EPISODE 21 Zombie Knights part3

[NonObjectiveForm]

THANK YOU!

[Sileni]

How to mask in Photoshop CS2/CS3/ etc series, do hope the question makes sense in me asking?

[Fiirdraak]

@Sileni At least you can use the method where you paint a solid layer, grey for example, where you want the colors go and then create a new layer on top of that and then CTRL+ALT+G to group it so that you are only able to paint on the pixels that are colored in the solid grey layer. It's similar in a way to "lock pixels" but on a new layer on top of the base color layer (not the background). I hope this helps and if you already knew this trick, then ignore this :D

[Sileni]

This dude sounds like this one youtuber, Idrawgirls channel!

[RedScypsi]

@Sileni yeh they got simular accents

[maxph99]

D: r u using the mouse or a pad?

[RedScypsi]

@maxph99 I think he uses a tablet.

[jugger017]

got inspired by this and made myself a zombie knight. as youtube won't let me put the link to the wip, i can only say you can find it at jugger017 (dot) deviantart (dot) com. comments and critiques are well appreciated, i'm still a huge rookie in shading and such, but at least i can recognize my mistakes. take a look if u guys want.

[Gyorkland]

YOu should have a livestream man!!

[OceanicOsprey]

That border thing is particularly impressive.

[vintage1351]

Nice...This is def one of the more informative speed paintings...I'm not gonna say tutorials because there are some guys who will take you through a small portion of the process step by step...but this one was fast, got a lot done quickly, but didn't move so fast that it was hard to tell what was going on. Best part was that your layers were showing. Some people don't display their layers panel in their vids and that's confusing cuz it creates a false sense of using just 1 layer.

[bddblade]

It's astonishing how good he is. I'm almost speechless.

[TheEgonTowst]

Wish I could do this :(

[eddward5609]

It crashes if you are using a windows but when you are on a mac you will love it.

[carlossantana1986]

if i wanted to get started in this, what do i need to go out n buy? which software or hardware would i need?

[webduncetv]

@carlossantana1986

I'm no digital artist, but GIMP is free and very similar to photoshop.

[trek4623]

u really made me eye poping (。。） in yr drawing".....

[whitewolf674]

you make my drawings look like someone took a shit on a piece of paper

[CT2507]

glad to hear that u find Corel Painter unstable!

i left painter and went back to photoshop. from now on im gonna stick to photoshop and learn to do everything i need there.

painter 12 especially is a nightmare. it crashed on me 6 times in 2 days. 3 times in the last hour alone. then i simply deleted it from the harddisk.

cant work with such shit.

...and Wacom for some reason try to protect painter, and say they dont understand what the problem is. shame on u Wacom! u know painter is not stable.

[TheNyararan]

can anyone help me?,step by step how can i paint.i dont understand well english.i need to know about everything starting at 3:06 T_T.

[LowleyUK]

If I ever become a millionaire I am sending Feng a huge cheque, just for being such a LEGEND.

[shocker1337]

Is there a reason why you should mask it manually instead of just using magic wand outside the drawing then inverse and contract 1-2 pixels? Since the purpose is to get a presentable drawing fast i think it would be better to use that method.

[mysweetstarr1]

He is best....Master of concept art....god bless you...my sir

[bman0341]

I have been humbled. Unbelievable talent. Well done.

[allluckyseven]

Big fan from way back in the day, I'm definetly subscribing.

[talexnaix]

very nice .. i like

[thestrongbad]

That's not in real time, is it? If so that dude is incredibly fast!

[HotPocketsBoy]

@thestrongbad of course it isn't lol.

[hydroblast9]

@thestrongbad it is fast forwarded. drawing and painting something like that is really time consuming.

[mtvenus]

so many lessons learned here!!! wow!!! I've been doing this for a few years but am self taught with digital (went to school for art but it was pens and paper)

One question... how are you switching between Photoshop & Painter? Are you saving it in Painter then opening it in Photoshop and saving it there as well each time you do a save?

Thanks again for these awesome tutorials. I also like hearing how productions studios work. Now I know a little more how to work with 3D modellers.

[MakoHazard]

Can anyone explain to me how he is able to make the mask so that when painting/shading he doesn't go outside the character's body lines? I have spent hours trying to figure this out and the only thing I can come up with is "lock transparent pixels" which is not what he does in this video as he paints on different layers. It doesn't look like he's using a quick mask either. So how is he able to paint on multiple layers but so that he only stays inside the lines? thanks!

[MakoHazard]

@MakoHazard Also, is there a reason that the layer names are in bold when he selects them? Mine don't look like that unless I have the "quick mask" turned on.

[crazycrazyppl]

@MakoHazard /watch?v=F6sl1V2ndjA

Skip to 6:30 on that video

[finndahl]

I really like your linedrawings never seen it in your earlier episodes. Nice job and continue to show ous new stuff. I love your design keep the good work up! / Finndahl

[MrRottation]

Mad skills

[turbonetttt]

Hehe, I guess those of you who actually paint/draw, lol'd at the end when FZ needed few moments to complete the piece, after the first time he said vid is over :D Just like artists who are about to finish the picture but at the end they see another small detail to complete it :D:D

[DrDeath127]

are theas going in a game or somthing

[PowerL1N3]

I was wondering when you draw a picture were you making the outline of the body in any shape or form to do it quickly you werent really trying to make it look perfect when you first started am I correct?

because it look like your were speed drawing to get a feel for how your characters were going to look like and be shaped and then you added the details afterwords making them look marvelous!

I'm asking this question because I'm trying to do my art work a bit faster.

[MrStaminagod]

yo u make this look really easy i am most impressed

[Ironnskin]

Thanks for this awesome vid, I learned a lot!! : )

[DtTV94]

This guys rough mask looks like Jesus drew it compared to my best work!

[SexyBoyLarson]

where can i find the jpeg of the final piece?

[bicargentino]

its very very helpfull! ty alot for taking time to make all this videos!

[JVThrillz]

I agree to pretty much EVERYTHING you said.

[niacherryblossom]

@DoomFist94 asking a question is a point of avoiding assumptions....getting an answer however stupid one may assume a question is......however he made a video on refs and such...

[niacherryblossom]

@DoomFist94 before u make comments try to understand the meaning its not about being lazy or not getting of your ass *wrong spelling u made*.....its about the depth so do not asume that i am lazy.... or that i dont take my pics know the situation first before u assume.

[okamichamploo]

Do you have a DA Account? I`d love to watch you.

Oh and I was wondering about the way you manual cleaned up the base color by deleting all the areas that were outside the lines. Couldn`t you just go to the line layer and select the outside area and then go to the color layer and use control x to delete it all at once?

[youakio]

Dude, you have no idea how this video helped me

After watching this for 10 minutes, I feel like i've done a 2-week photoshop course... haha

Great job, keep it going bud.

[mfirebird3000]

awh dang wish i was this good...

[slarron]

That is... AWESOME O_O. 

[SuperPleasureman]

@FZDSCHOOL

how long u need to draw a zombie like that :)

just awesome

[herpderpastful0l]

LOL I found myself replaying the video just to listen to you talk instead of music

[Flare3103]

SUPER !!!

[sirgero]

hey feng where do u get ur stock photos google doesn't give good refs sometimes ..ur looks really informative.

[westernbaconburger]

Thank you Feng, if I had the funds right now I would totally create a portfolio and try to go to Singapore to get into your school.

[Cruelhazard]

Hey, how are you coloring in that sketch without removing the lines? When I do it in PS, it blurs all of the lines.

[gaenhart]

Watching these really is a shot in the arm to get out and draw more. Inspirational! Thanks.

[liquidtripper]

Tnx again Feng!

[freakinmario]

thanks again for the tutorial Feng... I'm trying to figure out some basic stuff...

Could you please tell us which hotkey do you use for undo in photoshop...

Also, in portfolio prep video, in the second exercise where you said about painting shapes using only colour, you suggested to try and paint it in one or two layers, which I found it quite impossible... (colours do not stack after some brush strokes) Am I doing something wrong?

[dodolkuda08]

I can't find Camel Hair Brush on Painter X! what is the replacement?

oh a VERY VERY NICE TUTORIAL by the way, the best I've seen so far, to be honest.

[Fengdesigns]

thanks for the comments everyone.

@zepher234

the brush is called Camel Hair. I think the new painter has this brush? I use it at default settings.

@raitzrock

in realtime, this entire demo took about 2.5 hours (with a lot of talking to students in between)

[engelteir]

looks awesome!

[Belirion]

Thank you very much for this

[7676steve7676]

I appriciate these free turorials greatly, thank you!

[sealedpaladin]

hey feng i was wondering if you coud give us some tutorials on vehicles? thanks again for the tutorials, great stuff :D

[raitzrock]

How many time do you took to finish this drawing?

[zepher234]

Hey Feng! Another great tutorial!

I see alot of people asking for the type of brush that you used for the linework. You mentioned that it was from painter 4 with certain preferences. Would you mind telling us what brush/ preferences you used? I would really like to try it out. It would be greatly appriciated if you do!

[zepher234]

Another great tutorial!

Hey Feng, I see alot of people asking what type of brush you use. You mentioned it was from Painter 4... with certain preferences. I would really like to do some lineart drawings with that brush. Would you mind giving the preferences/ brush you used? It would be greatly appriciated!

[rogfa27]

The ending is so funny. Great lesson. I'm learning so much!

[meb8707]

genius

[billtrammel]

Awesome!

[808sandDreams]

Lovin these great tutorials. Keep them coming.

[ocelott22]

that was amazing

[vidshank]

that was pretty enjoyable Master Feng..great Tuts.. :))

[Necromni]

lol at the end...

Thanks again :D

[atomixfang]

Wow, your students are really lucky to have someone as skilled as you as a teacher. I wish I was able to go to your classes.

And thanks a lot for the tutorials, they are just epic.

[Kwiix]

I look forward to these every week. Thank you!

[kojot133]

thanks for another very helpful tutorial :)

cheers

[Seach94]

man, wonderful work, so many details, wow, its pretty awsome, youre a idol for me

[appezeanie]

Very nice work! Thanks, Feng.

[ratfish100]

Thank you for sharing this! It's great!!