Autodesk Sketchbook Pro Tutorial : PENCIL SETTINGS. 10 Things... About Value. Greg Manchess Almost every painting starts with a picture in the mind, fully formed with line, depth, shape, value. We see it in a flash, and we strive to capture that vision. The amateur usually goes with this first instinct. To the seasoned professional it is merely a starting point, an impression, a guide. From there, principles are applied and dropped, added and rejected. First impressions are good, but they are not always correct, and rarely fully formed. The artist works to distill these varied aspects into one, concise, visual slice. It starts and ends with value. Pictured above, the nude contains a sharp line of contrast between light skin and shadowed skin, similar values blend. 1.
Either condition will give you instant impressions about the light in your picture. Daytime is not as controlled, but remember it is not always high noon. Even an indoor scene is affected by the light from outside. Controlling illumination with light from outside the window... 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Simple Roy Lichtenstein Style in Illustrator and Photoshop. I have been playing with the Halftone filter in Photoshop for the past few weeks and trying different things we can do with it. I also discover the Width Tool in Illustrator CS 5 and it was a great surprise because now we have much more freedom when playing with strokes. So with these two things in mind I decided that I had to create an image using them, and then the idea of a design inspired in Roy Lichtenstein.
There are quite a few tutorials showing how to create this type of image, but I decided to try it myself. I haven't checked any tutorial because I wanted to play with the tools, so the technique might be the same as other tutorials but I really don't know. Roy Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was a prominent American pop artist. Step 1 Let's start the tutorial in Illustrator. Step 2 In Illustrator, select the Pencil Tool (N) and start drawing over the photo using it as references. Step 3 Step 4 With the Pencil Tool (N) create the contour of her hair. Step 5 Step 6. Make Watercolor and Marker Style Portraits with Illustrator.
With this tutorial, we are going to work through ways of creating digital portrait illustrations that have a unique and somewhat tactile feel of marker and watercolor. This tutorial will focus on using a drawing tablet and Adobe Illustrator. There will be a focus on technique and technical settings, but the overall product will rely on your own personal style and taste. Preview Resources Portrait by Lillian Bertram (Creative Commons Share Alike – used here with permission) Step 1: Set up your Illustrator document Start with a print document of 8.5 x 11″. Step 2: Import the reference photo Import the photo you will be using as a reference (File > Place). Size it up or down as necessary—try to size it up to the artboard. Don’t sweat the resolution or pixelation of the image since the reference photo is only a guide. Since the artwork will be imported into the first layer, name it “Photo Reference” using the Layers panel.
Your work area should look like this: Step 3: Set up your work area. Digital Painting. Illustrator CS5: Beautiful Strokes.