Pop Culture Character Painting in Photoshop

Overview

“Now I'd like to introduce you to some of the artists who have most inspired me over the years and show you some examples of their work.”

In this video lesson Sam Gilbey addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pop Culture Character Painting in Photoshop. Bring your favorite movie character to life by learning how to paint a realistic digital portrait from scratch.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Influences In this lesson, we'll look at some of the big influences on me as I developed my art style. David Hockney was a huge inspiration when I discovered him during my A level in fine art. This is a collection of a lot of his landscape work. One thing that struck me about his work is he's very prolific. He's got beautiful colours in his work. Also that he was using acrylics. Prior to this, I'd tried oil paints and found them a bit fussy. What I love about acrylics is, because they dry so quickly compared to oils, you've really got to get stuck in and just go for it. When I was a teena...”

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Course summary for: Pop Culture Character Painting in Photoshop

• Level: Beginner
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• 1123 students
• 4 units
• 25 lessons (5h 38m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Illustration, Portrait Drawing, Portrait Illustration