Digital Drawing & Painting Course

Introduction To Digital Drawing & Painting (Suitable to 10YO-18YO)

Introduction To Digital Drawing & Painting

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Introduction to Digital Drawing & Painting Course

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Manga Drawing and Digital Painting Course

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Digital Art: Character Costume Design

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Art Courses

Professional Digital Drawing and Painting Course for Anime style for Children and Teenagers

Professional Manga Course in Singapore!

Anime-style Character Costume Drawing & Painting Course

for Adults, Youths/Teens, Kids

(beginner friendly & full professional digital artist teacher guidance)

Package Professional Manga Course in Singapore:

Professional Digital Art Drawing & Painting [8sessions | $798nett]
Professional Digital Drawing & Painting with Manga [12sessions | $1188nett , 24sessions | $2188nett]
Introduction to Digital Drawing & Painting [5 Sessions | $698nett]
Digital Art: Character Costume Design [4 Sessions | $480nett ]
Digital Dreams – Transforming Ideas Into Art [1session | $90nett]
Private Class with Digital Art Drawing & Painting and or Manga Drawing [4sessions | $1200nett, 10sessions | $2500nett, 20sessions | $5000nett

1. Professional Digital Art Drawing & Painting Course in Singapore

[8Sessions | $798nett ]

Digital Drawing and Painting Course, with lessons on Procreate - digital drawing and sketching, basics of using the software to create a digital artwork, keyboard shortcuts, layers, basic functions, line, color, layer modes, blending colors, lighting effects, thumbnailing, black & white silhouettes, layout and basic configuration.

At our Studio, our professional and experienced teachers will teach you to acquire a good art foundation in whichever medium you choose to learn.

Introducing – Digital Drawing & Painting Course where students would learn and acquire digital drawing and painting techniques with our professional instructors!

In this 12-session course, students will learn digital art skills and techniques using procreate, including preparing drawings and paintings for digital or print, with some prior knowledge of traditional drawing assumed. Students have the freedom to create project pieces according to subjects of their interest, and be guided to complete and improve digital art skills as they explore how they can create an artwork through the procreate software through the different tools available in the software.

What is Digital Drawing or Painting?

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.

Teacher is guiding student to do digital drawing and painting

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.

Professional Digital Painting Course Details:

This course runs for 2 hours and 15 minutes for each session. It is suitable for beginners who have attended art classes previously or currently. This course is suitable for those who have no previous experience in digital art, but with prior experience in traditional art mediums.
The Digital Drawing and Painting course may be enrolled for those aged 10 Years Old and above.
There will be the foundation and theoretical knowledge taught to the students during these digital art classes to enable easy grasp of how digital art works.
Validity for 12 sessions is 14 weeks with up to four make up classes.

Basic tools:

Laptop users
Laptop + Drawing Tablet (Wacom/Huion ect.)
*Let us know what digital medium you are using!
Ipad users
Ipad with Apple Pencil/Pencil with pen pressure with Procreate

Softwares that you can use:

Laptop users
Free softwares like Krita or MediBang Paint works fine. If you have the budget, Photoshop would be the best choice.
Ipad users
Free softwares like Adobe Fresco or Clip Studio works fine. If you have the budget, Procreate will be the best choice.

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.

Art materials and tools will not be provided for this workshop.

An overview of the basic steps we will be covering in the course to ease you in!

Choosing the right size and resolution for your digital canvas, much like choosing a physical canvas for traditional painting.
Utilize a stylus or pen on a drawing tablet to sketch and draw, employing different brushes and tools to craft lines, shapes, and textures.
Digital painting provides the versatility of working with multiple layers, empowering artists to refine details and make adjustments without altering the entire composition. This feature enables artists to focus on different elements of the artwork on separate layers, enhancing flexibility and creative control in the creation of the artwork.
Upon completion, add final touches to enhance the overall appearance of the artwork.

2. Professional Digital Drawing & Painting with Manga

[12Sessions | $1188nett, 24Sessions | $2188nett]

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Combine Manga Drawing with Digital Drawing and Painting, 6 Sessions of traditional medium - drawing and sketching, and coloured illustration with markers and watercolour, with 6 sessions of digital drawing and painting.

Great for learners curious about illustration, or for any Manga enthusiasts! This course is suitable for ages 8 and above.

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!

What is Manga?

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.

The purpose of a manga artwork is to narrate stories through character illustration.

Character drawing is crucial foundation for manga drawing. This includes portrayal of head proportion, facial expressions and hairstyle to head-body proportion, character body motion and more. Learn to observe and depict a character’s choice of fashion and its presentations. Learn to present perspectives through different situations and backgrounds. Then, put all these elements together to form a unique artwork that is created by you!

Over in the recent years, career options like professional illustrators, manga cartoonist, ad designers and animators are on the rise with the rising popularity of digital painting. Certainly, digital painting knowledge gives you a headstart to a career in the creative industry. But digital painting requires traditional painting skills as digital painting artworks are not remade and they are produced through the paper and pen within the digital painting software. Digital painting provides the flexibility for any corrections required by the artist with minimal effort.

With solid foundation of line, colouration, tonal, perspectives and imagination in traditional drawing, this would help to produce digital painting artworks in a more realistic form. Hence, to create a good digital artwork, having a basic grasp of traditional artwork is just as important.

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.

With solid foundation of line, colouration, tonal, perspectives and imagination in traditional drawing, this would help to produce digital painting artworks in a more realistic form.

Our Student practicing manga drawing features

Overview

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.

Beginners are welcome to join us as we provide guidance across all levels!

The combination of foundational training on both traditional drawing and digital painting tools usage would produce more attractive artworks. Having skills in traditional drawing and digital painting would help to lay solid foundations for a future career as an illustrator / manga cartoonist / cinematic producer / interior designer/ fashion designer / animator / game art designer etc! Join us as we help you in leaning a step nearer to your aspirations!

The combination of foundational training on both traditional drawing and digital painting tools usage would produce more realistic artworks.

Course Contents:

Throughout the 12 sessions, you will will be engaged in:

Developing two pieces of manga character drawing with traditional mediums (coloured or graphic black and white)
Complete two pieces of full manga digital artwork incorporating character design, background and scene
Create a three to five scene comic strip incorporating self-designed manga characters and scene

3. Introduction to Digital Drawing and Painting Bootcamp

[5Sessions | $698nett ]

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.

In this course, you will learn the following:

These programs provide a digital canvas where artists can create and manipulate their artwork. Digital painting requires traditional painting skills as digital painting artworks are not premade and they are produced through a canvas through the software. With solid foundation of line, colouration, tonal, perspectives and imagination in traditional drawing, this would help to produce digital painting artworks in a more realistic form and present stronger 3D perspective effects.
Digital painting offers several advantages over traditional painting methods. It allows for easy undo and redo, while offering a wide range of digital brushes and effects. It also provides the convenience of working without the need for physical art supplies or extensive cleanup.

Basic tools:

iPad with Apple Pencil/Pencil with pen pressure with Procreate
Laptop + Drawing Tablet (Wacom/Huion ect.) *Let us know what digital medium you are using!

Softwares that you can use:

Laptop users:

Free softwares like Krita or MediBang Paint works fine. If you have the budget, Photoshop would be the best choice.

iPad users:

Free softwares like Adobe Fresco or Clip Studio works fine. If you have the budget, Procreate will be the best choice.

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4. Digital Art: Character Costume Design

[4Sessions | $480nett ]

About this Character Costume Design Workshop:

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.

What can you expect?

Schedule:
Monday 7.30pm-9.45pm
Thursday 3.30pm-5.45pm
Saturday 6.30pm-8.45pm

Students need to bring their own digital device:

Laptop users
Laptop + Drawing Tablet (Wacom/Huion ect.)
*Let us know what digital medium you are using!
iPad users
iPad with Apple Pencil/Pencil with pen pressure with Procreate

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5. < Digital Dreams - Transforming Ideas Into Art

Suitable for beginners from 8YO!

[1Session | $90nett ]

Learning Contents & Learning Objectives

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!

6. Private Class with Digital Art Drawing & Painting and or Manga Drawing

[4sessions | $1000nett, 10sessions | $2500nett, 20sessions | $5000nett]

Enjoy 1-on-1 personalized coaching for focused teacher-student interaction and guidance.
Explore a variety of topics, including landscapes, fruits, manga characters, and more.
Master brush strokes, layering, and coloring techniques.
Get comfortable using your preferred digital art application (e.g., Procreate, Medibang)

Our Location

Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio

Address:

10 Penang Road, #01-02 Dhoby Ghaut Green,
Singapore 238469

Exit from Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station Exit B and turn left, we are there in 30m!

MacPherson

Address:

AZ@Paya Lebar, 140 Paya Lebar Road, #03-04,
Singapore 409105

Exit from Macpherson MRT Station Exit A and turn left, we are right across the road, 1 minute walk away!

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Registration & Fees

The art courses are available at both our Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio and MacPherson Art Studio, please choose your preferred location.

Professional Digital Art Drawing & Painting [8 sessions | $798nett]

$798