How to Create Vintage Inspired Animal Characters in Procreate
Learn how to draw adorable vintage-style animal characters in Procreate – from sketch to sweet finishing touches!
COURSE LENGTH: 1h 2m
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS COURSE
- Colour palette considerations
- Tips for finding inspiration for charming clothing and accessories
- How to plan out your character’s pose for added appeal
- How to sketch your rough character concept with confidence
- Creating clean, final linework in Procreate
- Applying vintage-style colour and details with ease
- Adding delightful finishing touches for a nostalgic look
COURSE PROJECT
We’ll be creating an adorable animal character full of sweet nostalgic whimsy! I’ll be drawing a bunny in class, but you’re welcome to choose any animal you’d love to illustrate.

The importance of reference
The sketching techniques and clothing inspiration tips I share can be applied to any character. Just be sure to do a quick reference check for your chosen animal. Look out for key features like ear shape, head structure, and any distinctive details that make it instantly recognisable.
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Hi! I’m confused! 🙂 I just purchased “How to Create Vintage Inspired Animal Characters” and received the receipt and a link to the course, but after following the link, I’m now receiving a message that says I have to ENROLL in the course, so I’m not sure where to take that next step. What should I do next? 🙂
Cheers from one vintage bunny to another,
Shawnee
Hi Shawnee,
So sorry that you had trouble accessing the course! It looks like my system had a little glitch and didn’t automatically enrol students who purchased the course which means the course didn’t appear in the account area. I’m really sorry about that and any inconvenience that caused.
The course should now appear in your account area under the “My Courses” tab. If it’s not, please pop me an email so I can sort that out for you! I hope you enjoy the lessons and have fun creating your adorable characters. Please feel free to pop me a message any time you have any other questions.
Oi! Por favor, coloca legenda em Português-Brasil nos vídeos, isso ia me ajudar muito a conseguir concluir meus estudos, já comprei quase todos seus pincéis e cursos. Amo e admiro demais seu trabalho lindo!!!
Thank you so much for your lovely message and for your incredible support It means so much to hear that you’ve collected so many of my brushes and courses.
I’m definitely working towards making my content more accessible and adding support for a wider variety of languages soon, so I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know that Brazilian Portuguese subtitles would be helpful. Thank you so much!
UPDATE: I’m delighted to let you know that the course now has subtitles for various languages! Yay! Including Portuguese, French, German, and Spanish.
Olá lisa ,comprei o curso no sábado,preciso de ajuda entrei no curso uma vez pelo link, mas não estou conseguindo acessar
Hi!
I’m so sorry you’re still having trouble accessing the course!
I’ve just sent you another email with some additional information that should help. As mentioned there, you’ll just need to log into the other account associated with your purchase in order to access the course.
Please give that a try and let me know how you get on. If you’re still having any trouble at all, just reply and I’ll be happy to help further so we can get you up and running as quickly as possible.
I absolutely loved this course! I’m new to Procreate, and I’m learning so much.
Fantastic!! So happy to hear that Dee! If you have any questions at any stage, please don’t hesitate to let me know.