Painting Portraits in Procreate on iPad

Name: Painting Portraits in Procreate on iPad
Rating: 4.2 (13 reviews)

Painting Portraits in Procreate, Plus 3 Ways to Share with Instagram Reels

Created byRitika Sridhar

Last updated 9/2023

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Digital portrait paintings on iPad
Painting techniques on ipad using procreate
Realistic portrait Painting using procreate on iPad
Procreate portrait painting techniques

Course content

7 sections • 17 lectures • 2h 53m total length

Introduction2:51
Learn to paint stunning digital portrait paintings on the iPad with Procreate, focusing on skin tones, blending, shading, detailing facial features, hair, textures, and exporting time-lapse reels.
lets get started2:39
Check out my Pinterest board of Portrait References Here !

It's all about the Base10:32
Master the base by choosing color tones, establishing mid tones, shadows, and highlights, and painting on layered airbrush foundations for skin, lips, eyes, and hands in Procreate.
More tones to the Skin12:08
Apply saturated tones and pink undertones to a portrait, using layers and color wheel references, then blend with smudging tools or erasers to preserve pixel integrity.
Building Up Layers12:41
Build up portrait layers by coloring and blending skin tones, shadows, and highlights in Procreate on iPad, refining tones, reducing sketch opacity, and planning for lip and eye detail.

Details to the Eyes21:34
Learn to paint detailed eyes in Procreate on iPad by building up whites, grays, pinks, and blues on separate layers, shading the iris, and adding highlights and lashes.
Details to the Nose12:44
Detail the nose by shaping tones, shadows, and highlights in Procreate on iPad, blending browns with blacks and smoothing the outline. Add highlights and refine edges for seamless skin integration.
Details to the Lips7:27
Detail the lips in Procreate on iPad by outlining, shading with browns, merging layers, separating upper and lower lips, adding highlights and edge blending, with a bonus lip time-lapse.
Finishing the Face Details15:21
Detail the face by shading the forehead, cheeks, and jaw with reference colors on new layers, layering shadows, highlights, and careful blending to preserve color variations.
Painting the Hands10:26
Master subtle hand painting in Procreate on iPad by selecting finger tones, building shadows and highlights, blending on separate layers, and concealing outlines for a seamless portrait.
Painting the Hair12:09
Learn to paint hair in Procreate on iPad by painting strands in layers, starting with darker tones, adding mid tones and highlights, and refining edges with erasing techniques.

Enhancing your Portrait16:15
Apply final touches in Procreate on iPad by refining lines, highlights, and shadows, and using blending modes like color dodge, screen, multiply, and overlay to enrich skin tones and hair.
Painting the Background9:12
Learn to paint the background for portraits by choosing between reference-based and abstract backgrounds, then blend the background with the subject using textures, patterns, and blending modes.

Requirements

Prior knowledge about basics of procreate

Description

Have you ever wondered how to draw a realistic portrait painting on the iPad using Procreate, but don't know where to begin? Bored of getting the same flat & muddy colors in your portraits?

Join artist and calligrapher, Ritika Sridhar, as she teaches you how to level up your Digital portrait painting skills using procreate and to enhance your portraits with different blending modes in procreate. In addition to that she also shares 3 ideas to share your artwork as Instagram reels

Techniques you will learn:

Choosing the right colours
Splitting up the painting process in steps
Working with shadows, highlights, tones like saturation, hues
Detailing the facial features
Painting the hair
Adding some special effects or the blending modes to make your portrait pop
Creating a Background with textures and pattern that compliments the Portrait
3 Reels ideas to share your portrait on Instagram.

Who is the class for? I would suggest this class will suit for intermediates

Its preferable if you have some basic knowledge of Procreate and portrait sketching too. If you are already an expert in portraits, you can level up your portrait skills by learning new techniques and tips from my experience.

Make your Digital portrait paintings POP with Ritika’s tips & techniques!

Check out my Pinterest board of Portrait References Here !

You can download the Outline sketches, base coloured portraits, shadows and highlights of portraits, blending solution, detailing facial features, painting hair and all the resources needed for the class here

You can download Portrait drawing workbook here

Etsy store
▪️You can shop & commission a from me portrait here in my Etsy store

▪️Support me on Ko- fi & patreon

Get in touch with Ritika on Instagram || Facebook || Youtube || Pinterest || WEBSITE

Who this course is for:

Portrait lovers
procreate lovers
Digital painting aspirants

Painting Portraits in Procreate on iPad

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 6min

Skin tones3 lectures • 35min

Detailing the Portrait6 lectures • 1hr 20min

Enhancing and Final touches2 lectures • 25min

Learn to share your Artwork as Social media content1 lecture • 3min

Closing thoughts1 lecture • 2min

Additional Content2 lectures • 22min

Requirements

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