Step by step of one of my latest painting: the portrait of a beautiful fox. Learn more about digital art and how to paint with Photoshop.
When I painted this fox portrait, I wanted to experiment with new watercolor brushes and give it an abstract feel. I didn’t have a set plan and I let the painting take me where it wanted. My only goal was to make this painting a happy one. I wanted bright colors and a smiling animal. Here is the step by step process:
- Line Art
In all my paintings, the line art always comes first, quickly followed by the background base color. I always have a photography usually found on google that I use as a base to help me with the line art.
- Main color for the fox
I added the base color of the fox using watercolor brushes. I was being imprecise on purpose as I didn’t want it to be too realistic. I wanted to focus on colors and how they can convey emotions.
- More colors and first details
Still playing with colors and brushes, I started adding the first details. I was thinking of leaving the line art visible so I corrected it and improved it. After experimenting around I finally decided to mask it. I continued adding details until I was satisfied.
And tadaaa:
Watch the whole process:
To this date, this is the fastest painting I have created. I think it leans more toward being a speed drawing than an actual digital painting. It was a lot of fun to do though and I like the way it turned out. Sometimes you just have to throw colors around and see where it leads you!
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