Painting digitally is very much like painting traditionally!

Do you ever wish you could draw like a professional artist? Well, now you can. You would never believe how much Adobe Photoshop can help you paint digitally. Even if you are already a professional artist, Photoshop can help you achieve the effects that are difficult to produce using conventional methods. Photoshop also saves time and allows flexible editing, thus in the future you can redo or modify your art.

Although it may seem difficult, digital painting in Photoshop is actually fairly easy. Like in real life painting, you use a brush to colour your drawings. Fortunately, Adobe Photoshop is a premium raster image editing program that is equipped with a powerful and flexible brush tool. You can modify existing brushes or add new ones to achieve the looks of a realistic painting. There are many Photoshop brushes available for free on the Internet, so you should be able to find one to suit your needs. If you want to, you can also create your own brushes.

Before you begin painting in Photoshop, you should always remember that painting digitally is very much like painting traditionally. Although it utilizes different tools, digital painting in Photoshop applies the same principles as in conventional painting. So, imagine as if you are an artist working on a canvas.

When painting, you should work on a colour base first then gradually fill in the details. Pick a colour and grab the Brush tool, then start scribbling. Click and drag on the canvas to scribble. Set the opacity jitter to pressure, so that when you need to apply a darker hue you can click longer on a spot.

After you have finished a colour base, you can start to work on tones and highlights. It is advised that you use a new layer so that you can easily dispose it if you do not like the results and start over. To create highlights, you can use lighter colours and a smaller brush. You can also set the layer blending mode to Colour Dodge or Colour Burn. Use the Eyedropper tool to help you pick a colour (press ‘I’ on your keyboard for quick toggling). You can also use the Smudge tool (or press ‘R’) to blend colours.

As your painting starts to take shape, you can proceed to work on the details. Use very small brushes to help you create tiny details and textures. Continue until you are happy with your painting.

M.A.H.

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