Advanced Creature-painting Techniques in Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, we'll learn how to paint compelling and great-looking characters. Software required: Photoshop CC.
What you'll learn
In this Photoshop tutorial, we'll learn how to paint compelling and great-looking characters. We'll address a wide variety of common painting challenges that character artists encounter by painting three separate characters. Along the way, we'll cover everything from painting realistic musculature and eyes to creating believable cloth and metal textures. By the end of this Photoshop training, you'll be able to take your own character sketches and polish them into professional-level, marketable assets. Software required: Photoshop CC.
Table of contents
- Reviewing Our Three Character Sketches 5m
- Introducing Our Humanoid 10m
- Painting the Arms and Legs 10m
- Converting to Skin Tones 10m
- Adding Light and Textures 10m
- Introducing Our Slimy Monster 10m
- Converting More to Skin Tones 10m
- Rendering Teeth and Eyes 10m
- Adding More Light and Textures 10m
- Introducing Our Armored Character 10m
- Rendering Metal 10m
- Adding Lights and Textures 10m
- Reviewing Our Three Final Characters 3m
About the author
Hardy is a professional concept artist and illustrator working in New Orleans, LA. He has designed and painted hundreds of characters and scenes for numerous entertainment industry clients and is one of the lead illustrators for the Warhammer 40K franchise. He has had artwork featured in elite digital art annuals such as Exposé. Hardy is also a certified medical illustrator and has a detailed knowledge of human anatomy as it applies to visual art.