In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a dramatic digital painting in Photoshop.
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Drawing and Painting Tutorials
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Want to learn to make concept art but don't know where to start? This next entry in the Lifehacker Night School series will help you get your feet wet. Because the skillset is rooted in traditional drawing and painting, don't expect to be the next superstar concept artist overnight. Instead, think of this 101 course as an opportunity to get to know the tools. Over these five short lessons I'll show you what you need to get started on the path of digital painting. You've probably seen your fair share of concept art on the internet. Whether you're looking at a sprawling Martian landscape or a craggy cave troll it's likely that a concept artist is responsible. Though this creation process is involved and fast paced it can be distilled into two basic parts: design and execution. The first portion, design, is the deeply imaginative act. How many horns should the elder dragon have? What shape is the alien life form? Concept artists work long and hard to create originality. Creativity of this sort is hard to teach. The second portion, execution, is what this series focuses on
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According to Wikipedia: "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 and software, a graphics program offering a virtual canvas and painting box with a large amount of brushes, colors and other supplies." |
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Marta Dahlig explains everything you need to know about creating realistic complexions for your portraits. Painting skin is one of the hardest tasks faced by every photorealistic painter, due to the number of factors that make up a final effect – colour choices, blending techniques, special brush usage and custom texturing are all equally important to achieve a truly realistic effect. It’s also crucial to remember that different types of skin require a different approach and therefore a different combination of these elements. A delicate porcelain skin tone will require a similar technique to the transparent skin typical for babies, but will drastically differ to darker skin rendition methods.
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Digital painting is a new emerging form of art in which traditional painting techniques. They are applied using digital tools by means of a computers and special software. Graphics program usually offer a virtual canvas and painting box with a large amount of brushes, colors and other supplies. The box contains many instruments that do not exist outside the computer. They give a digital artwork a different look and feel from an artwork that is made the traditional way. |
This advanced tutorial describes the steps involved in creating a digital drawing from scratch using Adobe Photoshop. This tutorial is meant for advanced users, but beginners can also have a shot at it -- beware it could take you more than 5 hours to complete!