5 Timelapses That Highlight Photoshop's Possibilities
Illustrated portraits, spectacular photomontages, and character design are some of the things Photoshop allows you to do
You know it as the go-to app for photo retouching, but Adobe Photoshop offers endless possibilities that are impossible to cover at first glance. In this compilation of timelapses, you will discover some of the most incredible uses of this unmatched design and retouching program, which most professional illustrators and photo editors choose to work with.
Drawing Grimes with Felixantos (@felixantos)
Starting with a photograph of the famous singer and a blank canvas, illustrator Felixantos shows us the complete process of drawing a real-life character. Beginning with the main lines and then adding color, highlights, and shadows using the tools Photoshop offers, he finishes a portrait with caricaturesque touches that highlight Grimes's most striking features.
Illustrating LGTBIQ+ Pride with Juan Dellacha (@jpdellacha)
To celebrate LGTBIQ+ Pride month, Juan Dellacha carried out this project that focuses on inclusion. The Argentine illustrator starts this timelapse from a previously made sketch. From this first idea drawn on paper, he begins to add color and textures using the software's different tools.
Creating a digital watercolor from scratch with Ricardilus (@ricardilus)
Much of Ricardilus' work process is 100% digital. The base of this drawing, the portrait of the girl, is made with Photoshop. But later, in the final segment of this timelapse, he will add colors and textures that he fashions out of analog materials, such as paper and watercolor, and that have become defining characteristics of his work.
Retouching from scratch with Alain Perdomo (@alainperdomo)
Photo retouching is perhaps one of the most basic and predictable uses for Photoshop, but that doesn't mean it's not an impressive process when done by the expert hands of someone like Alain Perdomo. In this video, at high speed, we can see the evolution of the image from the original file to the incredible final photomontage and all the elements that make it possible.
Creating a character from scratch with Patricio Betteo (@patriciobetteo)
Mexican Patricio Betteo works with Photoshop like he would do with brushes on a real canvas. The textures of his digital paintings are reminiscent of analog materials, and the technique shines when creating digital characters. In this timelapse, he shows us how to give life to a series of characters, full of expression and detail, using only simple gray strokes.
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