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68 Complete guide to concept art

Sketch and draw anything you can imagine with
our guide to concept drawings
76 The secrets of matte painting

Matte painting it a skill used in the film and
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In the first in a double-whammy of sci-fi
tutorials, master the art of scene setting
06 The Painter Cheat Guide 88 Create a sci-fi character

Top tips from Painter experts to help improve Bring your characters into the space age with
your paintings our guide to sci-fi art
14 Clone a portrait in oils 94 Paint steampunk

Learn how to make your portraits look like real
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oil paintings elements and colours
20 Improve your portraits

Portraits are a key skill in digital painting, so
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learn to get them right here fun in Painter
24 Paint skin texture 106 Create an underwater scene

Go underwater to create a scene with plenty
Get your skin texture right and your images
will look much more realistic KK of depth and mystery
112 Colour control

28 Draw focus with backgrounds Master your use of colour and all your
Don’t forget about what’s behind your subject artworks will start to benefit
– it can make or break an image
120 Pen and wash studies
34 Custom brushes for landscapes This traditional Japanese skill is yours to
Perfect your landscape artworks with this master with this in-depth workshop
in-depth guide
44 Create a stunning landscape

Five-page expert tutorial on cloning a
landscape image JK
50 Complete guide to oil brushes
We explore the different brushes available and
what to use them for
56 Paint a cityscape from photos

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214 From pencil to Painter
138 How to use liquid inks Take traditional skills to the digital age
Create a fun and colourful scene by learning
how to use this brush option 222 Guide to coloured pencils
An in-depth look at how these tools
144 Create metallic effects aren’t just for kids
Make your paintings shine with our guide to
going metallic 226 Guide to charcoal
Master a real-life charcoal effect for
150 Cloner’s guide to composition amazing portraits
How to get your composition spot on when
using cloning techniques 230 Guide to watercolours
IK 158 Paint like: Pablo Picasso

Channel your inner Master and re-create the
famous style of Picasso
Create stunning landscapes by
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234 Guide to using real oils

Oils work great for some many types
164 Paint like: Monet of art – find out more here
Create traditional landscapes in this
amazing painter’s style 238 Guide to gouache
Get to grips with gouache and how to use
170 Paint like: Rococo it to the best effect
Rococo painters are known for their portraits
and distinct style 242 How to paint reflections
Master the art of reflections – get them
176 Paint like: Rackham right to add realism
Create illustrations in the style of Rackham
over this tutorial 246 How to paint water
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Surreal but brilliant, chanel the Escher
style here
Water is a difficult subject matter, but
we put you on the right track
250 How to paint light

Create amazing lighting in your
188 Paint like: Baroque digital paintings
Create ornate and inventive paintings with
this guide
194 Paint like: Pop Art

Block colours and abstract ideas create
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200 Paint like: Classicism

Step back in time and get some classic
painting advice
206 Paint like: Modern realism 258 Disc pages

Our final guide to emulating past styles over Take a look at the tutorial files, stock
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Tutorial info
Artist
Tutorial
Wen-Xi Chen
Time needed
Two hours
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Skill level
Intermediate
Improve your portraits

On the CD
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If you want to make sure your portraits sparkle, you have
to get the eyes right. Here’s our guide to the skills you need
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Now that the sketch is done, it’s time to move on to the fun part
Make it
glamorous
Want to add some
eyeshadow? Create a
layer on top of your
eye painting and set
the Blending Mode
to Colorize. Now pick
some colour and get
creative! When set
to Colorize, only the
colour properties
of this layer are
imposed on the
picture below and you
don’t lose any detail.
This means that you’ll
no longer have to
dodge between each
individual eyelash!
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Get your curlers
Tutorial
Those pesky eyelashes –
they’re there to do you
a good deed by keeping
dust out of your eyes, but
they sure are tricky to
Improve your portraits

paint. Here are some tips
to help you along
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Tutorial
Paint skin texture
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Learn how to bring life to skin tones, and use a combination of painting, drawing and cloning
techniques to make your portraits shine…
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Start off with skin tones by cloning a favourite family photo
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Get into the tones and textures
Translucent
skin
To show translucent
skin you should use
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instance, ears in
Caucasian people will
have red hues since the
light shines through it.
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nostrils, make use
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Use a variety of tools to make your skin realistic The colours
Tutorial
of skin tone
In order to achieve
warm, non-flat,
glowing skin tones,
make use of a wide
range of dark or
light pinks, lilacs,
Paint skin texture

greens, browns and
oranges. They will
make your skin tone
stand out and look
more realistic – as
long as it’s shaded in
the correct areas. The
zone from the brows
to the bottom of the
nose tends to be a
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If you are going for a
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If you don’t know how to
paint something, search
the web for photos that
might help you out. No one
is omniscient – we learn
with every piece we paint.
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what they are: a reference.
Don’t try to mimic them,
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what you see – why is this
drapery formed in such a
way? Why do the colours
interact the way they do?
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Introduce textiles and foliage into your background details
Realism isn’t about
painting every last
hair strand or blade
of grass – it’s about
making the viewer
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Pay attention to shadows, light effects and details
Creativity
blocks
If you feel you have
a creativity block
or generally lack
inspiration, try to
do a small exercise.
Take a stock photo
and give yourself 15
minutes (no more!)
to do something with
it. Do not use filters,
just sketch on top of
the reference. There
is only one rule: the
newly made sketch
has to be as different
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Transform a photograph into a beautiful painting
Overlapping
brushstrokes
Apply overlapping
brushstrokes from
different directions
to get pleasing visual
effects. Varying
the brush size also
adds to expressive
markings, which
allows surrounding
paint to mix, creating
striking outcomes.
Experimenting with
brushstrokes is a fun
way to develop your
own painting style.
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Learning the character of our tools
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painting. It has the power to move paint in a very
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For this tutorial we
are only using three
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strokes
that mix paint 6Q
brushes. Painter
provides a Tracking
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Rotating
your canvas
Painter’s toolbox
offers a way to rotate
the canvas that may
prove handy for a
particular project. In
the toolbox go to the
Grabber tool, place
your cursor in the
small black triangle,
click it, and a new
icon will appear. Click
this icon, and the
cursor will turn into a
different-looking hand
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Tutorial
Adding
details
Complete guide to oil brushes

When adding details
to an almost-finished
painting you may
want to look for high
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hard edges and no
texture. Although the
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The essential oils tools Everything you need for great results
Every oil brush is so unique that it is hard
to come up with the most important ones.
However, since the subject matter was a
landscape, we are going to focus on the
brushes that made the fog in the distance,
the cotton texture of the clouds, the ripples
of the tranquil water, the far distant trunks,
the rocky texture of the mountains and the
abundant foliage – all of which are unique
elements that add up to the realism of the
painting. Whether they’re round or flat,
applied dry or with blending properties, or
with no texture or impasto texture, Corel
Painter Oil brushes are so versatile that they
can re-create almost every aspect that depicts
a dreamy landscape – just like their traditional Round Camelhair
counterparts can. As explained before, the Round Camelhair has
two behaviours depending on the pressure
applied with the stylus. With high pressure the
Details Oils brush
Painter’s Oils As the name explains, this opaque brush works brilliantly for adding little
brush is at its largest size, whereas applied
with low pressure it becomes a fine brush
brushes details like distant leaves, and it’s usually used in a size smaller than 15
pixels. It offers very heavy colour in its default settings, so it’s good for
perfect for smudging with the contiguous
colours – just like painting on a wet surface.
defining outlines and depicting strong, visible detail. It’s perfect for both clouds and hair.
Flat Oils Tapered Oil
Bristle Oil Fine Feathering

Thick Wet Camel
This brush, like the rest of the Thick series,
creates an impasto look. An impasto look is a
thick layer of paint on the canvas, which is perfect Flat Oils brush
for making that tridimensional look given by The Flat Oils brush is perfect for short strokes. It works fantastically for
the strands of a brush. Use it to work up texture rocks and other heavy surfaces, and if used with vertical strokes it can
and to leave visible ‘paint’ marks to add to the create sharp edges – just like a flat brush. Use it in short choppy strokes
painterly look of an image. to create texture or longer, dragging strokes to create thick flat lines.
Detail Oil Fine Camel
Tapered
Round Oils
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possess a barely
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look to the painting.
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adding details with The Bristle Oils are very versatile. Their most
rich texture, making distinct features are their brush strands and
them great for details lack of texture when applied to the canvas.
such as windblown They’re good for painting light textures such
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Tutorial info
Artist
Simon Buckroyd
Time needed
Six hours
Skill level
Advanced
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Harness the rich potential for night-time drama
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Paint night scenes

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Colour and detail
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its complementary
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shadows more
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Light from the night
sky is diffused and
soft. However, if there
is any moonlight it
will be hard. When
there are several
sources of light – as in
a street scene at night
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colour
One thing to
remember about
the night sky when
painting a night
scene is that, until
any artificial light
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is introduced, the
landscape element
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always be darker
than the sky.
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Red and yellow make blue? Not necessarily!
Many people, when thinking about the colours they should use in their
night skies, will lean towards near-black or dark blue. But if you want to
convey a certain mood or effect, you could do so by adding more colour
to your night sky. Effects both natural and man-made allow you to paint
your night skies in a variety of colours – which instantly makes your night
scenes more dramatic.
Natural occurrences such as stormy weather and cloud reflections
can change the colour of a night sky – as can the man-made effects of
artificial light. In most populated areas of the world, the use of artificial
light emitted from buildings, factories, street lamps and signage creates
light pollution, illuminating the night sky.
In this image, colours picked from the sky and background structures
appear almost black, but they are in fact blues and greens. Colours
from the middle part of the image (the lit, reflective buildings) emit
much brighter, saturated tones. Foreground colours are mostly
complementary warm hues.

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To create effective
reflections, copy the
part of the image
you want to have
reflected on a new
layer. Then flip it,
either horizontally or
vertically, and lower
the opacity. Manually
manipulate the layer
into place.
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AND COLOUR
SWITCHING
When painting
characters you will
need to change your
brush size and colour
often, and using
keyboard shortcuts
for this can greatly
speed up the process.
Just hold Ctrl+Alt
(PC)/Cmd+Opt (Mac)
and click and drag
your mouse or pen.
Holding Opt/Alt will
change your brush
to the Dropper tool
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so you can pick
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Tutorial
Artist
Andreas Rocha
Time needed
12 hours
Skill level
The secrets of successful matte painting

Intermediate
On the CD
Resources
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We demonstrate top tips and tricks for producing a landscape so realistic you’d
believe it was a photo – welcome to the world of matte painting
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Laying down a strong foundation is key to success
02
values
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incrementally and
often. A lot of free disk
space is a must, so you
can leave the ‘cleaning
up’ for when the
painting is done.
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Introducing the Contrast
Tutorial
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Depending on the
amount of atmosphere
between the object
and the viewer’s eyes,
the object will have
more or less contrast.
Objects further away
have less contrast
since they are behind
thicker layers of
atmosphere than
nearer objects. Also,
misty days or areas
(like swamps) will have
less contrast than
clear days or areas.
Never forget this, as
depth is one of matte
paintings’ key aspects.
09 Pasting photos 9GJCFVCMGPRJQVQUQHVTGGUCICKPUVC

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Add some key elements, including man-made structures
Detail in high/
low contrast
areas
Our eyes tend to
adapt to the lighting
situations. If it’s very
bright our pupils close,
letting in less light.
If it’s very dark they
open, letting in more
light. You can simulate
this in the painting
without the presence
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detail in dark areas.
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areas. You can also use
this to your advantage
as we did in the darker
foreground area. If
this area were fully
detailed it would look
dull and boring, but
since there’s a bright
sunset in front, we can
reduce its presence
by minimising its
contrast/detail.
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With a large matte
painting it’s vital to
keep an eye on texture
and film grain from
pasted photos. You
have to be careful
about texture; it must
be evaluated at 100%

Zoom. A large display
21 Extra rocks in the foreground

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helps, but you also
need patience. This
Zoom level helps you
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spot brushstrokes that
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they’re obvious; you
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Paint a sci-fi scene
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Artist
Simon Buckroyd
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Time needed
3 hours
Skill level
Intermediate
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Rough in the various elements to work out your basic composition
Glow FX
The Glow FX tool
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when used at a large
size, can add a blast of
colour to backgrounds
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sunsets and lighting.
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smaller size it can be
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One of the handiest guidelines to aid in composition is subject on one of the four points of interest it tends to of balance is achieved. The vanishing point is on a point
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painting the ‘points of interest’. By placing an object or having them fall on opposite points of the grid, a sense Just go to Window>Show Layout Grid.

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A really easy and
quick way to create
hundreds of window
faces on buildings
and skyscrapers is to
use the Eraser tool.
Create a coloured box

or rectangle (which
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Create a sci-fi character

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Find out how to give your character a truly out-of-this-world look without alienating your audience
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simple, quick alien skin textures. Use a brush
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that picks up on the paper grain, like Sponges,
texture in skin can be a
to bring out the patterns. The F-X brushes also
time-consuming task.
have useful tools. The Furry brush creates instant
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fur, and you can adjust the length by changing
on the internet for
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some textures you can
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throw over your picture
patterns. Sites include www.3dplace.net, www.
in Overlay mode to
cgtextures.com, http://mayang.com/textures
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and www.textureking.com. Use the Pattern
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Pens and Cloners to utilise captured patterns. If
take your own photos:
your character has green blood, all the skin areas
your own skin, foliage,
that normally flush red will be green instead!
the pavement… it’s all
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The shape, colour, structure and even
quantity of an alien character’s eyes can
tell the viewer a lot about its personality,

creating a narrative in your image.
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With the groundwork laid down, it’s time to start on the details
Expression
If your alien creature
has features that are
recognisable as a
mouth, eyes or nose,
then it’s possible to
give them expressions
to animate the entire
picture. We associate
ugly aliens with being
bad, but try giving
your ugly alien a
huge friendly smile
to juxtapose the
conflicting ideas and
give your audience
a surprise!
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lot about a civilization: armour- showcase a wide variety of outfits
plated clothes will suggest a that tell you instantly about the
war-like race – while soft, flowing characters – whether they are Jedi,
fabrics can indicate a more Storm Trooper or Queen.
peaceful existence. You can take inspiration from
Our alien lady is wearing our own civilizations. If you are
loose material, which, along painting a desert race (think of
with her smile, tells us this is a Frank Herbert’s Dune), then why
non-threatening race, and the not look at what people living
environment in which they live is in and around deserts on Earth
probably warm or hot. usually wear? If you’re painting a
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water-dwelling species, consult
photographs of fish and other sea
creatures for ideas.
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Create a Steampunk fantasy piece that incorporates elements from the Victorian era and
references from machinery for a steam-powered sci-fi look with period charm
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Paint Steampunk
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there good contrast?
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between lights and darks. colour will not be as deep as the
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and a saturated middle colour. the darkest area will be along
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an area where the colour of the light opposite the shadow line is
metal would be most saturated. strong. White highlights follow the
Add the bright white highlight. contour. Use saturated colours
Do not blend this in too much. in the background. And always
Along the edges of your object, remember that despite traditional
paint parallel lines that follow the advice to never use pure black or
contour. This is the reflection of a white, these colours are absolutely
neighbouring object. Do not overdo essential for creating realistic
this technique. In the shadowed highlights and shadows on metal.

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Create your 01 Character

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In general, most people assume characters are animated, the use
that manga and anime are the of backgrounds is essential. These
same thing and that they come are always painted beautifully and
only from Japan. But there are in a realistic way to contrast with
various aspects that differentiate the characters, which are painted
them clearly. using a limited range of colours.
Manga is used in Japanese Nowadays the anime/manga
comics and is drawn from top to phenomenon has extended around
bottom, right to left. It’s done the world, giving artists the chance
entirely in black and white, using to explore these mediums and have
multiple screen tones to create their own views about what anime
basic tonal effects and shading. and manga truly represent.
It’s printed on recycled and cheap
“Anime art is
paper, due to the amount of work
involved and cost of producing it
on a weekly and monthly basis.
more detailed”
Anime art is a more detailed
and colourful medium, full of
movement and action. Because the

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Colour
Tutorial
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Polish your anime composition
Kawaii
creatures
There is no doubt that
the creatures have to
be cute and lively. Try
to base your design on
your favourite animals.
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they could be cute
little blobs with funny
ears and small eyes,
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Having in mind which
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characters before
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Realism
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in your first underwater
scene. Some kinds of
fish are downright
ugly, while some of the
prettier kinds live in
shoals and ecosystems
so vast it would be
impossible to paint
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Learn how to produce wonderful Designing
coral effects easily a mermaid
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painting coral and other things that grow mermaid that differs
underwater. Coral isn’t something we see from the red-haired
too often, since it’s part of a world we don’t Disney standard, look
live in, but we can observe its basic shape at different kinds
and structure. Pick a Bristle brush and paint of fish. Lionfish and
treelike shapes that look like coral when seen Japanese fighting fish
from a distance. We can treat them like colourful can be very helpful.
rocks which have fuzzy extensions here and They offer great
there that are enhanced with bright little dots inspiration for how a
to make them shine and seem organic. Once tail could be designed,
the basic shape is applied with a darker colour, and show that it
many little bright strokes can add a lot of detail doesn’t always have
to that shape. To give the dots and strands to be in a greenish
some texture, fuzzy brushes like the FX Furry or greyish colour
brush work best. Airbrushes can then be used – which makes it look
for highlights, which are supposed to differ a quite boring. Look
bit from the overall form to suggest that some at bioluminescent
tiny creatures are floating in the water. creatures such as
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Now you can paint fish, try a fantasy underwater scene
Find
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To find good
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fish’. This way it’s
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examples of all kinds
of fish which aren’t
ordinary goldfish
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To show that a scene is underwater, several easy effects can be used Brushes for the detail work
When painting underwater scenes it’s very can cheat a lot and spare ourselves some work by This selection shows two brushes
important to not get lost. Underwater worlds utilising certain brushes, colours and light effects. which are a bit more special when
can be highly colourful because there are a lot of Adding the colour of the water with a 300px 5% we talk about underwater scenes.
interesting things going on in the scenery, with all Opacity Airbrush, is an easy way to make the The Real Fan Short from the
kinds of fish and floral elements. Therefore, we elements look unified with their environment. RealBristle Brushes palette is a
pretty fine brush that can
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tails or add little accents to the
scales of the fish. The Fine Tip
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It shows the Acrylics Bristle from the Acrylics mermaid’s skin. It’s not a good
palette, the Real Tapered Bristle from the idea to use this one for the
RealBristle Brushes and the 2B Pencil from the fish, because it will make them
Pencils collection. All three are very useful when seem too blurred and look like
used in combination. With the Pencil, things plastic. The Airbrushes also do a
can be easily sketched out, and fine elements perfect job of creating blurry or
like the mermaid’s dark blue seaweed top can Real highlighted water effects. Use
be accentuated with lovely thin outlines and Acrylics Tapered 2B these sparingly in the background Real Fan Fine Tip
highlights. The Real Tapered Bristle blends well. Bristle Bristle Pencil so that you don’t blur details. Short Soft Air
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Painting with light is a good way to lead the viewer’s eye
This example shows how darkening certain
areas can draw the eye of the viewer from
one point to another, and so help to focus
the eye. It’s called painting with light. When
the coral effects in the foreground are
darkened, it will draw the eye further into the
image. Creating more contrast around the
mermaid and fish also helps the viewer to
find important elements quickly. The turtle
is at a high contrast here to make it a point
of interest. Painting some soft white dots
on top of everything on a new layer and
pushing them back with the Eraser wherever
they are too bright, also helps to create the
effect of moving water being hit by light. For
this composition, yellow areas shouldn’t be
in places that aren’t of any interest, because
they draw the eye too much and so will quickly
drag the viewer’s attention away from what is
really important.

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Changing paper colour Set your painting’s mood

One of the main
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both digitally and
traditionally is starting
with a blank white
canvas. Starting with
a toned paper surface
can help to set the
mood of your painting,
and also get the colour
in the direction you
want it to proceed.
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Start with a value study Painting
When you are doing a
black-and-white value
study of an image, you
need to decide where
you want your lights
and darks. You are just
working with value at
this point and it will
make it easier to add
colour to later. Use the
Digital Watercolor>New
Simple Water brush,
at an Opacity of 25
per cent. After the
value study is done,
perform the Dry Digital
Watercolor function.
Use the whole spectrum Cool and unify

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want your audience to look, what are the important details and what is less significant? All the little in all your colour. When the colour is where you like it, use the Dry Digital
details and nuisances, this is where you have to be direct and you can muck around and have fun. Watercolor command. Then apply another cool tone with Digital Watercolor
over that. Start to pull detail out by changing the value on the Color Wheel.
This will unify the shadows and the picture. You can even be more direct and
just add the cool tone to all the shadows and a warm tone to the light side.
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Painting
Canvas mixing
These pages will show you the ways to mix colours in the Color Sets palette, the
Color Mixer and colour palettes. Another way is by mixing the colour directly
on the canvas. It is a lot faster to make just a mark at a low opacity and then
select the colour. Simply select the colour you like, press Cmd/Ctrl+Z and then
erase that mark.
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The Color Sets have two exciting features to help finding a colour:
By Name and Closest To Current Color. This is nice because if you
want to find a certain colour that you want to use, like Alizarin
crimson, you can type it in under By Name, click Begin and OK,
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creating a visually also; you can use shadows to make the viewer look at something more important. Use colour in your
appealing image shadows also. In Edward Hopper’s Room in Brooklyn, there is a small corner of the windowsill that is in
is a good use of shadow, and it is a rich, vibrant blue.
lights and darks and
the connecting of
shadows. American
illustrator Frank
Schoonover would
use lights and darks
to direct the viewer’s
eye. Using lights
against darks and
shadows against
sunlit areas make for
an engaging image.
Having knowledge of
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Tutorial Pen and wash studies
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The pen really is mightier than the sword! We demonstrate how to recreate a
classic pen and wash study in Corel Painter

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Painting
Artist
Tutorial
Tim Shelbourne
Time needed
6 hours
Skill level
Intermediate
Pen and wash studies

On the CD
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Every pen drawing starts with a sketch. Use ours or create your own!
Play safe
with layers
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a pen drawing, and you
can spend a long time
adding more detail. If
you want to add some
more pen work to your
drawing, it’s best to
add a new layer first,
and then add your new
line work to that layer.
If things don’t work
out, simply erase or
delete the layer and
start again.
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A little
practice
If it’s your first time
with pen drawing,
why not start with a
little bit of practice?
As you can see here,
it’s usual to limber up
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There are vital techniques you need to know when
using a pen. Here’s the lowdown on shading and detail
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Bolster the foundations with careful shading, detail and colour washes
Stylus tilt
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The great thing about digital However, sometimes the
pen and wash is the fact that ‘happy accidents’ that can happen
it’s actually much more with traditional pen and wash
controllable than its traditional techniques, such as ink running
real-world equivalent. This is into your colour washes, can be
simply because we can separate really effective and actually add to
the inked pen line layers from
the watercolour layers. In fact,
as soon as you start adding the
the finished painting rather than
detract from it. Thankfully, we
can also replicate these accidents
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Even once your
drawing is completed,
you can adjust the
tone of your ink
lines. To do this
Shift-click all of your
pen layers and go
to Layers>Collapse

Layers. Now go
to Effects>Tonal
Control>Equalize.
Drag on the
Brightness slider to
make the ink lines
lighter or darker.
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Clone and paint
Clone and paint a vintage portrait

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Learn to work from a photo to create a vintage-style pin-up. Greg Banning shows us how
Tutorial info
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Finish off the illustration before cloning it with the photo
Saving and
Iterative
Save
We constantly save
our work. As we
were working on this
tutorial there was a
power failure, and
we would have lost
a couple of hours of
work if it weren’t for
Cmd/Ctrl+S. Iterative
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to save the work at
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Tutorial Use a limited colour palette

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Tutorial info
Artist
Tutorial
Brad Sutton
Time needed
Two to three hours
Skill level
Intermediate
Use a limited colour palette

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Primary colours A mixture of two Going neutral

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the staple for mixing colour. You can create any are a mixture of two of the primary colours. So secondary colour. If the primary and secondary
secondary or tertiary colour with these three if you mix blue and red you will get purple (see colours are opposite each other on the Color Wheel
combinations. The Old Masters would mix equal the example above). This can also be done simply then the mix of the two should come out brown, or
parts of the three – this way they would get a neutral in the Mixer, which is found under the Color even a sort of neutral colour. If you try and mix a
dark colour that worked well for shadows since it palette. Secondary colours are also utilised in the brown using loads of colours, you will end up with a
has the primary colours in it. tertiary colours. dull and muddy result.

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Re-create a poster from a past era
Salvaging
colours
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brown that is in the
coat on the man is also
used in the street and
in the clouds. This is
useful when economy
of colour is being
employed. Make wise
decisions on what
colours to use where.
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Tutorial
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How to use
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Discover how to use the unique
functions of the Liquid Ink brushes
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Artist
Luis Diaz
Time needed
6-8 hours
How to use Liquid Inks

Skill level
Intermediate
On the CD
Start file
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Choose a colour scheme that inspires you
Filling
larger areas
If we raise the Feature
in the Liquid Ink
controls, we can
quickly fill in large
areas with some
brushes. Try doing
this when you have big
areas like the sky and
sea. It helps, because
some of the Liquid
Inks, depending on the
size of the document
and brush, may take
a while to fill in those
areas, and the Bucket
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The Color
Sets palette
One helpful tool to
use is the Color Sets
palette to upload the
colours of an image
or mixer pad that
inspires you. To do so,
just open up your Color
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the right arrow at the
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Drop layers
When you’re working
on multiple layers and
are happy with results,
drop all the layers. In
most painting projects
it’s not necessary to
have a ton of layers
opened – it can slow
down the machine
a lot. Also, using
Iterative Save will
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progressive history of
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It’s time to move on to the main narrative elements
Selecting
and deleting
in Liquid Inks
Sometimes in larger
files, selecting an area
and then deleting it
in a Liquid layer may
take longer than
normal. To save time,
try using the Eraser
or Liquid Ink Eraser.
From our experience,
the Liquid Ink Eraser
works better than the
regular Eraser.
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One of the first things you should
do when you start any project is
take about 15 to 30 minutes to
play with all the brushes. This
familiarises you with certain
brushes, because most projects will
have something different in them
– whether it’s the subject matter,
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We like to create
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finals tend to be really
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Block in strong tones to create a dramatic base
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Tutorial
white
We are often
encouraged not to
use pure black or
white in paintings,
but with metal they’re
Create metallic effects

sometimes necessary.
Shadows on both gold
and silver will go a
deep black when there
is no light, while all
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borrowed colour from
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complete the effect of
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Highlights and glowing edges add magic to almost everything
Colour
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15 Metallic
shine
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21 Refine the
metallic
objects +P[QWT
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is the magical glow
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composing process,
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decide if an element
stays or goes. Go
ahead and put it in
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its own layer. While
looking at your
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the eye on and off on
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layers
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work on, just clicking
on the element
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The great Pablo Picasso showed us how to combine a number of different viewpoints and distil
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Establish the geometric shapes for your painting
Fun with
Picasso
If you feel like a little
Cubist fun before you
get down to the real
business of painting,
point your browser to
www.mrpicassohead.
com/create.html.
This is a Picasso
based, pick-and-mix
style Cubist exercise
where you can
make a face up from
common components
used in the great
man’s portraits. You
can choose each
component, scale and
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The
importance
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It’s a good idea before
you start this project to
take your time to study
Picasso’s work. Simply
Google search Picasso
and Cubism and you’ll
find a wealth of images.
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study the shapes in the
paintings, and look at
the way he flattened
out perspective within
the head. It’s even
worth making a couple
of sketches from the
paintings to help you
understand better the
geometric devices he
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Final touches, then it’s time to paint
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Paul Cezanne explains that, “Everything in nature takes its form from the sphere, the cone
and the cylinder”. This was something that Picasso was very conscious of during his Cubist
experiments. The vital point to remember when dealing with Cubist imagery is the use of many
different points of perspective that are used in the depiction of a single object or scene. You
may find it useful to take photographs of your subject from many different angles, and then
take parts from each image to draw from. Your mind will try to introduce some perspective
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as you draw, so it’s easier to start with very basic shapes. It’s all about distillation; reducing
complicated components to their very simplest geometric forms.
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Add colour and build solidity in your painting
Paint
matters
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in Painter, you’ll
notice that we haven’t
mentioned much about
specific brushes or
painting techniques.
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of Cubism, the way the
paint is applied is fairly
unimportant. Although
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Individual voice
Creating unique artwork
The bedrock that the Cubist movement was built upon
was that, regardless of subject, the painting should
work in its own right as a piece of art. This depended
very much on pattern, shape and colour, which is why
the actual surface plane of a Cubist portrait plays such a
vital role in its success. It can be difficult for a figurative
artist to see in such abstract terms, but that’s exactly
what Picasso was doing here. First and foremost, the
shapes and colours in this portrait should please and
interest the viewer’s eye. As a result of this, every
now and then it’s worth flipping your painting by 180
degrees so you’re not distracted by your eye creating
a conventional portrait from the shapes. Picasso was
searching during these years for a release from the
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accepted ways of expressing the world around him. Here Get used to rotating your artwork so you
are the shapes from a famous Picasso portrait, showing can see it as shapes, rather than a face. Any
the decorative quality of the pure geometry. realism will ruin your Cubist quest!
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surface
Take your time to
experiment by using
different surfaces
to paint on for this
project. By carefully
selecting a different
Paint like Picasso

paper from the Papers
Selector, you can make
the surface of the paint
look very different and
introduce lots of nice
textures. The Grain
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COQTGVTCFKVKQPCNUV[NGVJCPJKUNCVGTCTEJGV[RCN DTQMGPEQNQWTVGEJPKSWGYJGTGUJQTVEJQRR[ URQPVCPGQWUEJQRR[DTWUJYQTMVJCVV[RK¿GUJKU
+ORTGUUKQPKUVRKGEGUJKUHCUEKPCVKQPYKVJ UVTQMGUQHEQNQWTUYQWNFDGRNCEGFPGZVVQGCEJ 9CVGT.KNKGUUGTKGU
The magic of light The dancing brush

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CTQWPFJKODWVTCVJGTVQRCKPVVJGNKIJV YKVJCFGUKTGVQFGRKEVNKIJVCVKVURWTGUV
VJCVHGNNQPKV9KVJVJKUKPOKPFKV¶UYQTVJ Broken colour ICXGTKUGVQJKUWPKSWGWUGQHVJGDTWUJ
VCMKPI[QWTVKOGYKVJ[QWTKPKVKCNUMGVEJ /QPGVFKFXGT[NKVVNGEQNQWTOKZKPIQPVJGRCNGVVGRTGHGTTKPI 8KGYGFENQUGWR/QPGV¶URCKPVKPIUCTG
VQRNCPQWVVJGFKUVTKDWVKQPQHNKIJVCPF KPUVGCFVQWUGFCDUQHEQORNGOGPVCT[EQNQWTRNCEGFENQUGVQ OCFGWRQHEQWPVNGUUTCRKFFCDUCPFFGHV
UJCFGDGHQTG[QWCEVWCNN[UVCTVRCKPVKPI+P QPGCPQVJGTUQVJCVVJGUGEQNQWTUOKZGFQRVKECNN[QPVJGCEVWCN IGUVWTCNUVTQMGUQHEQNQWT9KVJVJKUKP
VJKUUV[NGQHRCKPVKPIKPFKXKFWCNGNGOGPVU RCKPVKPIUWTHCEG1HVGPJGYQWNFCNUQCEVWCNN[OKZEQNQWTQPVJG OKPFKP2CKPVGTYQTMYKVJUOCNNDTWUJGU
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EQPVTCUVUTCVJGTVJCPFGNKPGCVKPINKPGU VJGEQNQWTUJGWUGFCPFIKXGVJG¿PCNRCKPVKPICURCTMNGQHNKIJV VQµFTCY¶VQQOWEJ

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Tutorial info
Artist
Tutorial
Tim Shelbourne
Time needed
4 hours
Skill level
Intermediate
Paint like Monet

On the CD
Start file

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First create a sketch to guide you, then begin to establish the overall tonal values and underpainting
Monet’s
colours
You may like to mix the
02 Mapping
the tones
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colours you use from
Monet’s own palette
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of colours. These are VQKPFKECVGVJG
available in a Painter NKIJVCPFUJCFGKP
colour set. Hit the VJGUEGPG6CMG
small arrow at the [QWTVKOGJGTG
top right of the Color TGHGTTKPIVQVJG
Set’s palette. Choose ¿PKUJGFRCKPVKPI
Open Color Set. From HQTIWKFCPEG
the available colour
sets choose Artists’
Oil Colors. Click the
01 Canvas and outline %TGCVG[QWTECPXCUXKC(KNG 0GY
EJQQUKPICXGT[RCNG[GNNQYHQTVJGRCRGTEQNQWT#FFCPGY
NC[GTHQTVJGUMGVEJ%JQQUGCXGT[FCTMDNWGDNCEMHTQOVJGEQNQWT
+V¶UKORQTVCPVVQ
TGOGODGTVJCV
[QW¶TGPQVETGCVKPI
small arrow again
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and choose Display
Name. Here is Monet’s
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palette: Titanium KPVJGUEGPG(QTVJGOQOGPVLWUVQWVNKPGVJGUGTQWIJN[HQTRNCEGOGPV RCKPVQPVQRQH
White, Cadmium
Yellow Light, Cadmium
Yellow, Viridian Green,
Emerald Green, French
Ultramarine, Cobalt
Blue, Alizarin Crimson
and Vermillion.
03 Supplied sketch +H[QW¶TGPQV

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QTYCPVVQIGVUVTCKIJVKPVQRCKPVKPI[QWECP
CNYC[UWUGVJGUWRRNKGFUMGVEJ5KORN[QRGP
KVHTQOVJGFKUECPFEQR[CPFRCUVGKVQPVQC
UGRCTCVGNC[GTCDQXG[QWTECPXCUUGVVKPIKVU
04 Underpainting #FFCPGYNC[GT
CPFUGVVJGDNGPFOQFGVQ/WNVKRN[
VJG.C[GT1RCEKV[VQ%JQQUGVJG1KN
05 Base colours %JQQUGCOKFVQPG
[GNNQYITGGPHQTVJGNKIJVGUVCTGCU
QHVJGVTGGU6JKUUVCIGQHVJGRCKPVKPI
%QORQUKVGOQFGVQ/WNVKRN[
2CUVGNUECVGIQT[CPFUGNGEVVJG5QHV1KN2CUVGN TGCNN[PGGFP¶VDGCEEWTCVGCVCNN±YG¶TGLWUV
XCTKCPV5GVVJG1RCEKV[HQTVJGDTWUJVQ GUVCDNKUJKPICPQXGTCNNVQPCNDCUGJGTGCPF
0QYWUGVJGDTWUJCVCTQWPFRKZGNUVQ MKNNKPIVJGYJKVGECPXCU6QCFFUQOGXCTKGV[
Mixing UVCTVRCKPVKPIKPFCTMRGVTQNDNWGUCPFFCTM VQVJGEQNQWTUKPVJGUJCFQYUTGFWEGVJGUK\G
ITGGPUVQGUVCDNKUJVJGWPFGTRCKPVKPICPF QHVJGDTWUJCNKVVNGCPFCFFCHGYVQWEJGUQH
colours IGPGTCNVQPGU XGT[YCTOTGFDTQYPUJGTGCPFVJGTG
To mix colours from
the Monet palette,
in the Mixer palette
choose the Apply Color
brush. Now click the
appropriate colour
07 Tonal
variations
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from the colour set VJGNKN[RCFUKPVJG
and brush a little onto FKUVCPEGPGGFUVQDG
the Mixer Pad. Mix in NKIJVGTVJCPVJQUG
your next colour in KPVJGHQTGITQWPF
the same way. To mix
two colours placed
closely together, use
06 Establishing the lily pads #FF
CPQVJGTNC[GT0QYTGFWEGVJGUK\G
QHVJGDTWUJCPFUVCTVVQTQWIJN[RCKPVKPVJG
CPF[QW¶NNPGGFVQ
TGFWEG[QWTDTWUJ
UK\GCEEQTFKPIN[
the Mix Color tool in
the Mixer palette. OCKPUJCRGUHQTVJGNKN[RCFU7UGOKFVQPGF 7UGCJKIJ)TCKP
To choose a colour DNWGITGGPUCPFCSWCUJGTGCPFOCMG CPF$NGGFUGVVKPI
to paint with from UWTGVQWUGSWKVGUJQTVIGUVWTCNUVTQMGUVQ HQTVJGDTWUJUQVJCV
your mixed colours, FGUETKDGVJGQXGTCNNUJCRGQHGCEJNKN[RCF VJGEQNQWTCRRNKGU
use the Sample Color &QP¶VDGIKPVQCFFFGVCKNJGTG±YG¶TGLWUV PKEGCPFUOQQVJN[
Eyedropper from KPFKECVKPIVJGRNCEGOGPVQHVJGUGGNGOGPVU CPFEQPVKPWGVQWUG
the Mixer. CVVJGOQOGPV UJQTVUVTQMGU

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Gathering
Tutorial
colours
08 Colour
variability
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If you’re not confident
about choosing your
colours from the
WPFGTRCKPVKPI colour wheel or mixing
them, you can always
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borrow the colours
Paint like Monet

CPGYNC[GT+P from Monet himself.
%QNQT8CTKCDKNKV[ Locate one of the

9KPFQY $TWUJ water lily paintings
%QPVTQNU 5JQY on the internet and
%QNQT8CTKCDKNKV[ open it in Painter. Hit
UGVVJG *XCNWGVQ the small arrow in the
CTQWPF top right of the Color
0QYWUKPIVJG
DTWUJCVCTQWPF
1RCEKV[UVCTV
09 Broken colour *GTG¶UYJGTG
[QWECPTGCNN[UVCTVVQUKOWNCVG
/QPGV¶UµDTQMGPEQNQWT¶VGEJPKSWG6JG
Sets palette and then
choose New Color Set
From Image.
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UVTQMGUQHXGT[FCTM JGNRYKVJVJKUDWV[QWCNUQPGGFVQTGIWNCTN[
DNWGDNCEMVQVJG EJQQUGOQTGFGGRITGGPUCPFOCWXGUHTQO
YCVGTWPFGTPGCVJ VJGEQNQWTYJGGNVQDWKNFWRVJGGHHGEVQH
VJGNKN[RCFU TGÀGEVGFEQNQWTKPVJGYCVGT¶UUWTHCEG
11 Brush
setup %NKEM
QPVJGVQRNC[GTKP
VJGUVCEMCPFCFF
CPGYNC[GT0QY
YG¶NNUVCTVVQCFF
UQOGFGVCKNVQVJG
VTGGUDWV¿TUV[QW
PGGFVQUGVWRVJG
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10 Blending with the brush 1PGQH

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$NGGFVQ
CPF,KVVGTVQCTQWPF
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KVYKNNDGIKPVQDNGPFRCKPV+V¶UYQTVJVCMKPI 8CTKCDKNKV[RCNGVVG
[QWTVKOGJGTGVQDWKNFWRSWKVGCEQORNGZ UGV *VQCTQWPF
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7UGVJG¿PKUJGFKOCIGCUCIWKFGHQTVJKU CTQWPF
12 Into
trees
the
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CVCUK\GQHCTQWPF
RKZGNUEJQQUGC
DTKIJV[GNNQYHTQO
VJGEQNQWTYJGGN
CPFDGIKPVQCFF
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+V¶UKORQTVCPVVQ
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13 Adding form 4GIWNCTN[EJQQUG
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HTQOVJGEQNQWTYJGGNCU[QWYQTM[QWTYC[
VJGHQTOUQHVJG CNQPIVJGVTGGUOCMKPIUWTGVQNGCXGUQOGQH
VTGGU;QW¶NNPQVKEG VJGFCTMGTEQNQWTUHTQOVJGWPFGTRCKPVKPI
VJCVVJGEQNQWT NC[GTUJQYKPIVJTQWIJKPVJGUJCFQYCTGCU
XCTKCDKNKV[IKXGU[QW +V¶UKORQTVCPVVQUWIIGUVHQTOKPVJGVTGGU
VJGDTQMGPEQNQWT UWEJCUVJGNQPIYGGRKPIHQNKCIGQHVJG
GHHGEVJGTG YKNNQYQPVJGNGHV

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Give your creation that distinctive Monet look
Colour
14 Distant
reeds
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$[
variability CVCXGT[UOCNN
UK\G[QWECP
The Color Variability
palette (Window>Show UWIIGUVVJGTGGFU
Color Variability) CNQPIVJGDCPM
is vital when it KPVJGFKUVCPEG
comes to recreating 4GOGODGTYG
Monet’s broken YCPVVQUKOWNCVG
colour technique. By /QPGV¶UUV[NGJGTG
increasing the +-H UQCNNQHVJGUG
value in the palette,
each time you make a
stroke with the brush,
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KORTGUUKQPKUVKE
+V¶UYQTVJUVCPFKPI
15 Adding detail #FFUQOGOQTGFGVCKN
VQVJGNKN[RCFUCPFYCVGT7UGVJG
UCOGDTWUJDWVVJKUVKOGCVCOWEJUOCNNGT
the colours applied
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will automatically
flip either side of
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the base colour you \QQOKPIQWVVQIGV CTGKPFKECVGFTCVJGTVJCPQWVNKPGFCPFJGTG
choose, based on the CDGVVGTKFGCQHVJG [QWECPVCMGVJGQRRQTVWPKV[VQWUGCXCTKGV[
colour wheel. QXGTCNNGHHGEV QHNKIJVITGGPUCPFCSWCU
17 Change
brush
the
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CPFCPGYNC[GTCV
VJGVQRQHVJGUVCEM
%JQQUGVJG#TVKUVU
ECVGIQT[QHXCTKCPVU
CPFVJGPEJQQUGVJG
+ORTGUUKQPKUVDTWUJ
+P%QNQT8CTKCDKNKV[
UGV *VQSWKVGC
JKIJXCNWGQHCTQWPF
%JQQUGC
FGGRTGFDTQYP
16 Gestural strokes 7UGUQOGDTKIJVEQNQWTUUWEJCU[GNNQYU

CPFRKPMUVQKPFKECVGVJGNKNKGUVJGOUGNXGUCICKPWUKPIUOCNN
IGUVWTCNVKEMUCPFOCTMU#VVJKUUVCIG[QWECPCNUQCFFUQOGOQTG
CPFUVCTVVQ
CFFKPVJGUJCFQY
CTGCUQHVJGVTGGUCPF
XGTVKECNUVTQMGUQHEQNQWTVQVJGUWTHCEGQHVJGYCVGT(QTVJGUGUVTQMGU VJGTGGFUCNQPIVJG
TGFWEGVJGQRCEKV[QHVJGDTWUJCNKVVNGVQIGVVJGDTQMGPEQNQWTGHHGEV TKIJVJCPFDCPM
18 Colour
in the
shadows $GECWUG
Moving paint QHVJGJKIJ%QNQT
around 8CTKCDKNKV[[QW¶XG
To give areas of paint a UGV[QW¶NNUGGNQVUQH
little more dynamism, QVJGTEQNQWTUDGKPI
try using one of the KPVTQFWEGFCU[QW
Blender variants. The RCKPV7UGVJGDTWUJ
Coarse Oily Blender CVCUOCNNUK\GCPF
is ideal for this. Set TQWIJN[HQNNQYVJG
the Opacity to 10% UJCRGQHVJGHQTOU
and the Pull to around
50%. Now use this
brush at a fairly small
size to break up any
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[QWTEQNQWTHQTFCTM
DNWGUCPFITGGPUVQ
19 Sharpening and refining #FFC
¿PCNPGYNC[GTCPFEJQQUG#TVKUVU¶
1KNECVGIQT[5GNGEVVJG6CRGTGF1KNUDTWUJ
hard areas of paint. KPVTQFWEGXCTKGV[ 7UGVJGUGUGVVKPIUHQTVJGDTWUJ)TCKP
Make sure to brush 5KPEGVJGUGCTGCU 8KUEQUKV[$NGPF9GVPGUU
‘out’ from any hard CTGKPUJCFQYYG 6JKUDTWUJNGVU[QWTGCNN[UVCTVVQUJCTRGPWR
edges to break them FQP¶VPGGFVQQ VJGNKN[RCFUDGECWUGVJCV¶UYJGTGYGYCPVVQ
up a little. OWEJFGVCKNJGTG HQEWUCVVGPVKQPOQUV

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Tutorial
For this painting to
work properly and to
reflect the way Monet
himself worked, it’s
important that you
paint from dark to
light. Although it’s
tempting, make sure
Paint like Monet

that you leave the
absolute highlights
until the very end
of the process. It’s
also useful to place
all the lighter areas
on a separate layer
20 Dabs and dashes *KIJNKIJVUCTG 21 Sampling colours 6QGPUWTGWPKV[

QH[QWTEQNQWTUEJGOG[QWECP
so that you can
adjust the lightness
via Effects>Tonal
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HTQOVJGYCVGTUQWUGNQVUQHFCDUCPF¿PG
EWTXGFNKPGUKPXGT[NKIJVDNWGUCPFITGGPU
CNYC[UUCORNGEQNQWTU[QW¶XGCNTGCF[WUGF
KPQVJGTCTGCUQHVJGRCKPVKPIUKORN[D[
JQNFKPIFQYPVJG1RV#NVMG[VQCEEGUUVJG
22 Defining darks +PQTFGTVQUGRCTCVG
VJGNKN[RCFUHTQOVJGYCVGT[QWECP
PQYCFFUQOGUVTQMGUQHXGT[FCTMDNWG
Control>Equalize.
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HQTO#NUQCICKPWUKPIXGT[NKIJVEQNQWTU KOCIG+V¶UKORQTVCPVVQCFFUQOGVQWEJGUQH *GTGCICKPOCMGWUGQHXGTVKECNUVTQMGU
VJGÀQYGTUVJGOUGNXGUECPDGUWIIGUVGF RKPMCPF[GNNQYJGTGCPFVJGTGVQKPFKECVG OCMKPIUWTGVQNGCXGVJGWPFGTN[KPIEQNQWTU
YKVJUJQTVFCDUVQKPFKECVGVJGRGVCNU VJGCEVWCNNKNKGU UJQYKPIVJTQWIJKPDGVYGGPVJGUGUVTQMGU
23 Light
reflection
+V¶UKORQTVCPVVJCV
VJGNKIJVEQNQWTU
HTQOVJGVTGGU
TGÀGEVKPVJGYCVGT¶U
UWTHCEGPGCTVJG
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DNGPFPKEGN[YKVJ
VJGGZKUVKPIEQNQWTU
;QWECPUCORNG
VJGEQNQWTUHTQO
24 Final highlights 0QY¶UVJGVKOGVQFG¿PGHQT¿PCNJKIJNKIJVU
JGTGCPFVJGTGQXGTVJGNKIJVGUVCTGCUKPVJGKOCIG4GFWEG
VJG$NGPFXCNWGQHVJGDTWUJHQTVJKUCPFKPETGCUGVJGQRCEKV[VQSWKVG
VJGVTGGUWUKPIVJG CUOCNNUK\G6JKPMQHVJGUGJKIJNKIJVUCUUOCNNRQKPVUQHNKIJVCPF
'[GFTQRRGTCICKP URCTMNGCICKPWUKPIUJQTVFCDU
26 Flatten
and clarify
.CUVN[IQVQ.C[GTU
&TQR#NNVQÀCVVGP
25 Refi ning
touches 7UG
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ENCTKH[VJGRCKPVKPI
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QPVJGTKIJVJCPF CFFKPIOQTGFCDU
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IGUVWTCNUVTQMGUKPC VJGYCVGTCPFNKNKGU
NKIJVGTITGGP#ICKP 6Q¿PKUJQHHTGHGT
OCMGUWTGVQCFFC VQVJG/QXKPI2CKPV
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DTKIJV[GNNQYU JCTFGFIGU

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Paint like:4QEQEQ
Anne Pogoda demonstrates how to re-imagine a classic 18th Century painting and
re-create the decorative Rococo style
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Tutorial info (TCPEGCTQWPFVJGUCPFNCVGTKP8KEVQTKCP UGGPCUCDCNCPEGDGVYGGPQXGTN[TKEJDGCWV[CPFVJGFCPIGT
Artist 'PINCPFFWTKPIVJGµ4QEQEQ4GXKXCN¶+VYCUHQWPF VJCVVJKUDGCWV[EQWNFEQOGVQHCNN
YJKEJKVFKFURGEVCEWNCTN[
Anne Pogoda GXGT[YJGTGHTQOCTEJKVGEVWTGVQOWUKEHCUJKQP FWTKPIVJG(TGPEJ4GXQNWVKQP
KPVGTKQTCPFICTFGPFGUKIPCPFGXGPKPEQQMGT[±HQTGZCORNG 'XGT[VJKPIKPVJKURCKPVKPIUGGOUCUVJQWIJKVJCU
Time needed KPVJGFGUKIPQHRQTEGNCKP+VUJQYGFCNQVQHIQNFGPUJKPG JCRRGPGFD[EJCPEGVJG[QWPIOCPKPVJGHQTGITQWPF
15 hours PCVWTCNUYKTNKPIUJCRGU¿IWTCVKXGFTCYKPICPFRNC[HWNJKPVU LWUVJCRRGPGFVQHCNNYJKEJQHHGTUJKOCIQQFNQQMWPFGT
Skill level
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Intermediate QHVJG(TGPEJYQTFµTQECKNNG¶YJKEJOGCPUTQEMGT[QTC EQOOKUUKQPGFD[CTKEJ$CTQPCUCJQOCIGVQJKUNCF[NQXG
FGEQTCVKXGUVQPGICTFGPCPFVJGYQTFµDCTQEEQ¶YJKEJOGCPU DWV(TCIQPCTFUJQYUOWEJOQTGVJCPVJCV6JGUYKPIKPIJCU
On the CD $CTQSWGKP+VCNKCP EQOGVQKVUJKIJGUVRQKPVUQKVUJQYUCOQOGPVQHGZEKVGOGPV
Start file 4QEQEQCNUQU[ODQNKUGUJQYO[VJUHCKT[VCNGUHGUVKXCNUCPF YJKEJYKNNUQQPDGGPFGFD[VJGQNFGTOCPKPVJGDCEMITQWPF
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The colours of Rococo

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Setting the scene
Rococo
colours
When you plan to paint
in the style of Rococo,
there are a few things
to keep in mind. The
overall look and feel of
the colours appears to
be bright and friendly,
sometimes with a lot
of fleshy tones to be
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Balancing Rococo elements
Rococo contrasts the Industrial Revolution
with romantic Arcadian landscapes idealised
by painters of the time. Arcadia was a place
in ancient Greece, but the term was used in
the 18th Century to denote an idealised rural
setting. Most Rococo paintings are set in nature,
with romantic backgrounds. The only ornate
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elements are statues, or dresses the figures wear.
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porcelain or books match the style, seen in these
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shadows
In Rococo you won’t
usually find strong
07 The back
part of
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shadows – they
wouldn’t match the
soft and bright
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on the face
12 Face
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plan to paint a modern
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Learn how to use the Oils to create stunning nature effects
Sexuality
Rococo often pictures
and disguises sexual
motives in a naïve kind
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Take a look at images
that show dresses
and interiors from
the Rococo period.
Since the dresses
were overly pretty
and detailed, this will
Paint like Rococo

give you a good idea
19 Shape
grass
the
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of what’s possible
with your own rococo
paintings. Combine
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Art Nouveau graphics,
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most complete
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art, architecture and
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03 Let the inking commence 1RGP

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It’s an important fact
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executed paintings.
Ensure that enough
attention is paid
07
detail
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A chaotic image with
09 Detailing
the tree
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field (with line art)
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For this example the
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complemented each
other. The image has
21 Brightening things up a little

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Weaving the magic Tips and techniques to help you bring your fantasy forest to life
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Use the power of Painter to update one of MC
Escher’s most memorable optical illusions. Can you
believe your eyes?
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Boundary +PVJGJCPFUQHVJGOCUVGT
position Create your own optical illusion in the style of MC Escher
It’s important that
you position the
guide rectangle for
the outer edge of
the drawing surface
beneath the hands
accurately. Make sure
that it intersects the
wrists at the correct
points by scaling it via
the Free Transform
handles. Use the
finished image as a
guide for this.
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02 Position the tracing images
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Hard copy
Once you’ve
completed the initial
outline tracing from
the pasted layers, it’s
worthwhile printing
both of the original
hand images so that
you have them to work
from as you complete
the drawing. It’s likely
that Escher actually
made this drawing
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from observation JCPFCPFCTOVQ¿V4GRQUKVKQPVJGRCUVGFKOCIGD[FTCIIKPIYKVJKP RCNGVVGCPFEJQQUG%QOOKV;QWECPVTCPUHQTOUECNGCPFTQVCVGVJKU
using his own hands VJGKOCIG%VTNTKIJVENKEMCPFEJQQUG%QOOKV6TCPUHQTOYJGP CUKPVJGRTGXKQWUUVGRU4GFWEGVJG1RCEKV[XCNWGQHVJKUNC[GTVQ
and a mirror. [QW¶TGFQPG CTQWPF'TCUGCP[RCTVUQHVJGQWVNKPGVJCVHCNNQXGTVJGJCPFU

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Tutorial
Style points for the ultimate Escher look
By following these key elements to Escher’s style, you’ll be able to bring
the Escher touch to your own compositions

08 Define lines 4GVWTPVQVJGFTCYKPI
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[QWT%JCTEQCN2GPEKNXCTKCPV(KTUVYG¶NN 09 Sharpen up 7UG[QWTDTWUJCV
CXGT[UOCNNUK\GJGTGCPF\QQO
GUVCDNKUJVJGEWHHUCPFCTOU6JGUGCTGXGT[ YGNNKPVQVJGKOCIG;QWECPKPETGCUGVJG
UKORN[KPFKECVGFKPVJGQTKIKPCNRKGEGUQ FCTMPGUUQHVJGNKPGUUKORN[D[YQTMKPI
LWUVWUGUKPINGÀQYKPINKPGUFGNKPGCVKPIVJG QXGTVJGOCICKPCPFCICKP4GHGTVQVJG
QXGTCNNHQTOCPFQWVNKPG4GOGODGTVJGUG ¿PKUJGFFTCYKPICPFVJGKPFKXKFWCNJCPF
YKNNGXGPVWCNN[VTCKNQHHCVVJGRQKPVYJGTG RJQVQITCRJUVQIWKFG[QW&QP¶VRWVVJGUG
VJGJCPFUGTWRVHTQOVJGDQWPFCTKGUQHVJG JCTFQWVNKPGUCTQWPFVJGJCPFUDGECWUG
VCDNGVUETGGP YG¶NNDWKNFVJGOWRVQPCNN[ Perspective and planes/CP[QH'UEJGT¶UXKUWCNVTKEMUTGN[
QPRGTURGEVKXGCPFVJGKPVGTCEVKQPDGVYGGPFKHHGTGPVRNCPGU
6JKUUKORNK¿GFKNNWUVTCVKQPUJQYUJQYVJGGHHGEVYG¶TGVT[KPIVQ
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UVCTVQPVJGRTQLGEVKVUGNHCPFSWKEMVJWODPCKNUMGVEJGUCTGC
IQQFYC[QHXKUWCNKUKPIVJGEQORQUKVKQPHTQOCPQVJGTCPING
11 Establish the shadows 0QY

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10 No overlaps +V¶UXKVCNVJCVVJGUG
NKPGUFQPQVRTQLGEVDG[QPFVJG
GFIGUQHVJGUETGGPCTGCQHVJGVCDNGV
PCXKICVGCTQWPFVJGFTCYKPICPFVQUVCTV
IKXKPIVJGQRVKECNKNNWUKQPUQOGNKHGDGIKPVQ
UJCFGKPVJGXGT[FCTMGUVCTGCUCPFUJCFQYU
DGPGCVJQVJGTYKUGVJGQRVKECNKNNWUKQPYKNN YKVJKPVJGJCPFU5VCTVD[GUVCDNKUJKPI
DGFGUVTQ[GF+HCP[UMGVEJNKPGUFQCRRGCT VJGDTQCFGUVUJCFQYU(QTVJKUWUGUJQTV
QWVUKFGVJKUCTGC[QWECPCNYC[UWUGVJG JCVEJKPIUVTQMGUVJCVHQNNQYVJGUWTHCEG Draughtsmanship and accuracy (QTCPQRVKECNKNNWUKQPUWEJ
'TCUGTVQQNQPVJKUNC[GTVQENGCPVJGOWR RNCPGQHVJGFTCYKPIVCDNGV CUVJKUVQDGCUEQPXKPEKPICURQUUKDNGCNNVJGGNGOGPVUYKVJKP
VJGRKGEGPGGFVQDGFTCYPCEEWTCVGN[6JKUKUYJ[YGUVCTVGFQHH
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IGVKPVQVJGTGYCTFKPIDWUKPGUUQHOQFGNNKPICPFUJCFKPI[QW
PGGFVQHQNNQYVJGITGCVOCP¶UGZCORNGCPFGPUWTGVJCV[QWT
KPKVKCNQWVNKPGUCTGCUCEEWTCVGCPFKPHQTOCVKXGCURQUUKDNG
12 Shadow positioning6QOCMGVJG
GHHGEVQHVJGJCPFUGOGTIKPIHTQO
13 Add definition 5VKNNYQTMKPI
YKVJVJGFCTMGUVVQPGUKPVJG
JCPFUWUGVJGDTWUJCVCXGT[UOCNNUK\GVQ
The Mobius Strip,QKPKPIVJGVYQGPFUQHRCRGTVQIGVJGT
YQWNFHQTOCDGNVYKVJVYQUWTHCEGUCPFVYQGFIGUDWVKH[QW
VJGUWTHCEGEQPXKPEKPIVJGUGUJCFQYUPGGF CFFVJGFCTMGUVNKPGU±VJGUGFGNKPGCVGVJG IKXGQPGGPFQHVJGUVTKRCJCNHVWTPDGHQTGLQKPKPIKV[QWETGCVGC
VQVCRGTQHHCUVJGYTKUVUXCPKUJKPVQVJG CEVWCNUJCRGUYKVJKPVJGJCPFUCPF¿PIGTU /QDKWU5VTKRYJKEJJCULWUVQPGGFIGCPFCEQPVKPWQWUUWTHCEG
UWTHCEG6JGUJCFQYUYKNNJCXGVJGGHHGEVQH #ICKPWUGVJGTGHGTGPEGRJQVQUCUCIWKFG 'UEJGTETGCVGFCPQVJGTKNNWUVTCVKQPHGCVWTKPIC/QDKWU5VTKR
NKHVKPIVJGJCPFUCDQXGVJGFTCYKPIUWTHCEG #VVJKUUVCIGVJG[OC[NQQMVQQFCTMDWVVJG[ YJKEJFGRKEVUCPCPVVJCVKUCDNGVQYCNMCNQPIVJGGPVKTGUWTHCEG
;QWOC[PGGFVQJCVEJQXGTVJGUGCTGCUCHGY YKNNDG¿PGYJGPYGUVCTVCFFKPIKPNKIJVGT QHVJGUVTKRYKVJQWVGXGTETQUUKPICPGFIG
VKOGUVQIGVVJGOFCTMGPQWIJ OKFVQPGXCNWGU

Greyscale
values
If you’re having
difficulty judging the
greyscale values to
use within the hands,
try converting the
reference photos
to greyscale first.
Open one of the
hand images and
go to Effects>Tonal
Control>Adjust
Colors. Grab the
Saturation slider
and drag it all the
way to the left. Now
14 Initial modelling0QYUVCTVCFFKPIKPVJGOKFVQPGUCPFDWKNF
VJGOQFGNNKPI1PGQHVJGOQUVKORQTVCPVCURGEVUJGTGKUVJCV
15 Tone and contour 9JGTGCUVJGJQTK\QPVCNUVTQMGUYGWUGFVQ
UJCFGKPVJGUJCFQYUGCTNKGTJGNRGFVQIKXGVJGKORTGUUKQPQHC
ÀCVUOQQVJUWTHCEGVJGOCTMUYG¶TGWUKPIJGTGFGUETKDGVJGVGZVWTCN
go to Effects>Tonal [QWTUJCFKPIHQNNQYUVJGEQPVQWTUCPFHQTOQHVJGJCPFU;QWJCXG SWCNKV[QHVJGUMKP;QWECPCNUQEQPVTQNVJGFCTMPGUUQHVJGOCTMU[QW
Control>Bright And
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Contrast. Increase
the Contrast slider OCTMU[QWOCMGUJQWNFFGUETKDGVJGFGVCKNVGZVWTGCPFHQTO YQWNFYKVJCRGPEKN
to separate the
individual tones more.
16 Shadow, midtone and highlight #KOVQFGUETKDGVJGVQPGU

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UJCFGDCEMKPVQFCTMGTCTGCUVQKPVGPUKH[VJGFGRVJQHVJGUJCFKPI
17 Sharp as a tack ;QWECPKPVGPUKH[VJGFCTMGUVCTGCUCVCP[
VKOGD[UJCFKPIYKVJRNGPV[QHRTGUUWTGCICKPWUKPIJCVEJKPI
NKPGUVJCVHQNNQYVJGEQPVQWTU/CMGUWTGVQMGGRVJGCEVWCNQWVNKPGQH
4GOGODGTVJGJKIJNKIJVUCTGETGCVGFUKORN[D[NGCXKPICTGCUQHVJG VJG¿PIGTUPKEGCPFUJCTR<QQOKPVQVJGKOCIGCPFWUGVJGDTWUJCVC
YJKVGECPXCUWPVQWEJGF XGT[UOCNNUK\GHQTVJKU
Pen or
pencil?
You’ll see in the
finished version that
18 Eraser
magic 0QVG
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one hand uses a stylus VJGJCPFUVTCKNUQHH
and one uses a pencil. CUVJG[GPVGTVJG
You can copy the RNCPGQHVJGFTCYKPI
pencil from Escher’s UWTHCEGUQJGTG[QW
original image. If PGGFVQWUGXGT[
you’re not confident HCKPVUJCFKPI;QW
about drawing this ECPGCUKN[NKIJVGP
by eye alone, you CTGCUQHUJCFKPID[
can copy and paste WUKPIVJG'TCUGTVQQN
the pencil from
the original image,
reducing its opacity
so you can trace
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19 Define the surface 6QYCTFUVJG
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over it. Use the Free QRCEKV[VQµNKHVQWV¶ KPVGPUKH[VJGQRVKECNKNNWUKQP;QWECPFQVJKU
Transform routine to CTGCUQHDTKIJV QPCPQVJGTNC[GTIKXKPI[QWVJGQRVKQPQH
position, rotate and JKIJNKIJVUYKVJKP TGFWEKPIVJGNC[GTQRCEKV[VQEQPVTQNVJGVQPG
scale the pencil. GZKUVKPIUJCFKPI QHVJGUJCFKPI

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greyscale
values
Even once you’ve
completed the
drawing, you can still
adjust the greyscale
values within it. To do

this, target one of the
drawing layers and
go to Effects>Tonal
Controls>Equalize.
To darken the values,
grab the Black Point
slider and drag it to
20 Tracing template 6JGVCDNGVKVUGNH

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¿PFTGHGTGPEGRJQVQU;QWECPETGCVGCIWKFG
21 Simple shading -GGRVJGUJCFKPI
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22 Crosshatching 5QOGUWDVNG
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KPFKECVGVJGUWTHCEGDGPGCVJVJGVCDNGVDWV
the right. To lighten
the values, grab the
Brightness slider and
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VJKUNC[GTYJGP[QW¶XGVTCEGFCTQWPFKV TCVJGTVJCPFTCYKPIVJGORTGEKUGN[ RNCEGFQXGTQPGCPQVJGTCVFKHHGTGPVCPINGU
Escher’s other passion – beech wood globes

'UUGPVKCNN[FTCYKPICPFRCKPVKPIKUCNNCDQWVETGCVKPIQRVKECN
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DQFKGUCPFRNCPGUQHRGTURGEVKXGYKVJVJGCFFKVKQPQHUQOGECTGHWN
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23 Enclosed area (QTVJGKNNWUKQPVQYQTMCVKVUDGUVVJG

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VJGTGYJGPXKGYGFKPVGTOUQHUKORNGQWVNKPGUVJGGHHGEVQHVJG
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CTQWPFVJKUCICKPWUKPIRCTCNNGNFKCIQPCNJCVEJKPIUVTQMGUVQTGPFGT
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Layer
upon layer
As this piece is created
by overlaying many
areas of shading, it’s
best to add new layers
to the image as you
progress. By doing
this you can isolate
particular areas of
shading and line work.
This will give you more
flexibility when it
comes to erasing and
correcting specific
areas. You can also
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control the tone of the
shading by adjusting
the opacity of a
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FTCYKPIÀCVVGPVJGKOCIG

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Using Van Dyck’s painting style as a reference, create a baroque-looking
portrait full of elegance and royalty
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Influences from old masters

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Time needed
Five hours
Skill level
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Paint like Baroque

On the CD
Start files

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Take the sketch and shade in the basic colours
01 The sketch
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02 Pick your colours (QTVJKURCKPVKPIYGYCPVGFVQIQHQTCTKEJIQNFGPGNGICPV
CVOQURJGTGYKVJDWTPV[GNNQYUCPFQTCPIGU6JGMG[KUVQWUGTGHGTGPEGCUOWEJ
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YKNNYQTMCUCIWKFG RKEMKPIVJGVQPGUHQTVJGUMKPJCKTDCEMITQWPFCPFENQVJGU
“Use reference as much as possible.

Take several paintings as examples”
05 Skin base 7UKPITGHGTGPEGRJQVQU

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03 The brushes 6JGDTWUJGUYG¶NNWUGYKNNDGOQUVN[VJG1KN
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Always use reference when painting elements
In order to paint realistic elements, your best bet is to refer to the
websites of the online experts and explore the fashions, costumes and
forms of the time for accurate period style results.
Paint like Baroque

01 Drapery +H
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With the basics done, refine the painting to get into the Baroque look
Composite
methods
To help add depth to
your paintings, you
might want to make
use of composite
methods. For instance,
if you want to add
deeper shadows to a
layer, you could create
another one on top of
it and paint with the
composite method
Multiply. If you want to
apply glazing, the best
composite method
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help you change the
colours and overall
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If your painting looks
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Key Baroque elements Take a look at the most important Baroque elements in a painting
When painting in a given style,
you may want to research how the
painters used to do it. For instance, SOFT HAIR
faces in Baroque paintings are
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Make photos pop quickly and easily Introduce thick line art to capture the Pop Art feel
For beginners it’s really easy to transform a photo into a piece of
Pop Art. Make use of Painter’s Pop Art Fill tool to quickly and easily
reproduce Lichtenstein’s signature look.
01 Rough out the composition +H[QW

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Tutorial
Create the thought bubbles that are typically found in Pop Art
Paint like Pop Art

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Andy Warhol
As one of the most famous artists
of the 20th Century, Andy Warhol’s
pop art consisted of painted and
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your own silkprint.
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Richard Hamilton
A master of the delicate art of
collage, English artist Richard
Hamilton was at the forefront of
the Pop Art movement. His style,
influenced by many yet still entirely
personal, was unmistakable in its
thorough understanding of design
and balance, and his images were
instantly thought provoking and
visually challenging. His most
notable work, Just What Is It That
Makes Today’s Homes So Different?
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Draw
outlines and
fill in blacks
A trick we used in this
image is a trick that
we frequently employ
in other illustration
work. For a line that
varies in width from
thin to very thick,
we cannot always
rely on the pressure
sensitivity of our
drawing tablet to
perform as we would
like it to when using
an extremely large
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Make your image pop with colour and effects
Tutorial
colours
A great way to get
a more successful
outcome when it
comes to colour is
to try and limit your
palette. Colours that
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Kelley Harris leads us through the fascinating process of creating a scene with a
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Create a classical masterpiece
01 Draw
from life
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Age-old techniques to enrich your work
If you’d like to take a classical approach to another painting or add
depth to a story, there are elements of Classicism you can use. Some
are more subtle or obvious than others. Symbolic props can be
placed around a figure in the foreground as a tool or for aesthetic
purposes. Architecture can be inspired by or designed around
classical elements. Stone or gilt work, open airy verandas and far-
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11 Deepen
shadows
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like strokes were
made in horizontal
patterns. Crosshatch
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Continue by strengthening the painting using colour interaction and shadow
Mythology
Classical paintings
14 Limit the
adornments
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were designed for
high class, wealthy, EQORNGVKQPDWV
educated patrons, so VJGTGCTGUGXGTCNNKVVNG
they often alluded to VQWEJGUVJCVYGTG
less well-known myths GZENWFGFYKVJVJG
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with. The people who VJGONCVGT0QY
bought these paintings YGCFFUQOGUOCNN
had often spent years ENCURUVQVJGVQIC
learning Latin and CNQPIVJGUJQWNFGT
so understood the
mythological references
used - which made them
look even cleverer!
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Find outside
Tutorial
20 Confident
foliage
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resources
You don’t have to sit
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NGCXGUCPFYJGCV Examine stonework,
¿GNFUCTGNGHVNQQUG grass, trees. Observe
the sun whether in

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weather, and notice
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how it interacts with
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*GTGYGFGVCKN your head to bring
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painting. Or take a
sketchbook with you
on your adventure. It
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to convey when you’re
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painting digitally.
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and
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finalise
and
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If at this stage your
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over the majority of
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#UVTC[JCKTQTVYQECPDGCFFGFQTTCPFQO HQTGITQWPFCNCUV contrast once the
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Paint like
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Modern
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Paint like:
/QFGTP4GCNKUO Paul Cartwright uses Edward Hopper as his inspiration to create a
modern-day painting in the Realist style
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Tutorial Retro
Paint like
photo
Modern
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Create a solid base to paint over
01 Studying
the style
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KPVJGUV[NGQHC
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the
environment
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Flip the
canvas
When sketching out
your image it’s a good
idea to flip your canvas
horizontally and
back again at regular
intervals. This will give
you a new perspective,
and any mistakes in
your composition
that you may have
overlooked will make
themselves obvious. We
recommend assigning
a shortcut for this
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Tutorial
Swap colours
It’s very handy,
08
Correcting the
especially when
painting with black
and white, to be able
Paint like Modern Realism

light0QYVJCVCNN to switch between
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efficiency from this
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function, set its
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09 Sharpen up the sketch 6JG
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shortcut to the ‘P’
key so it sits next
to the shortcuts
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YGPGGFVQTGHGTVQ JKIJNKIJVUCPFUJCFQYUCPFVKF[KPIWRVJG decreasing brush size,
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10 Choosing
brushes
and paper
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Make it
bolder
A good way to make
areas of your image
bolder in colour and
brightness without
having to repaint or
lose texture detail is to
create a new layer and
set it to Overlay mode.
Use the Dropper tool
(hold Opt/Alt) to pick
the underlying colour
of the area you want to
make brighter, then use
a large soft brush to
paint over that area on
12 Colour wash +PQTFGTVQMKEMQHHVJGEQNQWTKPIRTQEGUUYG
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Because Edward Hopper’s use of light and shadow
is so distinctive, it was important to get our values
correct first if we wanted the final painting to
represent his style convincingly. To give myself a
decent guide to work from for this stage, we took the
Chop Suey painting and desaturated it completely so
we could see just the light and shade without being
distracted by colour. We placed this next to our line
sketch to use as a reference while painting in our
values. Establishing values before the colouring
process begins can save a lot of time in the long run.
It’s often easier to see if your composition is balanced
well when it’s in greyscale rather than colour. Once
your values are looking right, you can add your first
colour wash on an Overlay layer without having to
worry about disturbing what you’ve already painted.
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When you’re finished
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214 From pencil to Painter
Take traditional skills to the digital age
222 Guide to coloured pencils

An in-depth look at how these tools aren’t
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just for kids
226 Guide to charcoal

Master a real-life charcoal effect for
amazing portraits
230 Guide to watercolours

Create stunning landscapes by
understanding how watercolours work
234 Guide to using real oils
III
Oils work great for some many types
of art – find out more here
238 Guide to gouache

Get to grips with gouache and how to use
it to the best effect
242 How to paint reflections

Master the art of reflections – get them
right to add realism
246 How to paint water

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Water is a difficult subject matter, but
we put you on the right track
250 How to paint light

Create amazing lighting in your
digital paintings
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To create this image, Kelley first show you how to do this at the end
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pencil. She then scanned her pencil line art for this piece on the disc, so
sketch, imported it into Painter you can experiment with some of
and cleaned up the line work – we’ll the techniques outlined here.
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SKETCHY OBSERVATIONS
Over previous issues, we have spent a good deal of time looking at using pencils in a very controlled
and realistic way – now it’s time to explore the potential of the pencil point. This rock pool is a great
example of how adaptable and transportable pencils can be. They are the ideal material to take on
holiday or to a museum to capture first hand the shape, colour and tone of what you see. These can
then be used at home to inspire artwork of all shapes and sizes.
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The coloured pencil lends itself to reproducing textures. This is especially
useful for soft, flowing textures like fabrics, fur and hair. The pressure,
direction and layers of different colour should all be applied with thought to
convey the shape, weight and texture. We chose this rainbow coloured dye job
to emphasise the importance of following the direction of the hair as it falls.
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The simple guide to coloured pencils
MOODY ATMOSPHERE DRAMATIC SKYSCAPES
This classic still-life features objects of different textures and tones. The near absence of Now you can really go to town with colour and slightly more expressive marks. This sunset
colour creates a cool, even cold atmosphere, which is heightened by the use of black paper. is very useful because of the silhouetted trees at the base. This allows you to structure your
The highlights are muted, and the grainy texture of the paper adds to the energy of the composition and focus completely on the incredible colours in the sky. Try to get a feeling
execution. The only change in principal is that you will need to do your outline sketch in white for the movement of the colours and how they merge together, and freely express this with
coloured pencil rather than ordinary pencil. directional, swift, sweeping pencil marks.
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approach. We used watercolour
pencils, and created several layers
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image. Ensuring each one had dried
properly, we then used normal
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area and smudge in to reduce the white paper. Lessen the A pattern of straight or curved lines should sit before and smudge all over with your fingers. Use your charcoal
tone in this manner to maintain the effect of lightness. you. Now sweep the excess in the direction you require to instinctively to record the detailed areas of vegetation
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produce deep, dark shadows. to continue intensifying layers of depth and control. delicately shown with the sharp, clean eraser.
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This is the thickest and most textural sort of paper.
Sometimes the texture appears like ripples and the
WET-IN-WET PROCESS
This is a very spontaneous and
colour sinks in to reveal the texture quite clearly. It expressive method that works
is very good for chunky, spontaneous, big brushes, well for watery or airy spaces.
bright colours and watery washes; for example, the Avoid using it for specific detail
sturdy, exciting intensity of the salt-textured pictures. or small areas; it is immediate,
impressionistic and immensely fun.
The main principle is to layer colour
next to or on top of each other when
both layers are wet. This means
that they merge softly and bleed
into one another to give a soft focus
mark. This is very effective for many
surfaces but the main pitfall is that
the colours can mix and create an
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COLD PRESSED PAPER

This is a much more gentle and subtle textured
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MASKING
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FLUID
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have on it. We have used it in this instance to support
the more subtle washes and wet-on-wet effect. It
works better for delicate, small-scale work. Masking fluid that you
might find in most art
suppliers is usually pale
yellow to differentiate
from the whiteness of
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acrid rubbery smell.
Read the directions
on the back of the
bottle carefully and
choose an image in
which you anticipate
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areas, for example, a
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smooth surface. It reveals the really delicate and protects the paper from
sensitive capacity watercolour has to make really the staining paint that
nuanced marks and intense or muted ranges of you apply once your
colour. Hot pressed watercolour paper has a similarly mask has dried. Remove
smooth surface but is comparatively thicker. when it is entirely dry,
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WATERCOLOUR LIFTING-OUT
This is both a corrective and effective technique. One of the challenges
watercolour pushes you towards is to set white in stone. Because it pays
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to work from white (or light) towards layers of dark, it means that your
first layer of colour has to be just right; if you obliterate too much white
paper, that highlight or cloud could be lost without hope. However, by
using a wet, clean brush and wiping it over the surface of the paint, you
can remove colour to reveal the white paper beneath. Use a clean cloth
or tissue to wipe away the excess.
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WATERCOLOUR SALT EFFECT
This is a technique that allows for lots of happy accidents and spontaneous effects.
This natural phenomenon is best produced on the heavier rough paper. To begin
with, saturate the paper with deep, intense colour – watery is pretty ineffective
– and while the paper is still shiny with moisture, sparingly sprinkle crystals of
salt over the top. This should allow the salt to suck up the pigment. Feel free to
experiment with table, crushed and rock salt. It can take a few goes to get the exact
right ratio of colour to water to salt, but persevere and the results will be worth it.
“Watercolour is a cost-effective
solution for planning the big finish”
WATERCOLOUR GRADUATED WASHES

The wash image that we have used is brightly coloured with separately
distinguishable washes. The best way to create smooth graduated washes
is to use the paper itself. We began this painting halfway down. The sky
begins with an orange and yellow hue and merges into purple. Use a large
brush to paint a watery yellow wash along the horizon and then tip the
paper at 90 degrees so that the entire watery wash travels down to the
top edge. At intervals, add more water or colour as desired to ensure it
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– particularly lakes,
magentas and violets
– so put an extra layer
of white between each
EXPRESSIVE AND layer. A simple palette
is emerald green,
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The oranges, yellows and reds of the sun red, vermillion, burnt
penetrate this intensely colourful sunset, sienna and yellow.
with its heavily purple-blue clouds We used all of these
mirrored by the deep dark silhouette colours, along with
of the mountains. We are tempted to black and white, to
just let you go for it in response to the create the images in
image, but here are a few words of advice this tutorial. Bear in
first. You will need three raw colours mind that in general
and white, no underdrawing, flat-ended the light colours will
Sable brushes (large and small), a decent dry slightly darker
piece of watercolour paper and about than at application,
ten minutes. Lay down a wash of lemon and the dark colours
yellow and dash a few streaks of orange will be lighter,
into it about a quarter of the way up. Let hence gouache’s
it dry and then use the brushes to portray chalky reputation.
the intense darks and colours with thick
impasto paint to express the clouds and
mountains, and the small marks with the
edge of either brush. Once dry, correct
any errors with a light wash to prevent
disturbing the surface.
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This formal, controlled pastel image needs planning. One of the commendable abilities
of gouache is that, due to the heavy pigmentation, it mixes like a dream. And you can FINE DETAIL
add a white to create a beautiful tint from the raw colour. But a word of warning: you For this study, you will need to utilise the painterly quality of gouache that allows you to pick out
must mix up the amount you are going to need. To achieve a clean, flat area you have the most delicate of highlights. This allows us to draw your attention, once again, to its opacity
to mix it all in one go – running out of paint is disastrous, and it is impossible to mix the or ‘chalky solidity’, in contrast to watercolour’s light filled soluble layers. You can apply gouache
exact hue again. The resulting change in tone is crushingly obvious. Also remember that to all sorts of coloured papers, and even the most delicately applied brushmarks are powerfully
gouache dries deceptive quickly (although we have a rescue remedy for that later). We opaque enough to stand out and overpower the colour below. So, begin to express these fine
recommend an under drawing, so all you have to worry about is the flat application with smoky trails of fireworks by laying down a flat coat of orange-red. Allow it to dry to prevent the
a large flat-ended brush. Do not add water to enable it to run smoothly, as this could next layer disturbing it. Next, mix up the pastel tones for the highlights and use the control and
disturb the flatness. Just generously load your brush with colour. poise of a dancer to manipulate the tip of your finest brush to create a delicate yet energetic line.

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did. Avoid sugar paper
and opt for pastel
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