ImagineFX_Issue_150_August_2017

60102345 61 In depth Paint a dynamic figure ...

4 Establishing the base colours On separate layers, I block in the colours for the background, hair, body and clothing. I also c ...

5 Colour adjustments and details I feel like the colour scheme needs to be brightened up, so I add some yellow hues to the image ...

12 Adding effects to the creatures I’ve left the f lying creatures for last. I swap the green and purple ones around so that the ...

colour editing tools Once I’m happy with my base colours, I start tweaking them with Photoshop’s Color Balance, Hue/Saturation, ...

Building an image By experimenting Sean Sevestre reveals how he develops paintings in a fun and creative way, through a willingn ...

Why do you paint? What excites you about making art? Personally I love the idea of creative freedom – being able to draw or pain ...

let it grow... Material contrasts Smooth glass and a rough tree don’t look the same when you see them, so making the same distin ...

Experiment with new tools and techniques The Liquify tool was a new find that enabled me to create a new aesthetic. Always be cu ...

1 Draw a LOT, anD yOu’LL geT beTTer anD fasTer! Basically, this is the key to all of this stuff. Art is about mileage because it ...

2 Quick skeTches & ThumbnaiLs Thumbnails help me get dull ideas out to make room for better ones and they keep me on point w ...

Mark variation can be achieved in different ways, and each has its own character, shape and story 5 mix anD maTch yOur marks Var ...

7 seT gOaLs fOr skeTches I’m always aware of what I want to work on with a sketch, even if it’s a sketch for work. If a part of ...

A confident mark can often do more for us than accuracy 12 carry a skeTchbOOk ThaT yOu can LOve This is important. If you don’t ...

If you don’t love your sketchbook, you won’t want to open it August 2017 75 Artist insight Drawing skills ...

16 geT OuT Of yOur way There’s a tendency to intellectualise every decision, but that’s not where inspiration comes from. At a c ...

7 77 Join Tran Nguyen on her artistic journey as she creates a stunning... Next month All this... and more! Wellbeing ...

Photobashing an illustration Dave seeley takes you through his creative process, using Photoshop to craft a digital illustration ...

August 2017 79 In depth Photobashing ...

4 Setting up the document Though I’d had a rough idea at the outset of the physical dimensions of my illustration, now is the ti ...