In Start Painting Colorful Portraits in Procreate, artist Riso Chan will guide you through a fun and approachable process for creating vibrant digital portraits full of color, realism, and personality. By the end of this course, you will be able to apply core color theory concepts, choose effective reference images, simplify facial forms into planes, block in colors confidently, and blend colors to create a polished portrait painting in Procreate.

What makes this course unique is its playful approach to color. Rather than simply copying what you see, you'll learn how to push and interpret colors in creative ways that make your artwork more dynamic and expressive. Along the way, you'll develop valuable observation skills that can be applied to painting subjects far beyond portraits. This course is designed for beginner and intermediate artists who want to build confidence with digital portrait painting and color. To be successful in this course, you should have prior experience using Procreate and access to an iPad, Apple Pencil, and the Procreate app. Through hands-on exercises and a complete portrait project, you'll gain practical skills that will help you see, understand, and paint the colorful world around you with greater confidence.