Bundle Digital Illustration + Creating Original Characters
13+ hours of content and 60+ lessons for all skill levels!
Artists are made, not born: Let me show you why!
Improvement in art comes through thoughtful consideration of techniques and practices; let me show you mine!
🌟How I use the tools unique to digital art
🌟My process that makes shading manageable and effective
🌟How I ideate and develop original characters from the ground up, from first sketch to final design
🌟And how I compartmentalize the steps of illustrating and designing characters in a way that makes the process adhd-friendly, holding my attention from start to finish
And everything else there is to mention from the beginning to the end of my illustration and character design process.
Look into my mind as an artist and find new ways of thinking about your approach to digital illustration and character design.
I'm not here to teach you the RIGHT way, but showing MY way of doing art should do a lot to help you find YOUR way!
I can't wait to see what we create!
Creating digital illustrations and original characters is a skill that anyone can master!
🖋️ Are you passionate about drawing and design, but feel overwhelmed when it comes to taking your artwork from a rough sketch to a polished final piece, or feel stuck when it comes to developing characters that feel truly original? Whether you’re struggling with color choices, inking, bringing life to your ideas with lighting and post-processing, or making intentional design choices for your characters, these courses are here to guide you every step of the way.
🖋️ I created these courses for artists of all levels, whether you’re just starting or already familiar with digital tools like Procreate, Krita, Photoshop, etc. We’ll walk through a complete workflow: from ideation and sketching to inking, coloring, shading, and adding those final professional touches, and a complete character design process, from research and exploration to refining your concept and building a character reference sheet. Along the way, you’ll learn practical techniques to make your compositions stronger, your colors more harmonious, your characters more memorable, and your artwork stand out with clarity and confidence. Let’s turn your ideas into stunning digital illustrations and original characters, one step at a time!
Hello!
I’m Robin Benich, known online as Salamanding for my art! Nothing brings me more joy than bringing something cool from inside my own head out into the real world, so I’ve spent my entire life developing my skills in art, design, and illustration.
As I’ve pursued art for as long as I can remember, I’ve grown my skills through self-teaching, school classes, online guides, books, etc. Since my art started getting recognition online, more and more people have been interested in my methods as an artist. I’m excited to help learning artists by showing my approach to drawing that I've developed over the years!
WHATÂ MY STUDENTS SAY ABOUT ME:
  Felix
"This course is awesome, I wish I learned this sooner."Â
Lily
"I didn't know textured brushes were good for shaky hands! I was kind of frozen with actually doing line art until I found a brush I liked, very helpful tip!"
LJ
"The shading and contrast tips are super useful, omg"
All-in-one Illustration & Character Design Bundle
Do you love drawing, but feel like your illustrations never quite look polished, or your characters never feel truly original? You’re not alone; many artists struggle with shading, color, and design choices, so their art ends up looking unfinished rather than amazing.
This bundle gives you a clear path from rough sketch to polished artwork, and from first idea to fully realized character, starting with the foundations of digital illustration and moving into character design techniques that bring your art to life. No more guessing, just structured lessons that turn your passion for art into confident, eye-catching illustrations and original characters!
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What you'll unlock through the course:
Build Strong Foundations
Start your journey by exploring idea generation, composition, and sketching methods for both illustrations and original characters. From rough drafts to refined designs, you’ll learn how to confidently approach your art with structure and creativity.
Master Tools & Techniques
Learn essential techniques: inking with purpose, choosing effective brushes, applying color harmonies, and layering light and shadow. Each lesson helps you work smarter and make intentional design choices that turn a sketch into a finished piece.
Polish and Elevate Your Art
Discover how to add polish and atmosphere with color and value adjustments, bloom, blur, and noise, then lock in the details that give characters real presence. You’ll gain skills to create illustrations and characters ready to share with the world.
Courses Content
My courses are made up of 12 modules in total, with more than 13 hours of demonstration and instruction through 60+ video segments! You can pause and replay the videos as much as you want, but I suggest you take them in order and follow along with my demonstration!
Practice is the best way to improve!
IN MY COURSES YOU WILL LEARN
1. INVISIBLE FIRST STEPS
In this module we'll introduce the course with my foundational sketching methods. From throwing ideas at the wall, experimenting with composition, and making and refining the sketch that will be the solid foundation for the rest of the illustration process.
2. INKING
In this module we'll find the right inking brush for linework. We'll lay down the linework of an illustration and refine it with added detail, line weight adjustments, and more, leaving the sketch behind and stepping into the real final illustration.
3. COLORS
In Module 3 we'll introduce the fundamentals of choosing colors, exploring techniques for experimenting with color relationships and color harmony. Colors can seem like a simple step of the illustration progress, but my demonstration should help you consider the nuances of good and effective coloring in digital art.
4. SHADING
Here we'll introduce you to different layer styles I combine to create shadows, lighting, and other effects to make interesting and realistic shading much more of a digestible process.
5. POST-PROCESSING
This final module covers the tricks and techniques such as color/value adjustments, noise, and perspective blurring I use after the "drawing" part of a drawing is finished to pull it into a cohesive and stylish piece ready to post.
Included in my courses:
Fundamentals & Materials
We will look together at the materials, basic techniques, and knowledge needed to begin this journey. Approaching a new technique means first learning how best to use the tools at your disposal.
Practical exercises
Theory is important, but what makes you a true artist is practice! You'll find lots of exercises to get started with and from which to get inspiration. IÂ will really help you consider and improve your own artistic process!
Lifetime Access
Once you register for the courses, you will have lifetime access and you can watch them whenever you want! This will enable you to better learn even the most difficult notions. You don't have a deadline, you can take the courses as slow or fast as you'd like, and return for bits of advice you may have missed on a first watch!
Flexibility
This is one of the courses's strengths: being able to watch the videos wherever you want, whenever you want, and as many times as you want. The courses are available from any device, so you can watch them from the comfort of your home or take a single lesson on the train!
Community of artists
As soon as you sign up for the courses, you will join a group of people who, like you, share this passion and are following the same courses as you. This means you'll be able to exchange ideas, tips or ask questions because you'll be surrounded by people who love art the same way you do!
My dedicated support
On this journey, you will never be alone! You are welcome to reach out to me for clarification on my instruction, or feedback and guidance on your own work. My goal is to help you improve your art, so I'll make myself as available as possible to do what I can!
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Find out more about what you'll get with the courses!
My digital illustration and original characters courses will elevate your artistic skills! What's better than improving yourself while having fun? There should be something in my courses that will be helpful to any digital artist.
Let me tell you more about my methodology and the platform structure.
All videos are in FULL HD and you can adjust the speed, audio and quality.
My videos will show my entire illustration and character design process, with nothing cut out, so you get an in-depth idea of my techniques that you can learn from and even try to emulate in your practice. You can follow each step as I show it to you, and you can comment and compare with other students under each video or in the group so you can resolve any doubts you have and learn new tricks!
The courses are designed to be as practical as possible, even teaching you the basics and how to use the tools. You can review the lessons as many times as you want, where and when you want!
BONUSES:
Extra content that you will get for free with the courses
 Personalized FeedbackÂ
Behind-the-Scenes Sketches
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My Guarantee to Every Student
If you are not satisfied with the courses for any reason, you have the right to obtain a full refund within the first 14 days. This is my guarantee to you; I want all my students to be satisfied. Also, this means that there is no risk at all! Give it a try and experience the program firsthand!
