503-590-5518
schooldirector@artworldschool.com
18335 NW West Union Rd, Suite 5-E Portland, OR 97229
(Use Mindbody for scheduling individual classes only. Use artworldschool.com to enroll for camps.)
Our Digital Art classes act as both a leaping-off point for students into the world of Digital Art and to build on the fundamentals of art in the digital medium.
The teachers for the classes will be either Sean or Youki, who are both professional illustrators with their works published in various media.
All digital art classes will have drawing involved and teach students figure drawing, character design, creating different color effects, and different genres of illustration. Content taught in Procreate will include layers, selection, different masks, modes, making gradients/color alterations, using different brushes, and more.
Students can bring any device that has Procreate or Photoshop downloaded on it, with a drawing device (Apple Pencil or Drawing tablet if using a laptop). Procreate and Photoshop can only be used on an iPad or any laptop (Android,Chrome, etc are all ok), so students need a drawing tablet that they can hook up to a laptop to draw on if they are not using an iPad. Drawing tablets can be purchased starting at around $50.
The classes are 90 minutes to give students enough time to learn the new material that is taught, practice, and create their own digital art every week. They are small group classes with a maximum of 6 students to ensure quality and are the same price as our other 90 minute group fine art classes, so you can use the same class credits from class packages for 90 minute group classes.
The teachers will teach a different topic and focus (techniques, functions, et) every week, so students can come to one of the classes each week or all three to obtain more practice on topics taught that week. These classes are currently designed for students ages 7 and up and available for sign-up on Mindbody.
| Class Package | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
|---|---|---|
| Drop-In | $25 | $30 |
| 4 Classes (Valid for 1 Month for Non-Members) *Members have membership year to use any class package) | $90 | $110 |
| Month | Class Curriculum |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | Introduction to Procreate – UI, Important sub-menus such as how to add references or change settings, Layers |
| September 2024 | Introduction to Digital Art – Clipping Masks, Fill Tool, Layer Groups, Selection + Transform Tool |
| October 2024 | Customizing your Experience – Adding Gesture Controls, Importing/Making New Brushes, etc |
| November 2024 | Workflow Efficiency – Learning ways to speed up your workflow through combination of previously learned skills, such as selecting an area then using clipping masks to eliminate the need to worry about going outside the lines |
| December 2024 | Value Studying – Using Digital Art to easily set up and work on Value Studies |
| January 2025 | Perspective – Learn how to set up Perspective Grids in Procreate, as well as how perspective works in real life |
| February 2025 | Collecting Good Reference – (Optionally using VizRef) The importance of using reference in your art |
| March 2025 | Unusual Workflows - Start with a combination of filters, colors, and altered images on your piece to give yourself a new way to work. |
| April 2025 | Basics of Composition – Rule of thirds, value differences, guiding lines |
| May 2025 | When Colors Don’t Work – Ways to set up your painting to more easily change out colors if they aren’t working as you go. |
| June 2025 | One Big Project |
| Class Package (Maximum 6 Students per Class) | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
|---|---|---|
| Drop-In | $35 | $40 |
| 4 Classes (Valid for 1 Month for Non-Members) *Members have membership year to use any class package | $130 | $150 |
| 10 Classes (Valid for 10 Weeks for Non-Members) *Members have membership year to use any class package | $315 | $355 |
| 15 Classes (Valid for 4 Months for Non-Members) *Members have membership year to use any class package | $445 | $500 |
| 25 Classes (Valid for 6 Months for Non-Members) *Members have membership year to use any class package | $675 | $800 |
| Optional Membership Program | $150 | Receives member price on all classes and camps for 1 full year, 1 package of art supplies valued at $59, 1 art bag, 1 free group class of choice (fine art, clay, arts & crafts, or calligraphy) *Receive membership year to use any class package purchased |
| Topic | Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | Interfacing with your software. Learning basic tools like Brushes, Layers, Opacity control, etc. | Beginning to explore more techniques with your software like using Layer Masks, Blending Modes, and various Selection Options. | Making/changing your brush settings, Using filters appropriately, altering Levels and Color Settings |
| Drawing | Learning how to feel comfortable drawing on your digital device the same way you would on paper. | Learning the fundamentals that overlap with physical drawing like anatomy, adding dimension and shading to your drawings, perspective, etc. | Using reference to create new drawings, further development of fundamentals to create new drawings, etc. |
| Painting | Learning how to add basic colors to your canvas and begin painting as though using real paint. | Learning how to mix and blend colors, use digital tools to your advantage when painting, and building the fundamentals of painting colors and values in your paintings. | Learning how to create original compositions and color them appropriately using reference and previous skills to make unique drawings. |
| Illustration Techniques | N/A | Learning about composition, how to study value and color, creating good perspective in your compositions, etc. | Creating your own original Illustrations with unique compositions built using the fundamentals developed. |
| 90 Minute Class Time | 60 Class Time |
|---|---|
| Saturday 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Thursday 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
