Illustrate a Dramatic, Feather-Infused Portrait in Adobe Photoshop

Portraits make for a fascinating subject, especially when combined with abstracted natural elements. In this tutorial, I share my portraiture method by painting an ethereal lady enveloped by feathers. My tools of choice are Adobe Photoshop CS6 and my Wacom Tablet (Intuos 3). From sketch to final, I describe various techniques for creating atmosphere, color, texture and detail. Under the 'Assets' section, I include a few of my favorite custom brushes and textures mentioned in the tutorial. My process is fairly painterly and I use few layers, merging constantly. Compiling and condensing the material was lots of fun - I hope you enjoy as well!

Tutorial Assets

• Brushes
• Speckled texture
• Watercolor Texture 1
• Watercolor Texture 2
• Watercolor Texture 3
• Peasant 1
• Peasant 2