Realistic Horse Tutorial in Photoshop by - Losmios


1) Ah yes, after pushes I've done something that's supposed to remind
of a tutorial, or at least show you
how I work on a cg image.

This entire image was made from scratch in Photoshop CS (version 8)
with a wacom tablet. So please enjoy,
it that's possible..:o) If you have any questions, you can always e-mail me.
 
2) All right. The preliminary sketch is done, and i've made some main coloring to the background, and inserted some stars to add to the atmosphere, as well as block out the main land structure.
 
3) Nothing big done, just blocking out the main color of the equine. there's about five :

layers at this time:
- the horse sketch
- the background
- the stars
- the land sketch
- that which will be the horse later on
 
4) Just adding. Making the horse a pinto, adding new layer for mane and tail, adding some main shadow on the horse.
 
5) Nothing interesting going on, just continueing on with further shading
and highlighting.

The sketch layer is hidden at this time. I'm leaving the wings be for now, hence they are the hardest part for to do.
 

6) Humdidum. More shading. At this time my feelings about the background are starting to change, I don't like it. Also I've started thinking about lightning, and realize that the equine it's much too bright for this dark landscape..
 
7) Tried to do something about the
sky and darkened the hue. I also started on the far off landscape and
the hill from which the leap goes.
The grass is rough at this time, made with a pencil I created rather quickly.


8) Quite some time ago I saw that the wings wouldn't do, so be gone! A new fresh sketch made in a new layer.
 
9) Mmhmm. Started on the wings, by blocking out the main shape, then adding feathers. Kinda a sloppy to be honest. I think I made some more highlights on the equine also.
 
10) Okay, so the basic wings are done and they look like crap! From this
point I worked and reqorked and reworked. Until oblivian it seemed.
Now I also saw that the tail I fixed up at an earlier stage sucks. *sigh*
 
11) Big things happen! The sky had to go, fresh new one was made in different tones. The tale is completely redone. I don't really know what to think of it in this stage. The equine had been serverly darkened from the original, and is merging more and more with the light.
 
12) Too much bright caramelly feel to the sky, so it get's darkened. Adds some vibrant "afterglow" from the
suns departure. The hill is being
further worked on, and the horse get some yellow tinting to fit the light. Highlights in orange are added in a separet layer, to see if it fits, and it does. Somewhere along the road, I've worked more on the stars, but I don't recall when. Also the wings get a beating.
 
13) More playing with the wings, more and stronger highlights from the setting sun's added. Wee bit more tinting on horsie and on the hill. The far off landscape get some small detail. It feels kinda of bare in the sky, so I add those bloody clouds, and i'm still not sure wather I should have but I'll leave them for now. Hmm, it's a finished product tadaa!...or somethin'....


PS: Tutorial written with the permission of the Author!
"Mia" Marie Michaela Bengtsson aka Losmios
http://www.citytryck.com/mia/