Domestika – Female Cartoon Character Design with Procreate

Learn to illustrate original cartoon characters, from their facial expressions to the details that bring them to life

Cartoons and their magical universes were a part of practically everyone’s childhood. And with design, technology, and a few drops of imagination you can turn your reality into a cartoon! Join illustrator and programmer Isabella Agosti and learn how to capture the essence of the people around you and transform them into a digitally illustrated character ready for their own fantastic adventure.

Isabella loves to weave the stories behind her female cartoon characters into her artwork and, in this course, she shows you how to use Procreate to bring everyday heroines to life. Discover how to create vibrant illustrations from start to finish using photos for reference.

About this course
Begin the course by getting to know your teacher Isabella Agosti, Italian illustrator and software developer who works in Milan. She talks about her career as an artist and how she built it by combining her two greatest passions: design and technology. She also shows you the models that serve as daily inspiration for her illustrations.

Next, Isabella introduces you to Procreate. See how to use the program’s main features and explore the different types of brushes and their effects. Study the fundamentals of cartoon-style illustration as well as some basic concepts of female anatomy. Move on to the finer details and analyze a variety of facial expressions to understand how to recreate them and then apply what you’ve learned to draw your first sketch.

Now it’s time to design your character in procreate. Take a series of reference photos, choose a color palette, and create volume in your illustration by playing with light and shadows.

Once you’ve finished designing your character, Isabella teaches you how to add fine details and amazing effects to bring your creation to life. Finally, learn how to sign your artwork and export it in several formats depending on the intended purpose.

What is this course’s project?
Illustrate a female cartoon character in Procreate using a reference photo.

Who is it for?
Anyone who wants to create unique illustrated characters with Procreate.

What you need
No specific knowledge is needed to take this course since your teacher begins with the basic concepts. As for materials, you need an iPad, an Apple Pencil, and Procreate.

Duration: 18 Lessons (3h 26m)
Language: Italian
Subtitle: Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Polish, Dutch