How to paint portraits with urban style in Procreate

Alvaro Escobar Procreate tutorial
(Image credit: Alvaro Escobar)

Welcome to my digital portrait workshop! In this tutorial, I’ll guide you along the process
I follow for creating a detailed and expressive portrait using a variety of digital brushes and techniques. Whether you’re a fresh-faced beginner just getting started or an experienced artist out to refine your skills, this workshop will offer valuable insight and practical steps to give your work a lift. If you haven't already, check out our collection of Procreate tutorials for more creative inspiration.

We’ll start off with the basics of composition and proportions using a hard airbrush for quick and gestural layout. This foundational step helps in establishing the overall structure of your portrait. From there, we’ll refine the sketch with a precise brush, considering major shadow shapes and highlights to add depth and dimension.

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Alvaro Escobar
Illustrator

Alvaro is a Salvadoran-American illustrator based in Washington, D.C. He works across a variety of disciplines including concept art, editorial illustration and portraiture.

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