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Today we have another drawing tutorial from one of our staff members: Andreea. During this tutorial you will learn how to use Burn Tool, and Dodge Tool to create wonderful designs. To create such drawings will take you a lot of time. In this PSD file (available for VIP members) you will find 280 layers to play with.

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Open with a new document, and then you will have to make a sketch over this document. If you don’t know how to create a drawing like mine I suggest you to use a scanned photo, then with Pen Tool create the sketch like in the following image. I have a wacom tablet and for me it is very easy to create such drawings.

As you see this outline doesn’t have too much details. I will add them later. For start I will create a new layer above the background layer, and with Brush Tool I will add some color for the background.

I will start working on the face. Always when I add some details I will create a new layer. The shortcut to create a new layer is (CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+N). Please learn the keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop. It will save you tons of hours of work. With Brush Tool I will create the following drawing. I will use the following color: #d4cc6b.

I will select Burn Tool and I will create some shadows on the face.

I will create the eyes and the beard with Pen Tool.

With the same tool I will create the hair and the mustache.

I will create the eyebrow and I am finished with the face

In the PSD file I will write you the names for all layers so you can play alone with the layered PSD file. Apply for a VIP account and you will be able to download this huge layered PSD file.

I will change my foreground color to #de1a4d, and then with Brush Tool I will make the cap.

With another color I will create a small line on the hat.

With Burn Tool, and Dodge Tool I will add the final details for this hat.

I will create a new layer, and I will make a small model over the scarfs.

I am ready with the head. I will go further to create the body. One more time I will create a new layer, and on this layer I will draw the body of this character.

I will draw some dragons over the coat.

Then with Burn Tool I will add the details for the dragons.

I will select Burn Tool, and I will add some shadows.

With Dodge Tool you can create the lights over this coat.

I will create a collar.

Now I will create other drawings with Brush Tool over the arms.

With the same technique as above I will create the other parts of the coat.

Now I will create the sword. First I will use the Pen Tool to draw the sword.

As usual I will add the shadows with Burn Tool.

And at the end I will add some model over the sword.

On the back of this character I will create a yellow scarf.

I will select Burn Tool, and over this rasterized layer I will make some drawings.

Then with Dodge Tool I will add some lights.

I will draw right now the end of the belt

Again I will add the shadow and lights with Burn Tool, and Dodge Tool.

At the end of this belt I will add some tassels.

Now I will work on the hands.

After I will draw the cane, this is my result.

Now I will add create a new sketch with some waves and clouds.

With the same method I have explained during this tutorial I will draw the clouds.

And at the end I will draw also the water. I will not explain you one more time how I made the waves. In the PSD file you will have 105 different layers only for these simple waves.

I will add some minor details and this is my final result.

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To create such designs take s a lot of time. In this PSD file you will find 280 different layers. Some designers are working only with a few layers. We created in this way because you will learn better if you download this PSD file

Apply for a VIP account and you can download this layered PSD file with 280 Layers