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I'm excited to share this course with you all! If you're interested in learning the ins-and-outs of digital painting, I'm here to help.
Hi...is the course "Digital Painiting Fundamentals" software agnostic or it is striclty taught in Photoshop? I am using Celcys Clip Studio Paint and I am not sure that blending modes or brushes are mapped 1:1 from Photoshop to Clip Studio Paint. Could you let me know please? Here's a picture from my state of art...
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15d
The concepts are software agnostic, though in the course we focus on using Photoshop and in Bryce Kho's section he uses Procreate. The concepts should translate from one program to the other since they all have generally the same capabilities. The only drawback is that when we provide brushes that Jon made, those work best in Photoshop. But there are similar brushes in each program.
Will the course still have a section on splash art creation like in the course trailer or has that changed?
hello i want to learn color fundamentals from Marco Bucci but it packages here only comes with the whole "Digital Paitning Fundamentals" its a request Proko sir please allow or make it the same color cource separate also availiable in marco bucci page section i will purchase it please i can't afford to purchase the whole bundle.i request it.
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4mo
We have all of Marco's courses here (https://www.proko.com/@marcobucci/courses) but we're about to launch a bunch more of his courses pretty soon. Hopefully by the end of the month so if you follow Marco on this site you'll get an alert when those all launch.
Hello I have purchased the course! Is there a session on skin painting. Painting different skin tones
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4mo
We don't have a section on painting skin specifically but there are several sections in part 1 of the course where the digital lessons are being demod/taught using figures. The Materials section also goes into detail on painting different surfaces and you could apply those lessons to skin. Hope that helps!
Hi! I'm considering buying this course, but I have a few (possibly silly) questions:
I'm currently finishing the Value section of the Drawing Basics course, and I've also studied some fundamental figure drawing and anatomy. Do you think this course is appropriate for my current skill level?
My second question is a bit more important: my goal is to draw in an anime-style (Japanese 2D style), while this course seems to focus more on realistic rendering and painting. I'm wondering whether this course aligns with that goal.
To clarify — I really love Proko's teaching and I absolutely believe that fundamentals are universal, regardless of style. But since the second half of this course seems to go into more advanced techniques, I'm not sure if I should go for style-specific learning at this stage, or if this course would still be a good fit for me right now.
Or if there are other Proko course recommendation?
Thanks in advance!
Can beginners take this course? Do I need to have any art knowledge beforehand or will this course teach me everything that I need to know, including the basics? For example, I know little about figure drawing, character art and drawing faces right now. I also know little about drawing basics and fundamentals. I'm interested in drawing from reference, imagination and a combination of both. Is this course appropriate for me? I'm thinking about taking this course along with the Drawing Basics course by Stan Prokopenko.
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8mo
This course is definitely for beginners getting into digital media, though I'd probably go through at least a bit of the Drawing Basics course before jumping into this one. If you look at the lessons, we go through all the basics of drawing/painting digitally, but we also jump into figure drawing/painting as part of our practice and you'll likely want to have a bit of figure practice under your belt before trying to learn that + a new medium.
If you get through the Shapes section of the Drawing Basics course you'll be in a decent place to start this one and you'll be in an even better place if you get through the Values section as well.
Hope that helps!
Will the advance tips and techniques be specific to Photoshop? Would I be able to translate those into the tool I’m using (ie. Procreate)?
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9mo
The second part in the course will be using Photoshop and Procreate mostly with one or two minor other programs being mentioned. But the ideas and approaches will usually work in any digital program.
Question... Is this course doable with a digital tablet? Do I need a Cintiq or a Wacom? I would really like to use a digital table if possible.
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10mo
Yes! you do not need a Cintiq, we just use one in our studio. It really comes down to what tool you're most comfortable with and the Cintiq is just a useful tool to bridge the gap between drawing traditionally and drawing digitally. We've had instructors who prefer to use an Intuous tablet because they've mastered not needing to look at their hands and can really accurately draw and make lines with that.
Hopefully this isn't a dumb question, but I am currently watching the painting in color with blending modes lesson. I was just curious when he is blocking in the occlusion shadows with a multiply layer why that is more efficient than just painting in the shadows on a layer in normal mode. I get using the blending modes when the values have already been established, but why use the multiply blending mode from scratch?
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10mo
For that lesson, it was more to show off how you can use blending modes vs showing what the most effective approach is. Jon wanted to show a technique that could help students understand the different photoshop options and there are a lot of artists who use blending modes in that manner. There are instructors in the second half of the course who paint in normal mode just like you mentioned! Hope that helps
hi , i have a question i wonder when the whole bryce kho part will be avaliable?
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10mo
They are all out now!
"I am considering purchasing this course. Will I receive a completion certificate or a nationally recognized document after finishing the courses?"
I want to get both courses in the near future but I am unsure to why are both of them $100 when the "Digital Illustration and Advanced Techniques" Course has only 2 lessons? Thank you!
the course is work in progress and will be updated when there are new lessons
Hello there!
i‘ve seen Stan‘s update post here, but I‘m still on the fence of buying this course. Is this being completed?
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1yr
Yes it is! Starting with the Materials section we've begun working with additional instructors like Jeremy Vickery, Marco Bucci, and more in Part 2. There are just a couple critique videos left in Part 1 and Part 2 will begin shortly after the critiques go out!
Interested in getting this course but I feel unsure tbh. Is there a schedule for future lessons? Is there more to be published in part 1?
What are some alternative courses?
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1yr
Yes! The Marco Bucci/Jeremy Vickery sections of the course were releasing 1-2 videos a week and now we are getting the Critique videos finished to wrap up part 1. Part 2 of the course will begin in mid-late January (depending on the critique release) and have weekly releases.
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2yr
We've got some news regarding the digital painting course.
First off, the not-so-great part - Jon Neimeister won't be able to wrap up the remaining lessons of the course. We know many of you have enjoyed his insights and teaching style, and it's a bummer not to have him finish up the course. However, life throws curveballs, and we're committed to delivering the quality education you signed up for.
The good news - we've put together a team of digital painting instructors to take over and finish this course. We selected artists that specialize in each remaining topic. It will move much faster since multiple artists will be working on videos at the same time. Producing this course is at the top of our priorities right now.
Stay tuned for more updates about Jon's replacements, and as always, we're here if you have any questions or need a hand with anything.We appreciate your patience and understanding,
Stan and the Proko Team
Definitely bummed, Jon Neimeisters' the best art teacher I've had. I'm not sure what exactly worked but the things he taught just seemed to click for me, and I constantly find myself applying tips and techniques he taught throughout all of my illustrations since then. That being said, I completelyy understand life throwing curveballs and I wish the absolute best for Jon, and am incredibly grateful for what he was able to teach and share with us <3
I appreciate you guys continuing the course and putting it at the top of your priorities
It's good to have this update. Now I sincerely hope that the teachers selected will deliver a quality result while respecting the original curriculum. What interested me in Jon's format was the advanced techniques of material rendering, light rendering and edge control. I hope you'll get a Riot artist or Legend of Runetterra for the advanced part. They're the best out there (Esben Lash -Rudy Siswanto - Jessica Oynehart - etc)
PS: Add a few extra lessons for the wait and subtitles if possible
it would be nice if they added subtitles ,like in other proko courses, since they are updating it. For those who are not native speakers of English it would be an extra help. (at least have English subtitles)
is this course cursed? Iam glad I hasitated to jumped in since this course dropped. Wanted to buy it whole but here we are 2 years later :( really sad
Hey, @Michal Velart @spadeydraws and @William Mclean! Thanks for your patience and apologies on our silence. But great news...@Stan Prokopenko just posted an update on the direction of the course! It took some time to sort out what direction we were gonna take, but there is alot of excitement and momentum over here at Proko to get this course DONE!
I wanted to get it too. But it hasn't been updated in a year. And he hasn't posted anything in response of why he has an updated it yet, aside from that post he did from last year.
why part 2 took so long to have an update or announcement ? I just dont know when it will be released to buy whole bundle.
I hope we are going to get updates soon. Is Jon alright ?
Hi, @blankfuture Thank you for your patience. Stan just posted an update on the future of the course!
What are the prerequisites doe this course i saw a potrait in the thumbnails of the vidoes do we need to take the potrait drawing clss also and is the figure drawing fundamentals course enough or do we need to take the anatomy course as well because i noticed you added muscles in the sample cideo.Also im about to purchase a screen drawing tablet.Is the feeling very different from paper does it feel like the pen is dragging the line drawn
Digital Painting Fundamentals