Powerful Female Characters: Illustrating Confidence and Diversity

A course by Eunice Adeyi , Digital Illustrator

Digital Illustrator. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Joined December 2020

Learn to create strong and expressive female characters by exploring anatomy, color theory, and proportions in Procreate

96% positive reviews (143)
4,552 students
Audio: English
English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn to create strong and expressive female characters by exploring anatomy, color theory, and proportions in Procreate

Let your imagination run wild and create dream-like female portraits using digital illustration tools. Illustrator Eunice Adeyi specializes in painting powerful female characters that are designed to evoke confidence. She showcases her work via her online shop and on social media and has collaborated with brands including Refinery29 and Pipsticks.

In this course, Eunice teaches you how to represent diversity in beauty through character portraits. Learn how to celebrate the unity between human beings and nature to create original female characters with unique personalities.

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What will you learn in this online course?

17 lessons & 11 downloads

Creating an Original Character
16 minutes, 45 seconds
Searching for Inspiration
15 minutes, 54 seconds
Composition
15 minutes, 32 seconds
Sketching Ideas and Refining
14 minutes, 50 seconds
  • 96% positive reviews (143)
  • 4,552 students
  • 17 lessons (3h 34m)
  • 11 additional resources (5 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: English
  • English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create a portrait of a powerful female character using digital illustration tools. Eunice uses Procreate but you can choose whichever drawing software you prefer.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

This course is for anyone with an interest in learning professional techniques for illustrating portraits in Procreate.

Requirements and materials

Basic drawing skills will be helpful.

You will need a drawing tablet with a drawing program installed.


Reviews

4,552 Students
143 Reviews
96% Positive ratings

Eunice Adeyi

A course by Eunice Adeyi

Teacher Plus
Digital Illustrator

Eunice Adeyi is a Nigerian-born digital illustrator based in the UK. She taught herself the skills needed to create professional portraits during her time at design school where she was studying to be an interior designer. Since then, she’s used her expertise to create artwork for brand commissions and personal projects for her six-figure Instagram account.

Eunice specializes in painting strong female characters which are designed to evoke confidence in women and has collaborated with brands including Pipsticks, Refinery29, and Fairyloot.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Preparation

    • Creating an Original Character
    • Searching for Inspiration
    • Creating a Mood Board and Colour Scheme
    • Composition
  • U3

    Production in Procreate

    • Sketching Ideas and Refining
    • Basic Fundamentals and Laying Down Colour
    • Rendering Hair and Skin 1
    • Rendering Hair and Skin 2
    • Rendering Hair and Skin 3
    • Rendering Hair and Skin 4
    • Butterflies and Background 1
    • Butterflies and Background 2
    • Final Details
  • U4

    Post-Production

    • Using Social Media
    • Getting Work
  • FP

    Final project

    • X Women portraits with Procreate

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Powerful Female Characters: Illustrating Confidence and Diversity. Illustration course by Eunice Adeyi

Powerful Female Characters: Illustrating Confidence and Diversity

A course by Eunice Adeyi
Digital Illustrator. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Joined December 2020
  • 96% positive reviews (143)
  • 4,552 students