Create a Magical Mermaid Illustration in Photoshop

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Create a mermaid illustration while learning new photo effect techniques in Adobe Photoshop. The digital illustration and fantasy art digital painting techniques taught in this video are geared towards anyone who may feel intimidated about painting a mermaid’s tail from scratch. Not only can you do it, but you could even do it without using a drawing tablet. You’ll learn how to draw a mermaid tail using the pen tool and some photo manipulation. This speedpaint video uses a tablet, but we are going to let tools like the Pen Tool do a lot of the heavy lifting for us! Once you have these basics down, you can branch out into a number of different directions experimenting with bigger and more complex ideas and concepts. There are so many different directions you can go and so many more details you could add compared to what we did here. The best part is the more you create, the better you'll get.
Take this opportunity to think of all the different kinds of underwater creatures you could create using these techniques as a starting point. Never be afraid to think outside of the tutorial. And as always, keep experimenting with different techniques and practicing, and don't forget to post any photoshop questions or comments.
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Assets Used in this Video:
• Ballet Dancer Model: elements.envat...
• 3 Photoshop Brushes for Painting Fish Scales: fav.me/d8l551e
• Beta Fish 1: elements.envat...
• Beta Fish 2: elements.envat...
• Colorful Soap Bubbles: elements.envat...
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[@leventakdag9782]

Maybe also explain how to do certain things on the layers....

[@fantasysword9357]

I got to admit that is a really beautiful mermaid

[@davidjay2479]

This was not what I was looking for yet I'm really glad I came across it. You're awesome.

[@sheikhmuhammadadnan3]

YOU ARE LITTLE BIT FAST

[@hugoamorim7151]

To better follow the tutorial,change the video speed , but the audio might get distorted,if u use 0,75 u should be fine

[@sophieamdr9266]

I was doing mostly good until the soft light part, as many pointed out this is not for beginners haha. But it's great to see a tutorial that creates the mermaid tail from scratch instead of pasting a picture of a tail on the legs

[@rgarlinyc]

Another gem; thanks a lot AS!

[@Kinslayer01]

I`m new to photoshop, and a step by step tutorial would be so awesome :( still nice artwork.

[@sheikhmuhammadadnan3]

VERY NICE

[@Chodznawinko]

Awesome. Thanks for link to brushes. I looking for in the web. Your brushes are the best. You have like from me 👍

[@Seascape_Records]

This is SOOOOOO AWESOME!!! I'm a novice. Can you explain how you imported the gal & fish pic to begin with?

[@KayAtanGod]

AMAZING

[@milcahbaja6563]

any photoshop version will do? I have Photoshop C6 only

[@EmUhLea]

Beautiful

[@corinapapadopoulou3149]

So talented ty

[@LadySingsTheBooze]

u didn't include the info for brush settings

[@DalsPhotography]

Great , but not for beginners as me :/

[@tantiyo5013]

Superb... Thanks for tutorial

[@fantasysword9357]

how I am I supposed to open the layers bar I can't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hamanalyafeai7344]

مشوعشة

[@fiammettasegatori2651]

This is a tutorial?? omg

[@hearts4tv670]

the tail lowkey bothers me because it's actually starting to look weird, (don't like snakes and kind of looks like a human snake lol when making a mermaid)