What is Digital Art?
Digital art is a broad term that encompasses various forms of artistic expression created using digital technology. It involves the use of computers, specialized software, and other digital tools to produce visual or interactive art. Digital art can take various forms, including 2D illustrations, 3D sculptures, animations, digital paintings, virtual reality experiences, and more. This medium allows artists to explore a wide range of styles and techniques, offering new possibilities for creativity and artistic expression.
Laptop Users:
– Free software like Krita or ArtWeaver can be excellent starting points for beginners.
– If you have the budget, Adobe Photoshop is widely used in the digital art community for its powerful features and versatility.
iPad Users:
– Free softwares like MediBang, Ibispaint or Sketchbook are some of the free softwares you can start to learn and use!
– If you have a budget, you could purchase Procreate with a one time off fee of $12.99.
Versatility and Experimentation: Digital art allows artists to experiment with various styles and techniques easily, from traditional painting and drawing to 3D modeling and animation, without the need for different physical materials.
Non-Destructive Editing: Artists can make unlimited changes to their work without damaging the original, thanks to features like layers and undo/redo functions, offering greater flexibility and room for creativity. ENDLESS UNDOs
Cost-Efficiency: Digital art reduces the cost of art supplies since there’s no need to purchase physical materials like canvases, paints, or brushes. The initial investment in hardware and software can often be more cost-effective in the long run.
All-in-One Workspace: Digital art consolidates all artistic materials into one software, eliminating the need for physical storage and making everything easily accessible from a single device. Digital art also offers various tools and shortcuts to speed up the drawing process, such as selecting, transforming, and duplicating elements with ease.
Many artists make the mistake of using black and simply lowering the opacity when painting shadows, which is WRONG. It’s important to consider factors like colour temperature, subsurface scattering, bounce light, and ambient occlusion to create more realistic shadows. Understanding these principles is crucial for achieving good lighting in art.
Artist: Samdoesart
Composition in art involves arranging visual elements to create a visually pleasing and impactful artwork. It guides the viewer’s eye to the FOCUS and conveys the artist’s message.
Many artists encounter difficulties with human anatomy and maintaining accurate proportions in their work. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, tackling this fundamental aspect of art is common. To improve, observe real-life subjects and references. By actively observing and internalizing these proportions, artists can improve their understanding of the human form in their artwork.
We understand that these renowned artists may not be the most suitable reference for beginners. However, learning about their work can still be valuable, as it provides inspiration that you can incorporate into developing your own unique artistic style!
Yoneyama Mai
Yoneyama Mai is a distinguished Japanese artist and animator, known for her significant contributions to renowned anime productions and her ability to convey emotions and movements through her art. She creates captivating bold and vibrant works.
Sheya Chen
Sheyan Chen creates engaging and immersive visual experiences through illustrations, animations, and indie games. The way she paints lighting and her choice of colours are outstanding.
Wlop
Wlop is a renowned digital artist celebrated for their atmospheric and intricately detailed artwork, which tells compelling visual stories. His ability to convey mood, emotion, and storytelling through captivating compositions and technical mastery has earned them a dedicated following and high acclaim in the digital art community.
With digital art, the possibilities are limitless! With the power of digital tools and technology at your fingertips, you can bring your artistic visions to life in ways you never thought possible. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just starting your creative journey, the world of digital art offers an expansive canvas for you to explore and express your ideas.
Want to create stunning artworks like these? Come and join us at our Digital Painting and Manga Workshop!
Course Fee: 12 sessions at $1188nett / 24 sessions at $2188nett
*Art materials and tools will not be provided for this workshop.
*Please bring your own drawing tablet and stylus.
Kindly note that the Visual Arts Centre is unable to provide digital devices for use.*
What You’ll Gain:
Beginner-Friendly: Perfect for newcomers to digital art, we’ll teach you how to sketch captivating characters and backgrounds.
Subject Matters:
* Painting backgrounds
* Character stylization
* Illustrations
Skills You’ll Develop:
* Learn basic human anatomy
* Learn shading and lighting
* Gain observational skills on composition
* Understanding color theory and mixing
Digital drawing and painting is the artistic process of creating visuals using digital tools and software. Artists utilize specialized software like Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Paint Tool Sai or Clip Studio Paint, along with digital drawing tablets or computers. These tools offer a diverse range of brushes, colors, and editing options for creating stunning digital artwork.
Unlike a traditional artwork, digital artwork is known for its permanence and is accommodative to any corrections needed due to its digital rendering capabilities.
Digital Art Drawing Students using IPad and laptops to draw their digital artwork
Digital painting software offers artists a versatile digital canvas for creating and refining artwork. While digital painting requires traditional painting skills, such as mastery of line, coloration, tonal variations, and perspective, artists utilize software tools to bring their visions to life. With a strong foundation in traditional drawing techniques, artists can produce realistic digital paintings with compelling 3D perspective effects.
Digital painting presents numerous benefits compared to traditional painting techniques. It enables effortless undo and redo functions and boasts a vast selection of digital brushes and effects that can be easily applied onto the artwork. Additionally, it offers the convenience of working without the requirement for physical art supplies or extensive cleanup, streamlining the entire creative process to within the software.
Explore digital artwork creation through a suite of softwares offered, and discover the one that works best for you.
Our instructor providing students on the guidance basics of tip shapes
This advanced technical knowledge of digital painting is invaluable for students seeking to create intricate and detailed digital artwork. By grasping the fusion of artwork and landscape design, students can produce more captivating and realistic creations. Proficiency in digital software applications is essential for students pursuing careers in creative industries relating to animation, game art and design and illustration. With these cutting-edge technologies, students can enhance their digital painting skills and techniques, positioning themselves for success in future careers within the digital art painting and design sectors.
Some of these careers that are relevant to digital art painting includes: animation, game art and design, character design etc.
Pen pressure is crucial in creating good digital art, as it gives you the option of defining the thickness and heaviness of each stroke as if you are using a real pencil! This adds the feeling of depth to your work, making it more impressive and realistic.
Digital Manga Drawing guided by our instructor on IPad’s Procreate
Introducing the Professional Manga Drawing & Digital Painting Course [12 Sessions], designed to equip students with a solid foundation in manga drawing and painting while introducing them to digital drawing and painting techniques.
As part of the 6 sessions of traditional medium, students will create artworks with markers and watercolour, with all necessary art materials provided by our studio.
Following which, the digital art segment utilizes iPad, Apple Pencil, and the Procreate application. Covering the basics of digital drawing and painting, students will learn how to use these tools to bring their manga creations to life with the help of the different tools available on the digital drawing softwares.
Our Freehand Manga Drawing is perfect for Children (Above 8 years old), Teenagers and Adults!
Manga or known as novel comic, narrates stories through graphics. Manga is inspired by true stories and sometimes presented with some transformation, exaggerations, personification, symbolism or reflection. Manga can spark a range of emotions amongst its readers – from feeling entertained to enlightened.
Manga can also be utilised as an effective way of expressing your thoughts and emotions through art, instead of the regular text form.
Our students completing their freehand manga drawing of their choice!
Children who start to draw at a young age are prone to draw humans in cartoon forms. Why not allow them to try Visual Art Centre’s professional Manga Drawing course? We cater to all beginners and children looking for improvement in their manga drawings – especially for those with a keen interest for character design.
Our Student practicing manga drawing features
Within the course objective, they will learn to draw human figure proportion, character dynamics, character drawing in digital form Computer Graphics Processing etc., all with the help of the myriad of digital softwares that are available in the market today.
Throughout the 12 sessions, you will will be engaged in:
Digital drawing and digital painting refers to the process of creating artwork using digital tools and software. It involves using a digital drawing tablet or a computer with specialized software such as Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, or Clip Studio Paint, which offers a wide range of brushes, colours, and other digital tools.
Pen pressure is crucial in creating good digital art, as it gives you the option of defining the thickness and heaviness of each stroke as if you are using a real pencil! This adds the feeling of depth to your work, making it more impressive.
Laptop users:
iPad users:
Free softwares like Adobe Fresco or Clip Studio works fine. If you have the budget, Procreate will be the best choice.
Unleash your creativity and bring characters to life through costume design! In this workshop, participants will learn how to conceptualize and create costumes that reflect their characters’ personalities, story backgrounds, and worlds. You’ll explore different fashion styles, materials, and cultural influences to craft unique and visually stunning costumes.
Character Costume Design involve visually expressing who the character is and how they fit into their world, helping the audience understand the character without needing much dialogue or explanation.
Schedule:
Monday 7.30pm-9.45pm
Thursday 3.30pm-5.45pm
Saturday 6.30pm-8.45pm
Course Structure Breakdown:
🕒 20-minute Intro: Learn the basics of digital art in a beginner-friendly session.
👩🏫 Teacher Demonstration: Watch a step-by-step guide to creating digital art.
🎨 Hands-On Project: Create your very first digital artwork.
💡 Q&A Session: Get your questions answered and receive helpful tips!
Date/Time:
13 December 2024, 2PM-4PM
Workshop Cost:
$50nett
Course Structure Breakdown:
(commencing from the school holiday period of December 2024- June 2025)
Date/Time:
Mondays 7.30PM-9.45PM, and Thursdays, 3.30PM-5.45PM, Saturday 6.30PM-8.45PM
Venue:
Dhoby Ghaut Studio (10 Penang Road, #01-02 Dhoby Ghaut Green, S238469)
Price: $480nett inclusive of art materials
Learning Contents & Learning Objectives:
1st Session: Define characteristics, traits, colours and accessories of your character.
2nd Session: Detailed studying of character’s anatomy, sketching of character and begin digital sketch of character.
3rd Session: Continue of digital sketch, and begin on lineart and colouring.
4th Session: Completing character’s costume design and start learning to draw/paint character’s costumes and accessories.
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Visual Arts Centre is an exhibition gallery and art studio at Dhoby Ghaut Green supported by the National Parks Board and the National Arts Council.
Since its initiation on 31 January 2016, the Visual Arts Centre Exhibition Gallery has hosted over two hundred international and local art and design exhibitions, boasting a diverse range of art styles and programmes.
Email:
info@visualartscentre.sg
Phone:
+65 6255 0711
+65 6733 2155
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