Learn to paint a portrait in Photoshop with master illustrator Terry Wolfinger (The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Terminator 3, Ghosts). Working from his pencil illustration of Stan Winston, Wolfinger will take you step-by-step through his process for painting a realistic digital portrait, from creating skin undertones & color picking all the way to detailing flesh & final lighting.

Advanced Level

3h 4m of duration

English (auto), Spanish (auto)

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Curriculum

1. Title & Introduction - 1min

2. Bringing your Sketch into Photoshop - 10min

3. Reference Image - 1min

4. Transforming the Image - 7min

5. Picking a Base Color - 3min

6. Adjusting the Values - 9min

7. Adding Texture to the Canvas - 12min

8. Restoring the Highlights - 2min

9. Painting Skin Undertones - 2min

10. Layering Skin Tones - 4min

11. Adding Features to the T-800 - 5min

12. Painting the Hair - 2min

13. Color Picking - 4min

14. Adding Highlights to the Skin - 10min

15. Adjusting the Lighting - 3min

16. Developing the Flesh Tones - 6min

17. Ambient Lighting - 6min

18. Refining Details - 10min

19. Lightening Up Dark Areas - 17min

20. Creating a Vignette - 6min

21. Creating a Secondary Detail Layer - 6min

22. Adding Flesh Detail & Refining the Hair - 9min

23. Adding Another Lighting Layer - 4min

24. Fine Hair Detail - 5min

25. Highlights & Shadows - 6min

26. Refining Detail - 8min

27. More Fine Detail - 3min

28. Adjusting the Image Size - 10min

29. Finishing Your Work - 6min

30. Saving & Exporting your Work - 5min

31. Wrap Up - 1min

Materials

FOR YOUR WORKSTATION

Computer

Photoshop

Wacom Tablet (optional)

HEALTH/SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

When working with toxic and/or dangerous materials or tools:

ALWAYS read labels for appropriate use guidelines

ALWAYS wear a high-grade respirator

ALWAYS work in a well-ventilated area

ALWAYS protect your skin

ALWAYS wear eye protection

Artist BiographyTerry Wolfinger

Master illustrator and concept artist specializing in character renderings in both traditional and digital mediums.

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