I seemed to have dreamed about this scene yesterday. I got up early this morning and quickly picked up a pen to try to refresh my memory. This time I used Photoshop to create the imitation transparent painting method. Because you don’t have to think about color, you just need to concentrate on expressing the ideas in your mind.
Transparent painting methods include the following methods:
(1) Transparent color reappears.
Generally, multiple layers of oil paint with little or no pinking are used to cover the background and dark parts of the main object to reveal the cloth texture and background color.
(2) Thin bottom transparent cover color.
Use dark brown or silver gray to draw a stricter plain oil painting on a middle-tone gray-brown background. After it dries, cover it with a transparent color. Avoid adding too much white to the transparent color to avoid affecting the transparency. For this reason, the plain oil painting of the base painting needs to be increased in brightness in advance to leave room for multiple layers of color.
(3) Thick bottom transparent cover color.
It refers to covering the smooth surface with thick underpainting and the uneven surface with thick underpainting by covering it with transparent color. To create a smooth surface with a thick coating, apply a thick color first and smooth it out while it is still wet, then apply a transparent color after it dries. This method is mostly used in classical style oil paintings. For example, thick paint is often used on the light-receiving parts of the skin to distance it from the dark parts such as the background. When the impasto paint is still wet, use a brush to gently smooth the strokes. After it dries, apply a transparent color to achieve a thick, transparent and crystal-clear effect.
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1. Create a new canvas in Photoshop. Use some large-stroke brushes on the background layer, then select Overlay Texture in the brush properties (F5), determine the basic color for the entire painting, and use a round-tipped brush to draw the characters. Don’t get hung up on the specifics at this step, just express your ideas quickly.
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2. Create a new layer to depict the devil in depth. The basic PS circle brush used here is also used. Use white to draw the bright side of the character first.
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3. Describe the dark parts. And to enrich the picture, add two people who are under the control of the devil. The sky part is a rough textured brush selection with scatter and texture.
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4. Zoom in on the canvas and go deeper into the face. Because the main light source is overhead, the contrast is increased. The brushstrokes follow the structure. How to draw the heart armor: Use a pen to first draw the bright side on top of the dark parts according to the direction of the armor's surface structure, then lower the opacity and add highlights one by one. Then add the totem to the horn.
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5. Continue with the same method. You can clearly see how I drew the armor by looking at the armor on the character's right leg. By the way, the person holding it in the right hand is also depicted here.
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6. Continue to draw the hand. Here I reduce the hardness of the brush to make the transition.
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7. Use dark colors to outline the outline of the person in the hand, and add highlights on the edges to create volume.
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8. Perfect the characters.
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9. Select the background layer. Remember the rough texture brush from before, and use it to adjust the brightness of the color to draw the layers of the scene. Create a new layer above the character layer and use a 0% hardness brush to add smoke.
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10. In order to worsen the situation of the devil, add chains and increase the parts that break and collapse.
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11. Because you need to create a new layer for coloring, increase the contrast between the characters and the background. I felt that the Demon King's head was too clear, so I used white to reduce the contrast and soften the edges. Create a new layer, select the color in the properties, and then color it according to your own ideas~~~. If you feel that the color purity is too high, you can get the appropriate purity by adjusting the opacity of the layer.
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Completed picture:
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