Creating Ancient Temple Concept Art in Photoshop
In this series of tutorials, we are going to create a concept art based on simple 3D model render which we will enhance in Photoshop to a believable, apocalyptic environment. Software required: Photoshop CS6.
What you'll learn
In this series of tutorials, we are going to create a concept art based on simple 3D model render which we will enhance in Photoshop to a believable, apocalyptic environment. We will use various techniques that will help to achieve coherent results that could also be applied to the creation of matte paintings. We will look at recreating lighting, introduction of damage to the elements of architecture, texturing in Photoshop, suggesting strong atmosphere with emphasis on depth cueing, and finally painting over using graphic tablet. Software required: Photoshop CS6.
Table of contents
- Research and Inspiration 8m
- Establishing Structure of the Psd File 11m
- Adjusting the Plate to Match Sky Selection 9m
- Painting the Mountain Range on the Horizon 13m
- Applying Damage to the Architecture 12m
- Texturing the Foreground 13m
- Texturing and Adding Cracks to the Terrace 13m
- Texturing the Architrave 14m
- Texturing the Planter 12m
- Texturing the Remaining Parts of the Foreground 12m
- Preparation for Painting Over 10m
- Painting Balustrade 13m
- Painting Foreground Elements and the Tower 12m
- Painting the Grass 11m
- Adding Background Trees 11m
- Adding Foreground Palm Trees 12m
- Painting Palm Trees with Custom Brush and Adding Highlights 13m
- Painting the Atmosphere and Haze 9m
- Painting the Highlights 11m
- Adding Glow Around the Sun and Final Touches 9m
About the author
Jacek Irzykowski has been working in the CG industry for over 10 years, the last 5 years spent in the VFX sector. A graduate of architecture, Jacek started his career as an architectural visual artist . He was involved in the production of imagery for various companies in Australia as well as China which, among others were - C3Di, Cox Architects, IDF Global and The Walt Disney Company. Jacek received a number of awards in the visualization field while crafting his skill-set towards matte paintin... more