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Suberb Tutorial of Digital Painting President Obama
In this tutorial created by Kyle Lambert, a specialist in digital painting. You will learn all the steps to create a digital paint of President Obama, it also comes with a video that shows the whole process of creation.
BY KYLE LAMBERT
Below is a small tutorial I have put together showing how I do my digital paintings. I have chosen the official portrait of President Obama. Watch the video and follow the steps below. Hope you like it!
STEP 1 - TOOLS AND LAYOUT
Before I start painting, the first thing that I will do is organize my workspace. Firstly I place my reference and blank canvas side by side. To the right of that I have any tools that I need. Because I use Adobe Photoshop, the panels that I use are Layers, Brushes, Swatches and the Color mixer. In terms of hardware, I use a Wacom Graphics tablet which I consider to be a vital part of my work flow. Most graphics tablets allow you to adjust your paintbrush based upon how hard or soft you press. This allows you to paint much more realistic strokes and build up color gradually.
STEP 2 - PAINT IN BASIC SHAPES
One of the biggest mistakes people make when drawing people is how they begin. I have found the best method for achieving accurate proportions is to block in the basic shapes of the image. I usually identify the gaps surround objects to help position them in relation to the edges of the canvas. I usually paint with a mid tone grey at this point to help with color accuracy later on.
STEP 3 - IMPORTANT FEATURES
At this point I will begin to pick out the important features of the subject, in this case the eyes, nose and mouth and place emphasis on getting a reasonable likeness. I am not saying here that you have to paint in every hair and detail, just enough for you to see that everything is in the correct place. I use a slightly rounded square brush for the early stages of painting but this isn't vital.
STEP 4 - BASIC COLOR
Now that it looks correct in grayscale I begin adding the basic colors over the top. Initially I work with a very transparent brush until I am confident about the accuracy of the colors that I am using. You may have noticed that so far I have been working quite small. I find that this helps simplify the shapes and colors. Sometimes when you are working close you fail to see how everything looks together. Painters who work with real paint often step back from their paintings to see them as a whole, this is no different.
STEP 5 - BLENDING TONES
Once I have the basic colors correct, I will then zoom in and start working on smoothing the tones together. I do this by using a large soft edged brush to wash over the top. Again transparency at this point helps the process be gradual. It is impotant to keep looking at the original as you work and zoom in and out to identify what needs doing to your painting.
STEP 6 - DETAILS
Once I am happy with the painting as a whole, I zoom into certain areas with a thin paint brush and pick out details such as highlights, hairs and wrinkles. This process can take hours and hours if you are going for a very photo-realistic image. I find that it is usually more effective just to pick out the important defining features such as reflections in eyes and noticable individual hairs.
STEP 7 - COMPLETE
Once you have finished adding detail, zoom out and check everything looks as you desired, sign it and save it. I must point out that I would not leave it until this point to save your work. You know what computers are like! I lost a painting once, having not saved 6 hours of work! So my advice would be, every time you step back tohttp://www.kylela have a look at what you have done, hit save.
FINAL RESULT
STEP BY STEP VIDEO
I hope that this tutorial has been useful. For more step by steps and other examples of my paintings visit www.kylelambert.co.uk
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32 Comments
Awesome amazing i wish i could be that good lol.
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stunning !
how long does it take you to paint a picture like this one ?
Awesome! Keep it up, great job dude ;)
Every time I see a outstanding wrok like this, I remember that I really need to learn more to use a wacom.
Cool. Do you paint all in one layer?
OK, now you're just showing off! Seriously though, really nice work. I think this is a very high level tutorial for people who are fairly advanced artistically. But truly awesome.
amazing - thanks for sharing!
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fucking awesome!!!
That is really impressive (and a valuable tutorial). Thanks!
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Thats a wonderful turtorial:) thx a lot...
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wonderful painting though, im keen to start trying these out aswell
great post!
Great tutorial! Some very original techniques here. I did something similar, I posted it in my portfolio on my website. http://www.knrdesigns.com
Keep up the good work.
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Wonderful! I'll let my students know about this. We've been playing with the official portrait as well. The best of the bunch is featured within this post:
http://maclab.guhsd.net/blog/?p=2288
Detail: http://maclab.guhsd.net/students/blog/obama_jeff_extreme.jpg
Hey guys, thanks for the support again, glad you like the tutorial.
Prediculous - This painting took me 2 hours 11 minutes, which I speeded up to 1 minute in the tutorial. More complex images can take a lot longer. Usually between 6-8 hours.
RCKY - The majority of the time I will work on one layer. When I paint with oil, there is only one layer (the canvas) so i don't find it restrictive when I work digital. Some times I will separate out the background and individual people onto different layers but not always.
For anyone wanting to get into digital painting, I strongly recommend getting a Wacom Tablet. You can get them really cheap (£35 upwards in the UK) and software such as Photoshop Elements or Pixelmator can be bought for £69 and £45. Check them out!
nice, but not as good as these... badpaintingsofbarackobama.com
Nice. Great technique and tutorial. I'm Obama'ed out. Maybe another self portrait next time - or a sports figure - or deceased actor. It's starting to like like Che or Jim Morrison out there- everyone's got one so they seem relevant.
This is cool - good tut.
Saw the other post on this work and enjoyed seeing how they are done.
What is really impressive is that it was done in 2 hours. Thats a serious turnaround time for a client!
Really great digital painting.
Featured here: http://www.presidiacreative.com/web-picks-15/
hey this is really wonderful.. some good stuff that you can see at: http://portfolio.dreamviewstudios.com
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amazing :) lol
loved this one. great work. i bought my little bamboo just a few weeks ago, but may be i try to draw angela merkel, our first lady in germany :) thx for that tutorial!
your like bob ross! thanks for inspiring me.
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