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In this lecture, the second title in a series on human anatomy as it relates to figurative art, figure painter and instructor Charles Hu expands on the structure and proportion principals discussed in his first lecture, translating them into a live figure drawing studio environment. Charles begins this lecture by discussing the principals of shading and light to describe three dimensional forms, as he will be demonstrating shading techniques later in the lecture.

Welcome to Scott Eaton’s Anatomy for Artists online course page. The course is online to share the anatomy lessons of the old masters with artists intent on mastering the human figure. The course takes the daunting task of learning human anatomy and distills it into artist-focused lessons that cover the critical foundation that every figurative artist needs to know.

In this two-disc DVD workshop, renowned artist Wendy Froud explains and demonstrates how to create a faery figure. She begins with a guided visualization to help you access your imagination for unique designs. Wendy then shows how to properly build the armature and prepare the polymer clay, anticipating the various problems that may occur further into the process. From there, she sculpts the head, upper torso, hands and feet, determining the figure’s proportions and gesture and explaining how to quickly add facial details with an array of tools. Next, Wendy shows how to fabricate the body and she shares her process for choosing materials for the costume and hair. Finally, she demonstrates painting, assembling the costume, creating the wings and adding hair, all while considering how to give the faery a personality of its own.

In this downloadable video artist Scott Waddell shares his personal form based approach to portrait painting. Covering a painting process that took 9 hours to complete, this 48 minute long video shows Scott creating a preliminary drawing done in graphite on paper, how he transfers this drawing to his linen and ultimately the execution of the painting using oil paints. Throughout the video Scott offers insightful narration describing his thought process and the artistic concepts he utilizes while working.

Learn the tools and techniques of Perspective from an illustration legend. Gary Meyer has taught perspective to some of the top concept designers and illustrators working in the entertainment industry today.

Learn the tools and techniques of Perspective from an illustration legend. Gary Meyer has taught perspective to some of the top concept designers and illustrators working in the entertainment industry today.

In this lecture, the second title in a series on human anatomy as it relates to figurative art, figure painter and instructor Charles Hu expands on the structure and proportion principles discussed in his first lecture translating them into a live figure drawing studio environment. Charles begins this lecture by discussing the principles of shading and light to describe three dimensional forms, as he will be demonstrating shading techniques later in the lecture.

In this series of lessons we'll learn a technique to convert a Depth pass from a 3D application into a Disparity map. We'll then learn how to create tools to use this map to set the zero parallax point automatically and set depth correctly on 2D layers, like text. We'll begin this project by learning about what stereo disparity maps can do inside Toxik. We'll then learn what a disparity map is and how to covert a depth map into a stereo disparity map. Then we'll dive right in and learn the mathematical relationship between depth and disparity maps and learn how to offset and multiply our depth into a pixel offset value. With our disparity map created, we will be able to create a depth controller to change our scene depth within two mouse clicks. We'll finish by learning how to use our disparity values to automatically update stereo offset using expressions.

Brad Buttry's Virtual Painting tutorial DVDs instruct you how to magically transform your photographic images in a myriad of ways using Adobe Photoshop — the digital counterpart of traditional artists' tools. Now you can learn easy, simple techniques to transform your photographs into beautiful artistic renderings that emulate the look and feel of oils and pastels - prefect for creating magnificent wall portraits of individuals, families, weddings, seniors, children or just having fun creating art from your photos. Beginning with the basics, Brad takes you step-by-step through the process of creating exquisite virtual paintings. Each tutorial allows you to work at your own pace.

Logos are deceptively complicated–simple to look at, but incredibly difficult to do well. We only need to look at brands such as Apple, Nike and 3M to see how effective logos can be deceptively minimal. Well, Gary Simon is here to teach us how this is done and he will be taking you through the whole process of designing logos, from the design brief to sketching concepts to incorporating client feedback. Let’s get started!

Print media is a great way to get the word out and market for your client or for yourself. In this course, Nicki Hart will cover the basics to get you started thinking about design, completing a project, and prepping it through the printing process. It’ll cover in detail print material projects such as brochures, posters, postcards and more. Let’s get started!

Learn more in less time with Quick Studies. Craig Nelson's exciting one-hour sessions help you hone your skills without spending days on a single painting. Craig's dynamic approach works with any subject matter. In this workshop, he paints a floral from life and a figure from photo reference. In both demonstrations, you'll see a time-tested approach to developing oil paintings. Craig breaks his process into five basic stages, allowing you to identify your weaknesses at every step. You'll learn to pick the right brush, evaluate color, and rework problem areas. As you gain confidence, you'll begin to eliminate unimportant details and say more with less.??As Craig says, "For painting skills, it is far better to paint 30 one-hour paintings than one 30-hour painting." Get started on your first exhilarating hour in Quick Studies in Oil with Craig Nelson.

Do you already know the general rules of perspective sketching? This followup to Perspective Sketching 1 applies the basic principles to a wide variety of subjects. Packed with examples, the videos explore characters, creatures, vehicles, and environments (both from reference and from imagination).

Wayne Barlowe is an author and illustrator who has created images for books, films and galleries. After attending Cooper Union, he executed hundreds of paperback book covers for all of the major publishers as well as illustrations for Life, Time and Newsweek. He is the author and illustrator of Expedition, Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials, Barlowe’s Guide to Fantasy, Barlowe’s Inferno, Brushfire: Illuminations from the Inferno, The Alien Life of Wayne Barlowe and An Alphabet of Dinosaurs. His character designs can be seen in Blade 2, Galaxy Quest, Hellboy and Hellboy 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkhaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Avatar, The Hobbit and Alien Planet, a Discovery Channel special based on Expedition. He contributed many designs for EA’s Dante’s Inferno. Currently, he is writing the sequel to his first novel, God’s Demon, entitled The Heart of Hell.

This video was filmed during the School of Oil Painting, where this painting was the subject of the Old Master (Venetian Method) workshop. It was filmed over a six-day period and shows every demonstration performed for the class. You can be a part of the workshop and paint along with me, just as the participants of the class did.

Almost every painter begins by learning how to compose and paint a landscape scene, but these simple, stationary subjects can often assault the beginner with an overwhelming amount of detail. In this oil painting workshop with world renowned artist Johnnie Liliedahl, beginning painters receive a solid introduction to the methods, techniques, and principles that guided the great landscape artists of the past.

In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, we'll be teaching you essential workflows, terms, and techniques to help you get started with Vector Drawing. We'll start off by learning the difference between pixel based art and vector art. From here we'll break down the anatomy of vector art learning about each important component.

To get started with this course, we will take a moment to answer some commonly asked questions and gain a better understanding of exactly what graphic design is. From here, we’ll take a moment to learn about the design process. A valuable tool that can be implemented on any graphic design related project.

In this series of After Effects tutorials, we will talk about the steps we take to create this watercolor painting effect project. We begin by using a simple masking technique to reveal the text and drawings that interact with our watercolor paintings. We talk about some of the more technical and tricky aspects of getting this write-on effect looking perfect and all throughout the course, we implement the technique in new and different ways.