Your First Digital Drawing (Part 37)

Practice digital tools in this art lesson: your first digital drawing (part 37).

🎨 Studio Brief #37

Digital drawing uses a screen and stylus instead of paper and pencil.

🎯 Your mission

Trust your hands more than your head.

⚡ The twist

Don't fix mistakes. Build with them.

What you'll learn

Digital drawing uses a screen and stylus instead of paper and pencil. The basics are the same—line, shape, color—but you can undo mistakes and try unlimited colors.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

digital toolsbrush explorationundo/redo workflow

You will need

Acrylic paintSketch paper

Step 1 of 4

Open a drawing app on a tablet or computer. Explore the toolbar: brushes, eraser, colors.

Step 2 of 4

Draw a simple object using the pencil tool. Try different brush sizes.

Step 3 of 4

Experiment with the color picker—choose colors you cannot mix with physical paint.

Step 4 of 4

Use the undo button to experiment freely. Save your finished drawing.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 Art rules exist mostly so you can break them on purpose.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Every artist you've heard of started with one wobbly first try.

You did it!

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