Drawing Rock Formations in Photoshop
In this tutorial, you will learn techniques for drawing rock formations in Photoshop. Software required: Photoshop CS6.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial, you will learn techniques for drawing rock formations in Photoshop. We will begin this process by looking at different types of rock formations and studying some of the attributes that make them up. We'll look for simple shapes and patterns along with evaluating each formation in silhouette form. We'll use each rock formation that we study as a reference for creating our own unique formations. For each formation we draw, we'll start with a silhouette to establish the overall form then begin to pull out additional forms and shapes as we continue sculpting our rock formations. As we'll see, focusing on certain shapes in different types of rock formations along with avoiding symmetrical patterns will allow you to develop rock formations that look natural. Software required: Photoshop CS6.
Table of contents
- Drawing Our First Rock Formation 15m
- Drawing a Mesa Styled Rock Formation 14m
- Drawing a Raised Rock Formation 10m
- Drawing Another Type of Raised Rock Formation 11m
- Drawing a Boulder Rock Formation 16m
- Drawing a Fallen Rock Formation 13m
- Drawing a Mountain Rock Formation 15m
- Blocking out a Full Composition 7m
- Focusing on the Foreground Silhouette 10m
- Focusing on the Mid-ground Silhouette 10m
- Focusing on the Background Silhouette 12m
- Adding Some Environmental Elements 9m
- Final Composition Details 13m