Join illustrator Sam Peterson & Host Anna Davisourt as they explore the world of character design in Adobe Photoshop! This week Sam will share time saving tips and tricks as he showcases his full design process from drawing to painting.
Guest Sam Peterson is a concept artist, illustrator and Adobe Live moderator based in Los Angeles, CA: https://www.behance.net/sampetersonart/
Host Anna Daviscourt is an illustrator and former Adobe Creative Resident based in Portland: https://www.behance.net/annadaviscourt
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Chapters
00:00 Start
02:33 Recap of first session
06:05 Covering Sam brushes and how he uses them
16:00 Painting shadow and light demo w/ brushes
27:30 Sam continues to demo lighting and shadow
34:50 Demoing on an organic shape to practice form creation
37:15 Where to focus details – beginning the painting of the character
46:30 Checking value and contrast as you work to keep balance
47:50 Creating shadows and carving in shadow shapes – including ambient occlusion
59:20 Having reference is important
1:09:20 Working “zoomed out” helps to keep from focussing on detail
1:11:00 Quick lesson on drawing hands
1:15:53 Continuing work on painting the character – working in lighting and highlights
1:23:15 Working on the shadows and highlights of the face
1:27:04 Difficulty with painting white elements and how to keep it realistic
1:34:33 Review of the PS daily creative challenge
1:46:58 Sam continues painting on the character
1:52:17 Painterly vs. fully rendered and knowing what you want from your work
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