Your work deserves a website of its own
DigiPainters is WeiChen Studio's portfolio platform for creators. The free plan builds a complete personal site; WeiChen IP course students also get Pro features free for a full year.
The free plan is fully usable on its own — no credit card anywhere in the process.
Real example: weichang.digipainters.com
What is this?
DigiPainters (digipainters.com) is the creator website platform from WeiChen Studio: it turns the work you finish in class into a portfolio site that can take commissions and be found in search. The free plan builds a complete profile; WeiChen IP course students get Pro features (custom domain, advanced templates and more) free for one year.
A free year of Pro for IP students — three steps
The free plan already builds and keeps your site running; the three steps below are how IP course students switch on the extra year of Pro.
Press Activate in My Learning
Sign in at weichenstudio.com, open the benefit card in /mylearning and press Activate.
Sign in to DigiPainters with the same email
You'll be taken to digipainters.com — sign up or sign in with the same email you use at WeiChen.
Pro switches on automatically
Pro starts immediately for one year. Back in My Learning you can see the active status and expiry date.
- —The benefit is tied to your account — one per person, non-transferable.
- —When the year ends you return to the free plan automatically. No card needed, nothing charged.
- —The free plan keeps your site fully usable afterwards.
Share your work, extend your Pro
Every DigiPainters user has a personal share link (at digipainters.com/studio/referral). Share it — when creators join through it, your Pro period extends. Rewards are automatic; nothing to apply for.
Share your link
A friend opens DigiPainters through your link (valid for 60 days).
They complete sign-up
Signing up, verifying email and creating a profile counts as one successful referral.
Your Pro extends
Days are added automatically as totals grow — and again at the next milestone.
Milestones: the more creators join, the longer your Pro
Each milestone pays out once when reached. Showing milestones for Pro members (incl. IP students).
The ladder scrolls sideways. Once signed in, your tier is pre-selected automatically.
If a friend later upgrades to Pro, you earn extra Pro time.
Each friend counts separately, stackable, and automatic.
See upgrade reward details＋
| Case | Free members | Pro members (incl. IP students) |
|---|---|---|
| Friend upgrades to Pro | Get 30 days of Pro | Pro +30 days |
| Friend chooses annual | Same (30 days) | Pro +90 days |
See the full table for both tiers＋
You don't need to memorise two rule sets — the ladder above already follows your tier. This table is for checking.
| Total sign-ups | Free members | Pro members (incl. IP students)IP students: this column |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unlock Pro for 7 days | Pro +3 days |
| 3 | Unlock Pro for 30 days | Pro +10 days |
| 6 | Pro +30 days | — |
| 10 | Pro +60 days | Pro +30 days |
| 20 | — | Pro +60 days |
Ming is an IP student with his free year of Pro active. After sharing his link:
- →Friend A signs up · Pro +3 days
- →Three friends signed up in total · +10 more days
- →Friend A later pays for annual Pro · +90 more days
- —Referral-earned Pro time is capped at 365 days per account, measured over a rolling 12-month window.
- —A successful referral = your friend signs up, verifies email and creates a profile; you can't refer yourself, and each friend is attributed to their first referrer only, once.
- —Rewards go to the referrer only; referred friends aren't separately rewarded (the free plan is already fully usable).
Turn every piece you make in class into a reason people can find you.
The free plan is enough to start; IP course students add a year of Pro on top.
FAQ
I'm not an IP course student — can I use DigiPainters?＋
Yes. The free plan builds a complete portfolio site; Pro is the advanced tier anyone can pay to upgrade to.
Does the free year of Pro need a credit card?＋
No. When it ends you return to the free plan automatically, with no charges.
My DigiPainters email differs from my WeiChen email — what do I do?＋
The benefit is matched by email. Please register on DigiPainters with the same email you use at WeiChen; if you already used another one, contact us and we'll help.
What counts as a successful referral, and when are rewards credited?＋
A friend signing up through your link, verifying email and creating a profile counts as one successful referral. Rewards are credited automatically at that moment — upgrades too. Track totals at /studio/referral.
Can Pro extend forever if I refer a lot of people?＋
No. Referral-earned Pro time is capped at 365 days per account over a rolling 12-month window.