Buy and Download - Lynda.com Drawing and Painting in Photoshop The Great Training

2015
Lynda
Daniel Lieske
4:40
English

A great artist makes the most of his toolset. This course is designed to help those new to Photoshop make the most of its digital drawing and painting tools. Comic book illustrator and video game artist Daniel Lieske shares the tricks of the trade, tailored specifically to artists who want to transition their skills to a digital canvas. Including three complete practice examples and tips from a working creative professional, this course will help you simplify your workflow, organize your illustrations, and start creating art with Photoshop brushes, selections, masks, color pickers, and texture tools.

Introduction
Welcome
1. Setting the Digital Canvas
Fundamentals of graphics files
Size in centimeter or inches
Size in pixels
More settings
2. Control of the Digital Screen
Zoom and Hand tools
Rotate View tool
A second view
Set Liquid zooming and sliding
Summary
3. Tools for Choosing Color
Color picker
Color picker keyboard shortcut
Color palette
Swatches palette
4. Tools for the Application of Color
Basic settings of the Brush tool
Brush Tip Shape
Shape Dynamics
Scattering
Texture
Dual Brush
Color Dynamics
Transfer
Graphic Tablet and Pen Pressure
Fade
Custom brush tips
Paint Bucket
Gradient
Blend modes
5. Supporting Tools
Eyedropper tool
Marquee tool
Lasso tool
Quick Mask mode
Straight lines with Shift key
Adding a stroke to paths
Filling a path
6. Manipulating Color
Smudge, Blur, and Sharpen tools
Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools
Hue/Saturation
Curves
Color Balance
7. Organizing the Digital Canvas
Painting on separate layers
Moving and transforming layers
Locking transparent pixels
Group layers
Eraser tool
Layer masks
Layer opacity and blend modes
Duplicate and merge layers
8. Digital Drawing
Setting up a new file and new brush
Perspective Grid
Rough sketch
Final Drawing: Part 1
Final Drawing: Part 2
Final Drawing: Part 3
9. Colored, Digital Drawing
Setting up a new file and idea sketching
Rough sketch
Final Drawing: Part 1
Final Drawing: Part 2
Setting up a coloring brush and layers
Shading in grayscales
Using coloring layers
Finishing touches
10. Digital Painting
Setting up a new file and creating color study
Color composition
Rough sketch
Organizing the illustration on separate layers
Painting the foreground: Part 1
Painting the foreground: Part 2
Painting the midground
Painting the palace
Painting the far background
Contrast tweaks and gradient layers
Finishing touches and glow effect
Conclusion
Next steps and farewell