Getting Started with Digital Painting

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Jon Neimeister is a digital painter who’s worked in the gaming industry for years and in this lesson, he covers the overall things you need to know before you get started with digital painting. You’ll learn about some of the pros and cons of choosing digital over traditional, get an overview of the software and hardware that you’ll need and learn some basics on hotkeys, tools, and document settings. If you enjoy this lesson check out the full course which offers more in-depth information on digital painting - https://proko.com/digitalpainting

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Chapters
0:00 - Introducing Your Instructor
2:12 - Pros and Cons of Digital Painting
4:46 - Health Tips for Digital Artists
6:29 - Software and Hardware Tools
10:16 - Shortcuts and Hotkeys
12:23 - Setting Up Your Canvas
15:41 - Outro


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Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching.

CREDITS:

Artist | Instructor - Jon Neimeister (https://artstation.com/andantonius)
Producer - Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com), Sean Ramsey (http://www.peoplewhodrawstuff.com)
Script - Jon Neimeister
Production Assistance - Sierra Tillman, Sean Ramsey
Editing - Sierra Tillman (  / anart.likeeverythingelse  , Sean Ramsey,

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Music Used with Permission
Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra

Additional music by Epidemic Sound