Basics of digital drawing in Photoshop. A guide for beginners

To be a digital artist means to participate in work on computer games, cinema and advertising, create concept arts and commercial illustrations. This guide will help you master the most important Photoshop tools, find an individual style and create the first digital works if you have just started your professional path. And if you draw for a long time - it will help to streamline knowledge and improve existing skills.
Three successful concept designers, using the example of their works, will teach you how to create custom brushes, quietly integrate phototextors into a drawing, work with masks and layers, share professional life hacks and tell you how to develop everyday life and find inspiration. The introductory article was written by Ivan Smirnov, art director, concept artist, founder and teacher of the Smirnov School digital drawing school.
Using this guide you:
• Master the basic tools and functions of Photoshop,
• Draw amazing special effects,
• Learn to create realistic lighting,
• Put the path from the sketch on paper to a digital masterpiece.
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