Learn Environment Painting in Photoshop

About this course

In this course you'll learn the lighting techniques you need to create beautiful environment paintings. Utilizing simple Photoshop tools and brushes we can produce a fantastical setting. Through saturation and shadows we give dimension to the different sections of our image. With the use of layer adjustments and stacking we control the different elements of the painting. By establishing a background, middle-ground and foreground you will gain the aspect of depth. Only a handful of brushes and layering, you can get the look you're aiming for. The goal is to capture the feel of being on the coast with golden beaches and lofty cliffs. Although it is part of the background, the sky and clouds steal the show. Learn the theory for lighting, discover how important and integral it is to your artwork. A step-by-step process on how to build an environment starting with the background and moving forward from there. Soft lighting will bring a dreamy-look to your daytime scene. You can apply these lighting techniques and theory to your creations in any medium. Using simple tools in Photoshop paint lush, colorful and vivid landscapes. Applying what you've learned, you'll be able to approach your blank canvas with confidence.

Course objectives

• to enhance environment painting skills using Photoshop
• to build confidence in painting techniques
• to understand the theory of lighting in artwork