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Registration is now Open and Classes Begin June 19th at Digital Art Academy

Karen Bonaker — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:04:38 +0000

Join us for another great session at Digital Art Academy! Registration is now open and there are several new classes! For a list of all the best please click on the link below. Make sure you are logged in to register for your favorite class! Have a great Summer!

Digital Art Academy Classes

Open Studio-Sumi-e Painting with Corel Painter

Karen Bonaker — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:53:19 +0000

Bamboo painting by Skip Allen

Open Studio starts in just a few days. This will be our last Open Studio until the fall. Join this wonderful group of digital artists as we study the art of Sumi-e painting with Corel Painter. Class begins on March 27th and runs for four weeks with a new lesson and video each week. Find out why students keep coming back to Open Studio year after year and experience the magic!

To register for Open Studio Sumi-e Painting click on the link.

Learn To Draw With The Pen Tool in Photoshop

Karen Bonaker — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:54:25 +0000

This course is an exploration of Photoshop’s Pen Toolset and Paths. The course will cover the creation, manipulation, and many uses of vector paths within Photoshop. Students will become familiar with using Photoshop’s Paths for a variety of real world tasks such as vector drawings, logo creation, clipping paths, cutouts and other effects that can be accomplished with Paths. Detailed step by step instructions as well as video examples provide the means for students to take control of this powerful but intimidating tool. Classes begin February 27th.

Your Instructor Kirk Nelson will cover the following topics and more.

Before Class

The Pen tool in Photoshop is one of the most avoided tools by the most Photoshop users. It may be explored or played with while using the program, but many users find in unintuitive and cumbersome to make a part of their normal workflow. There tends to be a strange level of intimidation regarding the Pen. This course is meant to change that. At the culmination of this class students should be as comfortable with the Pen as with any other tool in Photoshop.

Week One
The Pen is mightier than the sword, or the brush, or the clone stamp tool, or even the filter menu.

This week we’ll delve into what exactly the Pen does that is different than anything else in Photoshop, and why you’d want to use it. We’ll explore the interface and get some hands on time in Path wrangling.

Week Two
Now cut that out! Remove an object from a background without the Magic Wand tool!

Remove an object from a background without the Magic Wand tool!
This week we’ll see why the Pen is the “Anti-Magic Wand” tool. We’ll use it to cut an object out of the background of an image. We’ll explore the techniques the pros use and develop an efficient work flow for quickly creating precise clipping paths, and discuss why that’s a good thing.

Week Three
Illustrating in Photoshop, learning to draw a logo that can be scaled to any size without smudging .Learn to create tight vector illustrations in our favorite image editor. In a program where pixels reign supreme, the vectors tools are often forgotten. This week we’ll dust them off and see that Photoshop can draw!

Week Four
Keeping it real, practical path projects and Professional Pen practices

This week we’ll cover some real life applications of the Pen techniques and explore some of the secret tricks of the pros.

Session Four At Digital Art Academy Begins On June 20th

Karen Bonaker — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:25:48 +0000

Still time to register for your favorite class at Digital Art Academy. Don’t miss the fun. DAA is offering a free webinar for all new and current students. We will show you how to navigate your classroom and you will also get a sneak peak at our new DAA site coming soon. To sign up for the free Student Orientation follow the link.

Learn Corel Painter 11 at Digital Art Academy

Karen Bonaker — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:21:57 +0000

Classes get underway on Saturday June 20th. There is still time to register for your favorite class at Digital Art Academy. This session we are introducing two new Corel Painter classes taught by Skip Allen.

Painter One, Introduction to Corel Painter
This class is intended for the beginner or those just starting to discover Painter.

Painter Two: Beyond the Basics
This class in intended for the intermediate to advanced student.

Read what students are saying about Skip Allen’s Painter classes,

“I absolutely loved your class and all your inspiring notes and videos. You covered every little detail and it was so easy to understand. Your comments were all so encouraging and inspirational. I really enjoyed the “Intro to Painter 11″ and I am really looking forward to “Beyond the Basics”.

Thank you for teaching us all so much and being so generous with your knowledge and expertise around Painter 11.”

Ginny F., Student

“I cannot say enough about the quality of content that Skip gave us in Intro to Painter 11 at DAA. I highly recommend this class to anyone that needs instruction not only for Painter 11 but also for any Corel Painter that you might have. There is so much he teaches that I did not know about the program. He excelled in his professionalism and giving encouragement to his students. Skip was always there and always so generous with his time and efforts. This class gets an A+++ from me for quality of teaching, content and the very best videos and presentation to help you fully understand this remarkable program. Skip left no stone unturned in helping you understand any facet of Painter, no matter how complex and I really am appreciative of all his efforts and the work he put into his lessons and video presentations. Awesome class, and awesome teacher.”

Judith Phares, Student

“You should take a bow. Your classes were informative, Skip, you stretched my boundaries and pushed me beyond my imagination to places I would never have ventured. For me as a student, I felt more secrets were revealed than I never knew existed. Can’t wait to have more secrets revealed in the next session of the ability of Painter 11.
Your energy, in fact this applies to all DAA teachers in the classrooms and giving of your knowledge is admirable. You all share so much with us, Thank you.
The classes are a breeze and stress free. The technology works, the teaching methods are way ahead of other on-line classes I attend, especially in the digital scrap booking arena.
You guys could teach them how to present classes, that’s one thing I know for sure.”

Shelley Fuhr, Student

“Actually, it’s hard to really find the right words, Skip…you are such an extraordinary teacher. Your teaching method and knowledge of the subject matter….PAINTER 11…makes a perfect combination. It’s quite apparent that you spent a lot of time combing for the last detail and presenting your work to the class that made it so understandable and fun to follow. I appreciate your in-depth PDF’s and Vidoes. The structure of your PDF’s made it extremely easy to follow your instructions. As I said before…just because one knows a program does not necessarily make one a good teacher. You are indeed, a good teacher.”

Barbara Bond, Student

Tim Shelbourne Drawing for Beginners

Karen Bonaker — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:49:31 +0000

Tim Shelbourne will introduce his first class at Digital Art Academy, Drawing for Beginners. Tim is a very talented and accomplished artist and is a regular contributor to Painter Magazine. This class is perfect for the traditional media and digital artist and will introduce you to the finer points of sketching and drawing. Classes begin on June 20th, reserve your seat soon!

New Collage Class with Elaina Moore-Kelly

Karen Bonaker — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:00:35 +0000

Join new instructor, Elaina Moore-Kelly and get ready to have some fun while learning sound fundamental skills as you create various collage projects with Corel Painter.

In this class, you will learn to incorporate a combination of collage and digi-scrap techniques to make four different projects. Elaina will show you how to create collage elements from scratch as well as how to “glue” them together to create a finished image. In the process, she reveals a few new tricks about Painter. Your finished projects will be suitable for printing, either to hang on your walls or to use for greeting cards.

Don’t miss this new class at Digital Art Academy, the Next Generation in Digital Art Training. Class size is limited, register early to reserve your seat. Classes begin June 20th.

Creative Collage Register Now

Registration is Now Open at Digital Art Academy- Session Four

Karen Bonaker — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:44:17 +0000

Registration is now open at Digital Art Academy. Many new classes to choose from. Classes begin June 20th!Register now, class size is limited.

Tim Shelbourne
Diana Dillion
Skip Allen
Elaina Moore-Kelly

For a complete listing of classes visit our latest newsletter Digital Art Academy

Session Three at Digital Art Academy Starts Saturday!

Karen Bonaker — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:06:40 +0000

Just a few more days before classes begin at Digital Art Academy. There is still time to register for your favorite class! From Painter to Photoshop don’t miss the fun!

Digital Art Academy Adds Traditional Media Courses

Karen Bonaker — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:19:42 +0000

Digital Art Academy recently introduced natural media drawing and painting classes to its curriculum. “We hope to further enhance our skills as digital artists with natural media drawing and painting classes”, says Karen Bonaker founder and Administrator for Digital Art Academy an online digital art school. “Traditional skills help the digital artist strengthen their process, from perspective to color and design”.

DAA Instructor Tim Shelbourne will be teaching The Magic of Pencil-Drawing for Beginners. Tim crosses the barriers and invites digital and traditional artist to work together in this class which will help strengthen your drawing skills. This is the first of a series of traditional drawing and painting classes coming to Digital Art Academy.

Registration is now open for Session Three don’t miss this class!