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HOW IT
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It has taken a long time –
finally the time has come.
From now on I will show you more how my works are made. Be it with step by step pictures or videos.
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Deception
STEP I
First of all I have fixed the composition/idea.
Only a few lines to visualise it.
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Deception
STEP II
Then I have begun to paint the main element. I have decided that the source of light should be on top left corner.
But one must note that in the water are always a lot of reflexions...
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Deception
STEP III
Then I have continued the painting of the 'fish'. And I have tried to bring the tail fin in the form of the desktopography logo.
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Deception
STEP IV
Now I have started to paint also the background. Plants, stones etc. . .
I also have to place started
the second source of light.
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Deception
STEP V
The 'fish' should look golden.
As a contrast to the deep-blue water.
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Deception
STEP VI
Now I have started to paint the details. To give the 'fish' a good form. Fins. Scales. A Flow.
And I made the fins more transparent.
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Deception
STEP VII
Now I had the main element almost ready.
I painted a few more details and textures...
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Deception
STEP VIII
Then I have begun to paint the main element. I have decided that the source of light should be on top left corner.
But one must note that in the water are always a lot of reflexions...
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Deception
STEP IX
Now the background.
I have painted more water reflexions and light reflexions
on the ground.
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Deception
STEP X
Now there came the jellyfishes. Started to paint with this one at first...
Two more. For the depth of the picture.
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Deception
STEP XII
And the last two jellyfishes.
But for the better balance
of the picture I needed something else...
The ray...
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Deception
STEP XIII
The jellyfishes still had to take up the golden color, so that the picture is more harmonious.
And I painted more details like bubbles etc...
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Deception
STEP XIV
And then I finished it with some more reflections on the ground and some 'stuff' that swims around. Sharpened it and worked on the depth with the blur tool too. And it is done!
/Process steps
Deception
. full digital painting
. working time 32h
. created with Adobe
Photoshop CS6
& Wacom Intuos 4M
/Process steps
the prophet
. full digital painting
. working time 26h
. created with Adobe
Photoshop CS6
& Wacom Intuos 4M
MORE COMING SOON!
/Tutorial
ALIVE –
The fur
STEP I
Just use a transparent, black brush and just draw strokes. Then use white over the top to distinguish them.
Important is that you can see
the direction of the fur will go.
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ALIVE –
The fur
STEP II
Then get smear too and smear it. Around the edges and following the flow! There should be no flat areas. Keep smearing till the fur is like in the sample.
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ALIVE –
The fur
STEP III
Now draw ridiculously long bits on the entire outline of the thing that needs to be furry. BUT not the entire outline, just the bits that would have fluff visibly sticking up or hanging down from them...
/Tutorial
ALIVE –
The fur
STEP IV
Get a large, blurry eraser and
erase the ends of the fluff.
But be sure that the eraser is
not too big to make the
non-fluff transparent.
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ALIVE –
The fur
STEP V
Now use black and white brushes. 1-3px brushes to make the flur look smooth... Make long confident strokes in the direction of the fur like in the sample. Alter the transparency of your brush as you need.
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ALIVE –
The fur
STEP VI
Lock the transparency if you have a newer version of photoshop. And then use a large white blurry edged brush (airbrush) at the bits of your thingy that are in light.
Choose a transparency that fits the mood of the entire picture. Then use a black airbrush in the darker bits.
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ALIVE –
The fur
STEP VII
Get a 1px brush at a harder transparency than in step before.
Draw all the fancy little individual hairs. There shouldn't be any flat areas. This is the final step to finishing your painted hairs. Your transparency should still be looked.
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ALIVE –
The fur
STEP VIII
Now you can repeat STEP IV,
but only if you need it.
Unlock the transparency to do it.
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ALIVE –
The fur
STEP IX
You can even enhance the strength of the highlights and shadows... more contrast if you need it.
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ALIVE –
The fur
STEP X
Now make a new layer and set the mode to 'color'. Use 'overlay' mode to make the bits darker or lighter. Use for the highlights another color tone - for the shadows another too. So that the fur doesn't look flat and one colored. That's it. Hope it helps you!
/Tutorial
ALIVE –
The fur
. full digital painting
. working time 32h
. created with Adobe
Photoshop CS4
& Wacom Intuos 4M
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04109 Leipzig, Germany
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