Comments on: Create a Watercolor Painting in Photoshop http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/ Children's book illustrator, comics creator, artist, blogger, Photoshop geek, and all-around nerd Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:16:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Marc Boyce http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-184519 Marc Boyce Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:43:56 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-184519 Hi there really like the water colour effect, have got use to it now. I was just wondering what tool you use for your lining because i cant get the hang of my line drawing. I use the brush tool free-hand, but obviously it looks wobbly. I like the paint stroke effect of lines but i can't get them looking sharp and neat like on your pumpkin example above. I have a hunch your going to say the pen tool ha, I really don't get how to use it and how it works at all. Would be grateful for a reply, thank you Marc Hi there really like the water colour effect, have got use to it now. I was just wondering what tool you use for your lining because i cant get the hang of my line drawing. I use the brush tool free-hand, but obviously it looks wobbly. I like the paint stroke effect of lines but i can’t get them looking sharp and neat like on your pumpkin example above.
I have a hunch your going to say the pen tool ha, I really don’t get how to use it and how it works at all.

Would be grateful for a reply, thank you

Marc

]]> By: Rita http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-183035 Rita Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:30:25 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-183035 Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful art and taking the time to succinctly lay out steps for others to follow. I'm an old (literally and figuratively) book designer and very much appreciate talented artists with the patience and ability to teach others. I'm designing a children's book and want a watercolor wash background look for various pages. Found lots of tutorials that danced around the edges of what I was looking for, but just didn't feel they were quite right. I landed on your website and there it was -- I recognized that this was exactly what I was searching for. Thank you kindly! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful art and taking the time to succinctly lay out steps for others to follow. I’m an old (literally and figuratively) book designer and very much appreciate talented artists with the patience and ability to teach others. I’m designing a children’s book and want a watercolor wash background look for various pages. Found lots of tutorials that danced around the edges of what I was looking for, but just didn’t feel they were quite right. I landed on your website and there it was — I recognized that this was exactly what I was searching for. Thank you kindly!

]]> By: Adrianna http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-182107 Adrianna Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:25:18 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-182107 i just want to thank you for sharing your process without really creating a tutorial. this way, i can experiment and learn on my own what works best for me and still have some idea of what i'm doing. its hard to create something that is truly my own when following a tutorial. thanks for the process :) i just want to thank you for sharing your process without really creating a tutorial. this way, i can experiment and learn on my own what works best for me and still have some idea of what i’m doing. its hard to create something that is truly my own when following a tutorial. thanks for the process :)

]]> By: Frim http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-179994 Frim Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:32:26 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-179994 Thank you so much for this tutorial. I've been looking for something like this for ages. Especially the wash you did; finally something that looks like the real thing:) Thank you very much for sharing! Thank you so much for this tutorial. I’ve been looking for something like this for ages. Especially the wash you did; finally something that looks like the real thing:) Thank you very much for sharing!

]]> By: Mike http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-176715 Mike Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:07:41 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-176715 This looks great. A bit complicated, though. You may enjoy experimenting with Corel Painter. The watercolor is so much more straightforward, simple and natural than this workflow. Painter also gives you an option of applying a 'fringe' to the watercolor (areas found in real watercolor where pigment dries darker). Keep up the good work. This looks great. A bit complicated, though. You may enjoy experimenting with Corel Painter. The watercolor is so much more straightforward, simple and natural than this workflow. Painter also gives you an option of applying a ‘fringe’ to the watercolor (areas found in real watercolor where pigment dries darker).

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Tom http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-165417 Tom Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:44:49 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-165417 Great tutorial - and nice details on getting the right brushes - thanks. Great tutorial – and nice details on getting the right brushes – thanks.

]]> By: Dani http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-150547 Dani Fri, 27 May 2011 15:49:53 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-150547 Ritu - Painting in Photoshop is a BIG topic that would be nearly impossible for me to answer here. The best advice I can give you is to simply open Ps up and start painting and get used to the interface. There are tons and tons of tutorials on the internet. There are a few on this blog too. I could not possibly point you to one specific one as there are so many, and It depends on what part of Ps you want to learn. I suggest start by learning all about the brush tool and how to customize it, and learn about layers. That's almost all you need to know to make art in Photoshop. Ritu – Painting in Photoshop is a BIG topic that would be nearly impossible for me to answer here. The best advice I can give you is to simply open Ps up and start painting and get used to the interface.

There are tons and tons of tutorials on the internet. There are a few on this blog too. I could not possibly point you to one specific one as there are so many, and It depends on what part of Ps you want to learn. I suggest start by learning all about the brush tool and how to customize it, and learn about layers. That’s almost all you need to know to make art in Photoshop.

]]> By: Ritu http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-150360 Ritu Wed, 25 May 2011 07:07:05 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-150360 Hi Dani, I like to pain in MS Paint tool.I want to learn to paint in photoshop as well, but I have no knowledge about photoshop.I want to learn the basics.But I like in Hong Kong they really dont have any institutes which offer Photoshop courses in English. Can you please suggest me an online tutorial to start with, till the time I dont find a local institute. Many Thanks Ritu Hi Dani,

I like to pain in MS Paint tool.I want to learn to paint in photoshop as well, but I have no knowledge about photoshop.I want to learn the basics.But I like in Hong Kong they really dont have any institutes which offer Photoshop courses in English.

Can you please suggest me an online tutorial to start with, till the time I dont find a local institute.

Many Thanks
Ritu

]]> By: Phyllis http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-144847 Phyllis Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:10:31 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-144847 Great tutorial! Easy to follow and it answers the exact questions I had. Great tutorial! Easy to follow and it answers the exact questions I had.

]]> By: Sapphirestripe http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-126024 Sapphirestripe Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:36:38 +0000 http://danidraws.com/2006/12/27/create-a-watercolor-painting-in-photoshop/#comment-126024 Wow, I can't thank you enough for this wonderful tutorial! I've always wanted to know how to make a watercolor painting on Photoshop! Wow, I can’t thank you enough for this wonderful tutorial! I’ve always wanted to know how to make a watercolor painting on Photoshop!

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