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Tool Confidence
Colour wheel, brushes, erasers, brush size, opacity, zoom, rotate and basic Procreate navigation.
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Digital Art
Start Where You Are.
Beginner Friendly • Procreate • Digital Art
Digital Art
Fundamentals
A hands-on introduction to digital drawing where young artists learn the tools, experiment with different subjects, build confidence, and discover how a rough idea becomes finished digital artwork.
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Skills We Explore
Brushes & Erasers
Sketching
Layers
Linework
Flats
Shadows & Light
What Class Feels Like
What Should Students Expect?
Lots of making.
We introduce a skill, give students room to explore it, and help them move forward at a level that fits them.
Students do not have to draw people. Food, creatures, rooms, vehicles, props, landscapes, patterns, characters and abstract artwork are all welcome.
Build Real Skills
What Will Students Learn?
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Drawing Workflow
Sketching, layers, selections, transform, warp and cleaner controlled linework.
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Finishing Artwork
Flats, Reference layers, clean fills, shadows, highlights, cleanup and export.
Skill By Skill
A Taste Of The 8-Week Program
The roadmap is flexible. Students who already understand a skill can move into a more advanced version instead of repeating material they have already mastered.
WEEK 1
Procreate + Exploration
Brushes, erasers, colour, opacity, size control, canvas navigation and free experimentation.
WEEK 2
Sketching + Digital Tools
Layers, selection, transform, warp and more intentional sketching.
WEEK 3
Line Practice I
Brush control, stabilization, confident strokes and lining over a sketch.
WEEK 4
Line Practice II
Line weight, cleanup, overlaps and experimenting with different line qualities.
WEEK 5
Flats I
Automatic Selection, invert selection, base silhouettes and clean colour setup.
WEEK 6
Flats II
Reference line layers, base colours and locked flats for cleaner painting.
WEEK 7
Shadows + Light
One clear light direction, broad shadow shapes, form and simple cast shadows.
WEEK 8
Highlights + Final Polish
Highlights, cleanup, texture and preparing artwork for final export.
Not Every Student Starts In The Same Place
Some students may be opening Procreate for the first time. Others may already sketch, line, colour or shade confidently.
If a student demonstrates mastery, the instructor will provide additional challenges and advice for them to further enhance their skills.
20-Minute Starter Challenge
Try It Yourself!
Found this page without attending the program? Open Procreate or another drawing app and give this quick challenge a try.
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Explore
Try three different brushes. Change their size and opacity.
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Sketch
Draw anything you actually enjoy. Keep it loose and simple.
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Clean It Up
Lower the sketch opacity and create cleaner lines on a new layer.
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Add Colour
Place flat colours underneath your linework.
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Add Light
Choose one light direction and add a simple shadow.
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Make Another
Finished early? Try a new subject instead of endlessly polishing.
For Parents
- Structured skill development.
- Flexible difficulty for different experience levels.
- Hands-on creative practice.
- Skills students can continue using at home.
- A foundation for animation, illustration, comics, pixel art and more.
For Students
- Draw things you actually enjoy.
- Experiment with brushes and tools.
- You do not need to draw characters.
- Move into harder work when you're ready.
- Making mistakes is part of learning digital art.
Quick Questions
Before You Start
Does my child need to know how to draw already?
No. Beginners can start with simple tools and guided practice, while more experienced students can work on harder versions of the same skill.
Do students have to draw characters?
No. Students can work on food, objects, animals, creatures, landscapes, rooms, vehicles, patterns, props, characters or other subjects they enjoy.
What software does Pen & Tablet use?
Digital Art Fundamentals is primarily taught using Procreate on iPad, while focusing on skills and workflows that transfer to other digital-art programs.
What if my child already knows the basics?
Instructors gauge student ability throughout the program. A student who demonstrates mastery can move into more advanced work rather than being held to the beginner pace.
Start Where You Are.
Build From There.
Pen & Tablet helps young artists build the skills, confidence and independence to bring their ideas to life digitally.
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