Real Time Paint Tutorial

[Xtronik]

Well, lets start over.

I use a smaller image image size trying to work faster with lower detail in the beginning.
Use different airbrushes with large diameters and spread your basic color tones all over the canvas, starting from the background, which becomes the sky.

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/000.jpg

[Xtronik]

Creating a Color pallete for your scene, can be very useful having all the time the necessery tones next to you, using them to the scene
http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/000b.jpg



Now start adding your basic cloud geometries with smaller brush sizes. Create the illusion of density of clouds using lighter tones and adding shadow to the opposite side of each geometry, giving a more detailed shape.

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/001.jpg

[Xtronik]

Its the time where you must decide where the lights must come from.

So I create a lighter sun area and add more sharp highlights on these clouds that are closer to the light source.

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/002.jpg

[Xtronik]

Working with the same technque you ll have a result like this

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/003.jpg

[Xtronik]

Now....the final approach can be like this.
As you can notice...the only problem is that the color density is a bit "flat" in the whole sky.
http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/004.jpg

And now a tip
Take your brush and using Dodge and Burn Mode correct the below areas .

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/005.jpg

[Xtronik]

Adding a new a layer will help us work separetely on the background mountains. Adding draftly the basic elements giving the main light/shadow forms

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/006.jpg

[Lonely Pixel]

Hi there! Love your tutorial already :P

Just a few questions,

-What version of PS are you using?
-The brushes you use, for the clouds, are these normal round shaped blurred brushes?
-Since this is a 'realtime' tutorial, I assume you've been spending all the time inbetween your posts on this work? I hope so, because my first 10 minutes of trying are not really promising :P

Thanks in advance :)

[Xtronik]

Hi pixel1. I use P7
2. with the common rounded brushes.
3. work this among other things and posting at the same .
Don t worry....stay tuned and u ll see :)

[Lonely Pixel]

'Aight, thanks :)

I think it's great to see there also are artists who aren't as arrogant as some pro's are ;).

I got this far in umm about 30 minutes:

http://members.home.nl/jrch/sky1.jpg

[Xtronik]

Sorry Pix :) Can t compare in speed with your replies.
Nice pic BTW
Here it is again.....adding the main rock elements

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/007.jpg

[LiQuiD12]

Nice one buddy.... looking good so far, cant wait to see more :thumbsup:

[Xtronik]

I work on 4 different layers for separate rock elements. I m playing with a draft detail for now. Don' t need to focus on this more....cause at the end the whole image will be resized

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/008.jpg

[Xtronik]

I don t a brief sketch for reference. I m also curious what this will become. :)
So I still put new ideas as I work

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/009.jpg

[bdblok]

hi !
this is really great :)
looking forward to the next step

i have a question, how do i make a colour palette?

[Xtronik]

One good way is to spray related colors you want to use into your scene, next to each other, somewhere in a non-used area of your image.... you ll have the mixing colors too for your pallete. Yous this strokes as a real pallete to pick up colors for your airbrushes fast & easy

[e-apollo]

Wow, this is definitely a fantastic tutorial. Thanks for sharing it with us all.

[Xtronik]

Here it is.....continuing add draft detail.....also added some horizon rules for having correct προσπεψτ οφ τηε σψενε
http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/010.jpg

[Xtronik]

Adding a couple of layers adding tree elements

http://www.xtronik.com/posts/tutorial01/011.jpg

[Swoop]

Wow amazing tutorial so far.. absolutely loving the sky.
Gonna give this a whirl tonight when i get home.. hope i can create such an amazing sky :D :D

[Swoop]

Well i did about 30 mins total on this... done in painter IX though.

Also posted in speedpaints http://www.reflection-design.dk/temp/cloud_temple.jpg

[Polonia]

you can make/see the palete in photoshop saving the image as an gif or png, or changing the mode from RGB to index color. If you don't see the palet window, select menu Windows > Swatches (Color / Swatches / Styles)

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