PART 01 Drawing Characters with Procreate

Chapter 01 Before creating your own character, let's learn the Procreate features first.

Procreate home screen
Create new canvases in various sizes
What does the canvas look like?
Learn basic skills by drawing them yourself
Layers that boost work efficiency! Must-know

Chapter 02: Learn about Tofu's custom brush and how to use it.

Find the brush that's right for you
Introducing Tofu's Custom Brush

Chapter 03: Learning Procreate Features While Drawing

Running a sample drawing canvas that's cute and makes you want to follow along
Drawing a green tree
Drawing hot drip coffee
Drawing a transparent, shiny perfume bottle
Drawing a cozy hat
Already done? Sample drawing complete.

PART 02 Create your own animal character

Chapter 01 How to Create Characters Easier

I want to create a dog or cat character, but there are too many similar characters.
Which character would be better to make goods of, a person or an animal?
Are there any characters that are particularly suitable for making merchandise? If you have any tips, please let me know.

Chapter 02 Analyzing Animal Characters

Identifying the characteristics of animal characters
face shape
facial features
torso type
Personality and worldview

Chapter 03: Creating Your Own Character Using the Guide

Tofu's character secrets, character creation guide template
You'll know how it feels when you try it! Using the Character Creation Guide Template
Create your own character with a guide template
Creating a Turnaround Sheet
How to choose a color that suits your character
Coloring characters and creating color palettes

Chapter 04 Registering Character Copyright

Is character copyright registration really necessary?
Registering character copyright

PART 03 Applying it to various character expressions

Chapter 01 Drawing facial expressions and gestures expressing various emotions

Expressing emotions using facial features
Expressing emotions using movement

Chapter 02: Drawing a Greeting Character Using a Character Sheet

Before applying character poses, let's learn about sheets.
Drawing a greeting character

Chapter 03 Creating Characters with Various Objects

How to draw objects that match your character
Drawing objects that match the character is a breeze with just three steps!
Two real tips for drawing cute and simple objects.
Practice drawing objects that match your character!
Drawing a coffee table and various objects together

Chapter 04: Drawing a Watering Character Using Character Sheets and Objects

Drawing with Reference and Pose Sheets

Chapter 05 Creating situations using various characters and props

Drawing characters and props
Drawing a sub character holding a plate of food
Creating 3D Space with Drawing Guides
Start sketching

PART 04 Coloring the Characters Prettily

Chapter 01: No more color worries! Choose pretty colors and easily color them.

Color Basics Through Procreate's Color Mode
Basic concepts about color you must know before coloring
The most used Procreate color modes are Classic Mode and Harmony Mode.
Explore the palette's various features
Color palette recommendation site
Just the essentials! Illustration color scheme tips
Practice! Three easy-to-follow color schemes

Chapter 02 References you must know before coloring: Clipping Mask

Advanced features and references that serve as the basis for layers
Using the Reference Feature
Drawing and coloring made easy! Clipping masks

Chapter 03: Coloring a Character That Stands Out

When you want to stand out, color the character's outline.

Chapter 04: Coloring Fluffy, Soft Characters

Coloring to bring out a soft feeling

Chapter 05 Adding shading and effects to enhance coloring quality

Light and shade that brings out a sense of volume and depth
Adding shading to characters
Add situational effects using Gaussian blur and light scattering effects.

PART 05 Goods Production Process

Chapter 01 Minimum knowledge needed before making goods

Things to keep in mind when working on designs in Procreate
Concepts to keep in mind when creating a purchase order file
Understanding the Goods Production Process

Chapter 02: From A to Z, All in My Hands! A List of Top-Rated Goods Manufacturers

Sticker maker
Acrylic manufacturer
Digital mobile goods manufacturer
Calendar maker
masking tape manufacturer
A large-scale manufacturing company capable of producing a variety of goods
packaging manufacturer

PART 06 Making goods by following the instructions one by one

Chapter 01: Making a Postcard from a Picture

Preparing to make postcards
Making a postcard design
Create a postcard order file and place your order

Chapter 02: The Best Note-Taking: Making Sticky Notes

Preparing to make a rice cake memo
Making a rice cake memo design
Create a rice cake memo order file and place an order

Chapter 03: Understanding Sticker Types and Basic Concepts

Types according to knife manufacturing process
Types and precautions according to coloring method
Learn about popular sticker types
For sale vs.
How to select a company based on the purpose of collection

Chapter 04: It's Really Easy! Making Rimless Stickers

Making frameless stickers
Making a Frameless Sticker Design - Creating a Blank Sheet
How to Draw a Line on a Mute Sticker - How to Draw a Line with the Pen Tool
Create a sticker order file and place your order
Visit the company's website and place an order

Chapter 05: Making Ute Stickers Made Easy!

Making Ute Stickers
How to pick a Ute sticker and extend the pass

PART 07: Creating Your Own Digital Goods to Carry with You Every Time

Chapter 01: Creating a One-of-a-Kind Smartphone Case

Download the smartphone case creation template
How to make a smartphone case design
Create and order a smartphone case order file

Chapter 02: Make Your Smartphone Fit Perfectly in Your Hand! Making an Epoxy Grip Tok

Making an epoxy griptok design
Create an order file for an epoxy griptok and place your order.

Chapter 03: Dangling Cuteness, Making Keychains

Making a keychain design
Create a keyring order file and place your order

PART 08 Let's become a character writer and stationery store owner!

Chapter 01 Marketing and Character Influencer Using Social Media

Instagram
YouTube
Other portfolio sites
Channel promotion using events and advertisements

Chapter 02 Selling Characters and Goods Through Various Channels

Learn about online sales
Learn about the most popular online sales channels
Offline sales (various fairs, markets, etc.)
Learn about representative offline fairs and markets.
Which is better, online or offline?
Utilizing Crowdfunding

Chapter 03 Smart Hobbies and N-Jobs

Smart Hobby Life
Wise N Job

Chapter 04: Finding Your Own Alpha and Surviving as a Character Writer

How to Make a Living as a Writer (Things Every Writer Should Do)
How to Survive as a Writer (Finding Your Alpha, Monetization Pipeline)

1.
Anyone can follow along, even if they are a beginner or have no drawing skills.

You've decided to subscribe to the Procreate app, but when you actually try to draw on your own, it can feel overwhelming.
For these people, the author of Tofu has included the entire class curriculum in the book.
Difficult and headache-inducing Procreate features are very simple, so just learn the necessary features and move on.
Because what you need when drawing isn't the function.
It helps me draw a lot of the feelings and pictures I like.
Now you can open the Procreate app with a happy heart and start drawing with excitement and fun, even if you're a clumsy artist.

2.
Create attractive characters with high-quality character templates.

As you draw, there will come a time when you want to create your own drawing, your own character.
Drawing characters on a blank canvas can be difficult, but with the high-quality character templates provided by Tofu Artist, you can easily draw attractive characters.
Follow the steps to create your own character using easy character creation tips, animal character analysis, and guide sheets.
Before you know it, you'll be able to create the character you want.


3.
Register your own character copyright and create merchandise to challenge yourself with hobbies, side jobs, and other N-jobs.

In the ever-growing character market, which includes merchandise and emoticons, there's only one way to protect your ideas: registering your character copyright.
Tofu Author provides a turnaround sheet for character copyright registration, so you can use it to more easily protect your character's rights.
Then, I'll create a variety of merchandise using my characters, turning them into anything from a hobby to a side hustle. I'll also share real-world know-how, from promoting them through social media branding to various ways to sell my merchandise online.
I will become more confident in my drawing and get closer to the new experience of N-job.


What kind of readers is this book for?

- It's been a while since you last opened the Procreate app.
- People who want to make goods but are stuck even in creating the design
- I thought I was good at drawing, but I couldn't draw 'my own picture'.
- I've seen several iPad drawing books, but I want to draw more diverse pictures.
- Those who want to try their hand at drawing with an iPad