Environment Diorama
Tackle environments one step at a time!
Skill Level: Intermediate
Duration: 8 weeks
Begins: January 10th, 2023​
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Lessons: Live online with feedback
Price: $650
Instructor: Diana Cearley
THIS CLASS IS FOR:
OVERVIEW
SCHEDULE
Tuesdays 3pm - 5:30pm (GMT)
January 10th - March 7th (no class February 7th)
Those who want to...
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Gain confidence painting environments and backgrounds!
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Learn how to paint rocks, trees, foliage, water, and more
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Stop wasting time jumping from tutorial to tutorial
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Improve faster with weekly tailored feedback from a professional
Student work by Daniel Reyes
Have fun expanding your art skills, gaining confidence in the subject, and increasing your value to potential clients! Many artists are intimidated by environments and their visual complexity which is why we'll tackle how to paint the elements, such as rocks and trees, individually at first. Beginning with studies from observation of each element you'll apply that knowledge to new fictional versions. At the end of the class you'll combine those skills into a diorama illustration utilizing all the elements you've learned.
This class is a great introduction to painting nature scenes, even if you have limited digital painting or environment painting experience.
Registration is CLOSED
HOW THE CLASSES WORK
WATCH THE LESSON
Catch the weekly teaching in the live Zoom session or watch the recorded lesson later. Review of homework will be provided during the 2.5hr lesson time. Lessons will come with assignments and opportunity to ask questions.
COMPLETE THE HOMEWORK
Practice what you learned from the lesson with the provided assignments then upload no later than 12 hours before the next class. Allocate 10-15 hours per week to complete the homework to reach a satisfactory level.
RECEIVE FEEDBACK
The instructor will review your previous homework and give suggestions for improvements during the following week's lesson. Feedback may include a drawover, paintover, or discussion (situation dependent).
INSTRUCTOR
DIANA CEARLEY
Co-Founder and Senior Instructor
Diana has created concept art and illustrations for various video game, comic book, tabletop and publishing clients including Hex Entertainment, Aethera RPG and has also been featured in ImagineFX, Infected by Art, and is an illustrator for Magic: The Gathering. Diana has previously served as an instructor of digital painting, life drawing, character design, as well as the Director of Studies at Syn Studio Concept Art School.
INDUSTRY SKILLS
This class is designed to build necessary skills for those aiming to be professional illustrators or concept artists. As such, this class will require moderate intensity and focus from the student to complete. The teaching and skills being taught will only be gained with hours of intentional practice on the homework assignments and following the processes that will be exampled. Serious art students should find the class and homework enjoyable, educational, and challenging. Hobbyists are welcome but they will likely find the homework assignments more intensive and regimented than they are used to.
INTERMEDIATE
This class is intermediate difficulty, meaning that students should already have foundational drawing skills and knowledge of basic shading, as they will not be covered. Students should have some experience with digital painting and be familiar with their program of choice. Note, Clint and Diana will be using Photoshop for all classes but you may use the art program of your choice. For a guide of the tiers, go here: Tier Examples
If you are unsure if you have the skill necessary for this class, please contact Diana at diana@swatchesacademy.com and include a link to your online gallery, and we will let you know.
FAQ: Go here to read the most frequently asked questions about classes.
STUDENT GALLERY
Student work created in this class:
"If environments are something you struggle with or aren't sure how to approach, the environment diorama class is perfect. You're given a process on how to tackle a number of natural subjects like trees and rocks and provided with knowledge that'll allow you to take them as far as you want to go. I highly recommend it."