Patrick's Approach is Easy Enough for a Beginner to learn cartooning, BUT is Also full of Valuable information for working Industry professionals. This video Will teach you How to use the Photoshop tools required for Sketching, inking, flat color, shading & Tone, Patterns, textures, and brushes, from the perspective of a syndicated cartoonist Producing work on a Daily Basis for Across North America publication. This fast loading DVD ROM contains over 5 hours of video! The advanced interface allows the user to instantly jump to any of the 25 lessons with complete control over the playback. All the lesson Files Are included, you CAN SO Follow Along at your pace Own! If you Have Ever Been intrigued by the Art of cartooning, HAD a Desire to create your Own Cartoons, or if you just Want to Look behind the scenes .. . experiencing the first-class instruction of Patrick, a successful working cartoonist, makes this disk a must for your library. Content 1. Session 1 - Document Setup Opening a new document in Photoshop, Fine Tuning your Wacom Tablet, and color picker Basics. (8:29) 1. Session 2 - The Layers Palette Getting Ready to sketch, by Creating and working with new layers (3:19) 2. Session 3 - Brush Basics Setting up your brush for Sketching in Photoshop - (5:24 ) 3. Session 4 - Sketching in Photoshop Sketches and silhouettes, sketch a Developing using layers. (14:05) 4. Session 5 - Importing a Sketch pencil sketch Bringing a INTO Photoshop Fine Tuning and IT Prior to inking. (13:38) 5. Session 6 - Freehand Inking How to Ink in Photoshop, by tracing over a sketch. (5:54) 6. Session 7 - The Pen Tool How to use paths, Anchor Points and the pen tool (1:14 p.m.) 7. Session 8 - Inking Pen Tool with the pen tool Using the and stroking paths to Achieve a smooth , clean inked cartoon. (37:29) 26. Session 9 - Ink Layer Cleanup Cleaning up the lines and the Ink Introducing the Multiply Blend Mode (9 o'clock) 9. Session 10 - Color Fills Creating multiple color layers for Individual selections and a flat color on Layer which to paint (12:43) 10. Session 11 - Color Selections and Why the Layer Method of cartooning Makes for Easy selections, and a few Easy Methods of Changing color in your Image (6:54) 11. Session 12 - Basic Color Theory The color Wheel and How to Achieve a Mood with color (3:15) 9. Session 13 - The Brush Engine How to use the Photoshop brush Engine. (22:18) 11. Session 14 - Brush Creation How to create your brushes in Photoshop Own from Scratch and from a Photo (35:46) 12. Session 15 - Lighting Basics Deciding WHERE to put Light and Shadow to Achieve depth and form (7:52) 12. Session 16 - Dodge and Burn The Pros and cons of the Dodge and Burn tools. When to use them, when not to. (7:34) 13. Session 17 - Soft Light Painting in Black and White with the Soft Light Blend mode. Sampling with the eyedropper for better paint blending. (17:57) . 13. Session 18 - Painting Painting in Shade and color to Achieve a brushed Look (8:41) 13. Session 19 - Shadow and Light Using the Multiply, Screen and Luminosity Blend Modes to Achieve Better Light and Shadow . (14:07) 13. Session 20 - More Painting Refining the Illustration using all of the previous shading, color, and lighting techniques (6:55) 13. Session 21 - Light and Layer Masks Using Light to Add More life, and using layer masks for better non-destructive illustration (15:15) 13. Session 22 - Backgrounds and Composition The 'less is More' Approach to Creating and Designing backgrounds to allow for changes Easy. (11:31) 13. Session 23 - Patterns and Texture How to use Patterns and texture to Improve your Image, Without overdoing IT. (18:42) 13. Session 24 - Final Touches How to use Adjustment Layers and Vibrance to Add a Final polish to your cartoon (5:35) 13. Session 25 - The Final Image The finished cartoon and a Little Friendly advice (1 25)