<b>If you are a traditional media artist looking to try out the exciting digital medium, this is the definitive guide for you.</b><br /><br />As an artist primarily working in many traditional mediums, I faced a unique challenge. I always painted highly expressive paintings, and I wanted to bring the same expressiveness and spontaneity in my digital paintings. I did not want the typical &lsquo;plasticky&rsquo; look for my digital paintings.<br /><br />In this book, you will not only learn the immense possibilities offered to us by digital painting software in general and Procreate in particular, but also to paint in a loose and expressive manner. The goal is to paint intriguing, catchy artworks that the viewers will love to watch again and again.<br /><br /><b>Some of the tools and techniques you will learn in this book are as follows:</b><br />-Methods I employ to paint expressively.<br />-Why digital painting? What are the considerations while beginning with the digital painting process.<br />-Color theory.<br />-The concept of layers, using layers effectively in a digital painting.<br />-How layers interact with each other, using masks and layer blending modes.<br />-Procreate interface, menus, and the most used gestures.<br />-Perspective concepts.<br /><br /><b>Six step-by-step exercises:</b><br />- Drawing a Simple &lsquo;Pencil Sketch&rsquo; of a Tree<br />- Using Layers for Painting Reflections in the Water<br />- Painting an Old House with Trees with Realistic Textures<br />- A Charming Village &ndash; Adding Depth to a Painting<br />- Fun with Letters<br />- Using Values and Curves to Paint a Charming Italian Town<br /><br />Start your journey towards the exciting digital art possibilities today!