Digital Tutors - Creative Environment Thumbnail Techniques in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will cover multiple techniques that artists can use to create environment thumbnails.

For concept artists, it is important to be able to quickly come up with numerous ideas. In addition, you also need those ideas to be strong and creative as well. In these lessons we will cover different techniques to jump-start creativity and increase work speed.

Creative Environment Thumbnail Techniques in Photoshop content:

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Purpose of thumbnails and Photoshop work space

3. The why and how of completing a study first

4. Completing study for reference

5. Creating a thumbnail series from scratch

6. Creating another thumbnail series from scratch

7. Time-lapse observation of final thumbnails

8. Creating a thumbnail series from a photo

9. Creating another thumbnail series from a photo

10. Time-lapse observation of thumbnails from photos

11. Using simple techniques to add points of interest

12. Creating a thumbnail series using kit bashing

13. Creating another thumbnail series using kit bashing

14. Time-lapse observation of final thumbnails using kit bashing

15. Overview and wrap-up