2D Basic graphics

Theory:

• Photoshop for the artist: interface and panels, brushes and layers, functions and tools
• Procreate for the artist: panels, brushes, functions and tools
• Physics of light: types and nature of lighting, components of volume, importance of surroundings, reflexes, physics of glare, common mistakes
• Material physics: gloss/matte, texture, SSS, Fresnel effect, caustics, styling techniques
• Rules of volume transfer, working with tone
• Fundamentals of composition

Practice:

• Drawing a series of volume primitives: work with technique and lighting
• Copies of textures: stone, wood, metal
• B/W still life of three figures. Three textures: stone, wood, metal

Theory:

• Color harmony for the digital artist: types of color combinations, color characteristics, methods of color matching, basics of color physics
• Layer overlay modes and their meaning
• Ways of working with references

Practice:

• Step-by-step copy of color materials
• Drawing of any three materials based on a ball, cylinder and cube (three levels of task complexity to choose from)

Theory:

• Introduction to concept art: goals and objectives, relations of forms, point of focus, associativity, integrity, functionality, psychology of perception
• Searching for an idea and drafting TOR
• Tone keys and their meaning

Practice:

• Concept art of props: silhouette search, sketching, color searches, lighting and shadows, material rendering
• Formalizing the final course submission

• Styling, 3D modeling in Blender, Sketching basics
• Pipeline drawing speedpoint from life, a selection of staging references