Illustration and GIF Creation on Procreate

Start the course by getting to know Natalia, her work, and the design collective she manages: Los Naked. She also shares her sources of inspiration in illustration and animation.

Learn about the history of the animated GIF as a format, so you have some context before making a start on your ideas and references for your creations.

Then, Natalia will walk you through the drawing process, giving you advice and techniques to facilitate your process.

Once you have your sketches, add them onto Procreate. Get a short run-through of the software’s interface, focusing on its animation tool.

When you have understood how the tool works, Natalia explains the most important principles and formulas to achieve more fluid and sequential movements.

Draw the skeleton of your animation, based on a reference for movement that you can search online or record yourself, to then apply colors, details, and background to your piece.

Finish the course by exploring the best options to export and share your GIFs.