Illustrating Props for an Indie Film with Wade Acuff

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Tune in with artist and Adobe Live mentor Wade Acuff as he illustrates a family portrait using Photoshop. Watch as Wade shares his process, from sketch to color - creating a piece that can fit into the scene of an independent film.

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Guest Wade Acuff is an artist and Adobe Live mentor based in Jackson, Mississippi: https://www.behance.net/wadeacuff

Host Justine from Winnie Weston is an Illustrator based in Alexandria, VA: https://winnieweston.com/

Music by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred

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00:00 Start
2:47 Setting up the project
4:42 Location for the indie film
10:01 Starting the sketch
31:50 How to use light in your illustrations
36:11 Adding values to the illustration
46:31 Pro Tip: Flipping the canvas
47:45 How to make custom shortcuts
49:55 Lasso selections
51:10 Traditional vs Digital
53:40 Adding a background color using a layer mask
59:22 Adding darker values
1:06:47 Dimensions of the file
1:08:03 How to make a layer mask
1:10:25 How to separate your illustration using selection tools
1:13:36 Adding a gradient map to the background
1:15:23 Adding a gradient map to the characters
1:21:18 Adding color to the characters