by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 21, 2012 | Fundamentals |
Taking inspiration right out of the Bob Ross playbook, I put together this little tutorial showing a really easy and fast way to Photoshop a water reflection into an architectural illustration. You may notice some correlation to my “Wet Street”...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 17, 2012 | Break Down |
I watched Bob Ross a lot as a kid. He was a master at simplifying painting techniques. One technique in particular was how he created reflections in water. He seemed to be able to create them with just a few brush strokes which got me thinking if I could apply...
by Alex Hogrefe | Oct 31, 2010 | Styles / Effects |
The night renderings for the Jindu Project posted a couple of weeks ago had a cobble stone street that was Photoshopped to look wet. Adding a reflection such as this adds a bit more excitement to the image compared to leaving it flat. I have always liked...
by Alex Hogrefe | Sep 29, 2010 | Break Down |
While these videos aren’t full on tutorials, they still walk through the my work flow of creating this illustration. As you will see, 90% of my time was spent in Photoshop. Part 1 looks at applying textures. I used the Sketchup model...
