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Sishir Bommakanti – Experimental Media Video Demo – April 2012
Sishir Bommakanti takes you through his exciting and risk taking process for painting portraits in this exclusive Vector Genius sponsored video. Watch as he experiments with different media to create a striking image!
Vector Genius presents a Ryan Hanson tutorial, The Dead Zone – April 2012
Step 1: Inkwork and Layout
Step 1: I start by scanning and placing my ink drawings together. this piece was six separate inking compiled together. After Im happy with the placement of the line art i begin creating the value scale.
Step 2: Establishing Values
Step 2: After my basic values are in for the piece i begin to tighten up the figures. as well as putting in my base colors to match the value structure of the piece.
Step 3: Base Colors
Step 3: I work and rework my color layers until if find the colors that fit my color study. i normally start this by creating several copies of my value layer and tweak the colors but keep the values the same and see if several of the layers can work together and i work that way until i have my base colors down.
Step 4: Refining Color and Effects
Step 4: After I have my base colors I begin to create multiple layers of overlay and lighten to the fire in the window to create the effect of heat. i also change the ink line arts original colors to really hit home the idea of the skull glowing with heat. After Im satisfied with the fire and smoke i begin to work on the headless man.
Step 5: Finishing Touches
Step 5: After I am happy with the headless man, I move on to giving the type more power in the piece. I add in another layer behind the the type to give it more power within the piece. I also spend some time tightening up areas around the windows.
In this exclusive Vector Genius Photoshop animation, we take you step by step through the designing process of our “Tattoo Biker T-Shirt” design file. A high resolution layered photoshop file of this Tattoo Biker tshirt is available for purchase in the apparel section of the Vector Genius website.
A Giff animation of "Tattoo Biker T-shirt" a layered photoshop file available for purchase in the apparel section of the Vector Genius website.
Vector Genius presents a Justin Volz tutorial, Lion and the Buffalo – March 2012
Final Drawing
After revising the sketch I layout I refine and refine. This was done on Illustration board with graphite. I really wanted to show the texture of the fur of the buffalo coming through and I laid out how I wanted the lion’s mane to be because I knew I was going to paint it in the next step.
Painting
Once I had the tight drawing established I moved in with Sumi ink with light washes to establish values and lose some of the line from the tight drawing in places I wanted it to fade. Then proceeded with white gouache to bring out the lights afterwards.
Laying in color flats
After scanning in the painting I overlaid a color flats layer set on “Multiply” so that the values would show through but this time in color.
Refining and Adjusting Colors
At this point its just touch ups. I lighten some of the color layers and make a few value changes to get the established values I had planned. And really play with pushing the lights to the point to where they are almost glowing. I really didn’t want to push the lights as much on the Buffalo because I wanted him to be more of a graphic shape.
Final Touches
The last thing I do once I have all the colors established the way I like is to overlay the drawing which I scanned in before on top of the layer as a, well, overlay layer. I started the painting so that I could bring back some of the quality I really enjoyed in the tight drawing.
Bio:
Justin Volz received his BFA in Illustration for Ringling College of Art + Design in Sarasota, FL. As an Illustrator and Designer, Justin has worked with Rockstar Games doing character designs and pursues editorial and advertising Illustration in NYC.
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In this exclusive Vector Genius Photoshop tutorial, we take you step by step through the painting process of our “Motorcycle Clipart” rendered file. A high resolution layered photoshop file of this motorcycle is available for purchase in the rendered section of the Vector Genius website.
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Angeline Chen – Mother Theresa – Vector Genius Adobe Illustrator Tutorial – February 2012
Mother Theresa Sketches
After collecting the references of Mother Teresa, I sketched on the tracing paper quickly, trying to keep it loose. Each sketch takes around less than one minute in order to catch Mother Teresa’s personality which is the most important foundation of the whole process.
I like the third sketch from left and decided to go with it, improving on it by putting another tracing paper on top of it and eventually rendered it in order to see what it looks like, the form, shape and mood.
Rendered Sketch of Mother Theresa
Then I scanned it and placed it in illustrator. Using the pen tool, I created shapes over it, trying to simplify it, working from bigger shapes such as the headdress, face to smaller shapes like the wrinkles. I also keep in mind on two to three values for each area, from light to dark. Pathfinder tool is my most favorite tool as it really helps you to save a lot of time and allows you to experiment with different shapes quickly.
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In the final step, I added in textures and adjusted the blend mode: multiply and overlay, and opacity. This will give it a more interesting, old vintage look and help to create the overall warm mood too.
Watch as Scott Prather takes you start to finish through his watercolor and inking techniques in this exclusive free Vector Genius video tutorial!
