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Learn Professional Environment Concept Art in Krita.

Name: Learn Professional Environment Concept Art in Krita.
Rating: 4.8 (266 reviews)

A step by step course in using Krita to create your personal environment concept art.

Created byEthan Lo

Last updated 9/2025

English

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What you'll learn

You will learn how to create and personalize your own set of brushers.
Learn how to utilize amazing KRITA's tools to assist your painting.
Creating your own environment assets with clear step by step tutorials.
Learning fundamental knowledge in composition and perspective.
Step by step tutorials to guide you in learning photo bashing techniques in conceptual environment art from entry level to advance level.
You will also learn how to use elements to elevate story telling in your artworks.
Learning paint over technique on photograph to help you in setting up composition, light and mood in your painting.
Learn how to use KRITA's editing tools to do post editing and effects in your final painting.
You will learn how to make use of the keyboard shortcuts to enhance your painting efficiency.

Course content

11 sections • 63 lectures • 12h 55m total length

Overview of this course2:59

Learn to import image to canvas & set shortcut key for it4:38
The classwork reference photos are in the downloadable materials.
Light & shadow part 17:58
Understand rock structure to paint a three-dimensional rock using three tones—light, midtone, and shadow—driven by a rightward blue light, with reflections and subtle highlights.
Light & shadow part 220:25
Learn to paint rock asset from a photo reference part 115:36
Learn to paint rock asset from a photo reference part 214:46
Learn to paint rock asset from a photo reference part 310:04
Adding shadow to the rock assets5:16
Learn to paint botanical asset part 17:35
Learn to paint botanical asset part 22:40
Learn to paint a botanical asset in Krita in part 2, and build concept environment art by exploring simple shapes, color, light, growth direction, and flexible arrangements.
Combining rock with botanical asset part 118:50
Combining rock with botanical asset part 27:30
The outcome of the demo and the KRITA source files are in the downloadable materials.
Extra guided practice in rock asset design39:26
Extra guided practice in tree asset design38:04
Create a concept environment tree asset in Krita by using bonsai-inspired silhouettes, photo references, layered textures, and color tuning with cool and warm contrasts.

Overview & how to start6:27
Classwork reference photos are in the downloadable materials.
Learn to use blender brush6:43
Learn to use transformation brush & adding details10:25
Adding details (rock surface design)12:26
Adding carving5:10
Adding background11:59
Adding background 210:39
Add background elements to concept environment art in Krita, the second part of the series, guiding you through building scenes.
Adding foreground details12:08
Adding highlights & overlay color layer5:29
Apply final highlights to emphasize the main subject, retain less detail for distant areas, and use overlay layers with an airbrush to enrich color and create a glowing, vibrant composition.
Adding depth of field2:40
The outcome of the demo and the source files are in the downloadable materials.

Lesson overview2:54
Brief explanation of one point perspective6:01
One point perspective drawing technique4:50
Brief explanation of 2 points perspective4:25
Demonstrate how two-point perspective clearly reveals building structures with greater coverage than a single point. Explore the horizon line and vanishing points to guide accurate composition in concept environment art.
2 points perspective drawing technique part 16:54
2 points perspective drawing part 25:39
Perfect cube in 2 points perspective10:07

Ancient Ruin part 1 - Composition & Concept Design9:24
Ancient Ruin part 2 - Setting up main subject & laydown pathway22:34
Import assets and set up a gray background in Krita, then align the main ruin subject with perspective, flip and position layers, erase the sky, and sculpt a clear pathway.
Ancient Ruin part 3 - Refining design & adding more details25:29
Ancient Ruin part 4 - Finalizing design & adding post editing effects15:30
The source file of the outcome in this tutorial are in the downloadable materials.

Space Port part 1 - Establish base design concept11:24
The photo references which you are going to use in painting "Space port" are in the downloadable materials.
Adding design details to make it believable17:04
Adding thruster to the spaceship21:17
Docking Bay design24:50
Design a docking bay concept environment in Krita by blocking cargo areas, assembling a towing cargo car, placing workers and a watchtower, and refining color, lighting, shadows, and atmosphere.
Post editing in Lights & Environment Effects29:06
The source file and the outcome of the demo are in the downloadable materials.

Overview & setting up design3:45
The classwork photo references are in the downloadable materials.
Learn to use HSV adjustment, color balance & alpha inheritance12:30
Learn to create concept environment art in Krita by importing photos, masking backgrounds, and applying HSV adjustment, color balance, and alpha inheritance to unify tones.
Lay down castle design foundation at medium ground8:55
Adding walls to the castle10:25
Adding bridge & road to create sense travelling to the target destination4:40
Adding beacon tower to enhance the story telling6:32
Paint over on existing photos to elevate the concept design14:31
Learn to elevate concept environment art in Krita by painting over existing photos, adjust mountains and castles for believable composition, and build layers, brushes, highlights, and shadows for cohesive scenes.
Adding some environment effects & tweak overall mood6:41
Adding lens flare, lights & ember7:45
Adding horse rider & improve castle design to further enhance the story telling11:37
The outcome of the demo and the source file are in the downloadable materials.

Requirements

You will need to download KRITA digital painting software and install in your operating system.
Digital drawing tablet is required due to you will need the pressure sensitivity from the drawing tool and if you have the budget, you may consider the screen drawing tablet to enhance your painting experience. ( Recommended drawing tablet brand - 1. Wacom (score 5/5), 2. Huion (score 4.5/5), 3. XP Pen (score 4.7/5)
You may need to have fundamental knowledge in operating computer's software.
Patience in solving technical problems and learn how to troubleshoot when facing unforeseen hardware or software issues. My advise is always make use of Google or YouTube to seek help in troubleshooting issues.
Set goals in the outcome which you want to achieve and achieving it one step at a time.
"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow." -Anthony J. D'Angelo

Description

Learn Professional Environment Concept Art in Krita . A Step-by-Step Course.

Ready to transform your digital art skills and create immersive environment concept art? This comprehensive online workshop is designed to demystify the process and give you a professional, repeatable workflow using the completely free Krita software.

We've structured the course to logically build your skills from the foundation up, ensuring you have the tools and knowledge to tackle any environment you can imagine.

We begin by moving beyond default brushes. You'll learn to create, customize, and save your own set of powerful brush presets specifically for painting environments. No more distracting searches just the right brush for the job.

Master the building blocks of any scene. Detailed modules will guide you through drawing realistic and stylized trees, rocks, bushes, clouds, and water. Build a personal library of assets to use in your future projects.

Learn how to synthesize your assets into a complete, original artwork. We'll cover thumbnailing, composition, color theory, lighting, and atmospheric depth to create a cohesive and compelling landscape painting.

Discover how professionals use photo textures to add incredible realism and detail quickly. You'll learn the ethical and effective way to integrate photographs into your paintings while maintaining a consistent artistic style.

Take your efficiency further with photo bashing, a key technique in the industry for rapid ideation and production. Learn to combine and manipulate multiple photo sources to create dynamic and complex concept art pieces at speed.

Who is this for?

Digital artists who want to break into environment art.

Krita users looking to unlock the software's full potential for painting.

Hobbyists and aspiring game or film concept artists.

Anyone who wants to learn industry standard techniques like photo bashing and paint overs.

Stop watching tutorials and start building a portfolio. Enroll today!

Who this course is for:

Beginner in concept art
Artist
Curious in digital painting
Beginner in game art
Environment art
Beginner in digital painting software
Students who wish to learn Krita
digital painting
digital art
concept art
krita

Learn Professional Environment Concept Art in Krita.

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Course content

Introduction to Digital Environment Art Course1 lecture • 3min

Getting started in using KRITA & learn how to paint environment assets.4 lectures • 41min

Basic Rock & Botanical Asset Illustration13 lectures • 3hr 13min

Concept Landscape Design Guided practice1 lecture • 40min

Paint over photograph technique 110 lectures • 1hr 24min

Perspective Drawing7 lectures • 41min

Photo bashing technique using KRITA - entry level4 lectures • 55min

Photo Bashing Technique 2 - Intermediate level4 lectures • 1hr 13min

Photo Bashing Technique 3 - Advance level (Sci-Fi Theme)5 lectures • 1hr 44min

Photo Bashing Technique - Additional content for beginners10 lectures • 1hr 27min

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