Create beautiful still-lifes, landscapes and concept art in Photoshop
What you'll learn
Digital painting in Adobe Photoshop
Lighting and materials technics
Perspective and composition basics
Requirements
Wacom tablet or equivalent
Adobe Photoshop software
Any drawing skills will be helpful
Description
In the class we will learn basics technics for digital painting in Photoshop.Class will be helpful for beginner designers and hobbyists, it is also good starting point for beginner concept artist.We will study lighting and shadow concepts, get acquainted with material rendering technics, learn perspective and composition basics. During the course students will paint different subjects as their homework, and will be ready for our big final project - fantastic environment painting.Full course will be 8 lessons long, and you can take it on your own pace. Every lesson has step-by-step guides, recorded demonstrations, or good theory concepts with samples from famous master painters.There are mandatory homeworks and recommendations how to do it well in the end of every week, also there are some drawing exercises for beginners. Over 8 chapters you will learn:* get known with Photoshop tools and interface* use different digital brushes* create value studies* create impressive colored paintings* learn perspective and composition rules* study works of great painters of the past* paint materials like metal, glass and water easily* add details and finalize the work with effects* be prepared for more complex concept-art studiesSoftware used: Adobe Photoshop 2021Prerequisites: basic drawing skills will be helpfulAs well you can always contact the tutor regarding your final project, and get additional tips during your learning.So let's start and make some great paintings!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction to Photoshop
Lecture 1 Course Intro
Lecture 2 Early bird proposition and Curriculum
Lecture 3 Interface and Brush
Lecture 4 Layers, Marquee, Gradient
Lecture 5 Lasso and Recap
Lecture 6 Demo 1.1
Lecture 7 Demo 1.2
Section 2: Value and Composition
Lecture 8 Intro to Values
Lecture 9 Basic rules
Lecture 10 Composition patterns
Lecture 11 Demo 2.1
Lecture 12 Demo 2.2
Lecture 13 Demo 2.3
Section 3: Lighting and Shadows
Lecture 14 Lighting theory
Lecture 15 Lighting scenarios
Lecture 16 Basic forms and shadows
Lecture 17 Advanced shadows
Lecture 18 Advanced forms 1 - Jug
Lecture 19 Advanced forms 2 - Bridge
Lecture 20 Additional brushes
Beginner digital artists and designers learning digital painting and concept art in Photoshop,Hobbyists liking to create beautiful still-lifes and landscapes digitally
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