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Digital Painting Fundamentals

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Course in Parts

Digital Painting Fundamentals

63 Lessons

I'll show you the software and tools you'll need to get started to give you a lay of the land and some fundamental painting knowledge.

$102.46

$109

Digital Illustration and Advanced Techniques

20 Lessons

I'll dive deeper into the illustration process with demos, critiques, and lessons to help you take your digital paintings to the next level.

$102.46

$109

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Lessons

83 Lessons so far

Duration

43h 18m so far

Skill Level

All Skill Levels

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overview

There's never been a better time to be a digital artist. The market is saturated with tons of software, and the demand for digital artists is higher than ever! The industry is overflowing with opportunities like never before, and tons of artists are finding success as independent creators.

With all of the variety out there, it can be tough to know how to begin learning and improving. That's where this course comes in. I'm an illustrator and art director in the gaming industry, and I've worked on titles like Smite, League of Legends, Hearthstone, and many others. In this course, I’ll be teaching you essential painting skills and digital-specific workflows to help you get your footing and begin painting digitally as soon as possible!

This two-part course is in progress. We are currently producing Part 1 and releasing new lessons as they are completed. Once Part 1 is complete, we will begin producing Part 2.

What you will learn

1Essential Tools

Get a firm grasp on how to use the essential tools you'll need to paint digitally.

2Fundamental Painting Concepts

Learn about color, composition, how to render light and materials, edge control, and how to stage your scenes.

3Digital Workflow

Learn how I produce a digital illustration from the planning stages to a final render.

4Advanced Techniques

Learn how to make big changes to finished illustrations, colorize grayscale images, and more!

Premium Benefits

Extended Lessons

Premium videos will be longer, covering more information about the topic. You’ll get to see more examples and demonstrations.

Exclusive Lessons

Premium students have access to additional lessons that are not available to watch for free students.

Assignments

A variety of exercises to help you practice what you've learned. After you do the assignments, you can post them in the community for feedback and see what other students are posting.

Step by Step Process

Watch step by step video demos from start to finish with educational commentary from the instructor. Most of us are visual learners (we’re artists!), so reading about it or hearing it explained is not enough. We have to see it!

Downloads

Includes content that the student can download to any personal device for offline viewing.

Closed Captions

This course contains one or more closed captions for all the lessons in this course. Check the stats above for a complete list of languages included.

Money Back Guarantee

Contact support@proko.com within 30 days. We usually don't ask questions, but a request is subject to review if over 25% of content was downloaded. This is to protect our instructors from dishonest wardrobing and ensure a happy and thriving community.

F.A.Q.

How often will lessons be posted?

UPDATE: New lessons are now being released and new content should be available about every other week.

Jon won't be able to wrap up the remaining lessons of this course. However, 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.

How many "parts" does this course have?

The course is broken up into two sections with four distinct "parts" altogether. By purchasing "Digital Painting Fundamentals" and "Illustration & Advanced Techniques" you will have full access to the entire course once the lessons are available.

Digital Painting Fundamentals

Part 1: Intro to Photoshop

Part 2: Intro to Painting

Digital Illustration & Advanced Techniques

Part 3: Illustration Process

Part 4: Advanced Techniques

How many lessons will be in this course?

This course consists of 35+ lessons.

What software do I need?

To get the most out of this course, you will need access to a digital painting software, but the choice is up to you!

I personally use Photoshop throughout the course but nearly everything that is covered is applicable to most other painting software, like Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, Corel Draw, Gimp, & Infinite Painter.

Please keep in mind that we can not offer technical support for any software questions."

Lessons

Intro to Digital Painting

In this lesson, I'll cover the overall things you need to know before you get started with digital painting.

Extended lesson in premium

What You Need to Know About Brushes

In this lesson, I'll explain the unique attributes of digital brushes so that you understand how they work and how you can make the most of them.

Premium only

How to Create Your Own Brushes

Let's take what we learned about digital brush engines and talk about how to make our own custom brushes for digital art.

Premium only

The Greyscale Painting Process

Layers

Blending Modes

Adjustment Layers

Painting in Color

Real Time Demos

Intro to Light

Materials

Color

Composition

This course is in progress. More lessons will be published regularly.

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Bundle discount Each additional course part in your cart adds 3% off all courses, up to 15% off.

Full course

Buy 2 parts to save $13.08

$204.92

$218

Course in Parts

Digital Painting Fundamentals

63 Lessons

I'll show you the software and tools you'll need to get started to give you a lay of the land and some fundamental painting knowledge.

$102.46

$109

Digital Illustration and Advanced Techniques

20 Lessons

I'll dive deeper into the illustration process with demos, critiques, and lessons to help you take your digital paintings to the next level.

$102.46

$109

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About instructors

Digital Painting Fundamentals

Intro to Digital Painting

What You Need to Know About Brushes

How to Create Your Own Brushes

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