Concept Art Essentials | Digital Painting From Scratch

Name: Concept Art Essentials | Digital Painting From Scratch
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Creating a full conceptual Artwork

Created byKemane Ba

Last updated 1/2021

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Core aspects of digital painting
Creating custom brushes
Painting a full Conceptual artwork from scratch
Efficient Photoshop techniques

Course content

12 sections • 43 lectures • 4h 2m total length

Introduction1:21
Curriculum Overview2:11
My Learning Approach1:40

Class Experience0:15
Lets get started!0:26
Tree Texture File0:03
To follow along, download the base texture for our first custom brush.
About Customizing Brushes1:07
Importing the Texture1:33
Preparing the Texture2:57
Develop a textured brush by adjusting contrast with levels, fading saturation, and saving a black-and-white classical brush in Photoshop, to craft an original, personal digital texture.
Making a Selection1:48
Refining the Selection6:32
Refine your selection with intuitive observation, then refine borders with eraser brushes and layer duplication to enhance edge contrast, while designing and using your own custom brushes as inspiration.
Creating the Brush2:57
Caution!
Make sure you are not selecting any other tool or brush after you made your settings (in lecture 12), otherwise all the settings will be lost as they are only applied if you make a copy of the brush.
Customizing the Brush7:41
Saving the Brush2:53
Conclusion2:28

The Gradient Method3:34
Locked Layer Method3:39
Leverage the locked layer method to confine your brushwork to selected areas, using gradients, rectangle shapes, and ctrl+j duplications to quickly build depth and explore iterative, low-detail painting.
Large Brush Method3:59
Quick Select Method4:15
Lasso Select Method4:32
Use the lasso select method to block in a wide format composition with a horizon and clouds, balancing obvious shapes with random forms while avoiding over-detail.
Black & White Method5:40
Master the black and white method to quickly block out shapes and build structure in digital painting from scratch. Use selections and blocking to spark insights and inspire your process.

Adding Details I16:05
Adding Details II18:33
Lighten and simplify the plans to make them easier to recognize. Refine the background with tonal balance, temple light, and overlays to enhance readability and depth.
Mirroring Image & Spotting Flaws18:16
Explore how to distinguish foreground from background, refine composition by mirroring the image, and spot flaws to guide textures, lighting, and color tones in digital painting.

Requirements

Computer or laptop
Working copy of Photoshop (or 30 day trial)
Graphics Tablet & Pressure sensitive Pen
Basic understanding of Photoshop

Description

This class got you covered with a highly intuitive and efficient learning approach while creating a full conceptual artwork from start to finish in 100% Realtime, no time-lapses, no parts skipped. So if you just fell in love with the world of digital art and want to deepen your knowledge to get out of the beginners stage, this might be the perfect class for you!

Even if you’re more experienced this class offers new insights on how to tackle conceptual art with a fresh approach. Therefore this class is suitable for every skill level and can lead to new insights that are immediately applicable in your personal practice. We cover the essentials about how Brushes Work, how to apply them and how to work with them in the most efficient way. Entering digital art can be quite overwhelming, se we made sure that there is a clear learning path to understanding the tools and technique. After the foundation is set, we enter the world of digital-painting.

Enjoy the class at your own speed and get support along the way from experienced students who already successfully finished the concept art essentials. You can fully decide at what pace you want to learn. See you in the class!

Who this course is for:

Beginner digital artists that want to deepen their understanding of concept art.

Concept Art Essentials | Digital Painting From Scratch

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 5min

Creating Custom Brushes I12 lectures • 31min

Creating Custom Brushes II7 lectures • 24min

My First Speed-Painting I1 lecture • 5min

My First Speed-Painting II6 lectures • 26min

Take your time!1 lecture • 1min

My First Speed-Painting III2 lectures • 20min

My First Speed-Painting IV3 lectures • 22min

My First Speed-Painting V3 lectures • 45min

My First Speed-Painting VI3 lectures • 53min

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