
You're going to need something to draw with. Like a graphics tablet or iPad. Something digital with a pen. You are also going to need a drawing app. It doesn't matter which one.
Most drawing software has the same same basic features. Those are the features we are going to be using throughout this course.
These are the sketches and other resources used within this course
We are going to stat our first painting by rendering a 3d representation of a cube.
Now that we have done the Cubes lets make things harder. We are going to be drawing the cylinder.
Now it's your turn. Take what we've learned and choose some drawing to test on your own.
Time to do some line work. We talk about some of the best ways to make your lines look crisp and clean.
Now that we have our line art in place lets block in our colors.
Now with our base colors in place we can really start to make these pop.
Time to do it on your own. This is the homework assignment for this section.
Now that we have colored with line art lets try it without.
Now it's time to block in the colors yourself.
We are going to explore the hard round brush for this exercise.
Now it's time for you to do it on your own. There are some potion sketches here for you to practice with.
In this section you are going to design your own potion and color them in.
One of the most important skills to develop in art is working from photo reference.
In this section you are going to try drawing from memory. An object you are very familiar with. And then we are going to do it again with a photo reference.
In this section we are going to talk about backgrounds. To do that we are going to be adding lost of details and filling the room.
Now it's your turn. This time we are working with a room in 3d.
Now it's time to combine a lot of the skills we've learned up to this point. It looks complicated but if we take it one step at a time you can do it.
Now it's time to color in a complicated background yourself.
This introduction to digital art is designed for new and learning artists a stepping stone to more advance techniques. Each assignment has been crafted to give you a quick win where you can look at what you have created and understand how simple techniques can build on top of each other to make great paintings.
When I was teaching myself how to draw I bought some really great courses, there was only one problem, they were all over my head. I felt like I had gone from kindergarten to college in one day.
Each lesson is designed to be a “quick win”. When you finish it I want you to say: wow, I made that! And then take the techniques we learned back to your art and see how you can improve.
You can use any drawing tablet with a stylus and you use your favorite art software. I include some cheat sheets for different art applications like Procreate, Photoshop, Clip Studio, Krita and more to help you find the features we use.
What’s Is taught:
Overview of the software features we’ll be using
Painting with value
Pencils to line art
Blocking in color
Painting without line work
Choosing good colors
Character painting
Simple block lighting
Using basic brushes to get great effects
Using Photo reference
Drawing from memory
Adding backgrounds
Coloring with Blend modes
What’s included:
Finished layered files so you can see how it all comes together
Sketches for all activities
Additional sketches for practicing
3D renders to practice shading
Program cheat sheets
What You Need:
A drawing tablet or iPad/android tablet with a stylus that allows you to draw digitally
Digital art software