Set up the colour palette
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Create a new layer, above all layers, so it will be easy to
access as you work. Using a large hard brush at 75px+,
draw circles of the colours you want using the Colour Picker.
These will be easily accessible later using the Eyedropper Tool.Load up the 3D space
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Access the 3D tab by navigating to Window>3D. This will add the
3D tab next to your Layers panel. Select Mesh From Preset, and
select Cube from the drop-down menu. This will create a 3D cube and
bring up the 3D navigation space.Begin sketching
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Using the reference images you
collected, sketch a rough idea for
your scene. Create a new layer and select a
hard brush, set to 15px. If you’re not confident
when it comes to drawing perspective, feel
free to trace one of the images you collected.Prepare for adjustments
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Don’t worry! Your sketch hasn’t been
deleted. Think of this as a
workspace entirely separate from your
painting space. Select the Cube folder to edit
the cube, and Scene to move the camera. In
the Properties window, click the Coordinates
icon, and switch off Uniform Scaling.Sketch your subject
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Now your background is done, place
your character in the scene. Create a
new layer and, using the same brush, draw a
character balancing on the wall you drew on
the background layer. Remember, use as
much reference material as you need. Add in
basic shadows on a separate layer.Perspective reference
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We will be using 3D objects as part of
this tutorial, but perspective reference
photos are still imperative to help you put the
scene together. It’s useful to take photos of
tall buildings and study the perspective from
different angles. Keep them to hand and keep
referring to them as you work.Shape the cube
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Now Uniform Scaling is off, we can
elongate the cube. 3D objects are
modelled by stretching or squashing them
along Y, X and Z-axes. Increase the X-axis
from 13 to 19, and the cube will stretch into a
rectangular shape. Decrease the Z-axis.Adjust lighting
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Below the Cube folder, select the
Lighting folder. You can drag it
around as you do with the camera. It will be
helpful to set up the lighting now, so the cube
will fit the scene. From the Properties panel,
set Shadow Opacity to 0%. We won’t need it.Tutorial Master basic 3D in Photoshop