Getting Started with Digital Painting in Photoshop CS5
Pluralsight
Course Summary
In this collection of lessons we will learn how an artist can get started painting digitally inside of Photoshop.
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Course Description
In this collection of lessons we will learn how an artist can get started painting digitally inside of Photoshop. We will begin by taking a quick tour around the user interface learning the location of important tools and panels. Next, we will learn how we can create and manage layers in Photoshop. From here we will dive into some of the most commonly used tools for digital painting, learning where they are and how they work. After spending some time learning how to select and store colors, we will jump right into setting up a composition with a sketch where we will discover the difference between resizing and resampling our artwork. Next we will take a glimpse into the painting process by first blocking in some color and then blending it together. Along the way, we will learn how to create custom brushes and patterns as well as how we can utilize these to paint textures. We will wrap things up by learning about layer masks and what we can be on the look out for to make our textures more believable. Software Required: Photoshop CS5 and up.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 1m 20s
—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 20sGetting Started with Digital Painting in Photoshop- 2h 36m
—Creating a New File and User Interface Overview 10m 45s
—Understanding Photoshop Layers 12m 46s
—Overview of Commonly Used Digital Painting Tools 13m 16s
—Choosing and Managing Colors in Photoshop 11m 18s
—Sketching in Photoshop 11m 47s
—Creating a Custom Brush to Paint Background Texture 11m 15s
—Beginning to Block in Color 10m 29s
—Continuing to Block in Color 10m 57s
—Transitioning from Blocking in Color to Blending Colors 13m 28s
—Creating Custom Brushes Based on Real World Textures 13m 59s
—Using Layer Styles to Create Texture 10m 52s
—Creating Custom Patterns to Use for Texturing 9m 4s
—Painting with Custom Patterns 6m 48s
—Texture Touch-up and Final Details 9m 21s