Throughout these lessons we go through the very exciting process of creating environment illustrations. We will begin by blocking in each of the major shapes in their own layers, and then refine them to become the foundation of our image. We'll then block in colors and textures into the background, middle ground and foreground layers. We'll complete the process of illustration by establishing a focal point and rendering our painting to an appropriate finish.

By the end of this training you'll understand the importance of staying focused on the procedures and steps used to create a quick and effective environment illustration.

Lessons in this tutorial:
1Introduction and project overviewWatch it now
2Reviewing reference photosFree with Demo
3Blocking in the main layer shapes
4Painting in the clouds
5Creating the mountains
6Detailing the middle ground
7Locking in our foreground
8Blocking in our main tree
9Completing our layer shapes
10Adding light and color to the background
11Texturing the middle ground
12Casting light on our foreground
13Bringing flat shapes to full forms
14Creating depth in our foreground
15Rendering the clouds
16Finalizing our render