ANARKY
07-13-2005, 11:24 AM
Hi there. This is in response to the call for Threads to this Forum.
Its a Tutorial I recently did for one of the other Artists that works for the same company I do.
Its a fast tutorial I put together quickly that lets you do scales in Photoshop quickly and easily. And is no doubt adaptable to Painter and other programs.
I hope you find it useful.
OK, here we go.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S1.jpg
This is how we start. Lay down you base colour and go over it with cross hatched diagonal lines following the body of the creature in a darker colour. You can use a paint brush or the Burn tool to do this.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S2.jpg
Next we get the Smudge tool and with each scale(Diamond), just push the edge out a bit to create a rounded look to the edge away from the head of the creature. I have used the smudge tool, but you can use the paint brush to create the same effect.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S3.jpg
So it looks like this when done.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S4.jpg
Next, with either the Burn Tool or a Dark colour on the paint brush, add in a shadow to the inner edge of each scale where it goes under the preceeding scale.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S5.jpg
Now, with either the Dodge tool or a lighter colour on the paint brush, add a hightlight to the outer edge of the scale where it lays on top of the scale beneath it.
Now you can see the scale effect coming out and its beginning to take shape.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S6.jpg
Now we add the over all highlight to give the body a rounded feel. I used the Dodge and Burn tools here, but Darker and lighter colours on the Paint Brush work just as well. Maybe set the mode of the paintbrush to Soft light or Overlay or Multiply (experiment for the best mode) so you don’t loose the underlying detail.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S7.jpg
Finally I went in and added a little more detail to the scales with some highlights and shadows to finish off.
Now, the example here is VERY rough and done very quickly. But you might want to take a little longer then this and get it looking really good.
But you can see the process here from what I have put together.
This is basically the process I used to do this recent Image of mine.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//Diamondback-RPG.jpg
But I took much longer over it and added in much more detail.
Have a go at your own scales. Draw a Snake or a Dragon or something else Reptilian to show us how you put this into practice.
Regards
Andy
Its a Tutorial I recently did for one of the other Artists that works for the same company I do.
Its a fast tutorial I put together quickly that lets you do scales in Photoshop quickly and easily. And is no doubt adaptable to Painter and other programs.
I hope you find it useful.
OK, here we go.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S1.jpg
This is how we start. Lay down you base colour and go over it with cross hatched diagonal lines following the body of the creature in a darker colour. You can use a paint brush or the Burn tool to do this.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S2.jpg
Next we get the Smudge tool and with each scale(Diamond), just push the edge out a bit to create a rounded look to the edge away from the head of the creature. I have used the smudge tool, but you can use the paint brush to create the same effect.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S3.jpg
So it looks like this when done.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S4.jpg
Next, with either the Burn Tool or a Dark colour on the paint brush, add in a shadow to the inner edge of each scale where it goes under the preceeding scale.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S5.jpg
Now, with either the Dodge tool or a lighter colour on the paint brush, add a hightlight to the outer edge of the scale where it lays on top of the scale beneath it.
Now you can see the scale effect coming out and its beginning to take shape.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S6.jpg
Now we add the over all highlight to give the body a rounded feel. I used the Dodge and Burn tools here, but Darker and lighter colours on the Paint Brush work just as well. Maybe set the mode of the paintbrush to Soft light or Overlay or Multiply (experiment for the best mode) so you don’t loose the underlying detail.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//S7.jpg
Finally I went in and added a little more detail to the scales with some highlights and shadows to finish off.
Now, the example here is VERY rough and done very quickly. But you might want to take a little longer then this and get it looking really good.
But you can see the process here from what I have put together.
This is basically the process I used to do this recent Image of mine.
http://premium1.uploadit.org/anarkyman//Diamondback-RPG.jpg
But I took much longer over it and added in much more detail.
Have a go at your own scales. Draw a Snake or a Dragon or something else Reptilian to show us how you put this into practice.
Regards
Andy