Illustration & Digital Art

Digital Illustration: From First Sketch to Paid Commission

Draw. Color. Get Paid. Your Complete Digital Illustration Start.

12 lessons4 modules9h 20m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course teaches digital illustration the way working illustrators actually do it — starting with confident mark-making on the iPad, moving through line art, color theory, and shading, then shaping a recognizable personal style, and finally running a real commission from client brief to final file delivery. Every lesson is built around practical exercises using Procreate and Photoshop so you finish with a portfolio piece and the process knowledge to repeat it for paying clients.

Curriculum

Module 1: Foundations: Tools, Mark-Making, and Line Art3 lessons

Setting Up Your Digital Studio in Procreate and PhotoshopPreview40m
Gesture and Proportion: Drawing with Confidence🔒50m
Clean Line Art: Inking Techniques for Digital Illustration🔒55m

Module 2: Color Theory and Shading for Illustrators3 lessons

Color Theory in Practice: Palettes That Work Together🔒45m
Flat Color Workflows: From Line Art to Base Color🔒40m
Shading and Light: Making Illustrations Feel Three-Dimensional🔒55m

Module 3: Developing Your Personal Illustration Style3 lessons

Analyzing Illustration Styles You Admire🔒45m
Making Deliberate Stylistic Choices🔒50m
Building Consistency Across a Series🔒45m

Module 4: The Commission Workflow: Brief to Delivery3 lessons

Pricing Your Illustration Work🔒40m
Taking a Brief and Managing Client Expectations🔒45m
Sketch Approvals, Revisions, and Final Delivery🔒50m