Draw an eagle with the android Paintology app

Learn important drawing techniques with this course

Created byFerdouse Khaleque

Last updated 8/2020

English

What you'll learn

Learn to create this digital drawing of an eagle on your tablet or phone
Improve your understanding of drawing techniques
Learn how to use color values effectively
Increase your drawing skill rapidly with this drawing

Course content

3 sections • 14 lectures • 2h 41m total length

Introduction0:55
In this course, we are going to draw this eagle. If you are new to Paintology, please go through the next set of lectures or you can skip and dive straight into the drawing course in Section 2.
Digital drawing made fun and easy0:27
Digital drawing should be fun and easy and the Paintology app was designed with this in mind.
Once you install the free app, you can create your first drawings within minutes. As you develop your drawing techniques with the many in-built video tutorials to suit your level, you won't be scrummaging around for the pen or paper anymore. You can turn to your tablet or phone and make creative drawings like never before.
Work at your own pace and improve the drawing skills that you have always craved for.
The set of videos will show you how to get started quickly and enable you to make a start at this drawing of the eagle. Please go through all the Resources section here.
So get your phone or tablet ready and sit in a comfortable position and we will get started!
Installing the Paintology app3:26
The video will show you how to install the Paintology app
Loading the reference image into Paintology in the Trace mode0:55
For many drawings we want to extract an accurate outline of the reference image. We do this by first loading the reference image into Paintology.
Setting the background color of the drawing0:41
We need to set the background color of our drawing before we embark on the drawing. This video will show you how.
How to use the color picker5:41
Quick guide to using the shade brush tool4:05
The shade brush tool is one of the most versatile brushes found in the app and this is a quick guide on how to use this brush.

Blocking the colors13:18
In the same manner as any traditional painting, we are going to do a quick blocking of colors for this drawing. This is aided by the Trace mode of the Paintology. You will need to load the reference image and set the background color. The previous section will show you videos on how to do this. The reference image can be found in the Resources section.
We start off doing the blocking around the head which is the most prominent feature of the bird. Make use of the trace bar and the color picker to make an accurate representation of the eagle. Remember, we are doing this fast since we are not adding details which will be done later in the stages 1, 2 and 3.
Drawing - Stage 139:27
In the Stage 1 of this drawing following the blocking we are going to add as much details to the eagle's head especially the striking features of the eyes and beak. Don't worry about how we are going to achieve the feathery effect, this comes about by applying one color after another.
You may want to stay in the trace mode, so you can always refer to the reference image within the app. This is fine if you are starting out and want to get more comfortable with the whole drawing process.
Drawing - Stage 242:23
We are now continuously refining areas of the drawing that needs improvement. In my case, I need to white out more of the eagle's head, make the beak more uniform in color, reduce the eye region and add more contrast to the areas around the beak. You may have different areas of your drawing that needs more touching up.
Drawing - Stage 3 (final)43:41
In this final stage, I am going over sharpening the feathers by zooming in. You don't have to follow the reference image exactly, you can create the illusion of the feathers using the shade brush tool set to a lower brush size.
Congratulations if you have come this far. Don't worry if you have not achieved the drawing that you were looking for, this all comes with practice. You want to submit your drawing to the instructor to get better advise and helpful tips that you can apply to your next drawing.

Compare your drawing with mine1:36
I suggest you do this exercise after every drawing. Don't worry if you did not get everything right on your first try. Practice will definitely make your drawings improve in time.
Compare your drawing with the reference image or even the one that I did and see where you may have skipped or missed out. Then try to go over this area again. However, after one or two attempts and you are still unable to get it right, I would recommend that you continue with more drawings as your techniques improve over time.
See the drawing in it's entirety at a faster speed4:45
Submit your drawings for review by instructor and to get helpful tips and advise0:14
You should always get feedback on your drawings as this will help you to progress further.

Requirements

Basic understanding of drawing
Have the Paintology app installed on your android tablet or phone
Have the basic understanding of using the app to make this drawing

Description

You can make this digital drawing of an eagle on your phone or tablet. The course shows you step by step on how to use the brush tools of the Paintology app to create these kind of drawings and more. You will learn and develop drawing techniques and skills that will help you to create your own drawings using this app.

Digital drawing is easy with the free Paintology app from the Google play store will show you how.

Thanks to it's intuitive interface, you will rapidly increase your drawing skills and techniques and apply to your own drawings.

Who this course is for:

Students who want to push their drawings skills to the digital medium
Artists who want to transition to digital drawings
Want's to improve drawing skills in general
Students who want to draw at their own pace

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Introduction7 lectures • 16min

Drawing of the eagle4 lectures • 2hr 19min

Summary & Conclusions3 lectures • 7min

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