Digital Art Tutorial: How to Paint Stylized Portraits

This digital art tutorial will teach you the basics on how to digitally paint your stylized portraits. This class is aimed at students of all levels. I will guide you through a step by step process of coloring your initial drawing to a final rendered painting. I will share the techniques and tips that I use to color my portraits.

I will be working with Procreate to paint the portrait however this process can also be applied to any digital software including Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, and Krita.

Key things you’ll learn:

• Understanding values to get a good foundation for your painting
• Choosing colors creatively
• How to shade and add highlights
• How to paint different hairstyles
• Making simple adjustments to take your portrait to the next level 

• Introduction
• Setting Up
• Understanding Values
• Choosing Colours
• Lineart
• Shadows and Highlights
• Painting Different Hairstyles
• Refining Details
• Adjustments and Final Touches