Jim Madsen
Illustrator
About the Instructor
Jim Madsen has been illustrating in the educational software industry, children's publishing, and advertising industry for the past 15 years. He has illustrated more than 75 books over this period of time. Jim is a graduate of Brigham Young University and lives in Provo, Utah with his wife Holly and three children. He enjoys the outdoors, golf, and riding Harley Davidson motorcycles.
This is a Master Demo specifically for artists who are working digitally. This is a demonstration by master painter Jim Madsen. It's a detailed glimpse into how exactly Jim creates his amazing illustrations in Photoshop. Will Terry interjects questions as Jim reveals his process and shows how he gets the effects he achieves in his work. This demo takes you from the early stages of the painting through the middle sections and finally the details that really give it a master finish. This is not a step by step class and is geared more towards advanced Photoshop users. Jim moves fast but reveals his techniques which will help any digital painter improve her/his approach.
This video is approximately 90 min of explanation and demonstration. It comes with the black and white value drawing so you can follow along if you choose to.
