Tips For Illustrators: Have Fun With Digital Art

Get Comfortable with Digital Drawing and Painting

What you'll learn

What Drawing Tablets and Digital Drawing Software to choose

Work with Canvas and Layers

How to Select, Test and use Brushes

How to Sketch, Color, Render and use Textures

Requirements

My Course: Practical Guide to Procreate

Familiarity with Procreate App or other Digital Drawing Software

iPad with Apple Pencil or other supported stylus pen

Basics of drawing, sketching, painting

Comfortable with being inspired and trying things out on your own

Description

Learn digital art skills that will help you get comfortable with digital drawing and painting.In this class, you will learn digital art tips & tricks which apply to most digital tools and software so you will get super comfortable with drawing and painting on a digital screen!Whether you are just starting with digital art or you are a more experienced artist, who wants to pick up new tips and tricks, this class is for you. And if you are a traditional artist, come along, too :) You may get a new hobby and expand your horizons by learning new technology!Learning digital art may seem overwhelming because there are “tons” of tools and software. There are so many questions:Where do you start?Which tools and software should you get?What is the best stylus and digital pencil?Which brushes to use?How do you actually paint and draw digitally?And this is what I want to help you with in this class. By creating a fun and colorful underwater scene, I will show you, step by step, digital art techniques, tips, and tricks that will help you draw and paint digitally better and faster.You will learn:What Drawing Tablets and Digital Drawing Software to choose;Work with Canvas and Layers;How to Select, Test and use Brushesand How to Sketch, Color, Render and use TexturesAt the end of the class, you will have an illustration you can use as a wallpaper for your computer, tablet and smartphone, or print it out for your home or even give as a present to your family and friends.I will be using Procreate 5X, but feel free to use any other digital drawing software you prefer.In addition, you will also get a bunch of freebies to use with this class:Line art to follow alongColor palettesMoodboards and referencesLet’s get started with expanding your horizons and having fun with digital art!See you in the class!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Resources

Section 2: Technology

Lecture 3 Drawing Tablets

Lecture 4 Digital Drawing Software

Section 3: Setup

Lecture 5 Canvas and Layers

Lecture 6 Brushes - Sketching

Lecture 7 Brushes - Blending

Lecture 8 Shortcuts

Lecture 9 References

Section 4: Creating

Lecture 10 Loose Sketching

Lecture 11 Flip Canvas

Lecture 12 From Sketch to Color

Lecture 13 Lasso Selection

Lecture 14 From Sketch to Color - Blending Modes

Lecture 15 From Sketch to Color - Thumbnails

Lecture 16 Rendering Background

Lecture 17 Adding Textures

Lecture 18 Preview Modes

Lecture 19 Color Adjustments

Lecture 20 Finalizing with Brushes

Lecture 21 Final Adjustments

Section 5: Final Thoughts

Lecture 22 Final Thoughts

Illustrators,Hobby Artists and Creatives,Digital Artists,Graphic Designers expanding their horizons