TraDigital Art: Using Traditional Elements in Digital Art

I got my first (and only) tablet in 2010, and it didn't take me long to start loving digital art, but I often found myself wishing I could more easily incorporate traditional elements such as pen and pencil line art and watercolor motifs into my digital drawings and designs. Luckily, through my years of experience, I’ve picked up some useful techniques and tricks for doing this. In this 60-minute class, I'll go over such things as using alpha channels to add digital color to traditional line art on separate layers and vectorizing watercolor illustrations to make them usable in Adobe Illustrator.

Whether you're a seasoned pro at Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator or you've never opened the programs, you'll feel comfortable in this course. All levels of skill can benefit from the techniques taught. Hope to see you there! :]

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• Introduction
• Class Project: These are a few of my favorite things ~
• Using Alpha Channels in Photoshop to Remove the Background From Traditional Line Art
• Using Alpha Channels in Photoshop to Remove the Background From Black and White Watercolor or Ink
• Using Alpha Channels in Photoshop to Remove the Background From Illustrations with Color
• Vectorizing Watercolor Illustrations
• Digitizing Your Handwriting
• Taking a Traditional Piece and Enhancing It Digitally - Color Balance and Textures
• Taking a Traditional Piece and Enhancing It Digitally - Stumpy Pencil and Hue/Saturation
• How To Bring Your Photos From Dull to HDR In 10 Easy Steps
• Final Thoughts