Character Digital Painting: Creating Magical Scenes
A course by Georgi Georgiev , Illustrator and Visual Artist
Learn to create unique digital paintings from scratch filled with light, color, and a touch of magic in Photoshop
Learn to create unique digital paintings from scratch filled with light, color, and a touch of magic in Photoshop
By mixing two worlds—reality and fantasy—you can create colorful scenes with a magical touch. Illustrator and visual artist Georgi Georgiev designs characters and environments inspired by beautiful paintings, people’s stories, and their emotional responses. He has worked in both the gaming and movie industries and used his signature style to design book covers.
In this course, he teaches you how to create digital illustrations full of color and light in Photoshop. Learn how to bring an authentic character to life from start to finish using his stylized, comic approach. Dare to use your imagination and create magical illustrations.
What will you learn in this online course?
22 lessons & 15 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (118)
- 3,444 students
- 22 lessons (5h 9m)
- 15 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Learn how to bring an authentic character to life in Photoshop, from the initial idea to the finishing touches.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone with an interest in creating digital illustrations with a magical touch.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necessary.
You will need access to a computer with Photoshop installed.
Reviews
A course by Georgi Georgiev
Georgi Georgiev is an illustrator and visual artist from Bulgaria. Despite having worked as a professional artist for over a decade, he started out studying law. After realizing it wasn’t his passion and becoming inspired by a comic book his friend introduced him to, he discovered his real calling: drawing. From there, he began teaching himself how to draw digitally through online tutorials and posting his work on art forums. He was quickly offered a job, which allowed him to quit law school and pursue his career as an artist.
Now Georgi works in the movie and game industry, creating everything from characters to magical worlds. He is known for designing characters with paper-like hair which he shares with over 50K followers on Instagram, and he has also designed book covers.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Tools and Techniques for Creating an Illustration
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Tools and Options in Photoshop
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Working with References and Creating without Lineart
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Applying Color Palettes in Photoshop
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Thinking about the Painting: Ideation and Keywords
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U3
Creating Illustrations from Scratch
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Setting Up: Basic Composition and Color Ideas 1
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Setting Up: Basic Composition and Color Ideas 2
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Picking the Best Idea
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Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 1
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Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 2
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Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 3
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Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 4
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Monochrome Underpainting and Starting to Define the Light 5
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Colorizing the Painting
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Refining Shapes, Enriching the Colors and Last Details 1
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Refining Shapes, Enriching the Colors and Last Details 2
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Refining Shapes, Enriching the Colors and Last Details 3
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Refining Shapes, Enriching the Colors and Last Details 4
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U4
Final Touches and Words
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Finishing the Painting: Focus and Color Adjustments
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How to Export Your Image
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Tips on the Industry
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FP
Final project
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Light and Color for character illustrations
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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
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The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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milani
I love the course! Thank you!
k0ri0t0
Excelente curso....
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paoloftk
Clear and coincise way to explain. I like the way the instructor develops his ideas and proceeds with the drawings.
ecastrochinchilla
PlusUn curso excelente, buena tecnica y buenos resultados.
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per_ole_johansen
Enjoyable.
Highly recommended.