Remove settings login
article thumbnail

How to paint believable environments for concept art using Photoshop and Blender

Creative Bloq

Painting an environment concept that feels like a believable place, no matter how outlandish the setting, often comes down to capturing these small details and placing yourself in the world. The sky sets our mood, and clouds are a fantastic tool to lead the eye to our focal point later on. Periodically check by unhiding this group.

article thumbnail

10 Procreate tips every aspiring illustrator should know

Creative Bloq

Explore the brush library (Image: © Daniel WŁodarski) We all have our own unique style – that’s what sets us apart! For added ease, brushes can be grouped, exported, duplicated, and edited to create new sets, while you can also use your own textures to create a unique brush. Scan the QR code above for more.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to paint in greyscale for powerful, moody digital art

Creative Bloq

Greyscale looks good with a program’s more artistic setting, encouraging looser brushstrokes. Now you can set the layer’s mode to one of your choosing, or you leave the mode on Normal and use brush modes instead. Here I boost the level of detail in the hair significantly, which seems to work just fine.

article thumbnail

How to paint fabric and metal textures that bring clothing to life in digital art

Creative Bloq

Materials aren’t just aesthetic – they can suggest a character’s status, the setting’s time period or cultural context. To paint this material, use brushes set to between 30 and 40 per cent Opacity and utilise a lot of layers. Every visual detail should have intent. Keep everything uniform.

article thumbnail

10 essential Procreate tips to instantly improve your environment art

Creative Bloq

You can move this marker freely and set the strength of the recolour effect with the slider at the bottom of the screen. If you’d like to save a GIF of your painting’s process steps, for example, simply add each step as a layer from bottom to top (A) , go to Animated GIF (B), and set the frame rate (C).

Art
article thumbnail

10 essential Procreate portrait tips every new artist should learn first

Creative Bloq

To help make that first stroke a little easier, we turned to character and portrait artist Pauline Voss, via our sister magazine ImagineFX , for a set of tried-and-tested tips. Set the layer to Add and use the Chromatic Aberration tool, pushing the slider to the max, which splits the light into subtle RGB fringes.

article thumbnail

Simz reveals his 12 top tips for great comic art

Creative Bloq

Although many artists might say there are set rules and techniques for creating comics, the truth is that anything can work! When we set ourselves free from any rules and restrictions, I’d still argue that some best practices can be beneficial if we have specific goals in mind.

Art