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Links and pages about the basics of concept drawing and painting.

== Painting Fundamentals ==

[[Image:ctrlpaint.png|link=http://www.ctrlpaint.com/library]] ctrl+Paint - Digital Painting Simplified - by ''[http://www.mattkohr.com Matt Kohr]''
"Working in the game industry under tight deadlines forced me to come up with a dependable Photoshop workflow. Ctrl+Paint is my attempt to organize these findings into clear, concise videos to share with the community."

[[Image:2dtut_thumbwar.png|link=http://www.autodestruct.com/thumbwar.htm]] THUMB WAR : Design Iteration Combat Simulation - by ''[http://www.autodestruct.com/about.htm Paul Richards]''
Concept art fundamentals.

[[Image:2dtut_psgarttutorial.png|link=http://androidarts.com/art_tut.htm]] PSG Art Tutorial - by ''[http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/ Arne Niklas Jansson]''
Painting fundamentals.

[[Image:2dtut_paintingwithlightanddark.png|link=http://www.anticz.com/drawing1.htm]] Understanding 3D Form on Paper by ''[http://ronlemen.blogspot.com/ Ron Lemen]''
Understanding form via light and dark.

[[Image:2dtut_elementsofperspective.png|link=http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/tech10.html]] Elements of Perspective - by ''[http://www.handprint.com Bruce MacEvoy]''
Perspective in depth.

[[Image:2dtut_composition101.png|link=http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=72082]] Composition-101 thread from the Polycount forums Links to tutorials about Composition.

[[Image:2dtut_solarski.jpg|link=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/185676/the_aesthetics_of_game_art_and_.php]] The Aesthetics of Game Art and Game Design - by ''[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/authors/419599/Chris_Solarski.php Chris Solarski]''
An examination of the psychology of shapes and dynamic composition, applying techniques of the Old Masters to create more varied and emotionally meaningful gaming experiences.

[[Image:2dtut_tulp.jpg|link=http://tulptorials.blogspot.com/2012/02/using-gamut-mask.html]] Using the Gamut mask - by ''[https://plus.google.com/110492088926818707357/about Wouter Tulp]''
How to create and use a gamut mask, which help you define a range of harmonious colors for your concept palette.

[[Image:2dtut_babelab.png|link=http://babelab.blogspot.com/]] Babe Lab : Pinup Research & Development by ''[http://autodestructdigital.blogspot.com/ Paul Richards]'' and others
Female caricature painting tips.

[[Image:2dtut_FengZhu.png|link=http://www.youtube.com/user/FZDSCHOOL]] Feng Zhu's Youtube Channel teaches the fundamentals of concept design, and professional practices for a working concept artist.

[[Image:2dtut_charchar.jpg|link=http://retinart.net/graphic-design/secret-law-of-page-harmony/]] The Secret Law of Page Harmony by Alexander Ross Charchar
Explanation of harmonious composition.

[[Image:2dtut_Straub.png|120px|left|link=http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/phil_straub_composition_tutorial]] Phil Straub Composition Tutorial
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== Painting Books ==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Don-Seegmiller/e/B001JSJNZK/ Digital painting books by Don Seegmiller]
* [http://www.focalpress.com/digitalartmasters/books.html Digital Art Masters] How to achieve certain effects in photoshop, general skin rendering, etc.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Mechanika-Creating-Science-Fiction-Chiang/dp/1600610234 Mechanika Creating Science Fiction] Good techniques, covers composition and perspective as well.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Bold-Visions-Digital-Painting-Bible/dp/160061020X/ Bold Visions Digital Painting Bible]
* [http://www.2dartistmag.com/ 2DArtist Magazine] Painting tutorials, artist galleries. Available printed or PDF.
* [http://www.imaginefx.com/ ImagineFX Magazine] Painting tutorials, artist galleries, monthly DVD.

== More Information ==
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=65614 Painting Tutorials] Polycount Forum thread with links to more painting tutorials
* [[TexturingTutorials]] tutorials for game textures
* [[Category:Tools#A2D_Tools|Category:Tools#2D_Tools]] software for painting
* [[Category:Reference]] reference images

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