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'Photoshop'
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"Portrait Painting" by Roberto
Campus
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First
and foremost, I look at the subject
for a minute or two, trying to absorb
it's shape, volume, colors and mood.
After
this brief time, I start drawing.
 The
main shape is loosely sketched with
a large brush with a 60% opacity.
At this stage, I don't worry too
much about precision of the strokes.Mostly,
I use one or two colors. I try to
use the predominant color in the
subject.
For skin tones, I usually lay down
a darker color. I like to work the
highlights on this layer in the
next step.
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This
is the stage where I add volume
to the initial flat shape.
 With
a smaller brush, and a very low
opacity setting, I concentrate
on capturing the subject's lighter
areas.
For
this stage, I use a midrange
color (in between the predominant
color of the previous stage,
and the color of the brightest
highlights found on the subject).
After the larger lighter areas
are set in place, still very
loosely, I might switch to an
even lighter color and use it
to sketch some of the highlights.
No
line drawings yet.
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Shadows!
At
this point, it is time to darken
some of the areas left untouched
until now.
 Now,
I switch to the brushes tool.
This tool enables me to obtain
a very realistic blending of
the strokes. Also, I like its
feel and its dynamics.
Anyway,
using a smaller brush, I start
drawing the main features, such
as the eyes, nose, eyebrows
and mouth.
Again,
no need to be too precise..
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Refining
the shape.
Now
that most of the elements are
in place, I have to make sure
the profile is right.
Having
the main features sketched in
place, I can judge if any of
the elements shape or positioning
are off. As visible in the image
of this step, I redrew one of
the eyes, since it was too high
in the previous stage.
Refining
the volume.
At
this point, I also finalize
the light and dark areas. I
don't worry much about blending
now. Before
moving on to the next step,
I make sure all the subject's
features are in the right place
and well proportioned.
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Blending.
It
takes time to blend colors with
the brushes tool, but I make sure
each stroke is well placed.
 Concentration
and proper control of the stylus
pressure are the key.
Final details and highlights.
At
this final stage, I add highlights,
especially in the eye and lips
areas.
For
this image, I left the hair
for last, since I enjoy painting
hair very much and prefer to
leave it for last, so that I
can look forward to it while
working on the other parts of
the image.
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