Beginner's Guide (3DTotal Publishing)

Voyage into a future where droids, hovering buildings, and space vehicles exist with “Beginner's Guide to Drawing the Future” — an accessible, entertaining introduction to creating science-fiction concepts with traditional tools. Packed with insightful tips, exciting tutorial projects, and essential art theory simply explained by industry professionals, this exciting volume is the perfect launch pad for your journey forward through time.

This exciting, comprehensive Beginner's Guide, written by professional and famous digital artists working with Clip Studio Paint, is the first of its kind and will offer new and existing CSP users an incredibly in-depth look at creating impressive art with the software. Clip Studio Paint is a cross-platform drawing and animation software used by millions of artists worldwide. Its popularity has recently boomed - in 2022, the userbase had grown to 25 million. The software is popular with artists of every level, can be used on any device (mobile phone, tablets including the iPad, and any computer) and is relatively cheap to purchase compared to other software. It's perfect for beginners wanting to try something out. For these reasons and more, there's a keen audience for a high-quality tutorial book like this one. The book features an all-encompassing Getting Started section, covering all the basics and advice from a respected artist in the digital field. Each page teaches through screengrabs of the software in use, detailed written steps, and art in progress. There are also in-depth tutorials from professional artists covering a variety of genres in which the software might be used, including manga comics, character design, landscapes (real and fantasy), picture-book illustration, and more. The tutorials are provided by artists at the top of their game, including Devin Elle Kurtz (858K Instagram followers) and Simz (403K Instagram followers), both of whom have published their own Art Of book with 3dtotal Publishing and are highly revered in the digital-art world.

Thanks to Procreate, designing characters for the entertainment industry can be done on the iPad. In this book for newcomers to the software, or for those wanting to refresh their knowledge, several experienced designers and artists demonstrate how they do it in practical terms, sharing not only their professional tips and tricks, but also how the traditional character design process translates to Procreate. Whether you sketch or paint, draw from reality, or dream up new concepts, you will become fluent in using Procreate for all stages of character design. The thorough Getting Started section spotlights the specific Procreate tools, such as Gestures, Brushes, Layers, and Adjustments, that bring your characters to life. Next, the Quick Tips chapter lets you concentrate on the tools you need to perfect vital elements of your character, including hair, eyes, lips, noses, and fabric for clothes. Also covered is the process of simplifying your characters — an essential step to achieving an impactful design. These invaluable introductory chapters are followed by the opportunity to observe and practice the techniques as part of a real-world workflow. Seven professional character designers demonstrate in step-by-step projects how to use Procreate's tools to successfully evolve a character from initial thumbnails to final hero pose. Whether or not you have used Procreate before, whether you are opening the software for the first time or looking to reignite your creative skills, “Beginner's Guide to Procreate: Characters” ensures your character ideas and concepts can become fully realized creations on the iPad screen.