Skillshare - Drawing Delightful Animals in Photoshop

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Drawing Delightful Animals in Photoshop
http://www.skillshare.com/classes/D...p-A-Photoshop-for-Illustrators-Class/18743478

About This Class
In this class you’ll learn the basics of drawing delightful animals in Photoshop, from sketch studies to simplifying anatomy and exaggerating characteristics to create a charming animal illustration. You’ll also get a look at my Photoshop workflow from digital sketches to finished art.
Drawing animals is a central part of my career as a children's book illustrator and licensed artist. My adorable animal drawings appear in nonfiction children's books and trade picture books, as well as on greeting cards, wall art, puzzles and a variety of other products, so being able to draw charming animals is a skill that has served me well and of course, it's something I really love.
My process (almost)always begins with sketch studies so I can spend some time familiarizing myself with an animal's anatomy and general characteristics. Next I'll work on stylizing some sketches either through a shape exercise that I'll go over with you in this class or from random sketches as I puzzle things out. From there, I'll move on to the fun part: adding color and texture in Photoshop.
In this class, I'll walk you through that entire process from start to finish. This is an intermediate level class so you'll need at least basic Photoshop skills and basic drawing skills to get the most from this class.
However, even if you're not interested in Photoshop, you'll still learn a lot about how I stylize my animal drawings, focusing on the unique characteristics of the animal.
By the end of this class you'll be drawing your own delightful animals!
Be sure to share your finished project with the class and if you're also sharing your work on Instagram, feel free to tag me(@stephfizercoleman) and use the hashtag #stephfcskillshare so everyone can keep up with your work.
Most of all, this is about having fun while learning new skills. Let's get started!
Project Description
For the class project, your mission is to illustrate the animal of your choice using the techniques you've learned in this class.
Step 1: Choose your animal. Be kind to yourself and choose something simple for your first attempt. I always find it's easiest to apply new skills when I work on something less complex. You can always choose a more complex animal for later attempts.
Step 2: Look at reference photos of your chosen animal and do a few sketch studies. Do as many sketches as you need to feel comfortable drawing the animal, but try to do at least one page of sketches.
Step 3: Define your animal's unique characteristics and use those to complete your shape practice sheets.
Step 4: Now complete your final illustration from sketch to completed piece. Post your final illustration to share with the class.

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