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JenniferEasley — Environment Tutorial - Through the Valley
Published: 2012-01-28 19:00:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 9473; Favourites: 446; Downloads: 241
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So, this turned in to a bit of a beast, I hope it isn't too much text!As promised, a tutorial showing how i painted this picture [link] It requires some basic knowledge of Photoshop but nothing too complicated.
It has a lot of theory that i've picked up over the years, so it doesn't just apply to this painting, but to any painting really.
I hope it's helpful, and feel free to note me if you have any questions about anything
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Glad you found it useful!
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Very nice tutorial. I winced every time you mentioned merging layers though lol, especially merging the final product. I've always learned to try and keep as many layers intact, just in case.
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I used to be the same! There comes a point though when it just slows your painting process down. I still make new layers for things i'm unsure about, but i think of it as a safety net that can be removed once i'm happy with that element of the picture. After all, you should trust that you can paint over your mistakes if you need to. That can lead to happy accidents that improve your picture! Don't be a slave to ctrl-z
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Just curious, but how long does a painting like this take you? I've yet to really nail down my own workflow, and was curious as to the length, since you've very nicely written out your own process
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Thanks! Hmm i think this was about 10 hours? I am pretty slow given my work process never goes smoothly and i change it with every picture. The only picture i've timed recently was this one [link] and it took me 14 hours which is way too long really! That was over several days of small sessions though. If i'm free in the day i can usually sit for 10 hours and do it all in one go
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Perspective is hard, but I think, if I keep practicing, maybe in a few thousand years I will learn this ^^
Its a really (and I mean) REALLY useful tutorial
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Hehe, keep practicing! Once you understand why it works, it's not so bad. Check out some more detailed perspective tutorials too, but yes, the key is to put it in to practice! And thank you very much btw
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Thank you, that's (I am looking for the right word...) motivating (?) ^^
And you're welcome
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For the better, i hope!
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I used to find it scary too but if you look up a couple of tutorials and practice you'll get the hang of it!
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Thanks for sharing this! I find environments difficult to paint so I know this will be helpful.
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Thanks! Just keep at them and do studies too, you'll get there in no time
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This is amazing! Thank you so much for this, you had a lot of tips there that I really needed.
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I'm glad it helped!
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More than you realise - I'm actually coloring a comic cover that uses some of those color theory principles you mentioned and your tutorial has helped me to better understand what wasn't sitting right with it.
Thanks again!
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Ahh i see! Well good luck with it
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this is exactly what I was looking for. My biggest issue is backdrops. thanks so much for the tutorial!
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Wow! I would have never have thought using grid lines 
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It's always good to plan ahead! Glad you found it helpful
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But SAI has no perspective grid and I can't draw it myself T_T
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I don't use a pre-made grid in photoshop, i use the brush and click a point, hold down shift and then click the point where i want the line to end. That makes a perfectly straight line
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Dang sounds troublesome : O
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Lol not really, you become very fast at it. I don't know if there is a line tool or anything in Sai that you can use but it is worth it when you're painting buildings, and pretty much anything else really!
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I shall try this from now on P:
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That is actually pretty useful, why didn't I think of that O.o
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Haha, it happens to all of us
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Brilliant tutorial! 
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Thank yooou, it did take a while but it was worth it to get my thoughts written down, and to help people
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Glad you got something out of it too, so it's not us people profiting from your hard work!
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My new favorite tutorials^^ Very nice tip you have here,
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I'm glad you like it!
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I definitely want to give this a try! Thank you!
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Ahh I'm glad! Show me the result if you do
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Wow this is amazing! O.O Just a question, how do you flip the image in Photoshop?
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Oops! Forgot about that 
I created a Photoshop Action for that (which you would have to google cos I can't remember how to do it) so I have it assigned to one of my tablet hotkeys. That way I can do it all the time super fast
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thank you so much for the info! it's really helpfull! :'D
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You are very welcome ^^
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