Using Photoshop for Pre-visualization
Photoshop is a powerful tool for pastel pre-painting planning. I want to get my pastels more crisp, the marks more decisive and "chunky." Thank goodness I'm married to a professional concept artist. He gave me the idea to paint comps in Photoshop. I gave myself three rules:
1) use only 2 brushes
2) limit the palette of colors
3) the straight lasso tool is your friend
I'm really pleased with the results - they look like they have a personality - my personality!
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| "Cave Creek Rocks" • digital • ©Angela Frame |
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| "Carefree" • digital • ©Angela Frame |
1) use only 2 brushes
2) limit the palette of colors
3) the straight lasso tool is your friend
I'm really pleased with the results - they look like they have a personality - my personality!

