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How to See in Value One of the most important concepts to know and understand as a visual artist is that pictures, scenes and still images are arrangements of value; light, dark and gray shapes. It’s these light, dark and gray shapes that the human mind assembles as a cohesive picture. Being able to see the world as shapes of value, especially colored shapes and objects, is a master skill to cultivate as a visual artist. It’s important to the artist because in order to compose and arrange shapes in our pictures, we must first see and understand their inherent grayscale value. The most basic and abstract pattern of dark and light shapes (A) is the first ‘read’ the mind makes. This happens on a visceral, almost subconscious level. How do we train our eyes to see the world in value? To see these strategies in action, watch the video below or continue reading for the in-depth breakdown. Step 1: Ignore color information One way to see color as value is to simply ignore the color. Step 2: Look for Edges and Borders
Survival Guide for Art Students I met with the editors of Dover Publishing a while ago. They publish a lot of classic books on art instruction from days of yore. I told them that most of what I know about drawing and painting comes from studying their books. They asked me for a list of the ten art instruction books that I thought were most useful, with a blurb about why I love each one. Bridgman's Life Drawing by George Bridgman Bridgman's legendary figure drawing demonstrations at the Art Students League of New York have inspired generations of artists, from Norman Rockwell to Frank Frazetta. John Vanderpoel, who studied in France at the Académie Julian, offers a classical approach to figure drawing, noteworthy for its timeless grace. Harold Speed's classic text bridges the often-difficult gap between drawing and painting. Speed's book on painting builds on his drawing book, offering painting instruction as it was practiced in the Royal Academy. Here's the list again in no particular order.
Essential Illustration Brushes V3 Extended by fox-orian on deviantART Free art lessons, learn to draw sketch paint 20 Tutorials for Learning Digital Painting Techniques I’ve always loved browsing the insanely detailed and realistic artwork created by digitally painting in Photoshop, so this year I’m planning on setting aside some time to learn the basics myself. I’ve read through numerous online tutorials and have hand picked the best to share with you today. All the tutorials showcased in this post describe the step by step process and offer useful tips to help you get started with the art of digital painting. Despite being an extremely popular subject it’s pretty difficult finding guides or tutorials that actually explain the process in detail. Dianae Digital Painting Tutorial Zombie Portrait in Photoshop Colouring in Photoshop Wonder Woman Pin Up Digital Painting Tutorial Complete Digital Painting Tutorial How to Draw a Portrait in Photoshop Kikisaurus Digital Painting Tutorial Hannsaki Digital Painting Tutorial The Making of Rest Basic Photoshop Painting Tutorial Seiorai Digital Painting Tutorial Making of Equilibrium Digital Painting 101 Video Tutorial
Tutorials „Speedpainting“ - tips and tricks Click here to read my notes about speed painting. „Maintenance“ - progress video This video shows my approach on the 30min spitpaintings using photoshop. This one took me 24min 33sec. completion: November 2013main software: Photoshoprunning time: 2:53 min „Port“ - progress video This video shows my approach on speedpainting using photoshop. completion: August 2005main software: Photoshoprunning time: 16:27 min „iPad/iPhone Brushes“ - progress videos These are progress videos of some of my iPad/iPhone finger paintings with the Brushes App. completion: 2010main software:Brushes App „The Hunt“ - making of article I wrote this Making Of article for the CGSociety. completion: October 2005main software: Photoshop
3) The Block-In, Part One « Georgetown Atelier Abrieviated steps of this tutorial (click to enlarge) To view a high resolution file of the finished drawing click Here. I like to approach any drawing or painting project in these simple terms: 1) Envision what you want to express and what is most critical to communicate. 2) Work towards that vision, and take advantage of any unexpected discoveries that further it. 3) Solve the problems that are compromising your vision. In constructing a figure drawing, depending on the pose I will use different variations of a technique commonly referred to as a ‘Block-In’. Learning to work from the ‘Broad to the Specific’ is a reoccurring theme and educational cornerstone of the curriculum I teach. The design structure of the block-in (left) translates into the rendered version (right) Take notice of how the block-in on the left is a simplified or ‘distilled’ version of the further developed image on the right. Some design themes highlighted (click to enlarge) 2 ten minute quick Block-Ins (click to enlarge)
Mixing Up Illustration: Combining Analog And Digital Techniques Advertisement In the digital age, don’t forget to use your digits! Your hands are the original digital devices— Lynda Barry People often ask how I arrived at a finished illustration. Honestly, it’s different every time, but it always starts with a hand-drawn sketch. Sketching It Out Concepting for me always starts with pencil and paper. Researching This is the most underestimated part of the process, but one of the most important. Some artists who always inspire me are Mary Blair, Alice Provensen, Charley Harper, Maurice Noble and Eyvind Earle. Also, if I’m drawing an elephant’s skin, or wood on a camera, or a band on a helmet, I’ll want to take a close look at the real thing. Crafting Your Own Brushes I do this because I want my brushes to be my own. Some rough crosshatching for the elephant’s skin, with an oil pastel on drawing paper. Scanning It All In Scan everything: the initial sketch, the textures, anything you’ve made to this point. Here is a scan of my original sketch. (al)
Making of “Morning in Garden” In this making of I will show you the way I work and learn from experience from other artists, as well as the brushes that I collected from them. Especially artists Marta Dalhig, my favorite artists through my work Morning in the Garden. I started finding reference for my concept. First ,I want to talk about the color tone, I think a pretty picture is a picture of beauty color , no need to know the technical or details . With the tone i found, I started to quickly layout and ideas with a rough outline, and identify the source of light. Mixing various colors will make your tone become less poor and less monotonous brilliant color. Began to push deeper details I began to divide the range of light and shadow clearly, and more details With a variety of brush support, they will make the process faster and be many materials To make your block more clarity, strengthening the reflected light will create beautiful effects and brilliant. Final,focus on detail Download brushes
40+ Digital Painting Tutorials You Should Study If you’re one of those designers who aspire to create digitally painted artwork like these, we think you’d learn more than a thing or two in this collection of tutorials. Read through them, study the variety of techniques they employ, and come out an accomplished digital painter in your own right! Painting Wavy Hair Learn how to paint wavy hair digitally. Get all sorts of helpful advice, from which brushes to use to what steps to take to make the hair shine. Spacecraft Prototyping This tutorial will show you how to make this prototype from start to finish. Advanced Tutorial: Creating Broken Link Learn how to create the highlights and shadows on this mutated version of Link, from the Legend of Zelda. Suberb Tutorial of Digital Painting President Obama Learn how to create a digital painting of President Obama using Photoshop and a graphic tablet. Equilibrium Learn how to paint a realistic female digitally starting from grayscale! Paint Realistic Looking Lips Making of Spanish Girl Spider Harp
Photoshop CS5 Mixer Brush Tips and Tricks (This is the first of two articles on the Mixer Brush that I've written. The second can be found here.) Having wrestled with Photoshop's new Mixer Brush in CS5 for the past few months, I've come to the conclusion that the new tool is indeed a great addition, however with many caveats. Here are the biggest hurdles I've come across while working with the new Mixer Brush, and how I've overcome them for the time being. 1.) This one stumped me for a long time. As can be seen in the pic below, the Mixer Brush never manages to build up to the actual color you have selected when painting in 8-bits/channel, no matter how many strokes you lay down. When painting in 16-bits/channel, the Mixer Brush works just fine. So the solution is easy - paint in 16-bits/channel! The only problem with this solution is that not all filters are available when working with 16-bit images, so expect to change the mode occasionally if you like using filters. 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) Conclusion: Thanks for reading!
Why Beauty Matters | RCL Video Art Why Beauty Matters <p>JavaScript required to play <a hreflang="en" type="video/mp4" href=" Why Beauty Matters</a>.</p> Philosopher Roger Scruton presents a provocative essay on the importance of beauty in the arts and in our lives. In the 20th century, Scruton argues, art, architecture and music turned their backs on beauty, making a cult of ugliness and leading us into a spiritual desert. Using the thoughts of philosophers from Plato to Kant, and by talking to artists Michael Craig-Martin and Alexander Stoddart, Scruton analyses where art went wrong and presents his own impassioned case for restoring beauty to its traditional position at the center of our civilization. (For low bandwidth connection) Why Beauty Matters <p>JavaScript required to play <a hreflang="en" type="video/mp4" href=" Beauty Matters</a>. Like this: Like Loading...