Guided Course: Recreate realistic digital landscapes in Photoshop
A guided course by Patricio Betteo , Illustrator
Learn digital painting in Photoshop, working from grayscale to realistic landscapes with advanced techniques.
Delve into the world of digital painting and learn to replicate realistic landscapes with techniques that merge the traditional and the modern. Begin by exploring the difference between coloring and painting, while working with grayscale to establish a solid foundation. Discover how color theory, subject matter, and line intertwine to form structured images. Through practical exercises, you'll understand the general and specific values that define depth and visual balance in your projects.
Develop advanced skills by planning compositions with structural guides and defining color schemes that convey atmosphere. From the initial sketch to the refinement of details, each step brings you closer to a more precise and realistic finish. Practice photocopying to improve your precision in values and textures, ensuring a polished final result. Transform a photo reference into a digital masterpiece, capturing the essence of the landscape with a personal and professional touch.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 8 downloads
- 49 students
- 14 lessons (2h 38m)
- 8 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
You'll learn to recreate a realistic digital landscape and think like a traditional painter. You'll work with grayscale, study lines and values, and adapt digital composition principles. You'll finish with a polished piece based on photographic reference.
Who is this online course for?
The course is designed for digital artists looking to hone their digital painting skills, especially those interested in realism techniques. It is also ideal for illustrators who want to improve their understanding of composition, color, and tonal values in their work.
Requirements and materials
No extensive prior knowledge is required. You'll need a computer with Photoshop installed and a basic graphics tablet. Basic knowledge of drawing and painting is helpful, along with a desire to experiment digitally. Essential elements include creativity and a willingness to learn.
Patricio Betteo
A guided course by Patricio Betteo
Patricio Betteo studied graphic design at the Faculty of Arts and Design at UNAM in Mexico. His illustrations have been featured in diverse magazines such as Expansión, Rolling Stone, and Nexos, and he has exhibited his art in Mexico City, Bucharest, Madrid, and Paris. He also publishes cartoons and comic strips in QUO, Switch, and Chilango.
He illustrated the graphic novel by Tony Sandoval titled Gris: A través de los otoños, which was published in Switzerland and Mexico. Some of his most notable projects include Never Ever After, Mirador, and the graphic novel Mundo Invisible (winner of the 2011 National Graphic Novel Competition by Editorial JUS). He has also illustrated nearly thirty children’s books for publishing companies like Fondo de Cultura Ecónómica, SM, Sexto Piso, Alfaguara, and Almadía.
His devotion to drawing has opened the doors to work in concept art for video games (Grimm, Dance Central) as well as audiovisual animation, where he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for his background art in the show Love, Death + Robots on Netflix.
Content
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U1
Copy a photo with digital paint
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Podcast: The Art of Copying: Imitation or Revelation?
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Coloring Vs. Paint
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A little theory
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The theme and the line
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General values
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Particular values
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Remembering the theory
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Composition layouts
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Color layouts
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Imaginary Landscape Illustration 1
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A landscape II
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Realism
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Copying a photo I
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Copying a Photo II
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FP
Final project
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Guided course: Copy a photo with digital paint
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