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Digital Drawing Fundamentals

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Lessons:19Length:3.7 hours
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5.3 The Digital Advantage

A quick look at some of other tools at your disposal. We’ll consider alternate erodible tips brushes in Photoshop CS6 and dive into how to use the Pen and Variable Width tools in Illustrator CS6.

1.Introduction
2 lessons, 16:05

Free Lesson
1.1
Introduction
03:32

Free Lesson
1.2
Tools
12:33

2.Building Blocks of Drawing
5 lessons, 1:04:50

2.1
Drawing Techniques
09:25

2.2
Establishing Structure
12:42

2.3
Value Study
15:15

2.4
Contours
09:11

2.5
Sketching
18:17

3.Essential Skills
5 lessons, 1:09:48

3.1
Perspective
15:16

3.2
Light and Shadow
12:06

3.3
Cast Shadow
14:23

3.4
Creating Texture
15:28

3.5
Depth
12:35

4.Composition
3 lessons, 34:27

4.1
Position
11:40

4.2
Look Here!
10:27

4.3
What Isn’t There
12:20

5.Digital Techniques
3 lessons, 29:27

5.1
Digital Helpers
11:39

5.2
Quick Effects
08:26

5.3
The Digital Advantage
09:22

6.Conclusion
1 lesson, 05:49

6.1
Conclusion
05:49

Kirk Nelson
Kirk Nelson
I have been working as an all around graphics geek or “Visual Information Specialist” for the past 17 years around the Washington DC Metro area. With my career spanning across almost every aspect of the design industry, I have worked from web design, to 3d animation, to logo design, to photo retouching.