Implementing Bas Relief Techniques in Photoshop and Illustrator
In this Photoshop and Illustrator training course, you'll learn to create fantasy scenes with the bas relief effect, and be comfortable applying the bas relief effect to your own vector designs. Software required: Photoshop CC (2015), Illustrator CC (2015), Painter 2015.
What you'll learn
In this course, you'll learn how to paint a fantasy scene from scratch in Photoshop. You'll use digital painting and photo-manipulation techniques to work with textures. You'll also create some effects in Corel Painter to boost your artwork. Some of the key takeaways include learning how to create vector designs from scratch, add perspective and work with vector smart objects, paint bas-relief details and add glow effects, work with color correction layers, and add atmospheric effects. By the end of this Photoshop and Illustrator training, you'll be more comfortable creating fantasy scenes with bas relief effect to apply to your own vector designs. Software required: Photoshop CC (2015), Illustrator CC (2015), Painter 2015.
Table of contents
- Setting up Our Photoshop Project 11m
- Sketching Our Bas Relief Design 12m
- Beginning the Illustrator Project and Creating Basic Shapes of Our Design 11m
- Using Basic Tools in Illustrator 11m
- Creating a Symmetric Illustration 12m
- Adjusting and Designing New Details in Our Illustration 12m
- Applying Additional Details 9m
- Polishing the Details of the Bas Relief 10m
- Establishing 3D Perspective 13m
- Implementing Our 3D Artwork into a Photoshop Project 12m
- Painting the Foundation Scene 13m
- Defining Several Light Sources 13m
- Organizing Our Scene 14m
- Applying Textures 11m
- Adding Realism to Our Scene 13m
- Creating a Bas Relief Effect 11m
- Executing the Brush Tool 10m
- Customizing with New Details 12m
- Continuing Work on the Details 12m
- Implementing Glow Effects in Photoshop 13m
- Constructing Special Effects in Painter 10m
- Applying the New Effects to Our Artwork 12m
- Producing Realistic Cave Details 11m
- Expanding the Cave Details 13m
- Adding Realism to Our Bas Relief 9m
- Continuing to Add Realism to Our Sculpture 12m
- Polishing Details in Our Scene 12m
- Finalizing Our Artwork 15m
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