
Change the Spacing to 1% for smooth strokes, and check Transfer to make it opacity-based. Then go to Edit > Define Brush Preset (the name doesn't matter either). The size doesn't matter, just remember to set 6 Sides. Add a New Layer ( Control-Shift-N) and draw a hexagon with the Polygon Tool. Let's create a really simple one.Ĭreate a New File for a moment, and Hide the background. Lock the layer to keep it from modification. Select 90% gray and fill the background with the Paint Bucket Tool (G).

If the Color panel isn't showing, open it with Window > Color or by hitting F6. Set the Color panel to show HSB Sliders-much more color theory friendly than RGB. 2000 x 1000 px is much safer and should be enough for one design. Set the Width and Height depending on your computer-5000 x 4000 px can be too much for some. Imagine Photoshop as a huge room full of artist tools-we need to choose the ones that will be useful for us.įirst, create a New File (Control-N).

Yes, there is a difference!īefore we start working, we need to prepare the workspace and tools. Why? Because here I'll be teaching about painting, not about painting certain animals. Learning from comparison is quite effective-you only get the essence, without irrelevant noise.Īs a warm-up for this tutorial, take a look at these ones. It doesn't mean you need to do the same! Don't follow me directly, just follow my advice, observing how I apply it to four different designs. In this tutorial I'll show you the process of painting four cute bat-cats at the same time. In order to prove to you how fast this method is, I decided to do something uncommon. Adobe Photoshop isn't obligatory here, but you'll need to work some things out yourself if you use other programs. A fast process requires simple tools, so we're going to use only one, self-made brush.

I'll teach you how to tame your imagination and use it to bring an idea to life.

In this tutorial I'll show you a fast method to paint freely and spontaneously, while keeping control over the process. You just start painting and the result is unpredictable. Sometimes you want to paint something, but your idea is too elusive to plan the picture properly.
