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    Character Digital Painting: Creating Magical Scenes

    Character Digital Painting: Creating Magical Scenes

    By Georgi Georgiev

    Character Digital Painting: Creating Magical Scenes

    A course by Georgi GeorgievIllustrator and Visual Artist

    Character Digital Painting: Creating Magical Scenes

    By mixing two worlds—reality and fantasy—you can create colorful scenes with a magical touch. Illustrator and visual artist Georgi Georgiev designs characters and environments inspired by beautiful paintings, people’s stories, and their emotional responses. He has worked in both the gaming and movie industries and used his signature style to design book covers.

    In this course, he teaches you how to create digital illustrations full of color and light in Photoshop. Learn how to bring an authentic character to life from start to finish using his stylized, comic approach. Dare to use your imagination and create magical illustrations.

    What will you learn in this online course?

    22 lessons & 15 downloads

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    What's included in this course?

    Begin by getting to know Georgi Georgiev. He talks through his unconventional road to becoming a professional artist, as well as the influences which have inspired his work and style.

    Familiarize yourself with Photoshop’s features for illustration, including the brush, smudge, and transformation tools. Then, learn to use both a reference photo and your imagination as inspiration for your drawing. Discover how to achieve a more sculptural style using brushstrokes and add color to a digital illustration. Georgi then shares tips on coming up with ideas for your drawing with keywords.

    Time to create your digital illustration! Start by sketching a collection of thumbnails before choosing your favorite, then drawing it in black and white. Then apply color using adjustment layers and different brush blending options. Dive deeper into the coloring process, using light to suggest mood and enrich your illustration.

    Put the finishing touches to your painting to make your focal point stand out before learning how to export your image for different formats. To finish the course, Georgi shares his advice for pursuing a career as a professional artist.

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    What is this course's project?

    Learn how to bring an authentic character to life in Photoshop, from the initial idea to the finishing touches.

    Character Digital Painting: Creating Magical Scenes

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    Who is this online course for?

    This course is for anyone with an interest in creating digital illustrations with a magical touch.

    Requirements and materials

    No previous experience is necessary.

    You will need access to a computer with Photoshop installed.

    Character Digital Painting: Creating Magical Scenes

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    • ahmad_mubarak_qu
      7 months ago

      how the difficult become an easy, very inspiring course

    • marlon_10
      8 months ago

      Excelente curso! Lo recomiendo para aprender a realizar efectos en el dibujo digital, hay muchos aspectos que desconocemos para que nuestros dibujos lleguen a verse "mágicos". Recomendado al 100%.

    • noeldgtl_artist
      1 year ago

      wow, I love it, the best!!!

    • yaaraneum
      1 year ago

      great course!

    • pitertools76
      PLUS
      1 year ago

      excelente curso, muy bien explicado.

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    Georgi Georgiev

    Georgi Georgiev

    Teacher
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    Illustrator and Visual Artist

    Joined March 2021

    Georgi Georgiev is an illustrator and visual artist from Bulgaria. Despite having worked as a professional artist for over a decade, he started out studying law. After realizing it wasn’t his passion and becoming inspired by a comic book his friend introduced him to, he discovered his real calling: drawing. From there, he began teaching himself how to draw digitally through online tutorials and posting his work on art forums. He was quickly offered a job, which allowed him to quit law school and pursue his career as an artist.

    Now Georgi works in the movie and game industry, creating everything from characters to magical worlds. He is known for designing characters with paper-like hair which he shares with over 50K followers on Instagram, and he has also designed book covers.

    Content

    • U1

      Introduction

      • About Me
      • Influences
    • U2

      Tools and Techniques for Creating an Illustration

      • Tools and Options in Photoshop
      • Working with References and Creating without Lineart
      • Applying Color Palettes in Photoshop
      • Thinking about the Painting: Ideation and Keywords
    • U3

      Creating Illustrations from Scratch

      • Setting Up: Basic Composition and Color Ideas 1
      • Setting Up: Basic Composition and Color Ideas 2
      • Picking the Best Idea
      • Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 1
      • Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 2
      • Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 3
      • Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 4
      • Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 5
      • Colorizing the Painting
      • Refining Shapes, Enriching the Colors and Last Details 1
      • Refining Shapes, Enriching the Colors and Last Details 2
      • Refining Shapes, Enriching the Colors and Last Details 3
      • Refining Shapes, Enriching the Colors and Last Details 4
    • U4

      Final Touches and Words

      • Finishing the Painting: Focus and Color Adjustments
      • How to Export Your Image
      • Tips on the Industry
    • FP

      Final project

      • Light and Color for character illustrations

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    FAQs

    Yes, this course is designed for intermediate artists with some basic digital art experience who want to advance their concept art, digital painting, and character illustration skills.

    You’ll need a computer with Photoshop installed and a drawing tablet. Basic familiarity with digital drawing tools is helpful for getting the most out of the course.

    You’ll learn fast digital art techniques, dynamic composition, stylization, character creation, photo reference integration, advanced Photoshop tools, and how to publish and promote your artwork online.

    Yes, the course teaches techniques for drawing the female figure and stylizing human anatomy, with a focus on dynamic poses and expressive character design.

    Yes, you’ll explore how to blend manga and American comic book influences to create unique and appealing character illustrations.

    It’s recommended to have a basic understanding of Photoshop, as the course covers advanced tools and workflows for digital illustration and painting.

    Yes, you’ll learn how to publish your artwork on forums and social media, build a following, and develop a strong online portfolio.

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