Basics of Photoshop Painting

[laz3rb33m]

lol great tutorial. "beautiful elf princess".

[aeonblue78]

First video on youtube that taught me how to blend!! Thank you!

[dapithapon]

now this tutorial I can really try. thanks for making a tutorial

[Antyss08]

cs1?



[TizTaz007]

Awesome u're awesome dude thanks so much for the super-useful tut. It finally makes sense now :)

[coolangel834]

this has been very helpful! thank you :)

[tiilli]

imba info :D

[mystik4289]

I've been painting (or trying to) with Photoshop for about five months, and just learned how to use the eyedropper tool and adjust Opacity/Flow with hotkeys (don't judge me lol.) I can't thank you enough for introducing me to the basics I've been looking to learn. Such a practical and essential tutorial for beginners.

[TheRadioactiveFX]

she's so cute!

[CoderMatrixx]

hi im using pse9 elements 9 and i cant seem to find that flow button any idea where it can be?

[KiaraRawks]

This is actually a pretty good video on helping novice learn to paint. Thanks

[theonlyjoe123]

is this a joke?



[SlaveExplosion]

@theonlyjoe123 is what?

[pedrohsrio]

He sounds like Butthead.

[reflex472]

thank you so much for this vid!

[PatchCornAdams722]

I love this! Whenever I do a painting I end up with like, 80 layers, and I always end up thinking it looks very "Photoshop" instead of a painting. Y'know, always feels like I rely on the tools too much. This is wonderfully helpful though, thank you!

[MyTopGame]

Are you useing a graphex pad?

[capnbarfy]

It's funny how you don't have a bajillion videos on your account, and yet your tutorials are easily the best. Thank you so much!

[karl6615]

how do you get the colour to change after every use of the brush to a darker colour?

[reflex472]

@karl6615 you use the alt key while using the paintbrush. while you hold down the alt key and click, it'll change the color you're using to w/e color you clicked on.

[XtheLOCOkidX]

you made a circle good job :D

[Elm0m0]

You were just the reason for my first real Photoshop-Drawing. Thanks!

[nozombiesallowed]

Thank you! :)

[DudeofWonders123]

This has helped me so much! THANKS!

[chemicaIRed]

Thanks for posting this video. It really helped me improve a lot.

[jecamvideos]

thank you SO much for making a video that actually explains how to do digital painting instead of just showing off skills, like what most so-called tutorials here do...

[dothisdothat321]

wtf what is is this photoshop 1.0??

[schakalakadingdong]

@dothisdothat321 CS2

[inivonwini]

This video is completely black and white! I only realized that at the end. 

[Smaragdlaan]

Wow. VEry well done tutorial. Opened up a whole new world of coloring/shading possibilities to me :) Thanks, man.

[Meloveyou1238]

Im having trouble selecting colours off the keyboard . If im using a wacom bamboo i cant seem to select colours that easily with the pen so doing it via keyboard would be great :D

Awsome tutorial buddy!

[sampad01]

THANK YOU!!!!

[3xtra3rror]

You have no idea how happy I am to have found this video.

[SenorDonut]

i love you.

[Xyos212]

Thank you so much! So simple, yet so informing. Ive been looking for the that answer to getting realistic brush strokes in PS and Ive had alot of difficulty finding it until now! :D Thank you so much!

[Mondvogel1]

Thank You so much!!! Attended a lot of Photoshop workshops so far and it was all about manipulating photos, but I need to draw! So confusing all the buttons and functions. Now I feel motivated again! Thank You so much!

But hold on: I didn´t get Your website right, would be interested in that too. Can You tell me again?

[gc3k]

thats one sexy elf princess

[Ebillan]

Everything I know came from this video.

[ShigatsuMegami]

I really love you tutorials, they're very helpful, and you actually walk through your process unlike most people that just expect a video of a speed paint to teach anything.

[JosePablo24]

how the heck did u step up the layers? o.o

[D3vilFF]

the elf princes... =)), thx for the tips

[PanndaKat]

isnt there a watercolour tool i can use that blends automatically? I'm a noob, sorry. Used to simpler programs

[Gen755]

You should make some longer vids and put it for sale !!!

I would buy it for sure!

[Blatenly]

dude, you should be a teacher or something

[fanoffarmville]

wow

[530Blackjack]

The sound of your voice is so annoying!! You sound like one of those World of Warcraft retards.

[iirunwithwolves1]

@530Blackjack Then don't listen to it. No one is making you. You would only know what the "WoW Retards" Sounds like if you play/listen to them.

[paskin36]

whats the key shortcut to make the brush bigger / smaller?

[uteliux]

@paskin36 [ - bigger. ] - smaller.

[PatrickLeonDotCom]

@paskin36 bracket keys

[neuropulsation]

I'm using CS5, are the command actions the same?

[Agentbromsnor]

Your voice reminds me of Butthead. :P

Thanks for the tutorial.

[Fatigueisfat]

How do you go into full screen mode like you do at 1:53?

[justicend]

@Fatigueisfat Press 'F' for different screen modes

[pupsgesichtmitsosse]

elfprincess...sweet!

[theboneszilla]

This was very helpful, thank you very much!

[electroneticTV]

Hey Bugmeyer where to you learned your skills? I am a Amatuer painter but I would like to paint for living.

[Epsio0]

I have to agree with MonkeyFunkR, I never tried flow, thought it wouldn't do anything. But now, it kind give a more brush-like feel. Thank you :)

[MonkeyFunkR]

Helpful vid, thanks. I've never fully understood or taken the time to experiment with Flow. I will now.

[Milanium25]

Thank you very much! Now it makes sense...

[Tinox09]

What version of photoshop are you useing? and would you reccomend it for a first time user? if not what program should i use if i wanted to do types of artwork just like this video? if anyone could help out it would be muchly appreciated. thanks !

[jurassicpark4ever]

Do I have to have a really steady hand to paint with a mouse?

[fishywtf]

NO MORE SMUDGING! :D

[maaden00]

that was sweet thanks mate

[JenJW]

Thanks again, I'll check those out!

[JenJW]

I don't have Photoshop yet, but I have found myself feeling overwhelmed by all the digital painting tutorials on YouTube. Yours is much better for a beginner like me. Thanks so much!

[SuperGamer87]

@JenJW -- Oh, you've just got to get it! :) And in case you don't know about these, try out these free programs until you do get PS: GIMP, MyPaint, and Paint.NET. These aren't nearly as robust and satisfying (in my opinion) as Photoshop, but they're great programs, full of features, and each have their own feel to them. I use them instead of Photoshop sometimes, just to mix things up a mix, which only makes me appreciate each of them in their own right more. I simply LOVE MyPaint.

[sibastiNo]

this is great, thanks so much

[D4n90]

thank you so much for this! i'd watch a speedpainting, try some of my own and get very disheartened that nothing ever blended like their's, despite the brush opacity. now i know it was the flow tool! thanks again

[jerickman]

Sure it was simple, but it proved to be the most informative and beneficial tutorial I've seen on the subject. Most folks post a "Watch me does!" as a tutorial. Thanks for going right down to "This is how I does!" So thanks again.

[ackthecat]

Hi Peter, Thanks for this and bless you! really at least your explaining everything clearly and are speaking as good as any of the professional instructors do.

Thanks

[SuperGamer87]

MORE! MAKE MORE TUTORIALS!

[Zaishe5757]

AWESOME!!! thanks a lot!

[MrCesarthegreat]

how to you make it more clean it lots of lines there



[friskydeadman]

very helpful ty :DDDDD

[AinuLaire]

Wow, I really wish that I had watched this before I started painting my scanned drawing! This makes so much sense! And flow! Seriously, flow looks awesome. Thanks for the tips on the shortcuts, that really helps, too. Now I have to go back to my drawing and start redoing the whole thing...

[taito2k1]

It -finally- makes sense. Thanks a million!

[ConcietedMuchXD]

IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS READY FOR DEVIANT ART! LMFAOOOOOO

[vivasuperspaz]

Um, i have photoshop elements, how can I change the flow for that?

[LilC1010]

did you use a tablet or a mouse???

[envodas]

@LilC1010 its a tablet, you know its a tablet when the width and color of the stroke changes during eatch stroke

[Malmsteen708]

I think i've watched this about 7 times now and i still don't understand how when you begin to shade the strokes become smaller even though the brush size remains the same size

[aa14giants]

@Malmsteen708 he's probably using a drawing tablet, like those from Wacom, that have pen-pressure settings for size and opacity and whatnot. Basically the lighter you press the pen on the tablet the smaller the shade, and the harder you press the bigger and closer the shade'll be to your selected size. Then add in your opacity settings and flow settings that he discussed and you're ready for shading.

[SuperGamer87]

@aa14giants No, he's using his mind to draw...he's that awesome.

[doodlezraven]

well i need to know something. How can i change size of my brush on hotkeys? Like at 1:43 !!? Pls help me for that and i wanna know how can i change colors on hotkeys without do not open color bar

[Teeks9000]

@doodlezraven changing the brush size is the square brackets (to the right of P, just to clarify) as far as changing colours with keys the only keys i know are 'D' sets it to the default colours, so white and black and 'X' flips the foreground and background colours.

[yoboss1049]

i'm working with 300 dpi for my comic . it seems pretty high and good quality, but you say it is only the minimum you should use? if I wanted to print my 300 dpi painting , would it look like crap?

[BULLIER8]

this is a good tutorial=] thanks!

[korgertube]

Amazing how simple it is :D

[ZyonCross]

This is the MOST comprehensive video tutorial "out there" . Thank you.

[TonicX57]

You wouldn't believe how much this helped me. I just got a tablet, and I wanted to start painting like this, but I couldn't figure out how to do all that fading jazz and whatnot. Now I know. And now I also know that you can hold alt to select colors. Thank you so much.

[UniversalWhatnot]

Hello internet, I have Photoshop Elements 7.0 and I can't seem to find the "Flow" info for the brushes! Any help? Or do I need to get an upgrade?

[DaUnknowna]

@UniversalWhatnot well if you can't find it it probably isn't there

[akiru91]

Thanks to u. i was able to understand how they paint it smooth and i enjoyed painting my work. Last time i remember. I keep using BURN tool and its so frustrating.

[eelsevilla]

nice tutorial man

[Rorintosh]

@MrGoodDInner You gay lolz.

[Gamerportalconsole]

@MrGoodDInner 0.o

SEX?

[benuxas100]

@MrGoodDInner omg gay if u are man

[mpattym]

Its worth buying a tablet. Usually people go for a Wacom Tablet. Even though i have one i still sometimes use my touch pad on my laptop depending on what im doing.

[tangkag879]

i cannot do it it's only for peoples who has tablet i use mouse

[medvitz93]

@tangkag879 Not true. Theres tones of amazing drawings made with mouses. It just takes practice.

[lekofev]

Gracias, tenia muchas dudas sobre la opacidad, gracias de verdad

[theartofbone]

Your tutorial was awesome, I was able to follow on PSP7 and an older tablet pc. I will definitely watch more of your videos,, thank you

[LordArsehat]

There was absolutely no point scanning that image. All you have done is create a globe, as good as it is the scanned image served no purpose whatsoever.

[connor2444]

Actually it served the purpose of demonstrating the work flow a photoshop painter would go through if he/she were to upload a physical drawing. It doesn't matter how basic of a drawing it is. Its just to show solely the idea of uploading an image. He does say "despite its total lack of definition".

[mastersewer2]

to step backward press ctrl+shift+Z. It's like Ctrl+Z but does more.

[Nethithepaladin]

Wow. Really that explanation of flow just opened my eyes. Great tutorial.

[CowyChan]

Thank you so much! I've learned a lot from this tutorial! :D

[962169]

go to Image > Image Size > Resolution (DPI)

[oblivexx]

acouple questions:

1. when doing a colored piece do you do multiple layers for the base colors or can you do it on one layer?

2. Is the background layer/color essential to the piece?

[Manaia2]

Hey cheers for posting a great tutorial, One I can understand... not just a demonstration or a speed painting. Very good and well done, actually learned a lot from this

[oblivexx]

do u lay all the base colors below layer 0 for like lanscapes and the shades for that area on top laers?

[ilysesshy]

How the heck do u make ur background color? :(

[03anno]

THANK u so much u help a lot

[ImORtalRAin718]

FINALLY. A painting tutorial that I actually understand. Thanks SO MUCH for your help. It's great appreciated.

[Baktor]

Sir, I just learned more in the 7:29 minutes your video lasts than in years of trying by myself...

[viejareloaded]

so awesome man.. thx.

[Hauntzz]

Always wanted to get into digital painting, but was having trouble finding anything like this to explain the process.

After finally seeing this I picked up a tablet and am really loving it. =D

[SOLACEBOY]

Thank you so much!

This helps a lot.

[Crimm]

Man... I hope I'm as good as you when I'm 25...

[Tobi4444]

oh yea, the basic color you are goin to draw makes it definitely more easier (for me)

[engelteir]

THis was the most helpful photoshop tute i have ever seen.. and i have seen a LOT!!

If you watch this then your my heart video... it all just makes sense... its like wow, thats soooo easy!! Cheers for everything dude!!

[UnnyGorey]

....

DUDE!

You have NO idea how long I've been searching for a way to do this colour techquie. Most vids done give any information and are too fast to see how they do it

YOU ROCK!

[Impresioniste]

¿ How do you increase the size of the brush without going to brushes window?

[1Dolan1]

bracket keys to the right of your "P"

[pjmackay76]

Use these keys to scale the brush [ for smaller ] for larger

[peepeev333]

on windows u alt ,right, click and drag the mouse

[amdd1004]

using [ and ]

[NobleValerian]

Wacom Tablet :D j/k ... but they are sweet...

[gericmonterrosa]

Thank you so much youve finally shown me how to paint in photoshop i was about to give up on it!

[SelfAfraid92]

wow, thanks, this realy helped me!

[ratbutcher]

thank you for the hot keys!!

[LotusCivDarkshi]

Peter, you are like a savior for me. I'm completely new to using PS as an art medium. And with the new tablet I have I'm constantly using your tutorials as referances.

[Tribolaz]

How can i get the brush to fill inside-out like yours?

[tom3167]

you turn the opacity down

[ShinzeyBlacksword]

*u*

You are my heerroo~

[696Razor696]

really nice tutorial very informative thank you and nice orb looks like a golf ball or a planet :S but i really like it :P...

[kouryuu19]

Hold down the spacebar

[TheJackal]

Great tutorial, I do know a lot of this stuff, however I have had blending problems in the past, and the 60 Opacity and 40 flow will help out a bunch. Thanks :D.

[3sim159]

how do you move the canvas like that???

[InhaleTheFlame]

great tutorial! it helps a lot lol.. but im really confused about the whole elf princess part o.O all i see is a ball

[residentboone]

It's a joke. She's trapped inside an opaque orb. Opaque means that you can't see through it.

[InhaleTheFlame]

oohh i see... =p i knew that

[slowmarmetal]

good tutorial very informative and helpful,thank you

hope you add more

[AethericDayStar]

Excellent tutorial! I hope you make some more! These are the best I've seen so far. You don't just show off, you explain you technique. Thanks millions!

[BestTypoEver]

Great vid, have been trying to figure out how the painters do it for a long time. =]

Thanks.

[dragonbonesdotnet]

Another great tutorial - thanks again!

[fullfist]

Thank you man you rock

[fallenangelsing]

is the save for web feature that much different from just resizing the image and then saving as JPEG? or is there not much of a difference?

Thanks for these tuts btw, they're very helpful :)

[noelitox]

yes, is much better Saving for Web because you can eliminate color information an other stuffs to make the file lighter...

Try it!!

[fallenangelsing]

I will. Thank you :)

[bigmanny]

your a bloody legend dude. i have been looking for simplified tutorials to see if i was doing it right and thanks to you i dont feel lost no more.

cheers mate. A++ Tut

[celgaara]

agree every other tutorial makes it look soo complicated grr

but finally!

[Gaia287]

umm 1 ques wut does dpi mean and how do u change it? to 300 or wuteva

[OldSaintPete]

dpi = dots per inch, dunno how to change it though.

[citydefender1235]

Image>image size>resolution: 300

[Gaia287]

ty :)

[twisted709]

you cant change pen sensitivity on photoshop can you? cause ive realised i have to push quite hard to get a solid stroke (on my tablet)

btw awesome video,finally i know where the shortcuts are!

[zuppah]

have you tried a higher opacity? opacity on 100% should make a solid black stroke

[baddannyd]

how do u go to full screen mode?

[CrocoRoo]

Pressing the 'F' key will toggle between screen modes.

[FennelSoftware]

Yes! Finally a paint tutorial that I can understand! Thank you, this was very helpful. =D

[gwincheese]

whats your deviant art profile again? i didnt get it...your talent is such a god's work of art!

[AntonioE07]

Awesome tips man. Thank you

[polter211]

Awesome elf princess. I love your style. ;P

[imOverWhere]

ima try this now

[skeyefeye]

wow, cant get enough of your tips and tricks, and shortcuts. ty

[Gaia287]

om all other tuts go straight into the blody pro stuff iand i never new how to use it

this has been grat thx a bill

[Toasterness]

This was very helpful, thank you c:

[TwilightCouple]

great tut.

[Intelliraptor]

That's one hot elf chick! ... >.>

[shinju744]

oh wow, i've been looking for something to help me with painting and this is great. Thanks so much!

[tomhsharky]

very useful intro. many of these expert drawers just seem to revel in their talent and don't teach, so thanks for this.

[gewain0]

how do you get the circle around your cursor? (sorry for bad english, i'm dutch) and how do you get the different brushes

[ebbone]

youre tutorials are really helpful! thanks

[J0R3K]

thanks for the tuts. I already learned loads with your layer mask tutorials and this one will come in handy as well. I had one question though: I used to have a version of photoshop 7.0 but when I used the pencil key for making sketches the lines were always "blocky" does someone know how to make them look more like natural pencil strokes? (srry for the bad description I just didn't know how to describe it better)

[Anomaly112]

I think pencil in PS is supposed to make 1px wide lines, so there's no anti-aliasing - which is why it looks blocky. You're seeing the individual pixels. Ideally, look through your brushes and check out photoshops built in libraries to find a brush that resembles a pencil/has some grainy effect to it. Illustrator's a little better at making pencil-like strokes, as is Corel Painter.

[darya155]

I love you.