Introduction to Digital Painting in Photoshop - Beginner's Guide

Introduction to Digital Painting in Photoshop - Beginner's Guide

Hello Artists!

I have just released a new course, “Introduction to Digital Painting in Photoshop!”  Very excited to be bringing you this course and I hope you learn a ton of great techniques to add to your skill set.  Currently, this course sits at 33 Lectures and a Runtime of 3hrs 55 Minutes.  ( You also get the Art Files + over 50 Custom Brushes to work with. )

In this course, you will learn all the basic tools I use to create digital art in Photoshop for my clients.  This course is designed to get you up and running with digital art in Photoshop quickly and effectively. 

Get this Course here on Gumroad - https://gumroad.com/l/MVouph/ramblogger101

( Lifetime access ) 

After covering all the basic tools and shortcut commands we jump into a scene creation.  You will learn to illustrate this Space Scene from scratch.  You will learn how to create this scene with a very simple approach.  This way you can focus on being able to paint without learning all the complexities that Photoshop has to offer.  This course is designed for the beginner to the intermediate digital artist in mind!

As with any of my courses, if you feel this content needs an additional lecture or two I am happy to help.  Just message me and I will improve the course as soon as possible.  Also, feel free to leave your honest review of this course so others will know what to expect!

Thank you for everything you do and more lessons are on the way very soon!

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

http://www.ramstudioscomics.com

How to Draw Comic Style Hair - 3 Ways - Lesson on Gumroad

Here is my next lesson for Drawing Comic Style Hair 3 different ways.

This started as a request from one of my Patreon supporters. I have done some other tutorials on my Youtube channel but this one is a more in depth look with art files to work along with.

I have struggled with getting the right look for hair for many years so I know what others mean when they say they just cannot seem to draw it properly. It is one of those things you will always be studying to get better at. Just like hands, faces, and feet. ( Yuck! I hate drawing feet. lol )

So don't beat yourself up in the process and just take your time. Draw from as many resources as possible to gain your perspective on the subject. Great artists are not made overnight. It takes lots of time and lots of studies!

In this lesson I will walk you through my process step by step in real time. You will see how I built up the shapes and design the hair style I am after. I then show you how I place the shadows and add in the render lines or texture of the hair. I also talk about the importance of simplifying the process for your comic book style art.

So I hope this lesson will shed some well needed light on that subject matter for you and keep in mind that I am here to help. If you have any questions or requests for future content I am listening!

Get this Lesson here - https://gum.co/gSXXs

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

My New Gumroad Page - Update - Brushes and Templates

New Gumroad Page - http://www.gumroad.com/ramstudioscomics

Quick update for everyone who might visit my Gumroad page.  I had to create a secondary page for my FREE products.  A few of these were getting downloaded so much my bill was increasing and I really can't afford it right now.  But this may work out better for everyone.  I can keep creating free items and sharing my content while still gaining tips or Pay What You Want type contributions.

So just to clarify - If you don't want to pay anything you simply hit 0 during the checkout process.  The + is jut there for people that want to help me keep making new content.  That is it!  Right now you can get my comic page template, my Procreate Brushes, my Basic Photoshop Paint Set, and my PS Patterns download.  There are more things I am working on now and you are always welcome to contribute ideas on what you would like to see in the future.

Keep in mind that my paid Gumroad is still in place for my students and supporters at
http://www.gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

I also lowered the price on some of the lessons to hopefully make it more accessible for everyone.

Thank you for taking the time to read this update and good luck with your art!

Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics

How to Make Money with Your Digital Art - 5 Ways

How to Make Money with Your Digital Art - 5 Ways

I was recently asked how I make money with my art. This can be a tricky topic and a 

lot of people tip toe around this subject. And although my methods that I share here may or may not work for your particular art and life style, this will at least shed some light on what I do to generate income with my Digital Art.

If you know any artists that may be facing this dilemma then please share the post. In this video I cover my  5 ways to make money with your digital art. I also talk about the other pros and cons to some of these areas of work.

I hope you enjoy this video and find it informative. Thanks for watching and good luck with your art 

endeavors!

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

http://www.robertmarzullo.com

Follow me on Gumroad for my Video Art Tutorials and Custom Brushes -

http://www.gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

Become a Patron of my work and get access to Bonus Content like High Resolution Art Files

and Patreon Only Videos -

http://www.patreon.com/robertmarzullo

Teaching Art Lessons Online with Udemy and Gumroad - My Thoughts on This Experience

As you may or may not know, I am a Storyboard and Comic Book illustrator. I enjoy creating images for nearly anything I can get my hands on. I recently needed to fill some gaps in my work schedule so I started teaching online. I started with lots and lots of Youtube videos and got my feet wet in the process. After some time doing that I was approached by Tuts Plus by Envato to start recording video lessons in Sketchbook Pro and Photoshop. Then after that ran it course and I started to feel the need to keep going I looked around for other platforms. I now teach on Udemy and launched my own lessons on Gumroad. You can view my page here - http://www.gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

I now have lessons on How to Improve Your Figure Drawing - How to Digitally Paint in Manga Studio 5 and so on. I even make custom brushes to help other artists create their work. It has been an extremely rewarding process and I am excited for what the future will bring. I am always an artist first and a teacher second but it does come with the added benefit of helping my fellow artists grow their skills. Which feels pretty cool!

If you prefer Udemy then you can get my courses here -

Use this offer code to get 25% Off my Figure Drawing Course -

https://www.udemy.com/how-to-improve-your-figure-drawing-step-by-step/?couponCode=-25PERCENTOFFNOW-

Use this offer code to get 25% Off my Creating Comic Book Faces Course -

https://www.udemy.com/creating-comic-book-faces-in-sketchbook-pro-8/?couponCode=25OFFNOWPLEASE

I just wanted to share this in case you are someone that is thinking about how to fill up your own schedule and create other sources of income. Teaching online is a great way to do that and helps you to further grow your audience and establish yourself as a professional in the industry. And you get to work in your pajamas, so that is pretty nice also! ;)

I am working on a new course now so if you like them there are more on the way! And let me also say that when you purchase any of my digital products I am here to help and to listen.  If you experience any problems or have questions then feel free to reach out and I will do my very best to help.  I also like to get feedback so that I can continually improve my lessons.  Thank you for stopping by and good luck with your art journey.

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.robertmarzullo.com

Discount Offer Code on my Gumroad Page - 50% OFF

First off if you are reading this and you are someone that has already been to my Gumroad store and purchased something, Thank You! It has really helped me to continue drawing, painting, and creating tutorials which I love to do. I am not saying it pays all my bills but it sure doesn't hurt. I have been able to justify spending the time that I do on Youtube making videos and replying to comments. ( Which takes lots of hours to do by the way. But I enjoy it! ) I like to help out when I can. It also has given me a guide on what is wanted and what is not.  Youtube does that for me as well but not in the same regard. As you know we will all watch something for free and sometimes we will catch ourselves watching something we don't even particular enjoy or care about.  Just zoning out on the boob tube I guess.  But, when it is something you pay for then you are much more likely to be committed to it.  You probably wouldn't spend the money otherwise.  So it really shows me what people are after when  they take my video tutorials or a full course.  Which is great because I need that direction some times.  Sitting in a basement studio thinking up ideas can be fun but it can also be mind boggling at times.  What thing shall I teach today in this infinite vastness that is art and comics?  Should I do yet another video tutorial on How to Draw an Eye?  Or should it be a full course on How to Draw an Eye on a Six Legged Winged Spawn from the Planet Nectar?  I would think the first idea would be more popular than the later but what do I know.  Maybe there is a niche in the market for the weird and absurd.  So Gumroad helps me to see that and you as the viewer help me to know that.  

So here is my way to say thanks

When checking out anything at my store use the offer code -  50percentoffnow

And you will see the items get marked down to half.  And, follow me on Gumroad and get future deals.  I will be giving special offers to repeat customers.

Take care and good luck with your art!

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.robertmarzullo.com

Custom Photoshop CC Brushes for Digital Painting - 50 Pack of Textures and Effects

Here is my new brush set for  Photoshop CC.  It is now available on my Gumroad page here - 

https://gum.co/vZgW

This set includes line art brushes, background textures, skin and noise brushes, scratches, rock textures, 2 new hair brushes, stars, sparkles, abstract effects, and much more.  You can see all the brushes in a demonstration here - 

https://youtu.be/W8FhVTm40us

When you purchase a set from my Gumroad you also get updates for free on this particular brush pack.  So any modifications I make or any new brush creations along the way will be included as an update to this brush set.  You are also welcome to comment on the video link and tell me what brush creation you might like to see in the future and I will take that into consideration as well.

This brush set should be a nice well rounded set for any beginner to intermediate digital painter.  This is the set that I use for all my Photoshop CC paintings so you can view my work and know what you can expect to be able to do.  Or better! :)

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Painting!!

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.robertmarzullo.com

Follow me on My Gumroad for Update on New Brushes and Video Tutorials -

http://www.gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

Hello Gumroad!

Well I went and jumped on the Gumroad bandwagon!  I have been looking for a way to get more of my digital work out to some fans without signing my life away in that process and Gumroad seems to have a pretty nice setup so time will tell.  I have already made the Blackstone comic available there for download and next I will be uploading a course on "Digital Painting in Manga Studio 5 EX."  Or Clip Studio Paint Pro.  Not sure why they had to switch the name but oh well.  It is what it is......whatever that means.  I will also be including my custom brushes on there as well as some of my art.  It hopefully will be a way that I can keep producing content for those of you that really enjoy it and make a living at this art thingy that I love to do so much.  I see that other artist have been able to keep putting out their work with the help of this platform so I am giving it a try.

Let me know what you think of Gumroad and what you would like to see me put on there.  I am putting a lot of work into the content that I will be posting on there.  This video set will explain lots of techniques in Manga Studio for digital painting and scene creation.  It will start with basic conceptual elements and weapons then we will move onto character creation rules of composition.  So I hope this helps a lot of artist like me that were initially lost in this program.  And for artist that don't want to fork out the big bucks for Photoshop and Corel Painter.  By the way, I think Manga Studio has them beat and no one seems to realize it. Very strange indeed.

Thanks for stopping by any more on the way real soon!

Here is the link to my newly created Gumroad page...Wish me luck! ;)

http://gumroad.com/robertmarzullo