Quick & Simple Painting in Procreate

Perfect for Procreate beginners or more advanced artists, this inspiring book shows how to create impressive paintings using very quick and simple techniques.

These tricks provide the perfect base for aspiring artist to build confidence and grow their skills. More advanced artists can also take the techniques in this book and use them to speed up their digital-painting process.

Procreate for the iPad continues to be the most popular digital-painting software in the world, with around 30 million users. 3dtotal Publishing’s previous Procreate titles have sold over 74,000 copies to date, so the desire in our audience to learn more about this software is proven. This book goes right back to basics, covering the use of selection tools, gradient fills, custom brushes, and more to quickly and easily build up quality paintings.

These methods are introduced in an in-depth chapter of must-know basics, which are followed by eight accessible tutorials written by professional artists, including Derek Domnic D’Souza. Featuring short, simple steps and easy-to-follow instructions, plus clear screengrabs from Procreate accompanying each stage of the process, the projects show readers exactly how to achieve what is being described.

For those picking up an iPad and opening Procreate for the very first time, this book provides an amazingly detailed lesson in creating high-quality paintings with simple techniques. For those with more experience, it offers a new range of skills to speed up working digitally all provided by highly respected artists from around the world.

Author Biography

Derek Domnic D’Souza is a prolific artist and art teacher from India. He worked for Disney India, then left to co-found his own studio, Studio Sideline, where he now works full time. He has over 800K followers on Instagram and runs hugely popular online courses.

Maxine Vee, based in Toronto, Canada. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, HarperCollins, Scholastic, and Penguin Random House. Particularly popular are her cover illustrations for YA Fiction novels.

3dtotal Publishing publishes high-quality art books dedicated to bringing invaluable training to beginners, hobbyists, and professionals alike. Their books feature top industry professionals from around the globe who share their experience in skilfully written step-by-step tutorials and guides. Illustrated throughout with stunning artwork, these best-selling publications offer creative insight, expert advice, and essential motivation.