Final Assignment - Character Design

FINAL ASSIGNMENT - DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
Character Design

Step 1: Sketch a character on a piece of paper until you are satisfied with your character

Step 2: Open your PS and Create a new A3 file.

Step 3: Place your sketched character into the file and place on the place you like

Step 4: Some area is painted with a visible color to make your painting later become more easy

Step 5: Paint the base colors

Step 6: Paint the detail line of your character

Step 7: Paint the shadow of your character

Step 8: Paint the highlighted area of your character

Step 9: Paint some lighting effect or special effect on your character to make it 

looks more better and more attractive

Step 10: Paint a visible background to make your character

more clear and more easy to be seen.

And remember to add shadow into the background to make your character

looks more natural.

DONE!!!!

FINAL OUTCOME

Day 4: Photo Manipulation

DAY 4: Photo Manipulation

Step 1: Import a picture/photo with a character

Step 2: Change the lighting of the picture/photo

Step 3: Use layer mask to crop out the area that you want to return to original color

Step 4: Sharpen the image using the Sharpen filter

Step 5: Paint the shadow/shade area

Step 6: Change the background lighting to become more darker

Step 7: Paint the base of the visual effects first

Step 8: Paint the second layer of the effects to make it more better

Step 9: Paint some effect details as the third layer for visual effects

Step 10: Paint some add-on or additional Visual effects to make it more natural to he image

DONE!!!

FINAL OUTCOME

Day 3: Matte Painting

DAY 3: Matte Painting

Step 1: Import a background picture/ photo

Step 2: Import an image of an object

Step 3: Use layer mask to crop out the object

Step 4: Repeat the 3rd step on other object that you want to put into the image

Step 5: Change the lighting color of the background using color balance/hue sauration

Erase the area that you want to make the selected area back to it's original color to make it better

Step 6: Paint the shadow/shade area of the  objects

Step 7: Paint the highlighted area of the objects

Step 8: Paint some texture on the objects to make it more natural

For example in the image: Some moist is painted on the plane to make it more natural together with the forest image.

Step 9: Paint some lighting effect/visual effects into the image

(Optional) Step 10: Paint some add-on or some more objects into the image

For example in the image: A river is painted into the image to make it more better. 

DONE!!!

FINAL OUTCOME

 

Day 2: Portrait Painting

 DAY 2: Portrait Painting

Step 1: Find a portrait photo/ picture

 

Step 2: Draw the outline of the portrait

Step 3: Paint the base colors.

Step 4: Paint the shadow and the highlighted part.

 Step 5: Use the different colors to paint as the lighting parts.

 DONE!!!

COMPARISON

Original                Artwork

Day 1: Shape painting

Day 1: Shape painting

Step 1: Make a shape with selection tool.

Step 2: Paint the shape with brush

 Step 3: Use a darker color to paint the shade part of your shape.

Step 4: Use a lighter color and white to paint the lighting of your shape.

 Step 5: Paint the shadow

 Optional Step: Add texture using the warp tool

Change the layer mode.

DONE!!!

 Another sample for the Shape Painting
(SQUARE)

  

Blood Cell Shape