Photoshop: Pastel Drawing

Learn how to use Photoshop's chalk and pastel brushes to create convincing dry media artwork, and optimize the settings for digital drawing and painting.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Installing custom content

1. Locating Photoshop’s Natural Media Tools

• Tool presets vs. brush presets
• Improving brush performance
• Personalizing pressure response
• Using tilt for greater expression
• Managing erodible tip behavior
• Taking advantage of surface texture

2. Creating a Pastel Drawing

• Roughing in the basic sketch
• Blocking in color
• Creating tonality with blending
• Finalizing with detail

Conclusion

• Next steps