Digitally paint portraits in Photoshop

Posted on 03. Jul, 2009 by admin in 2D GRAPHICS, Digital Painting, Photoshop

photo-shoot-flattened1 Create digital paintings that look like high-end comics from photos with great Photoshop tips from David and Sarah Cousens.

One of the most important pieces of advice for painting a portrait is to draw what you see, rather than what you think you see.

It’s very easy as an artist to start drawing in details that you assume are there, altering the image without realizing it – however, this will leave you staring at a finished piece that bears no resemblance to your model, wondering why you can’t get a good likeness.

If you constantly analyze your reference throughout, you’ll have a much stronger piece at the end. Marcus J Ranum has given his permission for us to base this portrait on his photograph of Miss Mosh.

You can download this royalty-free stock image for free from tinyurl.com/cax885; check out his website, photography.ranum.com for more royalty-free stock images. Before you start, download and install the custom brush set from the cover CD.

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