Date: 6 Wednesdays, Jul 8 - Aug 19, 2026 (no class July 22)
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Classroom 2A
Instructor: Rowan Collins
Level: For anyone interested in digital drawing, age 13-100
Tuition: $180, Members save 10%
Cancellation Policy

Class Description

Welcome to Digital Art: Next Steps! This class is ideal for students who have taken the Intro class or for those who already understand the basics and are ready to deepen their digital art skills.
In this class, you’ll build on foundational techniques and further your learning on how digital programs can be used to create and enhance your artwork.
Students will expand their knowledge of perspective, composition, art styles, digital brushes and materials, using references, figure illustration, 3D models, and comics.
Clip Studio Paint and Procreate will be the primary programs taught in this class, but lessons can be quickly adjusted and adapted to other similar programs such as Krita, Autodesk Sketchbook, Ibis Paint, and Adobe Photoshop.
Tablets, computers with touchscreen, or drawing tablets are heavily recommended for this course, although not required.

Materials
- A computer or tablet with the capacity to download a drawing program
- A touchscreen tablet or computer (recommended)
- A digital stylus or combination drawing tablet and stylus (recommended)

Here are the links to the mentioned programs:
https://www.clipstudio.net/en/
https://photoshop.adobe.com/discover?promoid=DHWC15GP&mv=other
https://www.sketchbook.com/
https://krita.org/en/download/
https://procreate.com/

About the Instructor

Rowan Collins is a digital illustrator and animator who creates character art for clients, and who creates comics, animations, and artwork for both their own characters, and as fan art. They've been practicing digital art for a decade and graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with a BA in Art in 2023. They regularly share their commissioned character artwork on Instagram, Reddit, and Tumblr. Their animated concept film, "A Meadowsweet Morning," was shown at the Regis Center for the Arts in the exhibition "Reaching Past." Collins draws inspiration from games, both digital and at the tabletop, and from a combination of natural sciences and magical practice.