Fantasy ++++++

"Fantasy+" compiled by Vincent Zhao

Fanatasy+ is exactly what it advertises. A book portraying the merits of some of the best professional Chinese CG artists including pages of full colour work, advice from the artists themselves as well as background on some brilliant artists that I was blissfully unaware of.








One artist I used in my coursework was Yonjie Lee, his sideways facing female composition was helpful when designing my own, plus the messy, almost painted feel to his work made the whole thing seem more raw, less CG than the rest of the work in the book. Which appeals to me personally, but also looks really effective.

The work of Yonjie Lee

Photoshop: Back Painting

Photoshop. Its never ending series of buttons of mystery. As i continue to use the programme I'm planning to document any handy ideas I come acorss, and today that is 'back painting'. This involves taking the inital skecth after its been scanned into photoshop, and dragging its layer to the "new layer" icon at the bottom.

After this, a layer called "Layer 1 copy" appears. Selecting the layer type, you choose the "multiply" option, which allows you to use the paint tool to colour the image faster on the original layer, while maintaining a clear, uncoloured image in the copied layer.

This method provides a faster means of colouring in accurately, plus by highlighting a certain section of the drawing, it means any shading will not go over the lines, which is often a problem for me.