Pop Culture Character Painting in Photoshop

Overview

“What makes a good reference image for both the foreground and background? In this lesson, we'll see how to look for a good reference image, one that you'll like and will fuel your creativity.”

In this video lesson Sam Gilbey addresses the topic: Research and Photography References, 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

“ Research and Photography References In this lesson, we'll look at good references for foregrounds and backgrounds. What character from pop culture has really inspired you and fuels your creativity? Painting a portrait of your favourite character is about finding the right reference images first. Let's get started. I've decided to paint a portrait of Uma Thurman in "Pulp Fiction". As you might imagine, first port of call is to have a look on Google. I'll do an image search. The first thing I'll do is check that the size I'm looking at is Large. It's important to look for something that wil...”

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Course summary for: Pop Culture Character Painting in Photoshop

• Level: Beginner
• 96% positive reviews (54)
• 1565 students
• 4 units
• 25 lessons (5h 38m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration