July 18th I will be teaching a one day digital painting workshop through the Digital Alberta assocation. I will be primarily focusing on Photoshop and how to use it as a digital painting tool. I’ll take students through the completion of a painting from preparing the line art to the finishing touches and all points in-between. I’ve been using Photoshop for 13 years, so I’ve got a tip or two to share that I have learnt along the way.

I will also be touching on Corel’s Painter, a program I have been using more and more these last few years. While my experience with Painter doesn’t run as deep as it does with Photoshop it would be a glaring ommision if I were to leave it out. I will hit on the basics of the tools and papers and focus on the techniques I use.

I hope I’ll be able to cram all the info I can into the day. If you are interested in taking the workshop or getting more info you can take a look at the information page here. You can of course also leave a comment or send me an e-mail with any questions you have.

Oh, and here is the rough outline that I have planned for the day so far. Being an “artist” I reserve the right to change and tweak things before the class, so no whinning that I didn’t spend a full half an hour discussing line art prep or flatting : )

DPI Studios will be at Art Of Gaming’s Street Fighter 4 tournament and art show June 12-14th at Endevor Arts.  We’re donating a couple of #1 edition prints as prizes and a portion of the events proceeds will be donated to Child’s Play to support the Alberta Children’s Hospital. Join us for a weekend of art and street fightin!

*Update* Just wanted to point out that the event is free to attend. Paid registration is only required if you participate in the tournament. See you there.