Illustration & Shape Painting Tutorial for Procreate 4
For the upcoming MegaPack BrushBook, I tried a new style with my new DUNCE Comic Brushes:
- DUNCE INK Streamline for outlines
- ColorDrop (auto-fill feature) for flat colors and shapes
- DUNCE SPRAY Black for highlights, shading, and background
Since I used the “Shape Painting” technique a lot for this illustration, I made a simple step-by-step tutorial you might find useful:
How To Use Outline Reference, Layer Selection & Alpha Lock for Shape Painting
![image](https://66.media.tumblr.com/988e10fd518f1aa8b05ab2797d748641/tumblr_inline_p38umyL3181qzw72n_540.png)
![image](https://66.media.tumblr.com/0f0525601d6e68021a78d4d6485c95de/tumblr_inline_p38unhpH1P1qzw72n_540.png)
![image](https://66.media.tumblr.com/77bf613394b02e2f2ff242c5becad36b/tumblr_inline_p38uodwmqa1qzw72n_540.png)
![image](https://66.media.tumblr.com/0d2a764d48856eb31776be35a4b6cc5d/tumblr_inline_p38up2N4Qa1qzw72n_540.png)
“Alpha Lock” Is Your Friend!
Since working with (multiple) layer selections can be a bit confusing and time-consuming, you can also use “Alpha Lock” for painting directly on your shape layer:
![image](https://66.media.tumblr.com/855b6cc4715fd18e47a00702386e3748/tumblr_inline_p38uqdhZRZ1qzw72n_540.png)
If you enjoy this kind of mini-tutorials, I’ll be happy to make more in the future!
Happy Shape Painting! 😎
–Georg
Original art: Jonathan Edwards