Ctrl+Paint - Digital Painting Simplified

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Working in the game industry under tight deadlines forced me to come up with a dependable photoshop workflow. Ctrl+Paint is my attempt to organize these findings into clear, concise videos to share with the community.
The Internet is full of tutorials. What makes these different? Here you’ll find a more ‘foundational’ resource. The videos on Ctrl+Paint will focus on basic principles and techniques that can be applied to your artwork. I believe strongly in explaining the ‘why’, not just the ‘how’.

1) Digital Painting 101\

(1 of 5) - Intro.mp4
(2 of 5) - Brushes and Erasers.mp4
(3 of 5) - Mixing Paint.mp4
(4 of 5) - Layers.mp4
(5 of 5) - Demo.mp4

2) Traditional Drawing\

1.The Drawing Habit.mp4
2. Sketching With Line.mp4
3. Fluid Linework.mp4
4. Line Weight.mp4
5. Digital Painting - Simplifying Form.mp4
6. Form, Not Shape.mp4
7. Reintroducing the Still Life.mp4
8. Real Object, Imaginary Details.mp4
9. Exaggeration.mp4
10. Expressiveness in Drawing.mp4
11. When in Doubt, Draw 100.mp4

3) Drawing 2\

1.The Drawing Habit.mp4
2. Sketching With Line.mp4
3. Fluid Linework.mp4
4. Line Weight.mp4
5. Digital Painting - Simplifying Form.mp4
6. Form, Not Shape.mp4
7. Reintroducing the Still Life.mp4
8. Real Object, Imaginary Details.mp4
9. Exaggeration.mp4
10. Expressiveness in Drawing.mp4
11. When in Doubt, Draw 100.mp4

4) Composition Basics\

1. Principles of Design - Intro.mp4
2. Principles of Design - Scale and Proportion.mp4
3. Principles of Design - Repetition.mp4
4. Principles of Design - Emphasis.mp4
5. Principles of Design - Balance.mp4
6. Principles of Design - Movement.mp4
7. Principles of Design - Unity.mp4
8. Visual Simplification.mp4
9. Visual Tangents.mp4
10. Compositional Framing Elements.mp4
11. Shadow Shape.mp4
12. Using Text in a Composition.mp4
13. Critique.mp4

5) Using Reference Materials\

1. How to Draw Anything in 3 Steps.mp4
2. Using Reference Materials.mp4
3. Designing with reference.mp4.mp4
4. Drawing reference.mp4
5. Costume Reference.mp4
6. Tiny Study.mp4
7. Film Studies - Capturing Stills.mp4
8. Film Studies - Gesture.mp4
9. Film Studies - Foreground, Middleground, Background.mp4
10. Film Studies - Color.mp4

6) Anatomy\

1. Anatomy introduction.mp4
2. Quick Pose Gesture Sketching.mp4
3. Why Warm Up With Gesture.mp4
4. Simplify the Head.mp4
5. 3 Major Masses.mp4
6. Why Draw Skulls .mp4

7) Perspective\
1. Perspective Drills.mp4
2. Perspective 101 pt. 1.mp4
3. Horizon Line.mp4
4. Perspective Sketching (Preview).mp4
5. Perspective Grid Utility.mp4

8) The Brush Tool\

1. Basic Brush Stroke Types.mp4
2. Brush Control Basics.mp4
3. Brush Control pt.1.mp4
4. Brush Control pt 2.mp4
5. Opacity Vs. Flow.mp4
6. Brush Technique Blending.mp4
7. Paint Blending Practice.mp4
8. Straight Lines.mp4
9. Clean Lines pt. 1.mp4
10. Clean Lines pt. 2.mp4
11. Brush Tool Efficiency Shortcuts.mp4
12. Brush Agility.mp4
13. Stylus tip feel.mp4
14. Brush Troubleshooting.mp4
15. Quick Pencil Texture.mp4
16. Custom Brushes - Workflow Examples pt.1.mp4
17. Custom Brush - Workflow Examples pt. 2.mp4
18. Custom Brush - Workflow Examples pt. 3.mp4
19. Custom Brush Design.mp4
20. Brush Series Block-In.mp4
21. Brush Series Diffuser.mp4
22. The Smudge Tool.mp4
23. Free Brush Pack Machine Gun.mp4

9) Basic Painting Techniques\

1. Form, Value, and Light.mp4
2. Sketching with Values.mp4
3. Why practice in Grayscale.mp4
4. Hard and Soft Shadow Edges.mp4
5. Brush Technique, Soft & Hard.mp4
6. Lost Edges.mp4
7. How Many Layers.mp4
8. Painting Backwards.mp4
9. Shadow Properties.mp4
10. Line Removal Pt. 1.mp4
11. Line Removal Pt. 2.mp4
12. Digital Painting - Edges & Bevels.mp4
13. CtrlPaint - Using a Toned Canvas.mp4
14. Basic Rendering (Preview).mp4

10) Adding Surface Details\

1. Material Spheres.mp4
2. Applying Decals Using the Warp Tool.mp4
3. Studying Golssiness pt.1.mp4
4. Studying Glossiness pt.2.mp4
5. Studying Glossiness pt.3.mp4
6. Selective Blending for Overlays.mp4
7. Building A Texture Library.mp4
9. Tiling Textures.mp4
10. Using a Textured Canvas.mp4
11. Creating Realistic Surfaces.mp4

11) Painting With Color\

1. Color Relativity.mp4
2. Intro to Color Schemes.mp4
3. Color Contrast.mp4
4. Basic Color Schemes Pt. 2.mp4
5. Vibrant Colors.mp4
6. Guess That Color.mp4
7. Unify Your Palette.mp4
8. Color Pickers.mp4
9. Skin Tone Gradient Pt.1.mp4
10. Skin Tone Gradient Pt. 2.mp4
11. Remix Your Color.mp4
12. Colored Lineart.mp4
13. Grayscale to Color.mp4

12) Masking & Selections\

1. Working with Solid Color Backgrounds.mp4
2. Selection Layer.mp4
3. Masking 101 pt1.mp4
4. Masking 101 pt.2.mp4
5. Masking 101 pt. 3.mp4
6. Pen Tool Selection Pt. 1.mp4
7. Pen Tool Selection Pt. 1.mp4
8. Alternative Masking pt.1.mp4
9. Alternative Masking pt 2.mp4
10. CtrlPaint - Advanced Masking pt. 1.mp4
11. CtrlPaint - Advanced Masking pt. 2.mp4
12. CtrlPaint - Advanced Masking pt. 3.mp4

13) The User Interface\

1. Document presets.mp4
2. Scanning Your Lineart.mp4
3. Image Resolution.mp4
4. Creating a Reminder Layer.mp4
5. Painting With Two Windows.mp4
6. Custom Hotkeys.mp4
7. Making your life easier - Actions.mp4
8. Workspaces.mp4
9. Using the Histogram.mp4
10. Staying Inspired & Organized with Adobe Brigde.mp4

14) Uniquely Digital Techniques\

1. Adjustment Layers.mp4
3. Puppet Warp .mp4
4. Eyedropper Tool in Depth.mp4
5. Eye Dropper Technique Pt.2.mp4
6. Chop and Warp.mp4
7. Chop up Your Paintings.mp4
8. Chop Up Your Paintings pt. 2.mp4
9. Tool presets.mp4
10. Mirror Action.mp4
11. Gradient Map.mp4
12. Edge Control Using the Paint Bucket Tool .mp4

15) Efficiency Through Repetition\

1. Exponential Pattern making.mp4
2. Making a Swarm.mp4
3. Modular Thumbnail Sketches.mp4
4. Micro Repitition.mp4
5. Real-time Design with Smart Objects.mp4
6. Multiply Your Roughs.mp4

16) Hardware\

1. Ergonomics and Hardware.mp4
2. USB Tablet Drawing Angle.mp4
3. How to Hold a Stylus.mp4
4. Selecting Hardware.mp4
5. Tablet Surface Feel.mp4
6. My Custom keyboard.mp4

17) 3D Software\

1. Intro to Google Sketchup.mp4
2. Sketchup for Thumbnailing.mp4
3. Google Sketchup, Digital Parts Bin.mp4
4. Modular thinking with google Sketchup.mp4
5. Sketchup Components in Action.mp4
6. Sketchup for Complex Backgrounds (1 of 3).mp4
7. Sketchup for Complex Backgrounds (2 of 3).mp4
8. Sketchup for Complex Backgrounds (3 of 3).mp4
9. Why and How to Paint Over.mp4
10. Sketchup for Complex Backgrounds (4 of 3).mp4

18) Theory & Mindset\

1. An Argument for Working Digitally.mp4
2. Being a Beginner.mp4
3. Loosening Up.mp4
4. Letting Go.mp4
5. Getting Better at Painting.mp4
6. The Learning Curve.mp4
7. Building Confidence.mp4
8. Focus Your Time.mp4
9. Making Progress.mp4
10. The Monkey House.mp4
11. CtrlPaint 100 - On Art School, Goals, and the Guy Making All These Videos.mp4

19) Study Habits\

1. Targeted Learning pt.1.mp4
2. Targeted Learning pt.2.mp4
3. What is a study.mp4
4. Choosing Study Reference.mp4
5. Give Yourself Assignments.mp4
6. Learning to Learn to Draw.mp4
7. The Importance of Editing.mp4
8. Learning Outside of School.mp4
9. The Danger of Painting Silhouettes.mp4
10. What Should I Draw Today.mp4
11. Generating Ideas.mp4
12. Constructing a Portfolio.mp4
13. Your Concept Art Portfolio.mp4
14. The Gnomon Workshop.mp4

Unsort\
CtrlPaint - Costume Sketching.mp4
CtrlPaint - CtrlPaint needs you!.mp4
CtrlPaint - Dynamic Brushwork.mp4
CtrlPaint - Experimental Landscape Techniques.mp4
CtrlPaint - Landscape Thumbs.mp4
CtrlPaint - Observation to Imagination.mp4
CtrlPaint - Painting White Objects.mp4
CtrlPaint - Start Anywhere.mp4
CtrlPaint - The Meaning of Light.mp4
CtrlPaint - Thumbnail Iteration.mp4
CtrlPaint - Tour.mp4
CtrlPaint - Vehicle Design Start to Finish - 1.mp4
CtrlPaint - Vehicle Design Start to Finish - 2.mp4
CtrlPaint - Visual Measuring - proportion.mp4
Digital Painting - Paint Bucket - Avoiding a messy edge.mp4
Welcome to Ctrl+Paint 3 .mp4
What is Ctrl+Paint.mp4

WorkSheet\

ctrlpaint-brushcontrol01-a.jpg
ctrlpaint-brushcontrol01-b.jpg
ctrlPaint-find-the-horizon.jpg
ctrlPaint-find-the-horizon-print.JPG
ctrlPaint_brushControl_2_wksht.jpg
ctrlPaint_brushControl_2_wksht-complete.jpg
ctrlPaint_colored-lines_and_remix-color_-worksheet.PSD
ctrlPaint_costumeDesign_worksheet.jpg

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