Dreamy and Soft! Making Your Own Pastel Anime Illustrations by Ariru

WHAT IS THIS CLASS ABOUT?

New to drawing anime characters? Having a hard time choosing colors?

This is the class for you! I am here to show you how I compose my illustrations and a step-by-step on creating your own pastel anime illustrations. It will take you from the sketching process down to the finishing touches. I’ll show you my favorite brushes, layer types, and tips for creating soft, fluffy illustrations.

WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?

Welcome to anyone interested in building a softer color palette or those just getting started in making anime-inspired illustrations!

WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE?

At the end of the class, you’ll be able to make soft, delicate anime-esque illustrations using a variety of techniques that will bring your pastel imagination to life on the page. Learn how I find inspiration, use different layer types, and my favorite tools in Clip Studio Paint.

With my guidance you will learn to develop your style through color, anatomy, eyes, hair, expressions, and other features that will come together into characters that you will cherish.

Curriculum

This curriculum is for the classmates that purchased the class. Class materials include videos, notes and downloadable resources.

3 hours 54 minutes
With subtitles

Welcome

1 Meet Your Instructor
2 Introduction to the course

1 General Set up

1 Clip Studio Paint iPad Tools
2 Brushes and Functions
3 Layer types

2 Anatomy

1 Head and feature placement
2 Eyes and expressions
3 Hair Flow
4 Anatomy and Composition Balance

3 Beginning the Illustration

1 Poses and Feeling
2 Lineart/ Painting
3 Picking Colors

4 Coloring / Shading

1 Skin
2 Hair
3 Eyes
4 Clothes

5 Finishing Touches

1 Finishing Touches
2 Easy Backgrounds and Lighting

6 Creating Your Own Style

1 What do I consider my own style?
2 How to find yours?

BONUS Chibis and Emotes

1 Chibi Characters
2 Emotes

Outro

1 Congratulations on Completing the Course