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The Making of Times Square, The People with Bert Monroy




Take a virtual journey to the bustling streets of New York in Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square.
Digital painter Bert Monroy reveals how he created the minute details that build the impressive
108,000 x 21,600 pixels, 25-feet wide photorealistic portrait of this iconic intersection.

In this installment, The People, Bert illustrates how he created the hyperrealistic portrayals of the
dozens of people inhabiting his painting, many of which he drew from real-life friends and family.
The course shows how to construct eyes, lips, ears, and other facial features, paint natural looking
skin, add hair, apply makeup, and create fabric folds, stitching, and texture to emulate clothing.
Bert shows how digital artists can recreate these effects at home, using the tools in Photoshop
and Illustrator and a little imagination.

Level: Intermediate
Length: 3h 18m
Released: April 27, 2011

Topics include:
Creating life-like facial features, such as noses, teeth, lips
Understanding the structure of the mouth
Creating facial contours
Adding details such as fingernails
Using a Cintiq to create realistic hair
Creating beard stubble
Creating the look of stitched denim
Adding ribbing to a t-shirt


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