Creating Compelling Environment Concepts in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we learn how to paint an environment in Photoshop. Software required: Photoshop CS6, DAZ Studio 4.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial, we learn how to paint an environment in Photoshop. Throughout these lessons we will learn how to combine stock photos and painting techniques to create a compelling environment concept. We will go through all the phases of the design and creation process. Lighting, composition, depth, and scale are just a few of the many fundamental aspects we will go through. By the end you'll have a better understand of quality digital painting and how to do it fast and efficient. Software required: Photoshop CS6, DAZ Studio 4.
Table of contents
- Introduction and Inspiration 10m
- Starting the Painting 9m
- Sketching Foreground Elements 20m
- Starting to Paint the Background 16m
- Finishing the Background 16m
- Texturing the Foreground Rocks 8m
- Starting to Light the Image 12m
- Finishing the Lighting in the Image 11m
- Adding More Details 12m
- Inserting the Sculptures 8m
- Refining the Foreground 9m
- Adding the Character 17m
- Finalizing Our Image 10m
About the author
Jonas De Ro was born and raised in Gent, a small Flemish city in Belgium. In 2009 he graduated with a masters degree in traditional animation. However, shortly after completing his studies, he decided not to pursue a career as an animator. Instead, the young Belgian began traveling and working as a texture photographer, providing image resources from around the world to game and movie studios. During his spare time and inspired by his travels, Jonas began making detailed illustrations of surreal... more