Pop Culture Character Painting in Photoshop
The Main Portrait: Finessing 3
A course by Sam Gilbey
, Artist
Bring your favorite movie character to life by learning how to paint a realistic digital portrait from scratch
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About the video: The Main Portrait: Finessing 3
Overview
“At this point, I like to overlap reference and drawing to catch small details I might have missed. Here I'll show you how to do this and then tweak things based on what came up. This will complete the drawing of the face.”
In this video lesson Sam Gilbey addresses the topic: The Main Portrait: Finessing 3, 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
“ The Main Portrait: Finessing We're getting pretty close on the portrait now. I should also make sure I've got enough red in her cheeks here. Just catch this slightly more intense shadow. When working on a portrait, it's good to think of it... Even if you're just doing it for yourself just for fun or for your portfolio or whatever it might be, think of it in terms of "If I were to send this to the person, would they be happy with it? Have I captured them?" Would you be proud to send it? If you're not at that point, just keep working till you get to that point where you feel happy. By spend...”
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Course summary for: Pop Culture Character Painting in Photoshop
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Illustration, Portrait Drawing, Portrait Illustration

A course by Sam Gilbey
Sam Gilbey is a British artist specializing in painterly pop culture portraits. He’s been drawing for as long as he can remember, and started illustrating professionally in 2004.
Throughout his career, he’s created officially-licensed artwork for films and series like The Avengers, BoJack Horseman, Jaws, Jurassic Park, and many more. He’s also collaborated with clients like adidas, Activision, Apple, Audi, The BBC, British Airways, Disney, Edgar Wright, Empire Magazine, Esquire, GQ, The Guardian, Lucasfilm, and many more.
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