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Digital Illustration: From First Sketch to Paid Commission

A hands-on beginner course that builds genuine digital illustration skill across drawing fundamentals, color and shading techniques, personal style development, and the practical business of taking on paid commissions.

Complete beginners who want to build genuine digital illustration skills and start taking paid commissions using Procreate and Photoshop.

Course content

Setting Up Your Digital Studio in Procreate and Photoshop40m
Gesture and Proportion: Drawing with Confidence50m
Clean Line Art: Inking Techniques for Digital Illustration55m
Color Theory in Practice: Palettes That Work Together45m
Flat Color Workflows: From Line Art to Base Color40m
Shading and Light: Making Illustrations Feel Three-Dimensional55m
Analyzing Illustration Styles You Admire45m
Making Deliberate Stylistic Choices50m
Building Consistency Across a Series45m

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