Painting Fundamentals with Voodoo Val | Adobe Creative Cloud

From values to brushes and must-have techniques, join Voodoo Val for jam packed sessions of character illustration to boost your process to the next level.

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Guest VooDoo Val is a Creative Streamer & Community Moderator for Adobe Live based in Sacramento: https://www.behance.net/voodooval

Host Chris Blackstock is an illustrator, concept artist, taste-maker, and donut eater, based in CA: https://blackstockart.com/ | https://www.behance.net/chrisblackstock

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00:00 Start

02:03 Val’s sketch and process

03:55 Warm ups tips

08:21 Sketch techniques

11:23 Blocking in values

20:35 Big and small brush usage

28:04 Painting hair process

34:04 Adjusting the background value

38:09 Working with or without the sketch

42:26 Working traditionally

52:06 Continuing to work on the Night Elf character - eyeshadow

1:01:20 Working on your limits - balance and avoiding the grind

1:07:34 Val’s art spotter

1:15:51 Basics of anatomy for portraits - resources for learning

1:23:21 Taking care of yourself to take care of your art

1:27:38 Grayscale to color process

1:35:41 Using clipping masks and layer blending modes to find base colors

1:38:25 Finding the colors while working

1:43:06 Emphasizing the eyebrows

1:46:14 Adding face tattoos and eyelashes

1:52:02 Wrap-up

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Painting Fundamentals with Voodoo Val | Adobe Creative Cloud

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