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Tutorial Master basic 3D in Photoshop
Master basic 3D
in Photoshop
Get to grips with the essentials of Photoshop’s 3D tools to
create a background scene for a digital painting
Cities look beautiful at night, and they
can be an attractive setting to use in
digital paintings and illustrations.
However, without any perspective tools or
objects, city scenes can be an intimidating
subject to paint. But with a little knowledge
of Photoshop’s 3D tools, you can make this
process a lot less painful.
Before you start, make sure your computer
is powerful enough to run the 3D software. If
you have never modelled a 3D object in your
life before, don’t worry. In this tutorial, we will
be covering the absolute basics of creating
and reshaping 3D objects in Photoshop.
Although Photoshop’s built-in 3D tools are
not as powerful as the tools featured in
dedicated programs such as Maya, they are
certainly enough for creating shapes that fit
the perspective of the scene you want to
paint, which is exactly what we need to
complete this cityscape piece.
We will also be using illustrative and digital
painting techniques to complete this image,
so even if you do not intend to use 3D
objects in your work on a regular basis, there
are drawing and colour-editing techniques
you may still find useful. Most importantly,
though, be sure to have fun!
Expert
Rebekka
Hearl
“As a graduate of a 3D
animation course, I am well
versed in the use of 3D tools
and modelling 3D objects,
and applying them to my
digital artwork.
“I’ve been using Photoshop
since my teens, and it is still
a vital part of my workflow
to this day. I don’t know how I
managed to survive so many
years without my Cintiq 13HD,
and my favourite Photoshop
tool is without a doubt the
Brush Tool.”
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