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Digital Painting Level 1: Fundamentals of Digital Art Techniques
Chris Chien
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This is a 4-week Digital Painting course where you'll learn digital painting fundamentals while learning to paint simple subjects such as objects, landscapes, people and realistic faces.
Class Experience
Intermediate Level
New to Outschool? Enjoy $20 off this class with promocode: CHRISCH20 (New users only). This is a class for beginner digital artists who want to learn basic digital painting fundamentals. Every week, we will delve into different topics, covering a new digital painting technique each week. -- LEARNING GOALS -- โ Make digital painting easy and natural so it's just like drawing on paper! โ Understand the "rules" of digital painting, and why it's so different from traditional drawing. โ ...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
ย Week 1Lesson 1Painting an Octopus CupWe will paint a still life of a cup. You'll learn the alpha lock technique, enabling you to effortlessly paint smooth gradients.ย Week 2Lesson 2Painting a Mountain LandscapeWe will paint a landscape of a mountain scene. You'll master the multiply layer technique, seamlessly adding color to your pencil drawings on the computer.ย Week 3Lesson 3Character Design ExerciseYou will design their own character. You'll discover the clipping mask technique, allowing you to integrate shadows and introduce color variation into your artwork.ย Week 4Lesson 4Realistic Portrait PaintingDuring our final week, we'll paint a realistic portrait, integrating all the techniques learned in the previous weeks. We'll also work on controlling opacity and managing layers.
This class is taught in English.
- -- LEARNING GOALS -- โ Understand the "rules" of digital painting, and why it's so different from traditional drawing. โ Understand how to use layers and why to use them. โ Learn which brushes are most important, and which ones you don't need. โ Make digital painting easy and natural so it's just like drawing on paper!
Chris Chien is a concept artist for the Themed Entertainment Industry, having worked on award winning projects such as Universal Beijing (Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement-Theme Park 2023) and Sesame Street Land at Seaward Orlando (Voted #1 Best New Amusement Park Attraction in USA Today's 10 Best Reader's Choice Awards, 2020). He is currently an art teacher on Outschool platform, where he ranks among the top 1% of art educators.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: 1-2 per weekFeedback: includedDetails: Students will be given digital painting assignments every week that allow them to practice what we covered in class. Feedback is giving to those who submit their homework on time.Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: Upon submission of the homework, instructor will offer critiques and paint-overs for the student homework, allowing them to improve upon their digital paintings.
Students should be proficient with drawing people, bodies and faces. In addition, students should have AT LEAST 1 month of experience with their digital painting software and be able to carry out basic digital painting commands with ease.
ย 2 files available upon enrollment- Computer - Digital Painting Software (like Procreate, IbisPaint, Krita, Fire Alpaca, or Clip Studio Paint) - Drawing Tablet and Pen (like a Wacom tablet or iPad) - It's a good idea to have 2 screens (1 for your computer and 1 for your tablet) to make it easier to follow along with the lessons. If you only have 1 screen, you can try using your phone as a second screen. Having 2 big screens is best so you can see everything clearly.
Joined March, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Carnegie Mellon University
Mr. Chris (Chris Chien) is a top art instructor on the ๏ปฟOutschool Platform๏ปฟ and a recognized expert in the Themed Entertainment Industry. In addition to teaching kids, he also teaches art to college students, as well as working professionals from...ย
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Group Class
$75
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
45 min
Completed by 16 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-11 learners per class
