Program Overview

Introduction to Digital Painting

Course Overview

Get hands-on in this creative introduction to digital painting, where we’ll teach you essential techniques and use a Wacom Intuos Pro drawing tablet for your work. You’ll learn to edit and create digital brushes in Photoshop, and experiment with textures and blending. Working from reference material, you’ll create digital paintings through the day ending with a digital self-portrait or landscape from a photo.

Key Details

• Location: Falmouth Campus
• Course duration: 1 day
• Tuition fees per individual: £150

Course Team

• Cally Gibson
  • Senior Technician
  • Cally Gibson works at Falmouth University as a senior technician, solving software queries and teaching a broad range of digital skills.

How You'll Learn

You’ll learn in a collaborative and creative environment on this one-day course. Cally teaches in an engaging and interactive way, with plenty of examples to guide you through as you learn the basics. You will learn by doing as you engage with the exercises throughout the day.

Who is This Course For

• All digital painting beginners who’d like to learn to use a drawing tablet, and creative people who’d like to explore digital art.

What to Expect

• This will be a creative day where you’ll get hands-on straightaway via a series of taught workshops.
• 9.30: Arrival and welcome, tea and coffee
• 10am – 1pm: Morning session
• 1pm – 2pm: Lunch break (please bring a packed lunch)
• 2pm – 5pm: Afternoon session

What to Bring

• All materials and equipment you’ll need are provided.
• Please remember to bring a packed lunch with you.

What We'll Provide

• All materials and equipment needed.
• Tea/coffee is included. Please bring a packed lunch with you.

Location

• This course is taught on our Falmouth Campus.
• Our Falmouth Campus can be reached via a range of public transport options. You can find out more, here.
• For campus maps and information on visiting us, please visit our How to find us page.

Eligibility

• No prior experience is required, this course is suitable for all levels.

Course Outline

On this course, you will:

• Learn to set up and use a Wacom Intuos Pro 4 drawing tablet
• Learn to edit digital brushes to work with your tablet drawing
• Learn essential techniques to control your digital mark-making
• Make your own custom brushes from marks made in traditional media
• Create textured brushes
• Learn to use Mixer brushes to blend
• Learn to make colour palettes
• Take 5 digital print copies of your work home, along with your pack of Photoshop brushes

Upcoming Short Courses

• Fri 25 Jul 2025
  • 9.30 - 17.00 | Price: £150
  • Introduction to Digital Painting
  • In-person
  • A hands-on practical and creative 1-day course on digital painting using a Wacom Intuos Pro drawing tablet.

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