Hand-painted Western cowboy with Photoshop.

Source: 5D Multimedia

Let's make a cowboy image of our own heart. This is mainly to learn how to use the PS path tool.

First of all, we need to design the appearance of the cowboy, turn the handsome boy to shine ~ ~ Turn over ah turn .... This handsome guy feels like a cowboy. Just give him a try.

Analysis of the characters of the great feeling of the facial features are. Just start. Create a new layer. The lower layer is black.

Use the path tool to draw the big outline.
Then select a color fill path near the male skin. Edges can be properly feathered.

Make a cowboy hat, for convenience, with two layers. The outline of the hat is also depicted in the path.

A new layer of clothing and neck. Then use the Path tool to draw the contour of the neck and clothes.

After the color block comes out, start to draw the facial features, the same create a new path, named "Nose".

Select the nose, right-click the "Create Selection" (feather value is 0), and use the burn tool to separate the light and dark sides of the nose. The pressure is about 15.

Then create a new path and draw a mouth. method, smear with the burn tool.

Create a new path named "Right Eye". /Draw right eye. Right Check select "Set up a selection" to choose the path, smear the orbital finish, reverse the selection and smear the outer eye socket.

Then create the path and draw the left eye. Note that this is only the first time, do not smear too deep. And then we're going to do it again and again.

Increase the pressure value to 20, the hat, the clothes of the approximate light and shade also points out.
Proper use of Dodge tool to lighten the light affected part

Detailed description of facial features. I like to start with the eyes first. Select a small deepen stroke

The eyeball part is also drawn with the path, using the deepened, Dodge tool.

A vague picture of bloodshot eyes. Use the spray ratio to point out the eye light.

The left eye principle is the same as in the back smooth, relatively darker.

The cowboy has a very thin mouth. Very sexy.
Also like to smoke cigars, the color of the mouth should be a little blackened with the feeling of the shiny.

With the Dodge, deepen the tool as a whole to the face of the contrast, excessive, and bright light of the highlight adjustment.

Here to draw eyebrows ... Create a new layer.
To achieve realistic results. Use the path to draw a trace of hair, then copy, resize. Align the direction of the eyebrows. The direction of the eyebrows is regular.

Note that you have to right-click here to select the fill path.

Fill with black

Use the subtraction tool to spit out the high light of your hair. and three-dimensional. Plus the projection effect.

Create a new path to draw an ear.

Our hair is covered with the ear-end ... To save time, do not fine ear end. The production of hair, I was painted with the plug-in strokes.

The hair is made by building a new layer first. Use the path to tick the profile of the hair's seat.
Then use the Gradient tool tool to fill the light and shade of the hair.

Create a new layer and use the hair plug to draw hair. So that the hair will have a light and shade luster. Wipe away the excess gradient. Feel satisfied with the results, the two layer is merged. (Each hair should be divided into 2 layers, the lower is gradient, the upper is the stroke effect.) ）

After each group of hair is done, use one layer.

The hair on his head was not drawn, and his hat was covered.
Hat painting is very simple, but also in the selection path, with dodge and deepen tools to smear.

To make him sexier, add a mustache.
Method is the same as making eyebrows. I'm just turning my eyebrows into shapes.

Finally to the Cowboy painting ~ with hair collar of the nail. Add the specks first.

Use the deepen Dodge tool, and Smudge tool.

Strokes of the Smudge tool are adjusted to splash strokes. The dynamic brush size pressure is adjusted to 60.
Brush out the furry short hair effect. It looks like a fur collar made of wild rabbit hair. It also fits the taste of western cowboys.

The overall effect came out.

Small details can not be missed out. Add a zipper to the dress. Use the Dodge deepening tool to draw a first and then copy it. relatively simple.

Finally, adjust the overall tone overall. Put some dust on the hat, scorch, and so on the details of the old.
Add a cigarette and a pistol to the cowboy. It's more like a cowboy.

Finally, adjust the overall tone overall. Put some dust on the hat, scorch, and so on the details of the old.
Add a cigarette and a pistol to the cowboy. It's more like a cowboy.

Finally complete the diagram: