Photoshop Creative Issue

Finish drawing the character

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With the background that will be sitting behind your character

mostly finished, now’s the time to finish the character art. Create a

new layer above the sketch layer, and use a hard round brush set to 12px

and a dark purple to draw the lines.

Add texture

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Create a new layer set to Overlay, select the cyan, and

use an airbrush to add a glow effect. If you have texture

images to hand, find a scratchy one, or download one from a site

like BittBox (bittbox.com). On another new layer, paste in the

texture, set to Overlay, 20% Opacity.

Overlay colour

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Overlay some colour to make the grey

3D object fit in the scene. Use the

Eyedropper Tool to select the purple you

used for the background, create a new layer

above the cube, Ctrl/right-click and select

Clipping Mask. Use the Paint Bucket Tool to

fill the layer. Set it to Overlay, 50% Opacity.

Start shading

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Create another clipping mask layer

above the cube, below the Overlay,

and set to Multiply, 40% Opacity. Use the

Shape and Marquee tools to draw straight

lines on the front of your apartment building.

On another clipping mask layer, colour some

of the windows a cyan blue.

Complete shading

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Select a soft brush at 50px+, and set to

60% Opacity, 80% Flow, and Multiply

blend mode. Still using the same purple,

shade the building. Paint harsh lines to create

a concrete look. On a new layer, use a 10px

hard brush to add graffiti.

Duplicate cube

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We will be using this cube to create an

apartment building in our scene. To quickly

give it shape, Ctrl/right-click the Cube folder and select

Duplicate. This will create an exact copy. Notice how it

clips through the other cube as you move it with the

M o v e To o l.

Apply to scene

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Switch back to the Layers tab, and

you’ll notice that the 3D object has

been applied to your scene, exactly as you

left it positioned in the 3D space. Go back to

the 3D space to adjust the camera if it’s not

sitting correctly. Line it up with your sketch.

Expert tip

Here’s a great tip for

perspective drawings. As

mentioned before, collecting

perspective references

is imperative for creating

accurate environments,

whether you’re studying

perspective or editing the

photos directly. But it can be

frustrating looking for the

angle you have in mind. If you

take a photo that’s of a similar

angle, of any subject, use the

Transform Tool to rotate, flip

and warp the image into the

angle you need. Then create a

new layer and draw over it.

Tweak the

perspective

Want to cycle through Move tools? Press V In 3D mode