The Pixel Pintura Workshops have been conducted since 2003. It first started solely with the Digital Coloring Pro Workshop. Digital Coloring Basics and Digital Painting Basics followed afterwards.
Pixel Pintura’s first ever student was a pretty lady named Rachel Cheung from the Immaculate Conception Academy. (Back then Pixel Pintura was just called the Digital Coloring Workshop.) Since her, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching roughly 6 students or professionals a year.
This page is where you can read comments from some of the Pixel Pintura graduates. They can tell you themselves what they think about the workshop(s) they took and how their learning experience went.
mahusay magkulay yang si joel sa computer.
I enjoyed Joel Chua’s workshop. The one on one and pair methods really means you get a lot of attention from him and he can comment about details like your strokes and other nuisances.
really really helpful!
I really enjoyed sir Joel Chua’s classes, he taught me ways to color i never thought i could till i took his classes
Taking classes from a person as skilled as Joel was quite the experience. Definitely changed my perspective on the way I see color – from the monitor to print. He’s been doing this a long time so go ahead ask him a question, a stupid one even, or his personal criticism. I’m sure he’s ready to share his honest opinion.
Sir Joel’s workshop is interesting.
It challenges and makes me think of different perspectives to come out with good looking art. Every time we end a workshop I have this strange addiction to the art I’m working on and would want to perfect it as much as I can. His critic is valuable too if you really want to have a good and honest opinion about your art and how to improve.
Joel Chua’s workshop really helped me with the way I do my illustrations. I used to have a hard time with colors that I often omit them. But now I tend to favor digital painting over sketching.
Its because of sensei’s workshop that I learned the basics of coloring digitally, specially with my work right now.
I would take up his advance coloring workshop if I had the time…
i think what i liked most about the workshops whether it be digital coloring or painting was the invaluable color lesson. it seems so easy to just randomly pick out colors from the color picker but seriously, half the time i pick out the wrong colors to use. after the workshops though i got a better understanding in choosing colors and setting the best palette to work with. His critique is great too! it’s especially helpful to people like me who just learn from books and have nearly zero formal training in art.It had me work on my weakpoints (still working on them though hahaha) which i didn’t even know were my weaknesses before.
oh the lessons he teaches are useful for photoshop beginners. this workshop is great for those who wants to get a good “kick-off” knowledge on how to handle photoshop.
you guys dont have to worry getting your stye changed, since mr. joel will work around your coloring style! ^__^ a very good way to invest if you really want to learn digital colouring/painting. i took 2 courses from him myself ^__^
i was already versed in photoshop when i enrolled with joel, but i learned a lot of techniques to make working more efficient….
he gives you practical techniques, methodologies and shortcuts to make work more fun.
Joel is one of the fastest and most talented colorists I know. I was able to assemble a very nice portfolio after taking his lessons, and got into advertising even though I had zero experience in graphic arts. Now I work for a web design company and I still use all the Photoshop techniques that I learned from Joel.
He is strict, but a GOOD TEACHER b(^o^)d
Grade A stuff! I don’t think there is any class in any university out there that gives as much insight and techniques in digital painting and coloring than this.
You learn all you expect to learn without the usual classroom drama (like professors lecturing students for being late, for being noisy, for sleeping in class. Since its one on one you don’t have to worry about that.) Every minute is well spent.
Ang dami kong natutunan na Photoshop shortcuts that I never use. Nag-improve din ang digital painting techniques ko. Thanks Joel!
To everyone planning to take his workshop:
Just when you thought you knew a lot about Photoshop, think again.
Because in SIr Joel’s workshop, you will learn everything you didn’t know, plus techniques that will make your art look reeaally good. He’ll teach you everything you’ll ever need, in the quickest and most efficient way.
And you WILL improve. A LOT.
You’ll have fun while learning too! hehe. ^_^
I give it a three thumbs up! (if i had an extra one..haha)
Thanks sir joel!
This workshop rocks!! \m/ It helped me out a lot. This is photoshop made easier for kids like me!
You should try it too. The teacher is very good! *2 thumbs up* 
) Get this workshop and learn from the best!! WOHHOOOO
Thanks for the lessons!!
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JoelChua’s workshop was the best workshop I had took… What I like most is the way he critique and the way he teaches the techniques..
he is a very strict teacher(especially in terms of lighting) LOL!
Oh well… Learning from him was Great!
Pixel Pintura, is one of the best and most promising workshops that I would recommend everyone to attend.
It will open doors for you, and unleash the real artist within. Joel’s critiques both challenges and inspires you to become better with your art.
Definetely you’ll get your money’s worth and so much more.
Thanks so much Sir Joel, hope to get to work with you and do a collaboration sometime in the future….
I have attended quite a lot of short courses, this is one of the Best I have attended. He doesn’t just teach you how to use Digital painting/coloring program only but also the science of art even though it is not so comprehensive – which you can’t expect in 7 days. haha. If you have the extra money, go and enroll:) Mdyo mabilis lang mag speak ang mind nya sa techniques he uses in the class.
I will be going for dig painting also