Kit Bashing a Mech Soldier Concept in Photoshop
In this tutorial we will learn how to quickly create a highly finished Mech soldier. Software required: Photoshop CS5.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial we will learn how to quickly create a highly finished Mech soldier. Throughout these lessons we will learn how to make silhouettes and clean shapes that you will then bash in to the silhouette of your choosing. Photoshop will be the program of choice during this tutorial. By the end, you will have a solid understanding of the workflow that is required to create a highly finished 2D Mech robot quickly. Software required: Photoshop CS5.
Table of contents
- Making Our Base Silhouette 10m
- Making Our Base Shapes 10m
- Shape Bashing Silhouette Head and Chest 9m
- Continuing to Shape Bash Arms 10m
- Continuing to Shape Bash Pelvis and Thighs 10m
- Continuing to Shape Bash Legs 10m
- Refining Final Shape Bash 10m
- Adding Color and Dropping in a Background 11m
- Final Illustration Touch-ups 10m
About the author
Robert Simons was first introduced to science fiction and anime by his brother Rikki Simons. He was nurtured by his brother and father to keep drawing. Robert's father told him one day, "you can do whatever you want if in life, but if you stop drawing I will break your drawing hand." So he kept drawing. Robert first started taking classes at Art Center's Saturday High that eventually led him to take Tony Yao's Advanced Product and Transportation design class. From Tony's various classes, Robert ... more