Do you want to learn how to create textures so that you can add them to your illustrations in order to add more interest to your work? This class will guide you through how to create textures from colour photographs using Affinity Photo, the basic interface of Affinity Photo, how to merge layers, add adjustment layers, and use different types of filters. You will also learn how to add your textures as clipping masks in Procreate to add beautiful textured effects to your illustrations. You will gain a deeper understanding of blend modes and layer opacity. I will demonstrate how to apply these techniques using two flat illustrations in Procreate.

This class will guide you through:

• Affinity Photo:

  • Basic interface

  • Importing photos

  • Adding adjustment layers

  • Merging layers

  • Using a variety of filters

  • Saving texture images

• Procreate:

  • Adding textures to illustrations

  • Using clipping masks

  • Altering blend modes

  • Changing layer opacity

This class is aimed at beginners with limited experience with Procreate as well as intermediate-level students with a deeper understanding who wish to add a variety of textures to their illustrations. No prior knowledge of Affinity Photo is needed.

This class has been created for illustrators who wish to incorporate more complex textured effects in their drawings, hobbyists who want to learn how to create and apply their own textures to illustrations in Procreate, and even side hustlers looking to learn how to make digital assets that they can sell.

By the end of this class, you will be able to apply your knowledge and skills to create a variety of textures that you can sell on print-on-demand websites, level-up your illustrations by adding more interest to your work, or even use your images in Photoshop for more added effects using clipping masks, changes to layer opacity as well as blend modes.

Your class project is to create your own illustration and incorporate textures that you make from your own photos (or royalty-free images from Unsplash) using clipping masks, blending modes, and changing layer opacities.

At the end of this class, you will have ten grey-scale textures that can be applied to any illustration in Procreate or even Photoshop that will add more interest to your pieces, especially when used in combination with layer opacity and blend modes.