Speed Painting Techniques for Environment Work in Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, we'll cover the many techniques and shortcuts to quickly bring an image from a blank canvas to a realized finish. Software required:Photoshop CS4.
What you'll learn
In this Photoshop tutorial, we'll cover the many techniques and shortcuts to quickly bring an image from a blank canvas to a realized finish. We'll use techniques such as, blocking in large areas of abstract shapes and textures to quickly cover the canvas, as well as using different commands of the lasso tool to quickly carve out shapes for further refinement. We'll also cover the fundamentals and theories behind speed painting, value relationships, color and temperature relationships, different surface textures and how these elements can best be controlled to create realized believable images. By watching the creation of a speed painting from start to finish in this Photoshop training, you'll get an in-depth look at how to quickly create environment images. Software required:Photoshop CS4.
Table of contents
- Blocking in Large Shapes 12m
- Painting a Sunset 11m
- Blocking in the Lower Landscape 11m
- Completing the Sky 9m
- Sketching the Midground 6m
- Sectioning Off the Foreground 8m
- Detailing the Foreground 8m
- Refining Our Image 9m
- Painting Focal Point Details 9m
- Finishing the Focal Point Details 8m
- Adjusting Our Final Image 11m
About the author
Alex Kosakowski is a concept artist who has worked in the video game industry for nearly a decade. Alex brings together and draws from many different disciplines and traditions to create colorful and interesting characters designs and illustrations. More of Alex's work can be seen at alexkosakowski.com.