Digital Painting, Simplified.

This is a collection of short, free, videos on the basics of digital painting.  Hundreds of them.  Did you learn something? Tell a friend about the site. Want to learn more?  Check out the store.

Have fun painting!

 

First Steps:

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Premium Series

For those that want to learn in-depth, the Ctrl+Paint store offers $10 videos. These video collections cover crucial topics, ranging from beginner to intermediate difficulty.

The Store

Newest free video

Every Tuesday and Thursday I release a new free video.  They're not immediately added to the ordered list, but you can see the recent releases here:

Recent Videos

THE FREE VIDEOS


1)  Digital Painting 101

First, let's start off with an overview of the whole digital painting process these introductory videos.

Now that you've seen the overview, where should you start?  

Before you can paint, you need to know how to draw.   At art school they call this "foundation studies", and all students must take these basic subjects before proceeding into their concentration.

2)  Traditional Drawing




Your Brain: the Most Important tool

The final two sections explore your mental approach to making artwork.  It's easy to forget what an important role your attitude can play when improving as an artist!

If you're going to spend your life as an artist, it needs to be a healthy relationship.