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Creative Characters Made Easy

Draw characters people remember even if you are starting from zero.

  • 10h 13mHD video
  • 64lessons
  • 8modules
  • 7downloads
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Laura starts with how Procreate works, then builds the drawing basics underneath every good character: faces, ages, expressions, hair and clothes. At the end you design one character of your own from start to finish.

  • An iPadAny model that runs Procreate
  • Apple PencilOr a compatible stylus
  • ProcreateA one-time app purchase

Why your characters all look the same

Most people learn to draw one face, at one angle, at one age, and then every character comes out as that face in a different outfit.

This course gives you the pieces that make characters different from each other: how a head turns, how a child is built differently from a grandmother, how one face shows six emotions, and how hair and clothes tell people who someone is.

You practise each piece on its own first, then put them all together in a character you design yourself.

Built for beginners, step by step

Eight modules in the order Laura teaches them, each one small enough to finish in a sitting or two.

01

Procreate from the first tap

The first module walks through the interface, gestures, colours, brushes, the brush studio, layers and exporting, so the tools never get in the way of the drawing.

02

Foundations before style

Clean lines, gesture drawing, the landmarks of the body and simplified hands and feet come first, so your characters stand and move like real people.

03

One character, start to finish

The last full module takes a single character from defining the idea through clean sketches, colour options, texture, light and shadow.

What you will draw

Short studies that build into one finished character.

Portraits from reference

Portraits from reference

The head, eyes, nose and mouth one at a time, then the same face from different angles and a full rendered portrait.

Characters of every age

Characters of every age

Babies, children, teens, young adults, adults and elderly characters, plus how bodies and proportions change between them.

Your own character

Your own character

Hair, clothing, fabrics and props, then a character you define yourself, sketched three ways and finished with colour and light.

Your instructor

Everything I learned, in the order I wish I had learned it

Hi, I'm Laura Dumitriu, a children's book illustrator and character designer. I studied painting in high school and art history at university, then spent a while in graphic design before I found illustration in 2019.

That year I opened an Instagram account and posted a drawing every day for a year. Draw-this-in-your-style challenges turned me towards portraits, and the daily practice is what grew both my drawing and my audience, until illustrating children's books and designing characters became my job.

My journey is not so different from yours. Post something today, then post again at the end of the course, and look at the two side by side.

Laura Dumitriu

What you can do by the last lesson

Eight modules, from the Procreate basics to a finished character.

  • Use Procreate with confidence: brushes, the brush studio, layers, blending modes and exporting.

  • Draw faces: the head, eyes, nose and mouth, face shapes and the same face from different angles.

  • Change age and body type: draw the same idea as a child, a teenager, an adult or a grandparent.

  • Show emotion: expressions and body language that read at a glance, even in children.

  • Finish a character: take your own idea from clean sketch to colour, texture, light and shadow.

Characters are easier on an iPad

Character design is mostly trying things: a different nose, a shorter fringe, a warmer skin tone. In Procreate each of those is a layer you can switch off, not an eraser hole in your paper.

Laura shows you how to make your own brush stamp and how to use blending modes, so texture, light and shadow go on without repainting the whole character.

Downloads included with the course

Open them from the Resources tab of the course in Twotap.

  • Free bonus #1

    Laura’s course brushes

  • Free bonus #2

    Skin tone study kit

  • Free bonus #3

    Face in profile guide

  • Free bonus #4

    Course guide and practice planner

8 modules, 64 lessons, 10 hours 13 minutes

Click any module to expand its lesson list. All lessons are narrated in English.

Procreate from scratch: preferences and gestures, the colours menu, brushes and the brush studio, your own brush stamp, layers, blending modes and exporting.

  • Lesson 1: Welcome to the Course1:01
  • Lesson 2: Meet Laura1:50
  • Lesson 3: Intro to Procreate9:27
  • Lesson 4: The Preferences Menu and Gestures10:15
  • Lesson 5: The Colors Menu6:05
  • Lesson 6: Intro to Brushes5:46
  • Lesson 7: The Brush Studio10:34
  • Lesson 8: Brush Sets2:41
  • Lesson 9: Make Your Own Brush Stamp5:09
  • Lesson 10: Layers & Blending Modes12:20
  • Lesson 11: Exporting Your Work4:33

Clean, fluid lines, gesture drawing, the landmarks of the body, simplified hands and feet, and how to use references without copying them.

  • Lesson 1: Tips for Clean, Fluid Lines6:00
  • Lesson 2: Gesture Drawing9:57
  • Lesson 3: Landmarks of the Body20:19
  • Lesson 4: Feet and Hands Simplified25:43
  • Lesson 5: Conquering the Blank Canvas8:24
  • Lesson 6: Gathering References7:18
  • Lesson 7: Using References Without Copying2:46
  • Lesson 8: Drawing After a Reference15:04

The head, eyes, nose and mouth, face shapes, the same face from different angles, then a portrait drawn and rendered from reference.

  • Lesson 1: How to Draw the Head5:08
  • Lesson 2: The Eyes22:44
  • Lesson 3: How to Draw the Nose5:46
  • Lesson 4: How to Draw the Mouth9:21
  • Lesson 5: Face Shapes5:10
  • Lesson 6: Same Face from Different Angles15:17
  • Lesson 7: Drawing a Portrait from Reference15:06
  • Lesson 8: Rendering a Portrait42:59

Babies and children, teens, young adults, adults and elderly characters, and how age and body type change a design.

  • Lesson 1: Intro to Different Ages2:21
  • Lesson 2: Babies and Child Characters6:56
  • Lesson 3: Teen Characters5:25
  • Lesson 4: Young Adult Characters4:18
  • Lesson 5: Adult Characters5:12
  • Lesson 6: Elderly Characters4:27
  • Lesson 7: Age Transitions and Body Types3:46

Expressions, emotions in children, body language, and one face shown with different emotions.

  • Lesson 1: Intro to Expressions7:48
  • Lesson 2: Emotions in Kids3:03
  • Lesson 3: Body Language4:15
  • Lesson 4: Same Face, Different Emotions8:41

Hair shapes and colouring, clothing, fabrics, accessories and props.

  • Lesson 1: Drawing Hair6:40
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Hair Shapes9:23
  • Lesson 3: Coloring Hair, Part 121:34
  • Lesson 4: Coloring Hair, Part 29:29
  • Lesson 5: Drawing Clothes21:54
  • Lesson 6: Fabrics7:28
  • Lesson 7: Accessories and Props3:06

Your own character from definition to finish: clean sketches, choosing one, colour theory and options, details, texture, light and shadow.

  • Lesson 1: Defining Your Character8:10
  • Lesson 2: Clean Sketch, Part 114:24
  • Lesson 3: Clean Sketch, Part 28:33
  • Lesson 4: Clean Sketch, Part 39:10
  • Lesson 5: Choosing a Sketch10:34
  • Lesson 6: Color Theory7:59
  • Lesson 7: Color Options13:54
  • Lesson 8: Applying Color31:15
  • Lesson 9: Adding Details to the Face12:06
  • Lesson 10: Texture and Shading13:02
  • Lesson 11: Drawing Hair16:22
  • Lesson 12: Light and Shadow8:33
  • Lesson 13: Final Steps5:40
  • Lesson 14: Certificate and Course Review0:34

Bonus: five demonstrations of drawing faces in profile, with the face-in-profile guide.

  • Lesson 1: Profile Drawing, Part 19:20
  • Lesson 2: Profile Drawing, Part 26:25
  • Lesson 3: Profile Drawing, Part 34:45
  • Lesson 4: Profile Drawing, Part 44:51
  • Lesson 5: Bonus Profile Study4:49
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  • 64 lessons across 8 modules
  • Brushes, palettes, references and guides
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Creative Characters Made Easy

8 Modules, 64 Lessons, 10 hours 13 minutes of in-depth video lessons

Everything you get today

  • Creative Characters Made Easy8 Modules, 64 Lessons, 10 hours 13 minutes of in-depth video lessons$179
  • Laura’s course brushes
  • Skin tone study kit
  • Face in profile guide
  • Course guide and practice planner
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FAQs

Find answers to common questions about this and other Twotap courses

Any iPad from 2018 onward runs Procreate well. You don't need the newest model, just one that takes a pressure-sensitive Apple Pencil.

Yes, Procreate works best with a pressure-sensitive Apple Pencil (1st Gen, 2nd Gen, or Pro). The basic USB-C Pencil is less ideal for line weight and opacity.

The videos total 10 hours 13 minutes. Most Twotap students take longer than that because they stop and draw along, which is the point. Lifetime access means you set the pace.

No. The first module teaches Procreate itself, and the drawing lessons start with lines and gestures before any faces. If you can hold an Apple Pencil, you can follow along.

This course teaches the foundations step by step and is the place to start. Drawing Characters, the Laura Way is a set of longer draw-along demonstrations for when you are comfortable with the basics. They are sold separately.

You can watch on any device with a browser, but you'll want your iPad open to draw along. Many students watch a step, pause, then draw, or use a second screen for the video.

Every lesson has a comment section in Twotap where you can ask a question under the exact video you are on. You can also email support@twotap.art anytime.

No. This is a one-time purchase with lifetime access. Buy once, revisit forever, including updates we add to the course.

Yes. We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. If it isn't the right fit, reach out to support@twotap.art within 30 days and we'll take care of a full refund.

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