Drawing Leaves Quickly in Photoshop
Julio Carvalho, Illustrator & Portrait artist
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Lessons in This Class
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Introduction
0:43
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Why Brushes
5:06
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Designing Leaves
4:17
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Creating a Tree
2:44
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Filling the Branches
2:49
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Getting Volume
3:09
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Final Thoughts
0:23
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About This Class
When it comes to some patterns, illustrators, in general, face the tough task of drawing repetitively. They draw flowers, vegetation, stars, leaves, hair, raindrops and even manufactured things like bricks. In this class, we will just focus on the leaves. We'll see how to increase the productivity and the uniformity of the patterns using the Photoshop tool 'Brushes'. The students will have the opportunity to create their own shapes of the brushes they'll use, designing them directly on a Wacom tablet or, if they don't have it, on a sketchbook and scanning them.
Starting from scratch, we'll draw a complete tree, including the roots, the trunks, and the branches. So as not to make the appearance of the illustration flat, we'll use the mask mode, painting and adjusting the colors of it.
List of tools to be used in this class:
- A PC or Mac computer;
- A Wacom Tablet (Intuos, Cintiq, etc) or a sketchbook and a pencil;
- Adobe Photoshop;
- Internet connection for references;
- Creativity!
See my portfolio here: https://www.behance.net/juliocarvalho
Music: bensound.com
Meet Your Teacher
My name is Julio Carvalho. I’m a Brazilian illustrator, animator and graphic designer. I’ve been professionally illustrating and designing books, magazines, posters, products and logos since the 90s.
In 2004, I started drawing digitally, and Photoshop became my main productivity tool. In 2019, I started trying to draw using the Lasso Tool in Photoshop. Since I loved the results I got using this technique, I decided to create a class Drawing with the lasso in Photoshop, where you can learn how I achieved this modern portrait illustration style.
In my newest class Painting an expressive B&W portrait in Photoshop... See full profile
Hands-on Class Project
Class Assignment
Use everything you’ve learned from the class and create your own tree. Feel free to create an original and cool tree using your own style. How about creating a character?
Don’t forget to share your project here. Actually, if you are planning on making your designs on a sketchbook before importing them to Photoshop, it would be nice sharing some images here too.
I've attached the files used in this class:
• brushes.abr
• Tree.psd
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