Character Illustration in Procreate: Drawing Energetic and Dynamic Poses

Drawing people in dynamic poses is super interesting for creatives, but it’s also challenging. You want to get the overall shape right and communicate an engaging personality with your illustration. In this class you will do both! We start with building a foundation of drawing energetic poses from observation. Then we develop the sketches into stylized dynamic dancer poses. By the end of class you’ll be able to communicate that sense of movement in your final dancer project. We talk about style through an active discovery process. Helping you to identify your individual illustration style is a big part of this class.

Throughout the class you will learn how to:

Draw figures from reference photos.
Illustrate people in changing poses.
Draw different body shapes.
Develop sketches to finished illustrations.
Discover key elements of your illustration style.
Create stylized human figures from your observational sketches.
Draw expressive, dynamic poses by exaggerating proportions and gestures.
Paint textures and shading.
Work with Procreate layers and drawing tools.
Draw believable and relatable facial expressions.
Create a sense of movement using hair and clothes.
Design clothes in a way that enhance the illustration with textures and colors.
Create series of poses with same or various characters.