Intro to Digital Painting
Gold Tier (with Crits)
$500
Very Limited!
Silver Tier (without Crits)
$400
Limited!
CLASS STARTS: June 17th, 2025
CLASS TIMES: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
CLASS DURATION: 8 Class Session (Zoom)
CLASS ENROLLMENT DETAILS: First class is free. Sign up within 5 days to continue. Class runs only if minimum enrollment is met.
Bronze Tier
Free
Course Overview
Course Objectives
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In this course, we will cover the basics of painting within software like Photoshop and Procreate. With an emphasis on light design, texture, and brush work within a composition, this class will be the base steps into creating the awesome imagery we see portrayed throughout the entertainment industry today.
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Paint materials and texture
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Light anatomy
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How to apply brush strokes to create form
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How to use values and color to design within an illustration
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Create imagery with emotional appeal
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Course Materials, Textbook, and Software
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Required Materials
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Photoshop or other digital painting program
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Recommended Texts & Other Readings:
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Color and Light
Topic Outline/Schedule
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Week 01: Light Design
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Understanding light and its parts
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Specular, halftones, shadows
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Painting the cube and sphere
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Painting a still life
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Week 02: Diversity with Texture
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Interpreting detail
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How to use texture brushes
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Painting texture
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Detailed Still Life
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Week 03: Story and Composition
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Create Emotion
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Film and Illustration
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Designing Light to tell a story
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Where to break the rules
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Create Fight Illustration Thumbnails
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Week 04: B&W to Color
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How values change in color
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Nuances of color
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Convert B&W thumbnail to color comp
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Week 05: Finishing
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Best practices to finish a painting
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How to make your brushstrokes count
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Rendering and pushing form
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Begin rendering Fight composition
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Week 07: Feedback
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Week 08: Final Presentation
Important Note:
Refer to the course calendar for specific meeting dates and times. Activity and assignment details will be provided in each week's corresponding learning module. This syllabus, along with course assignments and due dates, is subject to change. Any updates will be clearly noted in course announcements. It is the student’s responsibility to check the course regularly. If you have any questions, please contact your instructor.
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$250 without Critiques
Instructor: Ashton Johnson
Ashton Johnson is a Concept Designer who has been working in the Entertainment Industry for the last 10+ years. He has worked on designing characters, environments, and props for major companies and brands that encompass television, commercials, and video games. Some of his past clients include Activision, 2K Games, Warner Bros. Media, Lionsgate Films, Framestore, Johnson&Johnson, and Nintendo
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$250 without Critiques
Teaching Assistant: Kaitlyn Nguyen
Kaitlyn Nguyen is a Visual Development Artist with experience in both games and feature animation. She began her career as an intern on Riot Games’ Worldbuilding Team, where she worked with writers to develop the lore of Runeterra, and later worked on the upcoming Smurfs movie at Paramount. Kaitlyn specializes in color keys, pitch paintings, storyboards, environment/prop design and surfacing/packaging.
