Creating a Digital Illustration with Photoshop CS5

Covers the entire process of creating a digital drawing, from setting up a document and custom brushes to developing and fine-tuning the image itself.In this workshop digital artist Daniel Lieske shares his techniques for digital drawing in Adobe Photoshop. Follow along as Daniel creates a piece of artwork from scratch, beginning by creating a new document and creating custom brushes. He explains every step in his creative process as the image evolves from a rough scribble, to a slightly more detailed sketch, to a finished product including a detailed background and a human character. Along the way, learn about constructing perspective with the Path tool, stroking paths, cleaning up with the Eraser tool, and more. Topics include: Setting up the tools and documents Constructing the perspective Drawing the background Adding the character Cleaning up the drawing Coloring the drawing