In this tutorial you will learn everything it takes to create totally belieavable rocks and stones in Photoshop.
In this tutorial, we will exercise on drawing rocks, stones, cliffs or anything made of stone. There are many ways to achieve this… I will just show you my favorite one. depending on their structure, rocks look very different. For this tutorial I decided to make sharp reefs in the water … [more]but you can use the same technique for anything stony!
Step 1
First, we will start with a white canvas. Make a new layer and name it “outline” . On this layer we’ll draw the outline, the shadows and the texture of this rock! I use soft brush to make a rough sketch of the rocks … Make it simple, just a general idea of how the rocks will look like!
Step 2
Now I add some details. At this point it is smart to determine a light source! I put the light source in the top-left corner, so the shadows should be visible on the bottom-right side of the rocks. Use a smaller and harder brush to make a few details on the rock. Use a photo reference for painting if you have a hard time putting out details.
