本教程是卡通女性人物肖像插画生动表情数字绘画视频教程，时长：2小时30分，大小：5.3 GB，MP4高清格式，作者：Iain McCaig，共20个章节，语言：英文分享

数字绘画用计算机的手段和技巧进行创作，不同于一般的纸上绘画。

首先要有好的创意和构思。

创作电脑绘画要有积极向上的创意，来表现我们的丰富多彩的生活，如我们身边的事物、事件、活动，我们的向往和想象等。

在表现手法上要努力捕捉最感人、最美的镜头，充分发挥大胆的想象，尽量让画面充实、感人、鲜艳。

其次，电脑绘画要通过不同的软件进行制作。

最常用的软件有Photoshop、Painter、sai等等。

电脑绘画的种类与用途很多，如动画、漫画、插图、广告制作、网页制作、服装设计、建筑效果图、各种示意图、演示图等等。

电脑绘画最大的优点是颜色处理真实、细腻、可控，其次是修改、变形变色方便，再次是复制方便，放大缩小方便。

制作速度快捷，保存耐久及运输方便，画面效果奇特。

A course by Natália Dias , Freelancer illustrator

Explore digital illustration techniques by creating portraits filled with imagination

When it comes to creating feminine portraits capable of communicating emotion, style, and fluidity, every little detail makes the difference. Illustrator Natália Dias—who has over 300k followers on Instagram—works every detail of the face, eyes, mouth, and skin tone in minute detail, but her unique style is characterized by how she gives movement to hair in her portraits, achieving spectacular expressions.

In this course, you will learn all the steps to illustrate a female character, using basic face anatomy techniques, composition of elements, and color application, to the final editing and preparation of your document.

Start the course with an overview of Natália Dias’ career so far, and how she was able to study illustration while she majored in Fashion History. She shares her artistic references, ranging from Disney characters to the artist Alphonse Mucha.

In the second unit, learn how to prepare a mood board with your references and explore Procreate’s main tools. Natalia introduces the app by showing you the brushes she uses the most, as well as going through the main techniques, such as Brush Smudge.

Learn how to apply light, shadows, color, and texture to your image through a series of exercises with spheres. Explore basic concepts of feminine anatomy, learn about proportions, as well as simple formulas do layout the face and bust in three angles: frontal, three-quarters, and profile.

Next, make a start on the first sketches of your character, giving shape and contour through line art, with the intention of transposing expression with the ideal angle. Apply flat color, shadows, and light that you learned previously to paint different skin tones and create textures and effects for hair.

Natalia teaches how the work on the final details of your illustration using the tools on Procreate and Adobe Photoshop to adjust color and do other small corrections. Finally, you’ll learn how to save your file to share online or to print, as well as some advice on how to use Instagram as your portfolio