Pop Culture Character Painting in Photoshop
The Clothing 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 Clothing 3
Overview
“I'll keep experimenting here with different tools to find the right hue for the blouse and adjust light and shadows.”
In this video lesson Sam Gilbey addresses the topic: The Clothing 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 Clothing I've got this blue base, which in the image is more on the right-hand side. This is a bit of an experiment. I'll pick a value from here. Basically, I've got this Gradient tool. I'll set it to linear. It's going from Foreground to Transparent. Set my blend mode to Overlay. I'll drag across. Now I'll switch to the radial. Just adding a bit more as this light's coming across here. I do like that effect. I think it's also nice to have some purple in here. I pick it from the background. On Overlay again, different layer. Obviously, in this room, all the light is bouncing around. T...”
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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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