What you need to know about this course

This is an introductory short course to principles of digital illustration in a comic book and animation style. The contents are focused on fine art principles and methods on how to integrate these techniques into a digital workflow.

Who it’s for

• Creative individuals who wish to transition from traditional to digital illustration
• Media professionals wanting to develop their technical abilities in a digital format

Entry Requirements

There are no academic requirements to participate in this program. Courses cater to two different age groups; 14-17 years and 18 years and above.

Key Facts

Duration: 36 hours
Course fee: 5,000 AED
Timings: 2x Weekdays (6pm – 9pm)
Qualifications: Digital Illustration Certificate

Software Used

Adobe Photoshop

Outline

• Photoshop interface for the digital painter
• Fine-art drawing exercises
• Drawing with a Wacom tablet
• Setting up layer and introduction to two basic drawing styles, gesture and contour
• Finding accurate tones and values
• How to smoothen edges and create textures
• How to adjust Photoshop controls to further enhance your digital painting.
• Still-life painting
• Toning in grayscale
• Measuring techniques for accurate angles
• Environment painting
• Introduction to perspective
• Working with thumbnails to create believable environments
• Penciling characters
• Digital Inking: How to polish your pencils into finished inked linework
• Speed painting
• Introduction to quick tonal studies
• Introduction to color
• Rendering in light and shadow
• Creating character model sheets for comics and animation
• Bringing it all together and final portfolio submissions