A Tutorial...sort of

Name: A Tutorial...sort of
Uploaded: 2024-11-06T17:00:39+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Ryan Maloney
Description: In this informal tutorial, Ryan Maloney explains his four-step digital drawing workflow after his stylus pen failed, so he draws with his finger. He…

6 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this informal tutorial, Ryan Maloney explains his four-step digital drawing workflow after his stylus pen failed, so he draws with his finger. He begins by describing how he gathers ideas from other artists and keeps a list of reference concepts. He then sketches the composition in Procreate using a blue pen to make the rough layout stand out, noting that the initial sketch always looks terrible. The third step covers applying color and ink, emphasizing the use of the alpha‑lock feature to lock colors while inking and to create effects, and he demonstrates how the order of these actions can vary. To illustrate his process, he toggles layer visibility—turning off ink and color layers—to reveal the underlying steps, all done with finger taps. He lists his primary brushes (studio pen, light pens, airbrushes) and mentions that alpha lock is always active. Ryan invites viewers to follow him for more tips and promises a deeper tutorial in the future.

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Someone asked if I could do a tutorial on a drawing like this, and my pen died, so I'm going to use my finger. This is going to be a little rough. Bear with me. So I break my drawing process down into 4 steps. First is the idea. It comes from other people's art, and I'm just keeping lists of things I can pull from when I go to draw. Then I sketch things in a blue pen. I like blue because it's different from black and it stands out. I'll roughly sketch elements on my Procreate canvas and put them in place. The sketch always looks terrible. Next up is color and ink, and the order in which I do this can change. See how I did that effect? That's just an alpha lock. I do it in all my drawings. And because my pen is dead, I figured I'd just tap through these layers and turn things off so you can see how I break things down. I'm turning off ink, I'm turning off colors, and I'm working my way back to a colored canvas. The main brushes I use are the studio pen, some light pens, airbrushes, and that alpha lock is always on. I'll do a more in-depth tutorial on my YouTube one day, but I hope this helps in your drawing process. Follow me for more creative tips and get in touch with the comments.