1. Go at your own pace in this 20-week online course
2. Artistic guidance & pointers from the instructor
3. Supportive peer community exchanging feedback
4. Enroll now, and start learning today!
How to Use Photo Studies to Develop Your Art Skills
a Digital Realism Painting Course with
Artist, Robyn Leora Lowe
WHAT IS THIS CLASS ABOUT?
Have you always wanted to take your realism/semi-realism paintings to the next level? Do you see artists create super realistic portraits and wonder how they do it?
Photo studies are one of the best tools out there to do that and they are used by professionals all the time. They allow you to focus on finding your exact style, learn new painting methods, and develop an understanding of different materials, colors, anatomy, and more.
In this portrait-focused course, you will learn exactly how to properly use photo studies to drastically improve your painting skills at a rapid pace!
WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?
This exciting course is for anyone interested in speeding up the process of developing their own high-quality realistic art style from beginner to intermediate.
You should have the drive to dramatically improve your skills in every area of realism through studying photos and applying those skills to gorgeous works of art.
WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE?
You will learn how to use photo studies as a tool for greatly improving your artistic abilities. You will also learn how to make a digital painting look like a stylized photo, use digital art tricks that I use in all my work, render all types of materials such as skin, metals, fabric, etc., add your own unique artistic touch to portraits, and so much more!
High-quality photo studies will be produced by you as a result of this course.
Welcome
- Meet Your Instructor
- Introduction to the course
- Introduction to Materials
Chapter 1: Introduction to digital painting
- The setup
- Digital painting basics
- Sphere study demonstration
Chapter 2: Elements of a good photo study
- Picking a solid reference
- Getting the right proportions
- Choosing colors
- How to stylize your photo study
- The art of observation
Chapter 3: My process for every photo study
- Stylizing
- Linework
- Laying down colors
- Rendering
- Final touches
Chapter 4: Realism painting techniques
- Edge control
- Understanding texture
- Qualities of different materials and surfaces
Chapter 5: Challenging Portrait Study
- The base
- Hair tips
- Skin tips
- Final touches of a portrait
Chapter 6: Using reference in original art
- How to properly use reference in original art
- Combining several images as a reference
- Taking your own reference
Bonus Chapter: Social Media
- How to use photo studies to grow social media
- Methods and benefits of growing an audience
Outro
1. Congratulations on completing the course, what's next?
Meet Your Creator
Robyn Leora Lowe
I graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design at the top of my class with a degree in Illustration.
As an artist in the gaming industry, I have had the opportunity to work with major companies like Ubisoft, Aristocrat, and more using many of the skills taught in this course.
Even though I am drawing all day for work, I draw even more in my free time because I am absolutely addicted to improving my skills every day.
I have always loved realism and stylized realism ever since I started taking art seriously 9 years ago.
I love going overboard with details and playing around with colors and lighting. I get many questions about how I do what I do, so I am very excited to finally be able to share my knowledge here!
- People who want to learn in more details on how to use photoshop
- People who want to expand their knowledge in photo studies and digital realism
- People who want to develop their skills in digital realism painting
- People who want to be able to illustrate and paint their favorite photos
Duration of the course
You can access the class videos for 20 weeks. Within that period, you can replay the videos in as many devices as you want.
Installment Payment
Quadpay is available for the payment! Your order will be split into 4 installments paid over 6 weeks! To find out more, please visit Quadpay.
Class Preparation
You need to have your own Adobe Photoshop to take the class. For more information, please visit adobe.com
Class access
We will send you an email with a webpage link and a personalized code to access the videos within 24 hours of purchase. Please check your inbox or spam!