to draw a masterpiece after masterpiece in a blink of an eye.Well, that’s just not how it works. There are simple techniques that can be learned so you can too become an artist and draw fun characters.In this course you will follow me and draw 3 different illustrations in Procreate. I´m going to guide you step by step from the very first sketch to the final polish and teach you how to create a beautiful illustration using very simple tools.I´m not going to complicate the process. Procreate, or any digital program is a wonderful tool, but sometimes having too much to choose from can be overwhelming. So I will minimize the tools that I´m using and focus on the process.In this course, you will be able to overcome your fear of failure. The white sheet of paper can be terrifying. You will learn that you can never do anything wrong and free yourself from your fear of failure.So what exactly will you do in this course:- We will draw an illustration of a Pirate Bear on a boаt,- A disco-dancing kitten- A simple cat character and how to create different poses with it using simple shapes.- You will learn how to start the sketch - How to find the composition n the picture - How to clean up your drawing and add outlines- How to add colors. - How to add details - Polish and Refine- Drawing in different styles- How to create any kind of design using a simple shape- How to draw poses of your character- But you will also get a little extra, like how to add text in your illustration and create a Birthday card from your illustration. N fact, this is the exact same way that you can create your children’s book.

Overview

Section 1: Drawing an illustration of a Pirate Bear

Lecture 1 The First draft of your character

Lecture 2 Draw the Outlines

Lecture 3 Coloring

Lecture 4 Last touches

Lecture 5 Create a Birthday card with your illustration

Section 2: Drawing an illustration of a Disco-dancing Cat

Lecture 6 How to start

Lecture 7 Outlining

Lecture 8 Preparing for coloring

Lecture 9 Coloring

Lecture 10 Shading

Lecture 11 Highlights and Polish

Section 3: Draw a Simple Cat design and Different poses

Lecture 12 Designing the Cat

Lecture 13 Add color

Lecture 14 Painting random Shapes as the base for the poses

Lecture 15 Finding the poses

Lecture 16 Details and Polish

Lecture 17 Conclusion and Exercise

Beginners