This course is designed for those interested in improving their digital painting skills.
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Animator and Artist I've worked in Animation since 2006 and have worked in both 2D and 3D. I have a wide range of skills, but my main two are in bringing characters to life through animation, and drawing and illustrating characters. I have also taught animation in Abu Dhabi in the past, working with Cartoon Network in their Cartoon Network Animation Academy, and was part of the initial setup. I am now an independent artist working in London creating short animations, illustrations, and
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In this course you will cover the very basics of digital painting, starting with how to navigate the interface of Adobe Photoshop, and moving along to more complex techniques.
It is essential that if you want to get the best out of this course that you must have a copy of Photoshop, and a pen tablet for your mac/pc. You can find some affordable ones online with a quick search, and if you want to take your art seriously, you should definitely get one!
The course starts pretty easy and builds up fast to keep you entertained while also educated at the same time.
This course uses Adobe Photoshop CS6.
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By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge to digitally paint cartoon characters.
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Course Curriculum
| Section 1 - Photoshop Basics | |||
| Photoshop Basics | 00:00:00 | ||
| Flipping Horizontally & Using The Navigator | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 2 - Basics Of Shading | |||
| Painting The Ball | 00:00:00 | ||
| Painting A Cartoon Face | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cleaning Up The Painting | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 3 - Grey Scale Shading And Color | |||
| Painting The Ball In Black And White | 00:00:00 | ||
| Painting A Cartoon Girl In Grey Scale | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cleaning Up And Adjusting The Grey Scale Painting | 00:00:00 | ||
| Adding Color To The Grey Scale Image | 00:00:00 | ||
| Painting Over The Colors And Making Adjustments | 00:00:00 | ||
| Adding Some Filters And Enhancements To The Painting | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 4 - Conclusion | |||
| Final Thoughts | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 5 - Painting From Photos | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Sketching Out Our Image | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cleaning Up The Drawing | 00:00:00 | ||
| Applying Our Tones In Grey Scale | 00:00:00 | ||
| Rendering And Adding Definition To The Image | 00:00:00 | ||
| Applying Color | 00:00:00 | ||
| Cleaning Up Our Colors | 00:00:00 | ||
| Adding Some Tweaks And Final Touches | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 6 - Sketching | |||
| Silhouette Sketching, The Head | 00:00:00 | ||
| Using Silhouettes To Create Characters | 00:00:00 | ||
| Turning Silhouettes Into Characters | 00:00:00 | ||
| Exploring The Other Characters | 00:00:00 | ||
| Exploring One Character Even Further | 00:00:00 | ||
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