Skillshare Characters in a Scene Sketch to Digital

About This Class

Concept art, game design, character design: they all rely on a solid basic sketch, a sense of color, and line drawing skills. You will learn how to work with strong outlines to hold the artwork together and I will explain my style of colouring, lighting and shading. I will also explain how to use different brush presets to get those nice textures that really bring the picture to life.



What You'll Learn

It’s great for an artist to be able to draw on paper, but if you have sketching skills and an artistic eye, this class will challenge you to take it to the next level. Not only will this refine your skills, but it will also make your work relevant in an industry that is mostly all digital.

Setup and preparations. I'll walk you through sketch preparation and digitizing your work.
Line work. We'll go over brushes and digital line weights.
Flat colours. We'll give your piece base colors.
Shading & lighting. You'll add depth and shading, and add colog.
Details. You'll add details to your work to make it more interesting and complete.
Background. You'll fill in the background to complete the narrative.



What You'll Do

You will select a character, scene, or topic that sparks your interest and will motivate you in your work. This could be from a video game, movie, or TV show. With the efficiency tools, rendering techniques, and coloring tips, you'll create a final digital illustration of your scene.

Deliverable. You'll create a digital rendering of your favorite scene or character in Photoshop.
Description. You'll sketch your concept and character, and digitize that sketch in Photoshop. You will add line, color, dimension, and texture to your piece with efficiency and technique. You will finish the piece with lighting and effects.
Specs. By the end of this class, you will have a final digital rendering of a character in a scene.