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Photorealist PaintingTechniques
Tutorial by Mark Alan Russell
Photorealist Painting Techniques
Published by Mark Alan RussellThis version - 2nd October 2010This book is sel published by Mark Alan Russell and is ree and subject to no restrictions imposed by the author.You can copy and distribute this as you see t.This book was created using InDesign CS5.The ont used primarily is ITC Quorum Std.The authors artwork can be seen at
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1 Who it is or 1 Why paint a photograph? 1Materials and equipment 3Essentials 3 Additional equipment 6Selecting an image 7Two important questions 7Computer work 10Cleaning up the image 10Making a drawing layer 10Drawing 12Measuring and cutting 12Drawing a grid 12First steps 12Big to little 12Sometimes it’s best to paint it in 13Minor lines 14My approach to color 16Hue, Saturation, Brightness 16Palettes 16Painting 18Getting ready 18Mixing the rst ew palettes 18 What color, in what shape, and where 19
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