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Digital Painting of Characters in Photoshop

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Overview

Learn digital painting techniques to create detailed character portraits by exploring brushes, colors, values, and designs
  • Introduction
  • The First Steps
  • Creating the Concept
  • The Digital Painting
  • Advice for Self-Promotion
  • Final project
Digital painting in Photoshop opens endless opportunities when it comes to character design and illustration. For digital illustrator Fernanda Suarez, it’s allowed her to create striking protagonists for board games like Dead of Winter or Ashes, as well as other clients like Bloomsbury Publishing and Simon & Schuster Inc.

In this online course, she teaches you how to illustrate captivating characters in Photoshop. Discover Fernanda’s creative process when imagining fascinating characters and bringing them to life on the screen. Learn to communicate your ideas and emotions through digital art.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Designing a Character: How to Start
  • Basic Light and Shadow: Values, Volume, and the Importance of Light
  • Rendering Technique: Brushes and How to Use Them
  • Finding Inspiration: Mood Board and References 1
  • Finding Inspiration: Mood Board and References 2
  • Sketching the Human Figure and Composition 1
  • Sketching the Human Figure and Composition 2
  • Color Palette and Base Colors 1
  • Color Palette and Base Colors 2
  • Color Palette and Base Colors 3
  • The Character 1
  • The Character 2
  • Clothing and Accessories 1
  • Clothing and Accessories 2
  • The Background
  • Final Adjustments 1
  • Final Adjustments 2
  • Promoting Your Art
  • Digital Painting of Characters in Photoshop

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Fernanda Suarez

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