Lesson#63-Painting gold

1-Standart Base

Start with the contours of the object that you want to draw. Also, do not forget to fill in the subject of the base, dark enough color to make it easier to add shadows and highlights.

2 - Emphasize the form

Next is interesting. Use your favorite brush (for me it is a hard-edged brush) and gently adds volume pieces. The closer you are to a surface, the more it should be, and vice versa. See as an example in the cylinder.

3 - Source of light and bright glare

Determine the source of light. Surfaces are opposite source budutsvetlymi and vice versa. Use at this stage, a standard brush to paint. Towards the end with the dodge tool (exposure of about 5%) and create reflections of reflections that the surface is similar to the metal.

4 - Reflections and shadows

Of course, the correct application of reflexes takes time and practice, but as an easier way to simply be reflected surrounding colors - look like mitten reflects the color of the skin on the right. The result does not look 100% natural, but it is not required. Also, add shadows, not to lose volume. Note: Do not forget about the small bright loop on the dark side of the subject.

Remarks by Henning Ludvigsen:

Grafting bug - to make things too monochrome gold. If you look back to the golden things, we can see many different shades. Try gently add and mix different colors - yellow, green, gray, red and blue. Also, gold will reflect the color of the environment, and do not forget to add them.