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Technique 24: Creating a Painting by Using an Image
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Preparing the canvas
Selecting brushes and painting
Adding canvas texture
As you can imagine, almost as many ways of painting in Photoshop exist as Photoshop artists exist to paint with them. Three of the most commonly used painting methods range from simple at first glance (but really rather difficult to use) to slightly roundabout (and really easy to use):
Starting from scratch: Start with a blank image window (a canvas) and use the painting tools to stroke on color, outlines, and textures. Although this method is the simplest to set up, it can actually be the hardest because you’re starting entirely from scratch.
Tracing an image: Use tracing paper over an image or photo. The tracing paper is a new, empty layer positioned above an image. You trace the image and then select colors and use the paint tools to fill in the colors. Although this method isn’t as hard as starting from scratch, it does include selecting colors by using either the image or the Color Picker, selecting brushes, and sketching.
Painting over an image: Use the colors in a photo or image as if they were wet paint. You stroke with various brushes to create the outlines and textures while simultaneously sampling the colors from the image. Although this method seems a little bit roundabout, it’s actually remarkably easy because you’re using the colors and textures already available in the image.
This technique explores the third method. You prep the canvas by first opening the image that you’re going to use and then adding two layers. The first layer will be filled with a simple noise pattern. This speckled noise layer is used to mix with the “paint” from the image to help show brush strokes and add texture. The second layer is empty and you can use it to actually paint on.After you’re finished painting, you add two more layers. The first one gives your paint strokes the appearance of more texture, making the strokes appear to stand out from the canvas. The second layer is filled with a canvas pattern to make the painting look like it was actually painted on canvas.
This all may sound rather complicated, but in practice it’s simple to do! Just follow the steps. You can see the results in color if you check out Color Plate 24-1.Think of this technique as a mini painting lesson at your local art studio. Don your smock, grab your palette, easel, and brushes, and get ready to paint by using an existing image. And don’t forget to have fun!
