My friend Chad just got his first graphics tablet, so I am posting him some links! And you can read them too. Very small sample of what’s out there of course, from a quick run through from my delicious account:
Free videos
Daarken’s Youtube – concept artist for Mythic Entertainment, just discovered his stuff last night. Some great multi-part videos here.
Bobby Chiu : watch him paint and listen to him talk about art. Inspiring!
Bugmeyer’s YouTube vid – How to remove the white from a scanned drawing. (Useful in perspective class.) Handy list of keyboard shortcuts too.
YouTube – Adjustment Layer Tutorial – adjustment layers are handy for tweaking stuff quickly.
YouTube – Applying Texture Without Looking Like a Douche – tricks for adding textures in Photoshop
Tutorial-MentoringExercises 1-2 by jermilex on deviantART – Video tutorial with sound, quickly replicating a couple of still life photographs and showing his process. He talks about color & light, observation, etc.
YouTube – Lich King – Speed paint – not a tutorial, but watching the process is instructive
Written tutorials with images
Choppingblock.com – Another one on removing the white from a drawing. This one comes with a prerecorded Action (for photoshop cs4)
ConceptArt.org Forums – full blown tutorial of recent painting (big download) – painting of a building, starting from big blocks of color.
David Revoy – Speedpaints and tutorials in many different programs. Some videos here too.
Color Theory + App. Tutorial by gorachi on deviantART – talks about color, light, brush techniques, etc. Very detailed.
How To Make A Digital Painting by Norke on deviantART – very detailed, goes from rough sketch to completed image. Includes some shortcuts and tips for fixing mistakes along the way.
Other stuff
Parkablog Book Review: Fantasy Workshop: Mastering Digital Painting Techniques – Digital painting book review complete with video flip-through. Warning: Parka’s art book reviews are awesome and your wallet will be in serious danger once you start reading his site. But your eyes will thank you.
The Art Department store – formerly the Massive Black tutorial section. You have to buy em, but they’re pretty cheap. I have the Jason Chan “quick sketch” one – high quality, definitely worth the price. Reminds me I meant to get more of these!
CGTalk (previously a cgsociety link, forum is now dead)- Digital Painting: Tips and Techniques for Beginners With David Ren, Matellis, LotekK – couple of exercises to get you used to tablet drawing
Feel free to add more in the comments, I’m sure there’s tons more great stuff out there I’m missing!
Fuckin awesome! Thanks Chuck. Looks like i’ll be applying textures in a non-douche-like manner when i speed paint my Lich Kings! Seriously, this is a perfect storm of awesomeness for the high-minded (heh) tablet beginner on the go. Or not on the go. Rather, completely stationary to almost worrisome degrees. Anyways, you rule. Thanks for the thoughtful links 😀
“completely stationary to almost worrisome degrees”
Ahahaha, I feel ya! Glad you liked the links, can’t wait to see the things you make!