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I'm creating a lesson plan for myself to get better at digital painting and using the Wacom. This lens will document the lesson plan in case anyone else wants to follow the same path.
Prerequisite Knowledge Required
- Learn to be an Illustrator
- Good fundamantal drawing skills are the basis for good painting. If you need to work on drawing skills, try parts one and two of this illustration lens first.
Software and Hardware Required
![Corel Painter IX.5 [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PVAWMS1KL._SL75_.jpg)
Corel Painter IX.5 [OLD VERSION]
Amazon Price: $119.95 (as of 12/16/2009) 
![Adobe Photoshop CS2 [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41GZ0WT8G5L._SL75_.jpg)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 [OLD VERSION]
Amazon Price: $749.00 (as of 12/16/2009)
Wacom Intuos3 6 x 8-Inch Pen Tablet
Amazon Price: (as of 12/16/2009)
Books to Read
Painter IX Creativity: Digital Artists Handbook
Amazon Price: $40.25 (as of 12/16/2009)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-On-One
Amazon Price: $26.37 (as of 12/16/2009)
Tutorials by Chis Wahl
- Three shapes, three heads video
- A fun little experiment using three different shapes to draw three different heads.
- Downpour Video
- Another WIP timelapse video, this time for Illustration Friday's topic 'Rain'.
- Pop Art Style
- Creating Pop Art-style screen dots is a very simple process in Photoshop.
- Digital Painting, Step-by-Step
- Classic 50's American style paperboy illustration tutorial.
- Girl Colour Video
- Colour demonstration.
Tutorials by Joe Pekar
Digital Painting Tutorials, by Joe Pekar
- Halloween Pinup
- Digital painting demonstration.
- Masuimi Max Pinup
- Digital painting demonstration.
Tutorials by Me
Here are some of the results I'm getting from my efforts.
- Conan Demonstration
- This demonstration takes you from the original sketch to the finished Photoshop image.
POST YOUR ARTWORK!!!
I'm going to sound like a broken record in my lenses, but to get better you've got to concentrate on being prolific and seek new ideas and feedback from other artists.
- DrawingBoard.org
- The participants of this art community range from beginners to working professionals. Not only is the art on this site great, the community support and assistance is some of the best I've seen on the web. Ask for critiques when you post and you'll gain a lot of valuable advice from illustration professionals. I post regularly under the name "Jarhead1" and I hope to see you there.
- ConceptArt.org
- This is another great art community. The sketchbooks in the forum section are particularly wonderful. Take note of how those who post the most, improve the most.
by GannonBeck
I am an illustrator living in Virginia. I am an advocate of learning, mentoring, and sharing knowledge.
Read my blog at GannonBeck.com (more)
Read my blog at GannonBeck.com (more)
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