Painting a Portrait in ArtRage
In this ArtRage tutorial, we'll create the portrait of a woman using techniques that are typical of digital painting programs. Software required: ArtRage 4.
What you'll learn
In this ArtRage tutorial, we'll create the portrait of a woman using techniques that are typical of digital painting programs. Whether you're a traditional medium artist, a character illustrator, or a beginner to portrait-painting, you'll find this course a wonderful introduction to ArtRage. We'll cover how to utilize the tracing function to create an accurate head and face, using layers to give you maximum flexibility, and the most efficient way to paint long, flowing hair. By the end of this ArtRage training, you'll be able to tackle stunning portraits of your own and master some of the more difficult aspects of digital painting. Software required: ArtRage 4.
Table of contents
- Setting up Canvas and Initial Shapes 6m
- Painting the Lips 8m
- Finishing the Lips and Begin the Overall Head Modeling 6m
- Creating the Eyes 10m
- Continuing Eye Development 6m
- Beginning the Other Eye 8m
- Adding Final Eye Details 8m
- Constructing Her Eyebrows 9m
- Painting Her Nose 9m
- Refining Her Lips 6m
- Applying Additional Shape to Her Head and Eliminating the Outline 7m
- Creating Her Neck and Torso 7m
- Implementing a Background and Initial Hair Shapes 6m
- Forming the First Hair Section 8m
- Producing the Second Hair Section 7m
- Painting the Third Hair Section 6m
- Completing the Fourth and Last Hair Section 7m
- Finishing Our Portrait 8m
About the author
Victor Osaka is a popular and seasoned digital design educator and photographer. He is the co-owner of TrueLight Digital fine art and stock photography. His courses have garnered much acclaim in the art and illustration sectors of the computer graphics industry. As an adjunct professor at Santa Monica College his students have become professional architectural illustrators and model builders. A former industry professional and pioneer in 3D graphics and animation, he was the founder of the 3D Ar... more