Digitally Painting Vivid Illustrations in Photoshop
Throughout these lessons, we will learn how to work with digital painting and photo-manipulation techniques in Photoshop. Software required: Photoshop CC (2014).
What you'll learn
Throughout these lessons, we will learn how to work with digital painting and photo-manipulation techniques in Photoshop. We will be creating an extremely vivid and colorful illustration. We will start by sketching a composition and then paint all elements from scratch, all the while manipulating them with abstract textures to create exciting digital artwork. By practicing your painting skills and working with blending modes, you'll be able to create unique pieces of digital artwork for your next project. Software required: Photoshop CC (2014).
Table of contents
- Setting up Our Project 10m
- Creating Our Composition 12m
- Generating the Posterization Effect 10m
- Painting Ribbon-shaped Hair 10m
- Enhancing Our Painting 9m
- Blending Digital Painting with Photography 11m
- Adding and Blending Textures 12m
- Producing Lightning Effects 9m
- Working with Color 11m
- Designing Special Effects 11m
- Adjusting Paint Effects 12m
- Creating Atmosphere Effects 7m
- Finalizing Our Artwork 8m
About the author
Valp Maciej Hajnrich is graphic illusionist, full time freelance digital artist, art director, illustrator, concept artist and digital painter based in Katowice, Poland. Valp’s artwork is characterized by bright colors and a vibrant energy. The creations of the self-styled ‘Graphic Illusionist’ are unlike anything his contemporaries are doing, and have been featured on websites, album covers, TV advertisements and London buses. Valp's work has received considerable recognition, featured in Digit... more