Illustration in Procreate: Keys to Composition and Color

Train your eye for composition by observing art and practicing with provided exercise files, identifying guides like rule of thirds, golden ratio, golden triangle, leading lines, and color balance.

Master composition in Procreate by practicing thumbnail sketches with golden triangle, golden ratio, rule of thirds, and triangle composition, using cheat sheet and exercise sheets to balance content and color.

Master composition for illustration by shaping story through element placement, negative space, and directional flow; practice silhouettes in black and white to color with golden ratio and rule of thirds.

Practice drawing plants for the safari-themed class project in Procreate, using reference images, tracing and simplifying forms, layering, and creating your own composition.

Practice drawing animals by breaking them into simple shapes and using reference images to identify unique features. Experiment with sharp and curved styles to emphasize fur and patterns.

Practice drawing safari objects in procreate using symmetry guides and drawing assist, while simplifying details and capturing main characteristics from reference images.

Design character outfits with fashion references in Procreate, using reference layers and pose sketches to build final outfits. Practice creating well-balanced, eye-catching compositions with safari team outfits.

Explore multi-element compositions using rule of thirds and triangle templates, implied lines, and symmetry; assemble sketches from cheat sheets into a collage to finish a colorized safari or sea-themed illustration.

Learn to compose a three-element illustration in Procreate by pairing a focus element with two or three supporting elements using mini collages, layers, and balance.

Create a triangle-based composition using symmetry guidelines in Procreate, placing a character as the focus with balanced animals and plants, using templates, layers, and clipping masks.

Develop a landscape composition with foreground, middle ground, and background to create depth, placing the tiger as the focal point and the character in the middle ground.

Develop a dynamic composition by varying the scale and placement of animals, plants, characters, and objects on a canvas. Embrace negative space and cheat sheets for balance.

Master the rule of thirds to place focal points at intersections, creating balance and harmony in complex forest scenes, then layer elements for dynamic compositions.

Color your procreate compositions with palettes, background tones, and a fixed color set, then apply clipping masks and grayscale checks to achieve harmonious, complementary, print-ready results.

Set your artwork to 300 dpi and cmyk color for print readiness. Apply bleed and margins, adjust canvas to 300 by 300 mm, center art, and export as a pdf.

The bonus class reinforces confidence in composing illustrations using balance and color, with tips, cheat sheets, and practice sketches of animals, plants, adventures, outfits, and objects.