Software Used:

Photoshop CS3

Fantasy art legend Mike (Daarken) Lim shows us the techniques that he uses to paint metallic armor in Photoshop. This fantastic video tutorial shows you how to paint the highly contrasting tones that make armor look real and 3D.

Video:

Related Tutorials

If you liked reading this tutorial, you may also be interested in the following. "Making of Babice (Midwife)" by Vanja Todoric Hello, my name is Vanja Todoric, and this will be a quick overview of one of my recent illustrations. This illustration was drawn for the second tome of Serbian Mythology – Banned Demons, and the demon we have before us is called Babica or Midwife. "Making of Seriously No Joking" by Jesus Conde Hi! My name is Jesùs Conde and I’m from Venezuela. In this tutorial I’m going to explain a little bit about how I work and I hope this help you to become a better artist. By the way, I should say that I don’t consider myself a great artist – I still have a lot to learn so you’d better teach me something in return one day!

Share

To keep up with the latest Tutorials and Interviews on 3DTotal, sign-up to the free Bi-monthly Newsletter Here!