This Digital Painting in Photoshop tutorial will cover the basics of sketching thumbnails for your Digital Painting workflow. 1. Environment Thumbnailing 2. Narration of the process [sociallocker] [/sociallocker]
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Digital Painting in Photoshop Ep.16 – Masks and Selections : This tutorial will cover the basics of painting with Masks and Selections, you should look at Episode 11, that covers Line Art before looking at this, so you get a good understanding of what we are doing. 1. Making Lineart/Inks 2. Creating Masks 3. Creating Custom Patterns 4. Laying in Patterns 5. Painting in Selections Digital Painting in Photoshop Ep.16 – Masks and Selections [sociallocker] [/sociallocker]
Digital Painting in Photoshop: In this tutorial we will be looking at different stroke path techniques, using a pen tool also using shapes and paths. 1. Paths + Brush Tool 2. Pen Tool Strokes 3. Creating Patterns 4. Custom Shapes tip 5. Industrial Design Uses Digital Painting in Photoshop Ep.15: Stroke Path Techniques [sociallocker] [/sociallocker]
Digital Painting in Photoshop: In this tutorial we will be looking at Ergonomics and how it relates to Digital painting. We will be discussing specifically how to arranging your workstation, stylus handling other useful aids and Tips. [sociallocker] [/sociallocker]
In this tutorial we will will learn how to use the Transform tools in our Digital Painting projects, we will learn some Tips for Free Transform, Additional Options, Warp option and I will showcase some examples of how you can use these techniques in your work flow.
In This tutorial we will will learn how to prepare line art for scanning into our Digital Painting projects, we will learn some Tips for Scanning, Adjusting Contrast/Levels, Extracting Line work and Creating a handy action.
In This tutorial we will learn how to use Adjustment Layers in our Digital Painting projects, we will focus on the different types of Adjustment Layers, Combining Effects and Grouping Adjustments.
In this tutorial we will learn how to use the pen tool. We will examine how to create shapes, manipulate points, draw custom shapes, useful actions and creating a perspective grid.
This tutorial continues our study of Digital Painting in Photoshop, today we will focus on Photoshop Color with an emphasis on Document Color Modes, Palette Color Modes, Swatches and Making a palette.
In this tutorial we will learn about making your own custom brushes. Custom brushes can be very useful, they can be used to paint different types of textures and shapes and they are especially useful in the Digital Painting workflow, because they can be saved and used in multiple projects, saving you a lot of time. Lets get started! Topics Include: 1. What are Custom Brushes? 2. How to make one 3. Using a photo 4. Using brush to make silhouettes [sam id=3 codes=’false’] Speed Painting: African Female Portrait
In this tutorial we will learn a little more about customizing our brushes and how to change the Photoshop presets for use in our Digital Painting projects, we will also learn how to save our brushes, manage brush sets and get familiar with brush modes. Lets get started! Topics Include: 1. Brush Settings 2. Saving Brushes/Tools 3. Managing Sets 4. Brush Modes [sam id=3 codes=’false’] Speed Painting: Cinematic Environment Sketches: Desert
In this Digital Painting in Photoshop tutorial we will learn how to use the brush tool and how to utilize different settings for our Digital Painting, we will also learn how to set up hot-keys, modify default settings and get familiar other amazing functions. Lets get started! Topics Include: 1. Brush Settings 2. Saving Brushes/Tools 3. Managing Sets 4. Brush Modes 5. Hotkeys/Actions [sam id=3 codes=’false’] Speed Painting: Environment Sketch Demo (Digital Painting in Photoshop)
In this tutorial we will be learning about layers in Photoshop and how they can be used in our Digital Painting workflow. One of the most important keys to learning and mastering Photoshop is using layers. Layers allow you to work on individual parts of an image while not affecting other parts. You might say that layers are like transparency papers stacked on top of one another which can be repositioned separately and drawn on without disturbing each other. 1 Lets get Started! Topics Include: 1. What are layers? 2. Using the palette 3. Layer Modes 4. Workflow Tips 5. Layer Comps [sam id=3 codes=’false’] Speed Painting-Portrait Study: Masai
In this tutorial we will be learning more of the Photoshop tools that are essential to Digital Painting workflow. When learning Digital Painting you can find a lot of information on techniques and tips n Tricks, but learning the tools and procedure first will allow you to be successful at painting. Lets get started! Topics Include: 1. Tools Overview 2. Tips for workflow [sam id=3 codes=’false’] Speed Painting – Digital Painting of a friend
In this tutorial we will be learning the basic functions when setting up a new document for your digital painting project, the main consideration is setting up for print or web. We will learn other task like how to pan and zoom, toggle the interface and other important functions inside of Photoshop, lets get started! Topics Include: 1. New Document 2. Saving 3. Pan + Zoom 4. View Modes 5. Toggle Interface 6. New Window 7. Actions [sam id=3 codes=’false’] Speed Painting: Drawing and Painting a Male Face – From Imagination
This tutorial is teaches us how to organize our workspace in Photoshop, having an organized workspace is essential for efficiency when doing digital painting, we will learn how to customize our menus, set up keyboard shortcuts, hot-keys and other essentials, let’s get started! Topics include: 1. Custom Workspace 2. Keyboard Shortcuts 3. Performance Settings 4. Windows/Palettes [sam id=3 codes=’false’] Speed Painting – Saoirse Ronan as Hanna
This is a introduction to our Digital Painting in Photoshop Tutorials, we have introduced a few tutorials before that deals with the topic. This tutorial will review some of the things we discussed. Digital painting is an emerging art form in which traditional painting techniques such as watercolor, oils, impasto, etc. are applied using digital tools by means of a computer, a digitizing tablet and stylus, and software such as Photoshop 1. Let’s get started! Topics Include: 1. Overview of the series 2. Installing updates and drivers 3. Setting Up Wacom Tablet 4. Making a glideglove [sociallocker] Speed Painting a Female Face – Natalie Portman [/sociallocker]
Create a Painted Poster: Photoshop Paint filters can be used give a painted look to your images. Here is a quick tutorial on how to accomplish the painted look. The goal of this design was to get a painted effect, that kept some of the realism of the original image still intact. The use of the default filters in Photoshop is usually discouraged among seasoned designers, because the effects are usually obvious, but if time is taken to customize and mix the filters, you can get some interesting effects. Lets dig in! Inspiration Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139.23-24 Resource KP 45 (Ryan Aréstegui) from Stock.xchng Angelic War Font from Dafont Helvetica World from My fonts Final Image [sociallocker] Step 1 Open… read more
May was an amazing month, packed with some amazing Photoshop tutorials. If you missed them, you can find them here. In this month’s roundup we have chosen some great high quality selections with a wide range of topics, such as abstract typography, surreal Illustrations and Special Effects, etc. Please take a moment to check them out, have fun learning!! How to Paint a Surreal Scene in Photoshop Learn how to create this fantastic drawing by Hatice Bayramoglu. You will learn the process she uses to create drawings in Photoshop…… Create a Dramatic Action Scene in Photoshop Design a dramatic war torn scene in Photoshop. The design features a soldier standing in the streets of war torn Manhattan….. Create a Surreal Landscape Using Photo Manipulation In this tutorial you will learn tips on how to make a surreal photo manipulation…… Create PowerPoint Presentation Graphics in Photoshop Learn how to create… read more
In this this tutorial, we will create a cinematic aerial scene in Photoshop. The idea behind this was to create a dramatic scene that looked like it was from a movie. By using free stock photos and some simple techniques and graphic design rules such as perspective, lighting and overlapping, I accomplished the task. I hope you enjoy the tutorial and try it with your own stock imagery. Inspiration: This image was inspired by: 1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Final Image Resource Canyon from Stock.xchng Lake Powell Sunset from Stock.xchng Aircraft6 from Stock.xchng Fighter planes at airshow 4 from Stock.xchng Tornado Jet from Stock.xchng F-15 Strike Eagle from Stock.xchng Eagle fighter Jet at Air Show from Stock.xchng Sun Flare from Wikipedia Commons Step 1 Open the… read more
Photoshop CS5 Brushes Demonstration: This tutorial demonstrates the Photoshop CS5 Bristle and Mixer Brushes. The new Photoshop CS5 Mixer Brush lets you define multiple colors on a single tip to paint with subtle color blends, or you can use a dry brush to blend a photo’s colors to create a beautiful painting. New Photoshop CS5 Bristle Tips enable you to easily paint with lifelike, naturally textured brush strokes using defined bristle properties like shape, length, and stiffness. I talk about the features and how to set them up, then I do a demonstration to show how they can be used. Lets take a look! Tools used: Wacom Intuos4 Photoshop CS5 [sociallocker] Digital Painting – Still Life Demo part 2/2 [/sociallocker]
April was choc full of some amazing Photoshop tutorials. In this month’s roundup we have chosen some great high quality selections with a wide range of topics, such as abstract typography, surreal Illustrations, Manga Effects, etc. Please take a moment to check them out, have fun learning!! [sociallocker] Design a Conceptual Album Cover in Photoshop In this tutorial you will learn the step-by-step process of creating a conceptual album cover in Photoshop….. Design Abstract Human Manipulation with Milk/Liquid Texture in Photoshop Learn the steps it took to design this Abstract Human Manipulation with Milk Texture and Custom Brushes in Photoshop..… Design a Shattered, Scrappy Metal Text Effect in Photoshop In this tutorial, you will learn the steps it took to Design a Shattered, Scrappy Metal Text Effect in Photoshop….. Design a Surreal Style Desert Human Stone Statue Manipulation in Photoshop In this tutorial, you will learn the steps it took to Design a… read more
In my last tutorial we learned how to make our very own custom brush in Photoshop. This time around we will learn how to create one using a photo and the magic wand tool. Photoshop has a lot of great default brushes that you can customize, but its way more fun and interesting to create our own. Since the types of brushes we can create in Photoshop are limited only by our imagination, we will design a very simple brush here from a photograph, just to see how easy the whole process is. Lets get started! Tools used: Wacom Intuos4 Photoshop CS5 [sociallocker] Digital Painting – Still Life Demo part 1/2 [/sociallocker]
March has been another solid month for amazing Photoshop content. In this month’s roundup we have selected some great high quality tutorials that utilize paintings, 2d drawings as well as Illustrations. So lets get into another great roundup! Painting Figures with Liquid In this photo manipulation tutorial, Jennifer Cirpici explains how to create a figure that appears made from water, working from a stock photograph…. Making of the Rest by Fernando Ferreiro This is a picture made only for fun and without references, using only my imagination, except in the flag on the jacket…. Planets Colliding in Our Galaxy Photoshop Tutorial In this tutorial I will show you a simple way to create a fantasy photo manipulation with two planets almost colliding….. Create an Intense Movie Poster in Photoshop In this tutorial I’ll show you how I created my Invasion movie poster in Photoshop…. Meteorite Impact… read more