Related skills: In PHOTOSHOP, you should master the use of pen tools and understand the concept of Bezier curve. The following are the skills and steps of painting ancient costumes:
First, the outline map 1) First of all, hand-draw the outline map on white paper, pay attention to line drawing, not tone painting. The techniques of drawing lines can be diversified, thick and thin lines and single lines, depending on personal preferences. 2) Scan the outline into the computer. 3) Copy the outline layer, fill the original layer with white, and name the copied layer "Outline". 4) Adjust the brightness contrast of the Outline Layer (menu-Edit-Adjust-Brightness Contrast). Finally, it seems that the background color is white and the lines are black. 5) Click the white part of the outline layer with the magic wand-then right click-Select Similar-and select all white parts. After selecting, remove all the white parts, so that only the outline is left in the computer, and the other parts are transparent. In the following drawings, it is required to put the "outline layer" at the top and always put it at the top.
2. Select the selection 1) to enlarge the picture (magnification tool) 2. Use the path tool (pen) to accurately outline all parts of the character, namely, top 1, bottom 2, human skin part 3, accessories part 4, and hair part 5 (which can be divided into smaller parts as required), and then convert the path to the selection and store it. 3) The reason for drawing choices is to modify them many times in the future. When making a selection, you can use the path tool to make it more detailed, or you can use other "selection tools" such as the lasso tool. Scan the sketch into the computer and compare the brightness.
Third, the drawing method of human skin 1) Create a new layer and name it "skin layer", then load the selection of human body in this layer-feather the selection by 3 pixels] (note that the picture size requires 200 pixels/inch)-and then choose the foreground color as human skin color. 2) On this layer, fill it with foreground color, so that all skin parts will have color, and then draw the light-dark relationship of the skin with the deepening and lightening tools (this is a sketching technique, so I won't write much here). Color in the selection and draw the relationship between light and shade with the deepening tool. On this layer, use the selection tool to select the cheek part to feather by 20 pixels, and then adjust the blush through menu-image-adjustment-color balance. Similarly, after the eyes draw the relationship between light and shade, the color balance of petty bourgeoisie is adjusted to lavender, which echoes the clothes. After the new layer is created, use the selection tool to draw the hair selection, feather it (10 pixels), then fill it with purplish red (use whatever color you like), use the brightening and deepening tool to draw the light-shade relationship of the hair, use Gaussian to blur the hair in the filter after painting, and touch it at the edge of the hair with the smudge tool (small hand) after removing the selection, so that the hair will feel high. After building a new floor, load the menu-select-into the selection area, load the selection area of the coat, feather 2 pixels, then fill in your favorite color, and draw the light and shade of the chest with the brightening and deepening tool. After drawing the relationship between light and shade of clothes, use the pencil tool to draw decorations on clothes in your favorite colors, and draw the relationship between light and shade and highlights (shawl and skirt are the same as tops). Load the selection area of headdress from menu-Select-to the selection area. Fill in the color, draw the light and shade with the brightening and deepening tool, and draw the projected new skirt layer with the deepening tool on the skin layer. The painting method of skirt is the same as that of coat, except that the selected area should be feathered a little, and then filled with color to draw light and shade. Filter-Blur-Gaussian Blur is used to blur the skirt with the relationship between light and shade, and a little white is sprayed on the hem with a pen to make it rich and varied. Finally, use the brush tool to draw decorative light. Click the pen spray tool, then click the brush property bar above, and adjust the brush of pen spray to 800 pixels in diameter, hardness 0, spacing 1 and roundness 0. Then draw light on the luminous part of the jewelry, then adjust the brush angle of the pen to draw the other direction of the light, and adjust it three times to get the final effect. According to my five years' experience in fashion design, I suggest using three vector graphics softwares COREIDRAW, Illustrator and Freehand for fashion design. It is not that photoshop can't design, but that design and modification are not as convenient as those three softwares, and the most powerful function of Photoshop is to process bitmaps. Vector diagram is incomparable with the other three softwares. Because clothing design needs to express the structure of clothing clearly, it needs a strong sense of lines, not just to draw clothes beautifully. The most important thing is that typists and pattern makers can see the structure clearly.