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Live Critiques + Q&A with Shawna JC Tenney (Host of Stories Unbound)

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In this session, Shawna JC Tenney (Freelance Children’s Book Writer/Illustrator, Host of Stories Unbound) and Chris Oatley discuss how to depict translucency, light and volume when painting hair.

…they also share some great tips on adjustment layers!

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CHARACTERS

  • Characters:
    • : Human Hair
      • Intro To Painting Human Hair
      • Stylized Hair
      • Hair & Fur: Homework
    • : Human Skin
      • Intro To Painting Human Skin
      • How To Paint Human Skin: Part 1
      • How To Paint Human Skin: Part 2
    • : The Face
      • Don’t Fear The Face
      • The Face In Classical Illustration
      • Recommended Proko Videos
    • : Clothes & Folds
      • Intro To Painting Folds & Fabric
      • Folds & Fabric Painting Demo
      • Understanding Various Fabric Types
      • The Character Of Fabric: Texture
    • : Character & Costume
      • Character Development Through Costume
    • : Live Critiques + Q&A
      • Live Critiques + Q&A with AJ Nazzaro (Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast)
      • Live Critiques + Q&A with Shawna JC Tenney (Host of Stories Unbound)
      • Live Critiques + Q&A with Jenn Ely (Laika, Google Spotlight Stories)
      • Digital Painting Critiques :: Textures & Artful Abstraction
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