How To Paint Crystals And Gems [Digital Painting]

[@cynxmanga]

That's exactly what I need rn for a fanart that I make ❤

[@Paintable]

yay!

[@vernicefresca7792]

All the imperfections actually make them perfect 😁 really a good rendering!

[@SchmidtFG.]

This is exactly what I looked for. Thanks for sharing this tutorial.

[@HolyCrapSpace]

I know this vid is a few years old now, but it's been a great inspiration for me to attempt to put more effort into my art and attempting rendering, which is something I've been far too afraid of lol, so thank you for making this!

[@vicvicious5328]

Yes I prefer to watch ur drawing process it's always inspirational and soul satisfying.....

[@yeqingmao6454]

AMAZING! im crying!

[@theengravingstone]

I just painted my first crystal then went further and made a crystal phial with lighting in it. I really wish that you slowed down just a bit so I can see how you choose the brushes and effects I had to keep stopping it but it was definitely helpful in learning the basic.

[@Paintable]

I have more real-time tutorials in the Digital Painting Academy, but I'll keep in mind to slow down for the next video 😃

[@iannnavas]

I loved this video with you talking in the back! I've learned a lot!

[@dwarikatripathi8392]

Thankyou so much for this!! It helped a lot!!

[@shroomaster4911]

even when I've understanding of light theory I struggle with crystals! the reflections are too chaotic! thanks for the video, it simplified some of the things that I struggle with, hope to see more :)

[@crystalcollins9117]

Love this! Thanks for the walkthrough. It’s great to see your process as always. The challenge is fun so far. I am enrolled in the digital art academy. I really am so happy to always be learning through your programs! Keep up the excellent work! ☺️

[@Paintable]

Thank you, Crystal 😊 I appreciate the love ♥️

[@CuriousTrotter]

Looks lovely! Thank you for this!

[@shdhy1503]

Thanksss for the video🫡❤️‍🔥

[@Paintable]

No problem 😊

[@Keilink]

Something I've been struggling with along with glass so it's nice to see your process :D Your results are really great!

[@Paintable]

Thanks 😊

[@Давид-н6м5п]

Cool good

[@sambeawesome]

Looks gorgeous! :D I love how they came out :) Thanks for sharing them ^^

[@MiroKat]

Thanks a lot for the video) what kind of brushes did you use on each step?

[@AlexHuneycutt]

Thank you for this, more material rendering would be lovely

[@heddess3347]

i'm working on a piece right now and the character in it has crystal hair. you saved me. thank you good sir

[@Paintable]

Glad I could help ❤️

[@nbaairdog3124]

This same tutorial also works for natural drawing too!

[@Paintable]

Even better 😃

[@nbaairdog3124]

@@Paintable YEP🤙🤙🤙

[@mariaershova5663]

Great video, thank you! I'm going to apply it in my painting!

[@Paintable]

Thanks, Maria 🙂

[@danielaivanova1498]

Now if you could teach me how to paint approximately 1000 of these without going insane that'd be great, thanks!

[@Paintable]

I feel you. 😄 You could sketch a couple different crystals, maybe with some basic flat colors, and duplicate these sketches. You can transform the shape of some of them and add the details manually to make them unique.

[@danielaivanova1498]

That's actually not a horrible idea, they do have a same-ish shape. I will do that and report back@@Paintable

[@danielaivanova1498]

Worked out rather well! I still ended up painting a lot by hand, but not nearly as much. Thank you for the tip!@@Paintable

[@princessmagical]

Can you explain step by step, like what exactly I click on or enable to get that gradient on the crystal? Like where you see that circle gradient thing in the upper right corner of the video. I'm confused. It went so fast.

[@Paintable]

That color palette on the upper right corner of the video is a Photoshop plugin called Coolorus. paintable.cc/coolorus Here's how you achieve that gradient on the crystal: - Create a selection of the shape of your crystal - Create a group (selection is still active) - Click on the mask icon to create that layer mask on the group - Create a layer in that masked group and paint a base color for your 💎 - On another layer with a soft round brush paint with a lighter color Hope this helps 🙂

[@princessmagical]

@@Paintable Thank you!

[@rjbiz3639]

@@princessmagical Wondering that myself

[@plossko7135]

Thanks

[@randomguy0013]

This is awesome 👍😗👌

[@Kisaragi_desu]

nice tutorial thanks

[@printpainting1293]

Nice. What medium are you using to paint this?

[@Paintable]

This was painted in Adobe Photoshop 💎

[@ernestovillanueva7135]

really good

[@lucywikeley2489]

LOL find this just after finishing mine haha!

[@Acissye]

Best crystals tho for what i want o.o

[@anonymocha]

I'm using this to draw Houseki no Kuni characters tysm 💃😳💕

[@spookyikari6583]

Who’s here so they can draw Houseki no Kuni characters?

[@andreaspaul2520]

Anything for padparadscha amirite

[@victoriacarrasquero-nt7wj]

Meee🗣️🗣️

[@smugbugunderarug7038]

this is gorgeous i want to eat these yum

[@Paintable]

They look a bit like hard candy, don't they? 😀

[@letsplayart9665]

Oh wow this was just posted today, that's funny because I specifically came on here to look up tutorials on how to paint crystals.

[@Paintable]

It was fate 😊 What kind of crystal did you end up painting?

[@arrainakub5684]

พูดไทยได้ไหมครับพรี่

[@lovorka3321]

its too fast dude