Tuesday, April 27, 2010

30 minute digital figure painting

This was done in my figure drawing class last semester with a very early version of Photoshop CS5. The original is 1200 x 1600 pixels. Nothing too special but it was a lot of fun to try and get the whole figure done in a short amount of time. Unfortunately the students were limited to drawing and not painting. I guess it is sometimes good to be the teacher.

8 comments:

Scott said...

It's very difficult to distinguish this from an oil painting, i'm wondering if CS5's brushes will rival Painter's for blending?

Lieutenant Plissken said...

Wow, CS5? Amazing! I am still using Photoshop CS (without any numbers behind :) )
You are fantastic with colors, as always. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Oh, and I have finished reading your book on Digital character painting.
I have to tell you; YOU are amongst the ones who changed my life direction. God bless you my friend.

Charlène Le Scanff said...

I agree with the first comment: impressive work!

Unknown said...

Thanks Scott, Snake, and Charlene. I will be updating the Photoshop book to a CS5 version. Should be finished by end of the summer.

Will said...

WOW! delicious!....not the girl - the paint.

PJ said...

Nice painting don. Whenever I get on your blog it reminds me of how many more hours I need to put in! It's inspiring though for reals. Makes me want to work harder.

Unknown said...

Thanks Will and PJ. Unfortunately the update CS5 book is on hold for a bit. Publisher decided they didn't want an update. There is still a chance with another publisher or I may self publish.

Diana Sparks said...

Terrible news on your Photoshop CS5 book! I love your artwork, Don, and was really looking forward to this book. Does your publisher not realize what a revolution the new PS brushes are?
Do you have a mailing list so I/we can find out if and when an updated book comes out? Thanks!