LEARN the best way to PHOTOBASH! - Digital Art Tutorial

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[@noobmaster3793]

This the first photobashing video I've seen where there's not a single adjustment layer is being used (no curves, no hue-saturation) bro just painting the light and shadows 🗿🙌 amazing talent 💯 🔥

[@ImadAwan]

Oh, never thought about that actually

[@noobmaster3793]

@@ImadAwan that's how talented people are they just do things 🤝🙌🙌

[@olegkovresov459]

​@@ImadAwan it feels like you don't even need to photobash, just draw and use photos for reference😅

[@sitiaminah6499]

I've just learning too much from you

[@kaibalogun7974]

Sorcery!😮

[@enemyghost2170]

I used to do this a lot when starting digital art, making collages from stock photos and painting over them, I had no idea it was a real technique and just felt bad for tracing 😭😭 it's so cool to see a tutorial on the proper and really effective ways to do this!

[@ImadAwan]

That is awesome! :)

[@eves.2825]

The intro killed me 😂 do some people actually think this is easy?? Very weird. Great work as always Imad !

[@ImadAwan]

Haha, they do! And thanks!

[@raineterni2219]

I suppose they mistake photobashing for tracing, or imagine something as shown at the start of the video - insert a character, insert a bg, then put 3 filters over it; done. ¯ \ _ (ツ) _ / ¯

[@aqua-manlet2540]

@@ImadAwan It's significantly easier than say .. drawing it from imagination though, which is what a lot of non-art people would assume one did when they see the piece, cut the people some slack :D

[@NicolaosSoldal]

​@@aqua-manlet2540 Significantly easier is a bit of a stretch. Artists use reference materials at all times, the largest portion of work on this stuff is shading and detailing, just like any free hand drawing. But I guess the point of it is, its not "EASY" by any stretch of the imagination. Which is what some people start to think. "Oh I could do that its just tracing" which is certainly not true 99% of the time.

[@aqua-manlet2540]

@@NicolaosSoldal yeahhh I see what you're saying, but as someone who was already very experienced in photoshop when I tried this it seemed like a very easy way to take my art to the next level

[@BlenderisedMind]

The thing I love about your videos is how quick and simple you make things. Its amazing. Thank you so much man!! 🤙🏼🔥

[@ImadAwan]

Thanks a lot 🙏🏻🔥

[@moculinan1175]

That constant shift from Irish to Arabic accent 😂😂

[@ImadAwan]

Lol! That wasn’t me! :D haha

[@georgehubbs1747]

Amazing work as always! As for the name of the dwarf, I think his name would be Froygar the Fierce. Unlike a lot of other dwarves, he loves a good short joke, just be careful with the mom jokes, he loves his mother deeply, insult his mom and find out just how fierce he can really be!

[@rpixelsjpg]

This is definitely a game changer for photobashing! Will definitely apply this one on my future works 🎉 Amazing video as always!

[@ImadAwan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jozi9301]

At this point I wouldn't even call it photo bashing. There are very few, if any, pixels left from the original images, and it was replaced pretty much entirely with brush strokes. I would just call it digital painting with references

[@ImadAwan]

Haha thanks

[@juliankaiser3086]

Wow, this is just crazy as fuc*ing hell

[@srikarsharma6488]

Been watching your videos for a long time now! Your videos are crazy and I get inspired by them every time 💥💥

[@ImadAwan]

Super happy to hear that!

[@kaizze8777]

Imo photobashing adds ALOT of components to a painting and often the beginner will get overwhelmed with the complexity and just give up. I like to take out the color and work on it grisaille style and once I'm happy with the composition then I'll reintroduce the color back it and then the lighting and then the finish. This way it's a step by step system that works on the piece one fundamental at a time.

[@ImadAwan]

That’s a good way to do it as well, yes! 🙌🏻

[@heyoz5947]

I'm new to photobashing and you're making a really good point, i think i'll try working like that a bit !

[@kevka2235]

Hi, first of all, great work! Love it. But I have a question. Do you just use the brushes that you published for free for us to use or do you use some others in this video? Im struggling to figure out what brushes you are using here. Especially when you draw over him and the armor to make it look drawn. Would love to see a more detailled Video about that part and how to do it. Keep up the great work and thank you!

[@oguzakkaya4720]

amazing work! would you share the brushes you used for this? Subbed.

[@mikecarr2440]

INTIMIDATIING! thank you for showing me how bad at PS i truly am! maybe one day ill be able to produce something a fraction as good

[@hylianflower9681]

AHHH THE SONG THAT THAT ONE RDR KZbinR PLAYS takes me back. Also this is awesome!

[@daz7960]

Спасибо тебе за видео товарищ

[@user-ed6el6du1t]

I support photo bashing and painting over images more than AI at least you are learning fundamentals like composition, lighting, painting textures

[@RubalBarn]

Hey, can you please post the full video by any chance? Need to learn the photoshop! Dont know how u increase and decreased brightness with brushes.. or it was just you painted with different modes.

[@lewismaddock1654]

Damn it Mr. Awan, seriously insane. Love your didactics too! Not sure what to name him, but Wizards of the West coast should totally make a Planeswalker out of him.

[@ImadAwan]

Thanks a lot 🙏🏻

[@bradlymorgan4351]

"Even a beardless child could do it!" - Dead

[@ImadAwan]

XD haha

[@Anders3n]

Jesus Christ

[@allinonespace]

8:20 bro what's the name of this background music please help me out 🙏

[@mikenthei]

which brushes do you use? I'm getting started into painting stuff in my photobashing and i'd really like to use different kinds of brushes

[@alisheikh1582]

Macbook in video but windows in walkthrough???

[@Sketching4Sanity]

Yeah this video is REALLY REALLY dope! Thankx!!

[@ImadAwan]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@SpokoR3]

In a perfect world, you wouldn't be so underrated. Damn man.. your skills are too inspiring

[@ImadAwan]

Thank you so much

[@nitareed4088]

It's only a matter of time...

[@ThePantstealer]

Real life uses Imad for its reference

[@ImadAwan]

hahaha

[@acekoul1007]

You always kill that men, every f*****g time !!!!

[@kali7730]

Awesome work! I just learned more about making quality composites from your video in terms of how to best incorporate assets into the artwork than I have in several other courses that I have taken.

[@whitenoise5121]

I wish i had your level of decisiveness!

[@ImadAwan]

Thank you! It usually happens if you do the same thing over and over again many times! :)

[@squidaroo2830]

Amazing video! Now I want to go do my own dwarf (although it's most likely going to be a monstrosity XD).

[@ImadAwan]

You should definitely try that :D

[@riellerthecreeper]

Love your content man. I got your brush pack but I can't figure out which brush is the one you used on the background to get that painterly look. Your favorite brushes to use to get that concept art look to them is what I'm asking :D

[@ImadAwan]

Thanks man! Also, it's hard to remember and tell which brushes I am using for what purpose. :)

[@zimzalabams2793]

He could fit right in The Hobbit dwarves😂

[@Snicker55]

The mighty warrior dwarf

[@ImadAwan]

Yas!!

[@jamesmunroe6558]

I would name this dwarf... Riggli! (You know... like the spearmint gum!)

[@ImadAwan]

Great! XD

[@i_sirojiddinov]

Perfect tutorial, I love it. But I have a problem with the brushes and their settings, I couldn't paint like you with the brushes that you used, can you make a tutorial about it, please?

[@bayroot7385]

1:36 this, or just create everything you need in 3d and render it they way you like, i prefer the latter since it gives better results.

[@darkknight4353]

It's called stealing. No better than AI

[@Duraganthelion]

Almost sounded like Alan Young (Scrooge McDuck) was talking as the second viking. XD

[@ImadAwan]

XD haha

[@ImmortalMomentsArt]

Vordann Steelfist. Also, if you have access to LeonardoAI or Playgroundai or BlueWillow....those are places to come up with pieces that you can photobash in for pieces and parts, and there is often much more sci-fi and fantasy oriented creations, that way. Just a thought.

[@ImadAwan]

Hmm! Never tied that!

[@DividedStates]

You lost me at "just paint the armor" (2:35). :D

[@shihoritsukiyomi]

Reminds me of Muradin from Warcraft 3

[@Zucth]

Wtf is this really made all from photoshop?!? After watching it it's still unbeliveable

[@ImadAwan]

Thanks 🙌🏻

[@dripandsauce]

Literally a visual representation of Kanye West and Daft Punk's music sampling techniques. Masterful!!

[@ImadAwan]

haha XD

[@ccsartcrypt]

Wish it was easy or I wouldn't be on this video.

[@omerondes7]

Awesome work. Do you have something like master course? Like udemy course? Would love to learn from you

[@ImadAwan]

Thank you, and sorry, I don't have a course yet. But I'll definitely work on that! :)

[@Jimmyni-kk4em]

Looks great do I have to learn to paint to do this

[@grimdesigns1233]

Great work as always man! You are by far one of my favorite artists, I have always loved your style! It has inspired me to start my own KZbin channel with some of my speed arts. I just started doing some photo-bashing in my art work as well thanks to your channel!

[@ImadAwan]

That's great to hear! Thank you!!!

[@megagreatgodlywhiteshark2929]

Also have a decent 3D sculpture printer an a pro Samsung camera to digitized a animated character ect

[@maydelisar]

You're awesome and inspiring!!! Thanks for sharing your art!!!! :D

[@ImadAwan]

Thank you! :D

[@IceCrystalWolf]

Is it possible to learn this power? I thought I was somewhat decent with PS and now I feel like a monkey sitting in cold mud that's mashing two sticks together. Guess I have to at the very least learn basics of painting. This makes me want to get better tho, so thanks for the great vid and the ego check :D

[@ImadAwan]

haha, thank you!!!

[@Chechewitza]

Dwarfs who claim photobashing is not painting aren't allowed to used premade shapes for the mould.

[@ImadAwan]

Haha :D

[@satanwinchester759]

any videos on how to do the line animation like the intro please?

[@thefantasyartchannel.6430]

imad you are the g.o.a.t. love the artwrk

[@ImadAwan]

Haha thanks

[@Dr.Hibbert]

with the amount of time spent adjusting all the input images, is it not more straightforward drawing from references?

[@ImadAwan]

I could draw the entire thing yes, but this process is a lot faster for me.

[@megagreatgodlywhiteshark2929]

Use a benchmark combined with cheat engine character creator customer fanmade an go from that method ur all welcome lol

[@pedroramirez6397]

So a Photobashing is like a matte painting but with characters? Right?

[@ImadAwan]

Photobashing is a technique; while Matte Paintings are the final product. The technique can be used to create the final product i.e Photobashing can be used to produce Matte Paintings. Hope this helps!

[@АхадАдыширинов]

Oh, come on! You just take a photo and press few buttons)) Easy peasy:))

[@ImadAwan]

Haha :D

[@oow2four]

Ahh I know this dwarf, many call him 'Gron the Mighty'

[@ImadAwan]

That's a hell of a name!

[@nchimunyamuyuni7920]

Im not a fan of A.I art, i feel its a piracy of real artists work. What are your thoughts on this issue and how will it affect this skillset in the future because im thinking of getting into it

[@ImadAwan]

I don't mind AI, it's here to stay and we'll have to adapt. In my opinion, artists will not be made redundant anytime soon. We'll still have work, but the process might evolve.

[@apfelninja]

I would name him Scott. Also, this is a fantastic video. Just from watching it, I know I've become a noticeably better artist. I'm currently buried under a mountain of logo commissions right now, but once I can dig myself out, I'm going to use these techniques in my card game.

[@ImadAwan]

That’s great to hear 🙌🏻🔥

[@DreamFox_Films]

O my GOSH he for got the scrunchy for the Dutch braided beard!

[@ImadAwan]

:D

[@carlkristensen8398]

Holy mackerel - if the guy on your starting image saw what you did to it, he would not believe it. I am blown away - you are amazing....

[@ImadAwan]

haha thank you!

[@BR1ZZO]

Enjoyed the video, next time go thru brush process and show us how you change the blend styles and attributes for shadows and the little things that actual are the bulk of the tutorial were missed imo. Great work still.

[@ImadAwan]

Noted!

[@aplogaming3619]

More of this!!!!!! I will name him Nawadami Stormbasher!

[@ImadAwan]

Stormbasher! I like it!

[@Ksu_photography]

Photo basher/painter easy my ass! 🤣🖤 another great vid 💯

[@ImadAwan]

haha XD

[@Manan-Limbasiya]

There is any tutorial on your channel for learn digital art from scratch?

[@ImadAwan]

There's a beginner digital painting tutorial yes!

[@Manan-Limbasiya]

@@ImadAwan you are extremely mastered the digital painting, I want to make art like you, you are my inspiration. Thank you for your videos. It will really helpful for me.

[@річ]

This is a draft version of dwarf?

[@mxria1447]

hey this might sound silly but what brush do you use to erase an image you imported? is it just an eraser with opacity turned down?

[@ImadAwan]

Hey! It’s just the eraser tool but with the texture brushes selected

[@antoniomd3812]

Timelapses are deceiving. How long did it take you to do this?

[@ImadAwan]

5 hours I think

[@LuizAlleman]

I would name him Karen

[@Gloom_YT]

He shall be named "Dolnir Forgefist" Keeper of the Forge.

[@ImadAwan]

Yessss

[@Yourboss30]

I don't know where this talent come from you are boom 💣 out of my mind I also like art and drawing stuff i was selected from my school to represent in a drawing competition when I was in 5th class I think I will get your level of skill one day but it will need a lot of work and inspiration

[@ImadAwan]

Thank you so much for the kind words!!

[@M_Abram]

Great intro 😀Great video as well 🙂

[@ImadAwan]

Thank you!!

[@scjanzen]

I shall call him "Henry" giggle... because there is not enough "Henry's" out there... giggle Man, I think I am sniffing too much charcoal .. hehehe

[@ImadAwan]

Henry it is then 😁

[@scjanzen]

@@ImadAwan See, it works right... lol

[@romiba9093]

What kind of brushes are you using? I'm not bad with Photoshop, but yours is another level hahaha Congratulations, amazing job 😳❤️

[@Vosje_]

That's Yurin, The Golden hammer!

[@ImadAwan]

I like that :D

[@alexandre7950]

Man.... WTF... you're very skilled... when I got more money, I will buy some artwork from you for my books...

[@fatmagaber5320]

خطييير🧐😉👏👏♥

[@Blacqark]

Name of the brush used

[@N5O1]

You are not a real artist (ROFL, or not if agains generative AI😛)

[@ImadAwan]

Lol!

[@franzwarm]

Carlos, the dwarf

[@preacher3d801]

My Childbrain : Hey you can learn this too. My 3D Artistbrain : Never underestimate the time of understanding Light on Surfaces .. I Am impressed too see that you change something by just making 3 strokes .. Amazing :)

[@alsyd3163]

Where do I get the brushes you use?

[@Alfin_Firdaus_]

I learned a lot from this video. Thank you..

[@ImadAwan]

Glad to hear that!

[@ahmadhussain6754]

Are you a pakistani

[@angelbear_og]

When did it start getting called "photobashing"? I utterly despise that term. It was called photo manipulation before.

[@ImadAwan]

Well, technically, photo-manipulation might not necessarily involve a lot of painting. So, photobashing is basically painting+photos. But you can call it anything you like; does not matter!

[@angelbear_og]

@@ImadAwan When I first started learning it, it was called photomanipulation, and it did involve painting as well. Photobashing was not even coined yet. :)

[@GehrmanKaz]

Thanks a lot. Your tutorials inspired me to start paining. Even tho I've never done this before. Absolutely amazed by the results. All thanks to you!

[@ImadAwan]

So glad to hear that 🙌🏻🔥

[@dannyartist440]

Pablo Picasso Of Photoshop. Such a class you have. Keep it up sir. Really inspired by you. Can you please tell me the name of graphics tablet you are using.

[@annaceli156]

which brushes do u use???

[@Fummy007]

This inspires me to create my own character art!

[@ImadAwan]

Amazing! Go for it! 🙌🏻

[@Sketching4Sanity]

Much Love ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@attakiraautumncat3962]

2:41 SONG!?!?!💳💳💳💳💳

[@CHINARD0]

you drew solomun, lol

[@jojooey6927]

bro is def a rupert

[@mateuswerneck207]

You are so talent that you make this look easy, amazing

[@ImadAwan]

Thank you! Cheers! :)

[@abdelsalammj8504]

On fireeeee 🔥🔥🔥🔥🥺

[@MohamedGAD-Translation-ARTS]

that sucks man!

[@Heisenburg17]

the problem is that now concept art is dead because of AI art. Specially in a couple of years.

[@ImadAwan]

**nervous laughter**

[@thedarkmatterplanet]

We're winning copyright battles now. studios aren't going to want to touch it in the long run, barring activist judges and dirty backroom kickbacks from the big money players. Then again what are the odds of that...

[@kimonagourides9581]

Hi Imad, I'm sure you've had this question before or you have a video on it, I wasnt sure wheree to go to so I ask here - Is your brush anywhere that I can find? I really like the texture you get with it and I'd like to try it out.