Painting Tips

Contents 1 Tips 1.1 Composition 1.2 Lighting 1.3 Detailing

Tips

Composition

• Start in greyscale, move on to colour when the composition of the image is completed.
• Start by drawing some large shapes and find a eye-pleasing composition.
• Mask image into layers.
• Use broad strokes, don't add more detail to any part of the picture before it is required. If the image is recomposed, this also avoids details getting lost prematurely.

Lighting

• Start painting occlusion, and add directional lighting later, when the light sources are determined.
• Remember to take indirect illumination into account (colour bleeding)

Detailing

• Zoom out to thumbnail size and check if the image reads well.
• Use textures to add detail to rough surfaces.