Painting Animals

I've done digital pet portraits and creature illustrations as a freelance illustrator for over five years. This is a comprehensive voiceover tutorial that outlines the process of a painting from start to finish. See how I gather references, put together thumbnails, sketch and paint a tonal study, line and add local colors to a piece, and finally how I paint and render until the painting is complete. Watch the above painting go from some loose thumbnails to a finished piece!

Contains 5 segments:

-Thumbnails (20 min)

-Sketch (32 min)

-Lines and Flat Color (50 min)

-Painting (120 min)

-Final touches (35 min)

As well as a big & layered .psd, progress JPEGs, and a document containing links to resources.

http://tamberella.deviantart.com

http://www.devinellekurtz.com