21-Draw-Illustrators-Guidebook-vol-2-ebook-(2021)

way I can easily adjust the color of a single
object and move it around if I need to. You
can apply an alpha lock to objects, which
allows you to work on painted areas without
overpainting borders. I will go into detail
with that option later in this lesson.
BLOCKING AND LAYOUT
When blocking in colors, you are actually
painting a solid base shape for areas that
need to be separated from one another. At
this stage, it is still easy to change colors.
Make sure to turn down the opacity on
the sketch you created. I pick a brush with
a rough edge to add some texture to the
artwork so it looks more like it’s painted
with traditional media.
One of my favorite brushes to use in
Procreate is the Chalk Brush. I create a new
empty layer and sample the skin color I
previously created for the thumbnail and
start outlining the cleaned-up sketch I made
earlier.
COLORDROP TOOL
There are two different ways to fill shapes.
The traditional way would be to just fill the
inner part by painting over it, but a faster
way is to use Procreate’s ColorDrop Tool. I
prefer the traditional way, because it retains
some of the brush texture so it looks more
hand painted. However, if you are working
on a more solid shape, you can save time by
using the ColorDrop method.
Outlines ColorDrop By hand
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