Description
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.
We use the 3dtotal.com website and name to promote all our art titles. This includes adverts, announcements, features, and a free chapter on our site. We also use our various social media platforms to publicise the book: Facebook (197K Likes), Instagram (117K followers), X (50K followers), and Pinterest (8K followers). In addition we post promotional videos for all our books on YouTube (11K subscribers). Book releases are also announced to our mailing list of 15.5K subscribers.
In terms of print marketing we send out promotional postcards and a catalogue with all physical orders in our online shop to promote book titles that are about to be released. We also send review copies to popular magazines, websites, and blogs such as ImagineFX and Parka Blogs, and work with sites such as Creative Bloq and CG Cookie to promote the usefulness of our books on their websites. In addition we advertise our titles on the popular Character Design References Facebook page (930K Likes). Artists involved in the book are always asked to promote the book to their audience - this means our titles are often mentioned on social-media platforms with as many as a million followers.
About the Author
Contributing artist: Derek Domnic D'Souza, based in Bangalore, India. Derek 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.
Contributing artist: Maxine Vee, based in Toronto, Canada. With over 290K followers on Instagram, Maxine Vee is a freelance artist with an appealing whimsical style. She has worked for clients such as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, HarperCollins, Scholastic, and Penguin Random House. Particularly popular are her cover illustrations for YA Fiction novels.
Edited by 3dtotal Publishing, based in Worcester, UK. 3dtotal 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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781912843947
Author Derek Domnic D'Souza
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint 3DTotal Publishing Ltd
Publisher 3DTotal Publishing Ltd
