4 HOURS 58 MINUTES

Learn how to create sassy, sexy, stylized portraits in Photoshop with complete, step-by-step guidance from in-demand illustrator and artist, Renee Chio.

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This video course has been produced exclusively for Pencil Kings and is specially designed to help you make real progress with your art.

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Meet Your Instructor

Illustrator and animator, Renee Chio, describes herself as ‘a lady who paints ladies’. She’s a sensation on social media thanks to her stunning, sensual portraits which combine great compositions with highly effective lighting. Her work has been featured in Exposé 11 by Ballistic Publishing, 2dartist mag and Digital Painting Techniques by 3dtotal. She is currently working on her first self-published art book which she successfully crowdfunded.

26 VIDEO LESSONS

Create your own sensual, stylized portraits in Photoshop with expert tuition from one of the hottest names in digital art today.

Watch This Course and Learn:

  • How to find great reference photos (Clue: We’re not talking icky stock photos here)
  • How to explore your ideas through thumbnail sketches
  • How to paint skin tones, flowing locks, and dazzling eyes
  • How to enhance your portrait painting with lighting effects and other professional finishing touches

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Course Lesson Plan

(click the modules below for full details on each one)

Find out what you’ll learn in this course and get some really useful guidelines for finding and choosing natural-looking reference photos for your stylized portrait painting.

Learn how to explore your ideas through thumbnail sketches before working these up into a finished sketch ready for painting.

Renee shows you how to define the form of your stylized portrait and add base tones to your finished sketch.

Using the right lighting can make a huge difference to the success of your digital painting. Learn how to decide where the light source is coming from and how to add realistic shading to your portrait.

Learning how to mix realistic skin tones will give your digital portrait incredible realism. Renee will demonstrate exactly how to achieve these in three fun, easy-to-follow chapters.

Learn how to refine the look of the skin in your stylized portrait by adding subtle tones.

Ever wished you could paint the kind of eyes which completely draw you into a painting? Renee will show you exactly how it’s done in this module.

No portrait is complete without realistic hair to frame your subject’s face. In this module, you’ll learn how to paint long-flowing locks which catch the light and bring your portrait painting to life.

Learning how to make those all-important color adjustments and final tweaks will help you create a painting to be proud of. Renee will guide you through every stage of the process in this final module.

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