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    1. Designing a Sci-Fi Galaxy for Film

      Designing a Sci-Fi Galaxy for Film

      Course • Intermediate

      In this short course, digital artist Brian Lee will walk you through how you can create a sci-fi scene that can be used for film or games. With Adobe...

    2. Digital Matte Painting for Beginners

      Digital Matte Painting for Beginners

      Course • Intermediate

      A digital matte artist, or digital matte painter (DMP), is today's modern form of a traditional matte painter in the entertainment industry. He or she...

    3. Digitally Paint Fantastic Giants Walking the Earth

      Digitally Paint Fantastic Giants Walking the Earth

      Course • Advanced

      In this course, digital artist Brian Lee will walk you through his process of designing a fantasy scene of giants walking the earth. With Adobe Photoshop as...

    4. How to Digitally Paint Lighting Scenes

      How to Digitally Paint Lighting Scenes

      Course • Intermediate

      Have you ever taken a moment to notice a sunbeam streaming through a window, seeing how the light changes the colors of objects in the room and casts...

    5. How to Organize Artwork With Layers and Artboards in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Organize Artwork With Layers and Artboards in Adobe Illustrator

      Course • Beginner

      In this Coffee Break Course, illustrator Simona Pfreundner will show you how to work with layers and artboards in Adobe Illustrator CC. Artboards help you...

    6. How to Use the Pen Tool and Paths in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Use the Pen Tool and Paths in Adobe Photoshop

      Course • Beginner

      In this Coffee Break Course, Envato Tuts+ Instructor Kirk Nelson will help you tackle the fundamentals of using the Pen Tool and Paths in Adobe Photoshop in...

    7. Vector Silhouettes for Beginners

      Vector Silhouettes for Beginners

      Course • Beginner

      Silhouettes are fun, quick and easy projects to take on if you want to learn new tools and processes in any software. In this course, Sharon Milne is going...

    8. How to Work With Dynamic Symbols in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Work With Dynamic Symbols in Adobe Illustrator

      Course • Beginner

      In this Coffee Break Course, illustrator Simona Pfreundner will show you how to work with dynamic symbols within Adobe Illustrator CC. Dynamic symbols let...

    9. Dynamic Gesture Drawing

      Dynamic Gesture Drawing

      Course • Intermediate

      In this course, digital artist Brian Lee will break down the fundamentals of gesture drawing into several foundational topics. You will learn the importance...

    10. How to Create Vector Art From Doodles

      How to Create Vector Art From Doodles

      Course • Intermediate

      If you can’t imagine your life without a pencil and a piece of paper, and you find yourself drawing whimsical doodles and wishing to bring your creativity to...

    11. How to Create Monster Art in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create Monster Art in Adobe Photoshop

      Course • Intermediate

      In this course you will be shown a variety of techniques for creating monster art in Adobe Photoshop. Digital artist Robert Marzullo will explain the proper...

    12. Digital Painting With Ambient Occlusion

      Digital Painting With Ambient Occlusion

      Course • Beginner

      Lighting is a very complicated issue, so 3D programs separate it into special "maps", each dealing with a single aspect of light. We can use this technique...

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