Advanced Digital Painting Course develops creative techniques, colour theory mastery, and professional workflow skills. Learn brush control, lighting effects, composition balance, and digital illustration strategies to produce polished, portfolio-ready artwork confidently.
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Master the art of Digital Painting with this Advanced Digital Art course, designed to develop your skills in Digital Illustration and Digital Drawing using Photoshop. Learn professional Painting Techniques, Colour Theory, and Brush Techniques while creating expressive Digital Artwork and building confidence in creative design.
Explore practical Concept Art workflows by transforming basic sketches into detailed digital scenes. Learn how to create realistic rivers, seas, skies, clouds, rocks, and architectural elements while applying colour, texture, lighting, and composition principles. These projects strengthen your Digital Painting skills and help you produce polished, visually engaging artwork.
Take your Advanced Digital Art skills further by creating a unique sci-fi world and painting a detailed spaceship using Photoshop’s Pen Tool. Through hands-on projects, develop stronger Digital Illustration, Digital Drawing, and Creative Design abilities while refining Brush Techniques, Painting Techniques, and Colour Theory for professional-quality Digital Artwork.
Learners complete an assignment designed to evaluate their understanding of the course content. The assignment is reviewed by qualified tutors who provide personalised feedback, allowing learners to demonstrate their applied knowledge and skills.
After completing the Advanced Digital Painting Course assessment, you will be eligible to receive a CPD-accredited certificate worth £9 from One Education to demonstrate your achievement.
The certificate is also available as a printed hard copy delivered by post for £15.
Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed Certificate
Learners also have the option to order a Quality Licence Scheme (QLS) Endorsed Certificate as additional proof of achievement. The QLS Endorsed Certificate can be delivered by post for £79, with an additional £10 postage charge for international students.
This course has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.
Advanced digital painting combines traditional artistic principles with modern digital techniques to create detailed and expressive artwork. This course helps learners develop skills in Photoshop, digital painting, digital illustration, sketching, underpainting, colour theory, brush techniques, composition, and landscape painting while building a refined digital art workflow.
Studying advanced digital painting can strengthen both technical and creative abilities. Learners can develop more confident painting techniques, create atmospheric scenes, improve their use of colour and light, and produce polished digital artwork suitable for concept art, digital illustration, creative portfolios, personal projects, and professional visual design.
The Advanced Digital Painting Course has a total study timeframe of 6 days, 5 hours. Learners can progress through the programme at a flexible pace, developing advanced skills in digital painting, advanced digital art, digital illustration, digital drawing, concept art, painting techniques, colour theory, brush techniques, digital artwork, and creative design.
The Advanced Digital Painting Course has no formal entry requirements, making it suitable for beginners and aspiring digital artists. An interest in digital painting, advanced digital art, digital illustration, concept art, colour theory, brush techniques, and creative design is beneficial. Basic computer skills, good English, and reliable internet access are recommended for effective online learning.
1. What is the Advanced Digital Painting Course?
The Advanced Digital Painting Course teaches learners how to develop detailed digital artwork using Photoshop-based painting workflows. It covers Digital Painting, Advanced Digital Art, Digital Illustration, Digital Drawing, Concept Art, Painting Techniques, Colour Theory, Brush Techniques, Digital Artwork, and Creative Design.
2. Who is the Advanced Digital Painting Course suitable for?
The course is suitable for digital artists, illustrators, concept artists, graphic designers, traditional artists transitioning to digital media, and creative learners who want to strengthen their Digital Painting and Advanced Digital Art skills.
3. What will I learn from the Advanced Digital Painting Course?
You will begin with Section 1: Document in Photoshop, Make a Basic Sketch and Make an Underpainting, before progressing to Section 2: Painting the River, Sea and Sky. The course develops practical skills in Digital Drawing, Painting Techniques, Colour Theory, and Brush Techniques.
4. Do I need previous digital painting experience?
The course is focused on advanced digital painting techniques, so some familiarity with Photoshop, drawing, or basic Digital Painting can be helpful. However, the structured curriculum provides a practical pathway for developing and refining digital artwork skills.
5. What is digital painting?
Digital Painting is the creation of artwork using digital software, drawing tools, brushes, and other digital techniques. It can replicate aspects of traditional painting while providing additional flexibility for editing, layering, colour adjustment, and experimentation.
6. What is advanced digital art?
Advanced Digital Art involves developing sophisticated digital artwork through refined techniques in composition, lighting, colour, texture, form, and visual storytelling. It can be used for illustration, concept development, entertainment, publishing, and other creative fields.
| Section 1: Document in Photoshop, make a basic Sketch and Make an underpainting. | |||
| Set up a new document | 00:02:00 | ||
| Studying Dutch Masters | 00:07:00 | ||
| Creating a Composition with reference photos | 00:05:00 | ||
| Basic sketch for Background Painting | 00:06:00 | ||
| Underpainting in Grey tones | 00:13:00 | ||
| Section 2: Painting the River, Sea and Sky with Clouds | |||
| Foreground Sketch | 00:08:00 | ||
| Painting the Clouds in the sky | 00:07:00 | ||
| Background Mountains Part 1 | 00:09:00 | ||
| Placing the Planet | 00:03:00 | ||
| Background Mountains Part 2 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Background Mountains Right | 00:11:00 | ||
| Section 3: Paint a sea, Rocks the River and the Main Arch. | |||
| Painting the Sea | 00:08:00 | ||
| Balanced Rock | 00:10:00 | ||
| Arch Ready | 00:14:00 | ||
| The River | 00:08:00 | ||
| The Arch Completed | 00:07:00 | ||
| Section 4: Create some life in our Sci-Fi World and Paint a Spaceship with the Pentool | |||
| Pentool Part 1 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Pentool Part 2 | 00:03:00 | ||
| Pentool Part 3 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Building a Spaceship | 00:14:00 | ||
| The Spaceship | 00:11:00 | ||
| Placing the Spaceship and Astronauts | 00:09:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment – Advanced Digital Painting Course | 6 days, 3 hours | ||
| Order Your Certificate | |||
| Order Your Certificate QLS | 00:00:00 | ||
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