Join John Derry for an in-depth discussion in this video Examining your importance hierarchy, part of Digital Painting in Photoshop: Street Scene.
Earlier in Chapter 11, I used the analogy of actors on a stage to represent the…distinction between a painting's subject and background.…Now is a good time to again utilize this analogy.…Assuming you are creating some sort of storytelling element to a painting,…you should examine your importance hierarchy.…The actors, your subject in the scene, should be the beneficiaries of detail,…saturation, contrast, composition, all of the techniques we've discussed in order…to focus the viewer's attention on them.…
Everything else is secondary.…Now, we're going to take a look at where we are in our partially…completed painting here.…I have said this before, but I will remind you again.…If you have flattened your image and started to add new layers as I've done…here, this is my varnish layer, this is the, what is that stuff removed from image.…These layers can be highlighted, and assuming I had another image open, I can go…here and say I want to duplicate these layers, and then I could duplicate them…to the existing layered file.…
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8/12/2011- Understanding that resolution is in the brush strokes
- Understanding the subject
- Removing lens distortions
- Using the traditional paint color swatch set
- Making shadow and highlight adjustments
- Simplifying details with filters and Smart Blur
- Cloning layers
- Using custom actions
- Working with canvas texture
- Creating physical surface texture effects
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 8s
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1. Photographic Reality vs. Expressive Interpretation
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2. Image Preparation: The Source Photograph
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Understanding the subject7m 16s
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3. Image Preparation: Lens Distortion Removal
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Removing lens distortions2m 33s
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4. Image Preparation: Photographic Color vs. Pigment Color
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Working with Vibrance3m 14s
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5. Image Preparation: Tonal Modification
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Using the HDR Toning filter5m 23s
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6. Image Preparation: Detail Simplification
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7. Non-Destructive Layer Painting
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Using custom actions9m 41s
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Using the reference layer5m 29s
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Cloning layers6m 5s
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8. Brushes
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Brush categorization10m 1s
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Working with canvas texture3m 41s
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Using Sample All Layers3m 46s
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9. Expressive Interpretation: Underpainting
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10. Expressive Interpretation: Intermediate Layer
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Simplified indication9m 3s
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Understanding color4m 10s
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Introducing texture11m 48s
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11. Expressive Interpretation: Detail Layer
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12. Expressive Interpretation: Non-Photographic Addition
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13. Expressive Interpretation: Final Refinements
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Waiting a day4m 14s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye57s
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