This Specialization is intended for aspiring digital artists, illustrators, and creative beginners seeking to develop foundational portrait illustration and digital painting skills. Through four courses, you will learn digital art fundamentals, composition and painting workflows, portrait drawing techniques, facial proportions, color theory, and portrait painting in Procreate. Guided by instructors Bloo (Bluebiscuits), Maurizio De Angelis, Divya Bhatia, and Riso Chan, you will build the skills needed to create expressive portrait illustrations from concept through finished artwork.
Applied Learning Project
Throughout this Specialization, learners will complete a series of hands-on drawing and painting projects that build toward creating polished digital portraits in Procreate. Projects include developing foundational art studies, breaking down compositions using value-based painting methods, constructing human faces using intuitive shapes and proportions, and painting colorful portraits using professional color theory techniques. By applying observation, composition, drawing, and painting skills to realistic creative challenges, learners will develop a repeatable workflow for transforming references into expressive portrait illustrations that showcase both technical understanding and personal artistic style.


















