Photoshop drawing of exquisite cartoon 3D shark: sketch

Simon Lissaman used Photoshop to draw and composite a detailed image of a three-dimensional cartoon shark. Let's follow Simon Lissaman to experience his process of drawing cartoon sharks.

"Shark Encounter" first started while I was doodling. I had seen sharks jump out of the water onto boats or other places, and I made an underwater scene to try out some ideas. I wanted to show everything about the shark, the tall fins, animated and fun.

This article introduces the sketch design part.

sketch

I usually scan my sketches (600DPI) so that I can process them through Photoshop without losing quality.

I used Wacom Intuous 6 x 8 graphics. There are many geniuses who can draw mice, but no one can draw sharks.

First, create the outline of the shark using the Pen Tool. After painting, I turn on the transparency and copy layers. Hide the original shark shape layer and use it as a mask.

I used greyscale to render out the details and subsequent colors. This is a very useful technique that allows you to focus on the arrangement of your tones without getting distracted by the colors themselves. I filled the shark shape with a medium gray color, then duplicated the layer and moved it to the top. Give it a multiply opacity of 10-20%. This can give people a vague feeling.

In the next section we introduce rendering. See how to make the shark in the sketch appear three-dimensional.