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New Tutplus tutorial: how to create a SOSFactory character design

8 September 2010

Events, Mascot design, Photoshop, Tutorials

New Tutplus tutorial: how to create a SOSFactory character design
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Envato Net has just released Tutsplus, a new market to buy and sell tutorials. And my first tutorial is already available! It´s a tutorial about character design in Photoshop. I made it by order for PSDTuts, probably you can still remember it.

Tutorial sobre diseño de personaje

Here you have an animated summary of the whole tutorial

The tutorial costs only 6US$ (if you use the pre-pay option, just 4US$) and it´s the most detailed tutorial about drawing and coloring characters I have ever made. Seriously, this one condenses all the tutorials in the blog. This tutorial is for advanced users, perfect for those who have already practised with some of my tutorials but still want to go further. For those who haven´t, I recommend that you practise the basics before.

What does the file contain?

  • Obviously, the most complete tutorial I have ever made about drawing and coloring in Photoshop.
  • PSD in very high resolution of the final design, valued at 700US$, under creative commons license. That means you can use it both for personal and commercial projects.
  • Two fancy wallpapers you can use on your desktop.
  • And everything in English and Spanish.

Here you can see the summary of the tutorial:

  • Basic concepts: attitude, pose, action line and silhouette.
  • Briefing and search of references
  • Before starting to draw
  • From the first sketch to the final lines, step by step
  • Extracting the lines
  • The importance of the history brush
  • Plain colors
  • Shadows
  • Soft light
  • Hard light
  • Outlines
  • Coloring
  • Very important: Final effects using layer modes
  • Final presentation and acknowledgements

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Well buddies, if you download it, leave some feedback, ok? Greetings from Greece!!!

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- who has written 97 posts on SOSFactory Blog.

My name’s Sergio Ordoñez I´m illustrator, graphic and web designer. A selection of my work is included at SOSFactory. If you want to support this blog, please be an active member: tweet the posts, participate in the discussions and the exercises :)

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  • http://greatdiane.deviantart.com Diana

    I´ve just bought it and it worth every $ :)

  • Nirmal

    I bought it. It is awesome….You are the photoshop Guru!!

  • Lou

    Hey, sounds great. I am going to buy, but which Photoshop actions are you referring to? can you link to them. Thank You.

  • http://www.sosfactory.com Sergio Ordonez

    Thanks a lot Diana and Nirmal, I´m glad you find it useful :)

    Lou: I mean if you are not an advanced Photoshop user you should practise the basics (it´s edited).

    Cheers!

  • http://nathanmonte.blogspot.com Nathan Monte

    Pena que eu moro no Brasil.

  • http://www.bengaleses.com ÁngelM

    Hola,

    Que bien, lo voy a comprar Sergio, con la ayuda de un amigo que tiene tarjetas y esas cosas.

    Sin falta, ya verás.

  • http://nathanmonte.blogspot.com Nathan Monte

    Sergio hace un efecto 3D de este tutorial, el nombre de Sean-Fu.

    http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs27/i/2009/145/7/e/Mascot_and_logo_design__SEANFU_by_sergitosuanez.jpg

  • Jon

    Hi I bought some of your work like this one, I’d like to know also if you have an Illustrator tutorial doing mascot design? please let me know thanks for your great works. God Bless!

  • Jon

    thanks for the link I almost forgot that one :) by the way this tutorial was really worth to buy I learn more hope I can make my own technique and style someday…

  • http://www.sosfactory.com Sergio Ordonez

    I would like to write another Illustrator tutorial but no time until I finish the redesign of SOSFactory :(

    Anyway stay tunned because, I have some videos that I will publish in my Youtube channel in the near future.

    Thanks for the purchase, I´m glad you like it, as you said this tutorial is for advanced users that already have a very good level and want to go to the next level.

    Cheers!

  • Ayden

    hey Sergio, could you do me some designs on illustrator if I send you the image, I drawn it on paper and could scan it and send it to you
    would you be able to do that, I have a few images.
    how much would you charge for that?

    Love your work thats why I’m asking you

    • http://www.sosfactory.com Sergio Ordonez

      Hi Ayden, please email me all the details to sergitosuanez@hotmail.com so I can give you an accurate quote.

  • Lucian

    I have a question for the glowing lights on the skateboard.
    Did you use the dodge tool?Please help..Great tutorial and keep up the good work!

    • http://www.sosfactory.com Sergio Ordonez

      Hi Lucian, thanks a lot buddy.
      I used a gradient in a layer in Linear Dodge mode.

  • http://nathanmonte.blogspot.com Nathan Monte

    Sergio, How are the payments?

  • http://www.sosfactory.com Sergio Ordonez

    Hi Nathan, you would need a Paypal account, if you need any help, just email me to sergitosuanez@hotmail.com.

  • http://www.tokitover.com Toki Tover

    Sergio this is a great tutorial! I will say this is a learning process but practice is the key!

    I am having trouble with the shirt, getting the wrinkles to look like yours. I am not getting the technique you did. The tutorial doesn’t show that.

    Is there a way to shoot a quick video doing the shadow for the shirt? If not, I understand you are busy and awesome work!

    Thank you,

    Toki

  • Erick Cerpa

    ther eres el mejor de verdad!! te admiro full desde barranquilla , colombia yo estoy aprendiendo. con otras tecnicas y creo que me quedan bien pero para llegar a ti me falta uff… reconozco porque eres full duro en esto!! mi portafolio. http://www.flickr.com/photos/52266718@N03/

    quisiera que me dijeras que tal te parecen mis artes y que me recomiendas. sugerencias.

  • http://www.sosfactory.com Sergio Ordonez

    @Toki, thanks a lot buddy :)

    Check this video: http://www.youtube.com/00SOSNewbie00#p/u/6/qu2TpwPVuE4 there you can see how I paint lot of complex areas. If you need further explanations just let me know, I will do my best.

    @Erick: muchas gracias amigo, tu trabajo está muy bien, sobretodo los últimos. La única recomendación, la que hago siempre es practicar mucho, no hay más secretos :)

    Cheers.

  • http://www.tokitover.com Toki Tover

    Oh wow, yes that video will definitely help!

    Do you have the original (slow) version by any chance! :)

    Thanks a ton!

    Toki

  • http://www.sosfactory.com Sergio Ordonez

    Sorry Toki, it´s about 20 hours long, it´s really heavy to be uploaded.

  • Mufeed

    I like it. Thank you for the awesome tutorial. :)

  • Eril5on

    Cómo puedo comprar el tutorial, el billete del banco

    • http://www.sosfactory.com/blog Sergio Ordonez

      ¿Perdón? Lo del billete del banco no lo entendí. Para comprar el tutorial puedes pagar con Paypal.