Principles of Digital Art

Learn all the Principles of Digital Art with this course, which will cover everything from learning to master your digital art program to anatomy, color theory, and perspective. It will provide the building blocks for any future artistic endeavours, whether you’ve just started your art journey or have been making digital art for years! This class will allow you to tap into your creativity, refresh the very principles of making art, and apply what you’ve learned to improve your digital art skills.

Teacher

Hi there! My name is Angelica Liljenstam and I’m currently a sophomore at Leland High School. I’ve been doing art for my entire life, and digital art ever since I got my first iPad and apple pencil. So far, I have competed in several art competitions throughout the years, winning a silver key in the Scholastic Art Competition for digital art and being published in the Celebrating Art competition. I am also well versed in 3D modeling, sculpting, and printing, as well as traditional painting. I’m super excited to share some of my knowledge about art with everyone!

Past Artwork

Class Information

Class Dates/Time/Location

Sundays 3-4:30 PDT

September 8th - October 27th

Online

Course Materials

iPad and Apple Pencil

Class Curriculum

Week 1 (each class 1hr30min):

Introduction to different digital drawing programs
Procreate
- Location of all the tools
- How to use curves
- Intro to tools specific to Procreate
ibisPaint X

Week 2:

Introduction to drawing 3D shapes
Understanding 3D shapes from different angles
Focus on cylinders, spheres, rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and cubes
Use references to draw these 3D shapes from different angles
Draw these 3D shapes from different angles without a reference
Breaking complex objects down into simple 3D shapes
Several everyday objects
Different animals
Human hand

Week 3:

Human anatomy
Review of breaking down the human figure into simple shapes
General breakdown of each body part (key muscles, tissues, etc.)
Figure drawings/drawing people from references

Week 4:

Introduction to perspective
1-point perspective
2-point perspective
3-point perspective
Foreshortening

Week 5:

Intro to basic lighting and rendering
Establishing form shadow
What are form shadows?
Establishing cast shadow
What are cast shadows?
Different types of lighting
- Spotlight
- Diffused light
- Sunlight
- Rendering human skin

Week 6:

Intro to basic color theory
Hue, value, saturation, and chroma
Color relativity
Choosing color palettes/color schemes
Monochromatic
Analogous
Complementary
Split complementary
Triadic

Week 7:

Composition
Bringing attention to the focal point
Contrast using color
Contrast using value
Rule of thirds
Fibonacci spiral
Using negative space

Week 8:

Review of everything learned throughout the class
Assignment:
Make a digital artwork!