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Posted on 20/06/11 2:20:34 PM |
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sutex
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How???
I wonder if someone else tried to photoshop similar picture from scratch.Is Photoshop right software to do it?How to start - how to finish?  |
Posted on 20/06/11 4:48:53 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: How???
Possible - yes, just about. But if you're looking for a step-by-step tutorial you'll have to look pretty damn hard! |
Posted on 21/06/11 03:08:26 AM |
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Daniel
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How???
Hello Tomasz, There are quite a few books out there that focus purely on digital painting. I have one of them (which I bought together with an Intuos tablet a couple of months ago): Digital Painting Techniques: Practical Techniques of Digital Art Masters (Masters Collection) Amazon web site: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Painting-Techniques-Practical-Collection/dp/0240521749/ref=pd_sim_b_10 The book has a dedicated chapter for painting sci-fi and fantasy figures. And in that chapter there is a tutorial about painting armours; chapter 7 page 198. There is also an eBook from the same publisher (3DTotal) http://www.3dtotal.com (40 pages) that covers painting of armours as its main subject. The name of the eBook is naturally Painting Armour! |
Posted on 21/06/11 1:15:55 PM |
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sutex
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Re: How???
Steve, No, not really tutorial but if there are basic techniques to produce this type of art.As first, I am not sure about if to do it by painting, photo -montage or 3d modelling. Second, are tools and if Photoshop itself is right choice or shall I look for help wide across Creative Suite, Illustrator etc. |
Posted on 21/06/11 1:22:07 PM |
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sutex
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Hi Daniel, I will look at these links you kindly gave here.Thank you very much. Tomasz |
Posted on 21/06/11 3:09:43 PM |
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Daniel
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How???
Tomasz, you are welcome. I guess the techniques you are looking for are described in that eBook. It costs about 9 Pounds. As you can see below the platforms that are used are Photoshop and Painter. 
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Posted on 21/06/11 4:16:30 PM |
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sutex
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Re: How???
Oh yeah Daniel.This is the one.The first one you said 'Practical Techniques of Digital Art Masters' is also. Very interesting technique they show.I thought so it is major thing to get brushes right.Thanks one more time mate. |
Posted on 21/06/11 4:39:19 PM |
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Daniel
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Tomasz, You are welcome. And one last thing: you can get quite realistic renders like the image below from 3D modeling SW (this one from 3D Max). But you need some postwork in PS to get the mysterious look of your example image. Daniel 
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Posted on 22/06/11 11:38:15 AM |
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sutex
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Daniel, This is great work and very realistic.In my option 3d modelling is not good idea.My processor and graphic card is not a newest one.That's why I gave up video editing too.Rendering time kill my enthusiastic mode. I know 3d Max or Z Brush looks amazing.I try to paint it digital then. First I need to design what it be and bring it on, I just need to back to the future to second world war century as well.Will post it as soon as can. Ps. Regarding to the last picture you posted.Is everything modelled 3d and then just texturaized and lightened in PS, right??? |
Posted on 22/06/11 2:12:47 PM |
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Daniel
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Tomasz, I am looking forward to see the result of your work ... I think the artistic feel of a hand made drawing can never be compared with or replaced by a 3D render. As for this render, all textures were already added in 3DMax. And that's where all properties of the textures (such as reflection, refraction etc) were added. Good luck |
Posted on 27/06/11 12:38:36 PM |
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sutex
Specular Specialist Posts: 157 Reply |
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I got the book Daniel.Its perfect.Thanks. |
Posted on 27/06/11 2:19:48 PM |
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Daniel
Poser Professor Posts: 192 Reply |
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You are welcome Tomasz. On Saturday I went to a digital art exhibition arranged by Tama Art University here in Tokyo. Lots of interesting art work ... In one of the booths, art students were just sitting and painting, and I actually thought about you, because many of them were painting Japanese fantasy figures that resembled your Nazi soldier! |
Posted on 30/06/11 2:15:28 PM |
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sutex
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Hi Daniel, That's cool , interesting places you sightseeing yourself- Country of manga. I started and nearly finish my picture. Only need face, skin, background and si-fiction paint ball gun to be done.I am using matte painting techniques as well , not only painting.I also started from Home Army soldier ,probably leave Nazi robot-soldier now and come back later.If you got good idea for olds cool-si-fi paint ball gun for this boy I would be happy to know?! Just need to have CO2 , hopper and...?.I attached my sketch below.Thanks. |
Posted on 04/07/11 10:51:15 AM |
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Daniel
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This is very nice Tomasz. I am looking forward to see the final image. Unfortunately I don't know anything about paintball gun images or models (although I love paintball  ).
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Posted on 07/07/11 5:09:07 PM |
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sutex
Specular Specialist Posts: 157 Reply |
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No problem Daniel.Thanks anyway.I just loaded final result to the Gallery and removed old scetch. |