Artistic Concepts in Photoshop and Illustrator 2

Learn what role materials, layers, and channels play in a digital art workflow, and how they can elevate your art and designs.

Join legendary author and artist Bert Monroy as he walks through a new set of basic artistic concepts. This course covers materials, layers, and channels—overlooked features that can help elevate the work of any artist, designer, or illustrator. The concepts are explored via Photoshop but can be applied to any digital art workflow.

Need to brush up on concepts like perspective and light? Watch the first installment of Artistic Concepts with Bert Monroy here.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Materials

• Creating rubber
• Creating cork
• Creating concrete
• Creating marble
• Creating chrome
• Creating glass

2. Layers

• Understanding basic layer function: Distort and position
• Reusing and repurposing layers
• Layer styles: Light sources, part one
• Layer styles: Light sources, part two
• Layer styles: Mask hides effect
• Understanding the basic concepts of a clipping group: Part one
• Understanding the basic concepts of a clipping group: Part two
• Understanding the basic concepts of a layer mask
• Using a layer mask
• Using layer mask effects

3. Channels

• Understanding the basic function of an alpha channel
• Using an alpha channel for an effect
• Using alpha channels in multiple documents
• Understanding calculations of alpha channels

Conclusion

• Goodbye