Try Beginners Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop: Characters for FREE!

Discover how to paint hair in Photoshop in this free sample of Beginners Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop: Characters, one of our best-selling titles this year! Plus, get 10% off the book in our shop read on to find out more!

If youre a beginner 2D artist, a traditional artist looking to make your first steps in the digital art world, or even a more experienced creative looking to brush up and learn new tips, Beginners Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop: Characters is the book for you.

In this attractive and comprehensive guide, experts including Charlie Bowater, Bram Boco Sels, Derek Stenning, and Benita Winckler come together to bring you a whole host of tips and valuable advice to see you through the first steps of digital painting and beyond, so youll be a master of character creation in no time!

To give you a taste of what you can learn from this book, wed like to share a free sample with you! Simply click the image below to download an extract from the five-part character generation section of the book by the brilliant Bram Boco Sels:

Simply open up the PDF to discover how to paint hair and create a brush to speed up the process!

If you like what you see and want to find out how Bram goes on to create the final image below, you can find Beginners Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop: Characters in the 3dtotal shop. As an extra treat, well give you 10% off the book to say thanks! Just enter code CHARACTER10 at the checkout the offer ends 31 May 2015 though so be quick!

Brams final piece after he has completed the body, costume, and pose
© Bram Boco Sels

We'll leave you here with a few other highlights from the book and a flick-through video in case you want to see more.
Enjoy!

Introductory chapters get you started in Photoshop from opening up a new canvas to setting up your brushes and color swatches

An overview of the key aspects you need to consider when establishing a character, such as anatomy, gestures, composition, and storytelling, provides you with a solid foundation on which to develop your character creation skills
© Benita Winckler

These tutorials not only provide interesting exercises for the beginner to help build a strong foundation for drawing and painting, but also provide important insights into the mindset of a concept artist. Very useful and inspiring!

Lois Van Baarle (aka Loish) | Digital concept artist & animator | loish.net

Four talented artists share their creative workflows in order to demonstrate a range of methods for character creation. The workflows include those for the memorable sci-fi girl by Charlie Bowater, who has made her mark this year by featuring on the books cover image, plus Derek Stennings well-thought-out human designed for living in a desert, as shown here
© Derek Stenning

A handy quick tips section helps you to create details such as fur, eyes, earrings, silk, and more including Alex Negreas breakdown of mouth and teeth
© Alex Negrea

This title is an invaluable resource for both aspiring artists, as well as the more experienced. Filled to the brim with sophisticated, but still easy-to-follow material, with a lot of practical tips. It is a fabulous learning source for everyone
seeking improvement in this field

Marta Dahlig | Freelance digital artist | dahlig.deviantart.com

A useful glossary enables you to become familiar with essential Photoshop tools and techniques as you go along

This title serves as an amazing inspirational material for aspiring digital artists, but it can also be a refreshing collection of references for professionals who want to
add more skills to their set!

Will Murai | Illustrator and concept artist | willmurai.com

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