Society of Visual Storytelling – 9 Video Tutorial Collection

Includes:
Design and Color Hair
Digital Painting with Denis Zilber
Drawing Animals – Mamals Edition
Drawing Fundamentals
Drawing Villains and Monsters
Light and Shadow
Painting Fur and Hair
Painting with Color and Light
Stylizing Portraits

Video content examples

Digital Painting with Denis Zilber

This is a Master Demo

Specifically for artists who are working digitally. This is a demonstration by master painter Denis Zilber. It’s a detailed look into the methods and techniques he uses in Photoshop. Denis reveals his entire process from start to finish -from sketch to final rendering. If you’ve ever wondered how Denis works your search is over because he leaves no stone unturned. We suggest taking notes as you watch this video because there is so much to take in. Some artists also keep detailed descriptions of specific videos in this series so they can refer back to sections of enlightenment. Denis has perfected his craft and it is truly a treat to watch him unravel the mysteries of his incredible work.

This video is approximately 9 hours of explanation and demonstration. It comes with the raw drawing so you can follow along if you choose.

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Painting with Color and Light

Three of the industry’s best artists will teach the fundamentals of light and color theory and then show you how to put those skills into practice in your artwork. Throughout 8 classes you will learn how to apply the techniques of the masters in the digital realm.

Being able to draw is only the first step, adding color and light can make your illustrations luminous and dynamic. The instructors will show you how to incorporate many different lighting situations into the foregrounds and backgrounds of your illustrations. Bring your flat illustrations to life through the techniques and skills that professionals use!

In this class you will learn:

Demo of various lighting situations, assignment issued, examples of what and what NOT to do.
Light & Shadow – Choosing best lighting directions, types of light for mood and appropriate situations (spotlight, vs ambient), choosing types of light sources to enhance your illustrations with communication and interest, types of shadows and shadow behavior.
Choosing colors, accent colors, competing colors, muddy colors, limited pallets, glazing/multiply/unity, color schemes, under painting value & color focal points, texture and light, plane changes, edges.
Lighting for time of day, objects lit with half light/half shadow, 3 types of light sources (off camera, on camera, hidden), lighting for mood, how atmospheric perspective effects edges, value, & color.
Review of some student artwork and useful advice on how it can be improved.
Working with colored light – Painting demos of different colored light/time of day on same subject matter.
Watch critiques of finished assignments from the students who took the LIVE class.

and 7 more….