Digital Painting Foundations

March 2027 · Four-week studio

Turn your drawings into polished digital artwork.

• Dates: Mar 21 - Apr 11 (4 weekly sessions, 2 hours each)
• Day and time: Sundays, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Location: Adventures in Ink, 15201 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Suite 210, Leander, TX 78641
• Instructor: Alexa Hanson
• Ages: 13-18
• Bring: Drawing tablet, painting software, and stylus (iPad + Apple Pencil with the Procreate App is strongly recommended.)

Tuition covers all four sessions. Studios are non-refundable.

Grab your iPad. This is gonna be epic.

Being able to sketch on a tablet is not the same as knowing how to paint digitally. This four-week studio introduces a repeatable professional workflow for turning drawings into finished artwork. Students learn how to organize layers, choose brushes, use selections and masks, establish value, describe form with light and shadow, control edges, build color relationships, and guide the viewer’s eye. The course culminates in a finished color illustration refined through mentor feedback.

What Students will Learn:

Digital workflow; brushes and layers; selections and masks; grayscale/value structure; light and shadow; form; edge control; limited palettes; warm/cool relationships; focal contrast; critique and polish.

4-Week Project Arc:

Week 1: Digital workflow + grayscale value study.
Week 2: Turn a sketch into form using light, shadow, and edges.
Week 3: Add color using limited palettes, warm/cool relationships, and focal contrast.
Week 4: Take one piece from sketch to polished final illustration with critique.

Final Project:

Finished color digital illustration.

Recommended Student / Fit:

Students ages 13-18 who already enjoy drawing and have access to a compatible drawing tablet. Ideal for digital-painting beginners or self-taught students who want a stronger workflow.

Outcome:

Students learn a repeatable process for moving beyond sketches and completing polished digital images.