One of the benefits of using a great app like Procreate is that it kicks out a video of your entire process. As part of my own skill-building exercise, this particular piece was an exploration in creating form and mood using the light and color from the environment.
Here’s a compressed 2 minute video showing the drawing from start to finish. Enjoy!
And here is the final image:
Back around 2014 or so, I joined several other artists in SPACESHIP A DAY. Every day I drew and shaded a spaceship of my own design. It’s a fantastic way to improve your drawing skills.
I’ve made a video showing the process I use for the #spaceshipaday drawings. typically these drawings take 45 minutes, but I kept this one to 25 minutes for the sake of the demonstration. And yes, the spaceship is very derivative, but it was a lot of fun. Enjoy!
For 2026 I am releasing the first of a new series of drawing courses, How to Draw Starships 101. This is the first class of my new SPACE ART ACADEMY where I will teach you how to draw, color, and paint your own scenes. Even if you don’t want to go as far as painting, I will show you how to draw like an Industrial Designer or Hollywood Spaceship Designer. And it’ll be a ton of fun!
