Illustrate Like a Pro – Master Digital Painting Techniques!

Bringing an illustration to life requires more than just technical skill—it’s about balancing creativity with design. Digital Painting 2 by Marco Bucci takes you through the full process of creating a commercial illustration, showing you how to maintain spontaneity while integrating strong design principles. With 6 hours of expert guidance, you’ll learn to use photo references effectively, refine your compositions, and navigate Photoshop like a pro.

    1. Introduction

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    2. Concept Sketch

    3. Composition

    4. Character Design

    5. Final Illustration

    6. Light & Colour

    7. Demo Part 1

    8. Demo Part 2

    9. Demo Part 3

    10. Demo Part 4

    11. Demo Part 5

    12. Demo Part 6

    13. Demo Part 7

    14. Demo Part 8

About this course

  • $25.00
  • 14 lessons
  • 7 hours of video content
  • Keep Your Art Fresh – Learn how to maintain energy and spontaneity in your digital paintings.
  • Design with Intention – Integrate strong composition, lighting, and detail into your work.
  • Master Photoshop Workflow – Gain confidence in using Photoshop efficiently for illustration.

Design. Paint. Create Professional Illustrations.

In Digital Painting 2, Marco Bucci walks you through the entire process of creating a commercial illustration. Learn how to keep your painting spontaneous while integrating strong design elements, using photo references, and mastering Photoshop. With 6 hours of in-depth lessons, this course gives you the tools to take your digital art to the next level!

Paint like a pro!

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Master Illustration Techniques

Learn to balance creativity and structure in your digital paintings.

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Professional-Level Training

Get insights directly from Marco Bucci, an industry pro with years of experience in illustration, painting, and concept art.

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Learn at Your Own Pace

Instant access to all lessons, so you can revisit them anytime, anywhere.

Testimonials

“Check out Marco Bucci's 10 Minutes to Better Painting series and his other videos on YouTube. These will give you a taste of the excellent insights that he has on creating art. Bought his Digital Painting 1, 2, & 3 Triple Pack from his website and have no regrets. Marco clearly explain how he paints and why. His explanations are not mechanical and you cannot help but get up with his enthusiasm for art. Thank you, Marco, for helping us remember that creating art is a process of imagination and asking questions along the way and enjoy the "happy little accidents" that we meet along the way! Because of the quality of his teaching, I also bought his Color Survival Guide and Understanding the Head workshops. You should definitely check those out also.”

Michelangelo Infante

“The teachings resonate with me, and are easy to understand, giving a deep understanding of painting.”

Anonymous

“Enjoy your teaching style.”

Gino Tavormina

“Explains everything very well! Definitely recommend!”

Anonymous

“Working my way through these videos, partway through painting 2. Absolutely love them, its so nice to hear a professional artists view on their own work as they are creating it ( or just after ;) ). i used to get myself bogged down with technique and process and the painstaking planning of art, for that i was cured by the 10 mins to better painting videos and then these have helped me to just let go and free myself to just CREATE SOME DAMN ARTWORK. thanks for everything.”

Matt

“I am really happy of my purchase. the course is very well explained and I am learning a lot. I recommend it!”

Anonymous

“Hi Marco - am loving your excellent course - am so inspired, thank you.”

Helen Namibia

“Thanks to Marco Bucci, this hard part wasn't difficult to understand. Explanation easy to understand, and very interesting way to explain. I hardly recommend Marco Bucci videos, he s such a good teacher!”

Anonymous

“This is very very very good. Definitely pays every money I spent on it. The knowledge is insane.”

Anonymous

“These videos have revolutionized how I apply colors in my mind and in my art. This has been so helpful in many ways to better my skills.”

Marriah

Meet Marco

Marco Bucci

Illustrator | Educator

Marco Bucci recognized two things at a young age. The first was that he wanted to become a professional artist. The second was that he couldn't draw. This delayed him for quite some time. He filled that time pursuing other artistic interests such as music and writing, but the urge to draw never left him. At age 19 he began to study classical drawing, which led him to kindle a love for painting and illustration. He hasn't looked back since. ​Marco's experience includes books, film, animation, and advertising. His clients include: Walt Disney Publishing Worldwide, LEGO, LucasArts, Mattel Toys, Fisher-Price, Hasbro, Nelvana, GURU Studio, C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, Yowza! Animation Inc., Pipeline Studios, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are no absolute requirements, but I do recommend having a tablet (a product like Wacom or Huion, for example) as well as a digital painting application.


For traditional media, any brand of watercolors and gouache will work, though do not recommend student-grade paints. I use brands like Winsor&Newton, Holbein, and Daniel Smith. I also recommend using at least 140lb paper, as anything thinner will not be able to survive multiple washes.

If you’re interested in painting, I think the best place to begin is at my YouTube channel. I have many short lessons there covering a whole slew of important art fundamentals. Then I recommend purchasing the videos in the Digital Painting series, as those videos feature in-depth demonstrations, in real time, of which fundamentals I am applying, and how I am applying them.

Understanding and Painting the Head is also a good choice for beginners who have a little bit of drawing experience, but want to know how to take the next steps and develop good habits.

Illustrating Children’s Books will take you through many important fundamental drawing and painting lessons, applicable to any project or medium.

Yes! You will receive a Completion Certificate at the end of each course.

Yes! Each course comes with lifetime access to all course materials.

I do! You can learn more and book directly here

You bet! 

Check out the "Brush Pack" section. 

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