Digital Painting – Basic to Advanced guides learners from essential brush techniques to complex compositions, colour theory, lighting, and texture creation, building confident digital artists ready for professional-quality artwork and creative projects.
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Master the fundamentals of Digital Painting and explore the world of Digital Art with practical techniques for creating professional-looking digital artwork. This course introduces digital drawing, painting techniques, colour theory, brush techniques, and creative design while helping you build confidence using Krita.
Progress from essential tools to advanced features through structured Digital Illustration projects designed to strengthen your artistic skills. Learn how to use Krita’s basic features, understand digital painting workflows, and develop engaging artwork through projects such as a tree on a hill and a Super Pineapple illustration.
Whether you are exploring Concept Art, developing digital artwork, or improving your illustration abilities, this course provides a practical pathway from beginner to advanced level. Develop stronger digital drawing techniques, experiment with creative design, refine your brush techniques, and create expressive Digital Painting projects with greater confidence and creativity.
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 Digital Painting - Basic to Advanced 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 £109, 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.
Digital painting combines traditional artistic principles with modern creative technology to produce expressive and detailed artwork. This course takes learners from fundamental concepts to more advanced techniques, covering digital drawing, colour theory, brush techniques, illustration, composition, and creative painting workflows.
Studying digital painting from basic to advanced levels can build strong artistic and technical confidence. Learners can develop their own digital painting style, refine brush and colour techniques, create illustrations and concept art, and produce polished digital artwork suitable for creative portfolios and professional projects.
The Digital Painting - Basic to Advanced course has a total study timeframe of 2 weeks, 1 day. Learners can progress through the programme at a flexible pace, developing practical skills in digital painting, digital art, digital illustration, digital drawing, painting techniques, concept art, digital artwork, colour theory, brush techniques, and creative design.
The Digital Painting - Basic to Advanced course has no formal entry requirements, making it suitable for beginners and aspiring digital artists. An interest in digital painting, illustration, colour theory, brush techniques, and creative design is beneficial. Basic computer skills, good English, and reliable internet access are recommended for practising techniques online.
1. What is the Digital Painting – Basic to Advanced course?
The Digital Painting – Basic to Advanced course provides a structured introduction to creating digital artwork, progressing from fundamental techniques to more advanced painting skills. It covers Digital Painting, Digital Art, Digital Illustration, Digital Drawing, Painting Techniques, Concept Art, Digital Artwork, Colour Theory, Brush Techniques, and Creative Design.
2. Who is the Digital Painting – Basic to Advanced course suitable for?
The course is suitable for beginners, aspiring digital artists, illustrators, graphic designers, concept artists, art students, hobbyists, and creative learners who want to build their Digital Painting skills from basic concepts through more advanced techniques.
3. What will I learn from the Digital Painting course?
You will begin with an introduction and explore Krita Basic Features before moving into an introduction to Digital Painting. The course also includes an Illustration Project: Tree, allowing learners to apply their skills through practical Digital Artwork.
4. Do I need previous digital painting experience?
No. The course starts with introductory material and Krita’s basic features, making it suitable for beginners. Previous experience with Digital Art, Digital Illustration, or professional painting software is not required.
5. What is digital painting?
Digital Painting is the creation of artwork using digital software and tools instead of traditional physical painting materials. Artists can use digital brushes, layers, colours, blending tools, and other features to create and refine paintings.
6. What is digital art?
Digital Art is artwork created or developed using digital technology. It can include paintings, illustrations, drawings, concept art, character designs, environments, and many other forms of Creative Design.
| Module 01: Introduction | |||
| Introduction | 00:04:00 | ||
| Convention & Disclaimer | 00:02:00 | ||
| Raster Vs. Vector | 00:06:00 | ||
| Colour Models | 00:12:00 | ||
| Bits Per Channel | 00:09:00 | ||
| Hexadecimal Colour Code | 00:07:00 | ||
| Drawing Tablet Setup | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module 02: Krita Basic Features | |||
| Working with Documents | 00:12:00 | ||
| Ui Introduction | 00:08:00 | ||
| Navigation | 00:11:00 | ||
| Using Freehand Brush | 00:09:00 | ||
| Selecting Colours | 00:08:00 | ||
| Picking and Offsetting Colour | 00:04:00 | ||
| Other Brush-Based Tools | 00:10:00 | ||
| Layer Introduction | 00:06:00 | ||
| Layer Properties | 00:04:00 | ||
| Alpha Inheritance & Group Layer | 00:06:00 | ||
| Opacity & Blending Modes | 00:08:00 | ||
| Selection Basics | 00:08:00 | ||
| Module 03: Digital Painting Introduction | |||
| Customizing the Ui | 00:05:00 | ||
| Favourite Brushes | 00:07:00 | ||
| Custom Shortcuts | 00:04:00 | ||
| Basic Shading Concepts | 00:07:00 | ||
| Basic Shading Methods | 00:09:00 | ||
| Basic Sketching and Colouring | 00:11:00 | ||
| Detailed Shading Method | 00:09:00 | ||
| Highlight and Texture | 00:11:00 | ||
| Module 04: Illustration Project: Tree on A Hill | |||
| The Workflow | 00:03:00 | ||
| Reference Images | 00:08:00 | ||
| Sketching | 00:08:00 | ||
| Layer Sorting & Colouring | 00:09:00 | ||
| Local Shading | 00:13:00 | ||
| Global Shading | 00:04:00 | ||
| Details | 00:09:00 | ||
| Workflow Flexibility | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module 05: Kriti Advanced Features | |||
| Modifying Selection | 00:08:00 | ||
| Selection Operations | 00:07:00 | ||
| Transforming Selection | 00:07:00 | ||
| Contiguous Selection Tool | 00:09:00 | ||
| Colour Based Selection Tools | 00:04:00 | ||
| Anti-Aliasing and Fill Tool | 00:09:00 | ||
| Free Transform Tool | 00:07:00 | ||
| Perspective and Warp Distortion | 00:05:00 | ||
| Cage Deformation | 00:09:00 | ||
| Liquify Distortion | 00:07:00 | ||
| Transform Mask | 00:10:00 | ||
| Transparency Mask | 00:04:00 | ||
| Gradient Colour | 00:12:00 | ||
| Gradient Tool | 00:05:00 | ||
| Wrap-Around Mode | 00:04:00 | ||
| Tileable Texture | 00:07:00 | ||
| Clone Brush & Manual Patching | 00:06:00 | ||
| Pattern | 00:07:00 | ||
| Filter | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module 06: Illustration Project: Super Pineapple | |||
| Project Workflow | 00:03:00 | ||
| Custom Shortcut and Tablet Keys | 00:04:00 | ||
| Clone Layer | 00:09:00 | ||
| Environment Textures | 00:13:00 | ||
| Pineapple Pattern | 00:06:00 | ||
| Shading the Environment | 00:08:00 | ||
| Creating A Transparent Texture | 00:11:00 | ||
| Shading the Pineapple | 00:15:00 | ||
| Shading the Toaster | 00:07:00 | ||
| Finalizing | 00:09:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment – Digital Painting – Basic to Advanced | 2 weeks, 1 day | ||
| Order Your Certificate | |||
| Order Your Certificate QLS | 00:00:00 | ||
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