This picture was a research piece for a feature-length 3d movie, People of the Elephant. The purpose of the brief was to make a large view of the cathedral d...
Photoshop
Making of Kai
Hello everyone! Here I'm going to explain the process of painting my character, Kai. In this 'Making Of', I will not go into every single detail; I will just...
Making of Eastern Dragon Rider
There were two things in my mind from the start of this image. I wanted to bring sense of tension and conflict between the dragon and the evil rider, to push...
Making of Junk Tree Paradise
Hi all! For this tutorial I used a Wacom Intuous 2 tablet, Photoshop CS4 and Painter IX. Join me as I take you through a quick demonstration of my painting p...
Making of The Antagonist
The goal for this picture was to create a piece called 'The Antagonist', with a horror and science-fiction setting. I already knew I wanted to create a femal...
Making of Union Light and Power
I started this project with a very clear idea of what I wanted to produce: a scene with an old power station. I had a look for some nice reference on the int...
Making of Xing Tain
I'm glad to share the creation process of Xing Tain here. The original concept was based on a Chinese mythical character who I read about in a book: a brave ...
Making of Steampunk Village
I generally start by making a series of simple compositional sketches. I'm looking for a pattern that's both dynamic and interesting. I do several on a page ...
As usual I applied some quick brushstrokes
This image started out as a way for me to try out a different technique. My usual approach to an environment is to start painting right away with large brush...
Anatomy of a picture
In each step will be another layer in the order they were set up, from bottom to top. That's not the order that I did them, but just a way to present it. Som...
Painting Clothes
In painting the folds in cloth, it helps to have reference if you need it. Keep a folder near your computer of reference material. Or take a look at a few bo...
Painting hair by Will Kramer
I hope it will help you in your artistic endeavors. Some of the techniques used below can be used for painting all kinds of things in Photoshop.
Painting a Frame from Lord of the Rings
This image is part of a series of quick painting exercises featuring Lord of the Rings characters. As a reference, I used a frame of the movie's DVD put on p...
Painting the female Body
In this illustration, I wanted to convey a sense of power and elegance. The body, muscular yet very feminine, creates a seamless curve with the hair.
Portrait painting
The main shape is loosely sketched with a large brush with a 60% opacity. At this stage, I don't worry too much about precision of the strokes. Mostly, I use...