digital painting tutorials

patterned fabrics tutorial by Nagare-Boshi

Speedpainting tutorial - how to start? (video)

basic brush tutorial by sandara

i use a lot of custom brushes in my paintings so I can get things done quickly, but it’s also important to know that you don’t need fancy brushes to do really beautiful paintings !

colouring tips by apofiss

apofiss does amazing things with jewel tones. i’m a huge fan of his painting style =)

jdillon82 Digital Illustration Tutorial

anebarone:

by *jdillon82

I made this tutorial back in 2010 as a pitch for a project that never took off. I finally decided I should just bundle it up as a PDF and upload it for anyone who wants to see it. :) It’s old and the image quality isn’t super great, but it covers my process from idea creation, composition, adding color, all the way to the final draft, and there might be something useful in there for some of you.  :)

Download the tutorial here!

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here’s an awesome premier addition =) this covers pretty much all you could want to know for basics including composition, colour, and lighting