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This course teaches you how to use light and shadow to add depth, dimension, and realism to your digital art. Learn smooth gradients, dynamic contrasts, and subtle textures while understanding the fundamentals of value and tone.
Perfect for beginners and budding artists, this course will help you take your sketches to the next level and make your art pop with professional shading techniques.
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Krita, Procreate for iPad or Digital software you are comfortable with
Computer and Digital Drawing tablet Tablet XPen/Wacom/Huion Tablets
At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of completion as evidence of your pursuit of your artistic development
Create a portfolio piece for your own personal creative development, for creative studies applications or bragging rights
Tumelo is an artist and animator with experience on feature films like Jock, Adventures in Zambezi and Khumba at triggersfish. As the founder of Canvas Academy, Tumelo has guided over 1000 students, teaching digital art and animation principles to prepare young creatives for the future of art and technology.
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This was the foundation for my journey in digital art. An experience I still appreciate to this day . The educators presented these new concepts to me with patience and enthusiasm, I'm proud to say that I am now a professional in the space, and Canvas Academy played a big part in that
This was supper fun and made me think out of the box.I still create and I'm working on becoming better. I learned all my trick from this course. I see a future where I am in a creative industry. All because I was inspired by them. Thank you.
Looking back on my time with Digital Canvas Academy, Robot Form B was a game-changer for me. The way we started with breaking down everyday objects into simple shapes really helped me build confidence before diving into the human form. It was the perfect foundation. Mr T made a huge impact — he explained things clearly, gave genuine feedback, and always pushed us to draw with more freedom instead of overthinking every line. That encouragement really helped shift my mindset as an artist. It was an experience that shaped how I approach art today, and I’m excited to see what Dweba School brings next!
It was my first time upon the digital art. I used to draw in papers and pens, but ever since I was introduced to the academy, I was learning and I can do more than I ever thought. I struggled with painting and making it real life. Through lessons and work, I simply learnt to draw the way I did, though I made mistakes or art that doesn't go the way they wanted. But it was simply a lesson to learn as I chose a different artstyle and stick with it. I enjoyed the colors mostly but also enjoyed the pen options. I can manage the layers to however I want and change the filter of it. I don't think I would achieve this if I never knew about Krita. It has been a brilliant course to be part of and experience it for myself. I hope this can help inspire the next wave of artists.👍👍👍👍
Tumelo was the very first art teacher I ever had, and I genuinely couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to digital art. He taught with so much patience and passion, and you could tell how deeply he cared; not just about the art, but about his students. His feedback was always encouraging and it actually helped me grow. When I applied his suggestions, the improvement in my work was like night and day. He created a space where I felt safe to learn, experiment, and make mistakes, and most importantly, where I started to believe in myself. He’s patient, kind, inspirational, and truly gifted at what he does. I’ll always be grateful to have started my journey with him.
I'm really glad to hear about the development of the Dweba School. I had such an amazing experience with you teaching me about digital art that I still use many of your teachings in my current art and refer back to what you taught me when I find myself struggling. Truly you are a great artist and teacher. I've met you at comic con and can say you have a very good character, very supportive; caring and enthusiastic towards artists and I think thats what makes your teachings so special because you always give your best to every student.
My experience with the online art school was extremely fun and helped inspire me to continue making art. It was both challenging and gave me the ability to be creative with what exactly I wanted to draw.
The courses helped me a lot with how I do my character design process, warm up exercises, thumbnailing and so much more. It's helped me improve my work substantially since then. I'm still so glad that I was given such a wonderful opportunity to learn the basics again and to fully grasp it. I was also given helpful advice/feedback by Tumelo that felt reassuring and never felt overly critical. If I could experience the course again, I would! I have lovely memories of it!
Awesome courses and learned a lot! I'm currently making dollars from these new skills online. Great beginner & advance courses for kids as well as adults who want to level up their skills!
This was my first actual experience in learning art so I didn't really know what i was doing, despite this I never felt as though my work was not taken seriously. The lessons and reviews were really helpful and helped me to start my art journey. Awesome course and awesome people.
This was the foundation for my journey in digital art. An experience I still appreciate to this day . The educators presented these new concepts to me with patience and enthusiasm, I'm proud to say that I am now a professional in the space, and Canvas Academy played a big part in that
This was supper fun and made me think out of the box.I still create and I'm working on becoming better. I learned all my trick from this course. I see a future where I am in a creative industry. All because I was inspired by them. Thank you.
Looking back on my time with Digital Canvas Academy, Robot Form B was a game-changer for me. The way we started with breaking down everyday objects into simple shapes really helped me build confidence before diving into the human form. It was the perfect foundation. Mr T made a huge impact — he explained things clearly, gave genuine feedback, and always pushed us to draw with more freedom instead of overthinking every line. That encouragement really helped shift my mindset as an artist. It was an experience that shaped how I approach art today, and I’m excited to see what Dweba School brings next!
It was my first time upon the digital art. I used to draw in papers and pens, but ever since I was introduced to the academy, I was learning and I can do more than I ever thought. I struggled with painting and making it real life. Through lessons and work, I simply learnt to draw the way I did, though I made mistakes or art that doesn't go the way they wanted. But it was simply a lesson to learn as I chose a different artstyle and stick with it. I enjoyed the colors mostly but also enjoyed the pen options. I can manage the layers to however I want and change the filter of it. I don't think I would achieve this if I never knew about Krita. It has been a brilliant course to be part of and experience it for myself. I hope this can help inspire the next wave of artists.👍👍👍👍
Tumelo was the very first art teacher I ever had, and I genuinely couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to digital art. He taught with so much patience and passion, and you could tell how deeply he cared; not just about the art, but about his students. His feedback was always encouraging and it actually helped me grow. When I applied his suggestions, the improvement in my work was like night and day. He created a space where I felt safe to learn, experiment, and make mistakes, and most importantly, where I started to believe in myself. He’s patient, kind, inspirational, and truly gifted at what he does. I’ll always be grateful to have started my journey with him.
I'm really glad to hear about the development of the Dweba School. I had such an amazing experience with you teaching me about digital art that I still use many of your teachings in my current art and refer back to what you taught me when I find myself struggling. Truly you are a great artist and teacher. I've met you at comic con and can say you have a very good character, very supportive; caring and enthusiastic towards artists and I think thats what makes your teachings so special because you always give your best to every student.
My experience with the online art school was extremely fun and helped inspire me to continue making art. It was both challenging and gave me the ability to be creative with what exactly I wanted to draw.
The courses helped me a lot with how I do my character design process, warm up exercises, thumbnailing and so much more. It's helped me improve my work substantially since then. I'm still so glad that I was given such a wonderful opportunity to learn the basics again and to fully grasp it. I was also given helpful advice/feedback by Tumelo that felt reassuring and never felt overly critical. If I could experience the course again, I would! I have lovely memories of it!
Awesome courses and learned a lot! I'm currently making dollars from these new skills online. Great beginner & advance courses for kids as well as adults who want to level up their skills!
This was my first actual experience in learning art so I didn't really know what i was doing, despite this I never felt as though my work was not taken seriously. The lessons and reviews were really helpful and helped me to start my art journey. Awesome course and awesome people.
This was the foundation for my journey in digital art. An experience I still appreciate to this day . The educators presented these new concepts to me with patience and enthusiasm, I'm proud to say that I am now a professional in the space, and Canvas Academy played a big part in that
This was supper fun and made me think out of the box.I still create and I'm working on becoming better. I learned all my trick from this course. I see a future where I am in a creative industry. All because I was inspired by them. Thank you.
Looking back on my time with Digital Canvas Academy, Robot Form B was a game-changer for me. The way we started with breaking down everyday objects into simple shapes really helped me build confidence before diving into the human form. It was the perfect foundation. Mr T made a huge impact — he explained things clearly, gave genuine feedback, and always pushed us to draw with more freedom instead of overthinking every line. That encouragement really helped shift my mindset as an artist. It was an experience that shaped how I approach art today, and I’m excited to see what Dweba School brings next!
It was my first time upon the digital art. I used to draw in papers and pens, but ever since I was introduced to the academy, I was learning and I can do more than I ever thought. I struggled with painting and making it real life. Through lessons and work, I simply learnt to draw the way I did, though I made mistakes or art that doesn't go the way they wanted. But it was simply a lesson to learn as I chose a different artstyle and stick with it. I enjoyed the colors mostly but also enjoyed the pen options. I can manage the layers to however I want and change the filter of it. I don't think I would achieve this if I never knew about Krita. It has been a brilliant course to be part of and experience it for myself. I hope this can help inspire the next wave of artists.👍👍👍👍
Tumelo was the very first art teacher I ever had, and I genuinely couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to digital art. He taught with so much patience and passion, and you could tell how deeply he cared; not just about the art, but about his students. His feedback was always encouraging and it actually helped me grow. When I applied his suggestions, the improvement in my work was like night and day. He created a space where I felt safe to learn, experiment, and make mistakes, and most importantly, where I started to believe in myself. He’s patient, kind, inspirational, and truly gifted at what he does. I’ll always be grateful to have started my journey with him.
I'm really glad to hear about the development of the Dweba School. I had such an amazing experience with you teaching me about digital art that I still use many of your teachings in my current art and refer back to what you taught me when I find myself struggling. Truly you are a great artist and teacher. I've met you at comic con and can say you have a very good character, very supportive; caring and enthusiastic towards artists and I think thats what makes your teachings so special because you always give your best to every student.
My experience with the online art school was extremely fun and helped inspire me to continue making art. It was both challenging and gave me the ability to be creative with what exactly I wanted to draw.
The courses helped me a lot with how I do my character design process, warm up exercises, thumbnailing and so much more. It's helped me improve my work substantially since then. I'm still so glad that I was given such a wonderful opportunity to learn the basics again and to fully grasp it. I was also given helpful advice/feedback by Tumelo that felt reassuring and never felt overly critical. If I could experience the course again, I would! I have lovely memories of it!
Awesome courses and learned a lot! I'm currently making dollars from these new skills online. Great beginner & advance courses for kids as well as adults who want to level up their skills!
This was my first actual experience in learning art so I didn't really know what i was doing, despite this I never felt as though my work was not taken seriously. The lessons and reviews were really helpful and helped me to start my art journey. Awesome course and awesome people.
This was the foundation for my journey in digital art. An experience I still appreciate to this day . The educators presented these new concepts to me with patience and enthusiasm, I'm proud to say that I am now a professional in the space, and Canvas Academy played a big part in that
This was supper fun and made me think out of the box.I still create and I'm working on becoming better. I learned all my trick from this course. I see a future where I am in a creative industry. All because I was inspired by them. Thank you.
Looking back on my time with Digital Canvas Academy, Robot Form B was a game-changer for me. The way we started with breaking down everyday objects into simple shapes really helped me build confidence before diving into the human form. It was the perfect foundation. Mr T made a huge impact — he explained things clearly, gave genuine feedback, and always pushed us to draw with more freedom instead of overthinking every line. That encouragement really helped shift my mindset as an artist. It was an experience that shaped how I approach art today, and I’m excited to see what Dweba School brings next!
It was my first time upon the digital art. I used to draw in papers and pens, but ever since I was introduced to the academy, I was learning and I can do more than I ever thought. I struggled with painting and making it real life. Through lessons and work, I simply learnt to draw the way I did, though I made mistakes or art that doesn't go the way they wanted. But it was simply a lesson to learn as I chose a different artstyle and stick with it. I enjoyed the colors mostly but also enjoyed the pen options. I can manage the layers to however I want and change the filter of it. I don't think I would achieve this if I never knew about Krita. It has been a brilliant course to be part of and experience it for myself. I hope this can help inspire the next wave of artists.👍👍👍👍
Tumelo was the very first art teacher I ever had, and I genuinely couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to digital art. He taught with so much patience and passion, and you could tell how deeply he cared; not just about the art, but about his students. His feedback was always encouraging and it actually helped me grow. When I applied his suggestions, the improvement in my work was like night and day. He created a space where I felt safe to learn, experiment, and make mistakes, and most importantly, where I started to believe in myself. He’s patient, kind, inspirational, and truly gifted at what he does. I’ll always be grateful to have started my journey with him.
I'm really glad to hear about the development of the Dweba School. I had such an amazing experience with you teaching me about digital art that I still use many of your teachings in my current art and refer back to what you taught me when I find myself struggling. Truly you are a great artist and teacher. I've met you at comic con and can say you have a very good character, very supportive; caring and enthusiastic towards artists and I think thats what makes your teachings so special because you always give your best to every student.
My experience with the online art school was extremely fun and helped inspire me to continue making art. It was both challenging and gave me the ability to be creative with what exactly I wanted to draw.
The courses helped me a lot with how I do my character design process, warm up exercises, thumbnailing and so much more. It's helped me improve my work substantially since then. I'm still so glad that I was given such a wonderful opportunity to learn the basics again and to fully grasp it. I was also given helpful advice/feedback by Tumelo that felt reassuring and never felt overly critical. If I could experience the course again, I would! I have lovely memories of it!
Awesome courses and learned a lot! I'm currently making dollars from these new skills online. Great beginner & advance courses for kids as well as adults who want to level up their skills!
This was my first actual experience in learning art so I didn't really know what i was doing, despite this I never felt as though my work was not taken seriously. The lessons and reviews were really helpful and helped me to start my art journey. Awesome course and awesome people.
Take your Digital drawing skills to the next level with this course.
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