Drawing skills: digital drawing
I can create a digital drawing using layers, pressure sensitivity and tonal variation to produce a refined still-life image.
- Year 11
Drawing skills: digital drawing
I can create a digital drawing using layers, pressure sensitivity and tonal variation to produce a refined still-life image.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Digital drawing software applications provide different techniques for artists and designers.
- Layers can be used to organise, edit and refine sections of a digital artwork.
- Brush settings and pressure sensitivity can affect mark-making capabilities.
- Artistic principles such as composition and proportion can be applied in a digital medium.
Keywords
Layer - a distinct section within a digital canvas used to organise elements of an artwork
Opacity - the degree to which a layer or brush stroke is see-through
Pressure sensitivity - how tablet pen pressure affects line thickness or opacity
Common misconception
Digital drawing doesn’t require the same skills as traditional drawing.
Core artistic skills like proportion, tone and composition still apply in digital artworks. Digital tools simply offer new ways to achieve them.
Equipment
Graphics tablets or touchscreen devices. Stylus pens. Digital drawing software
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a main difference between digital and traditional drawing?
Q2.True or false? Digital drawing software still requires core skills like proportion, tone and composition.
Q3.Match the digital drawing term to its description:
