Pop Culture Character Painting in Photoshop
The Clothing 2
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 Clothing 2
Overview
“I'll continue here adding more detail to the blouse and testing different brushes to achieve the best effect. I'll also show you how to use a "Gradient Map" to change the colour spectrum of the blouse. Don't worry if you keep going back and forth to find the right direction. It's all part of the process, and you'll hesitate less once you get more practice in.”
In this video lesson Sam Gilbey addresses the topic: The Clothing 2, 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 Clothing Just work into those edges a bit. Then look out for the ones where we need to be softer. It's like painting a landscape when you get to this point. It just becomes very abstract. What are the contours and how do they lead you to the next? Then I'm just going to pick out the edge of the collar. Even though in the reference, it's just a highlight at the edge. The shoulder is also the same material. I just want to make sure those colours pop. A little bit extra definition there. I'll do the same on this one. The way you outline things in a piece like this is different to a colla...”
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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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- Level: Beginner
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