This tutorial shows how I did my picture Deep in the Underworld, featuring the greek myth of Hades and Persephone.

I always begin working with sketchs, that helps me to see the picture as a whole. Sometimes I do a pencil sketch and scan it, sometimes I do the sketch in photoshop, and sometimes I work directly with color blocks. In this case I knew exactly what I wanted in the picture, so I did the sketch in photoshop.

Firstly I choose the base colors, that will be reds and browns. For the sketch I selected a bright tone so I can see the dark lines of the draw.

The sketch doesn’t need to be very detailed, just rough lines to have a vision of the whole picture. The lines will be only for reference, they will not appear in the final work. I usually use hard round brushes for sketch.

	by donnena on Feb 23, 2009 7:33:16 am [homepage] AMAZING!!! thanks so much!!1
	by deviney on Feb 23, 2009 10:50:32 am [homepage] Beautiful work,very inspiring.....real big fan by the way!
	by calum5 on Feb 23, 2009 11:44:59 am [homepage] Incredible,just to add my thanks and admiration!Really enjoyed reading your tutorial and seeing the image come alive.I always look forward to everything you do..best wishes and thanks again cal
	by PhilW (online now) on Feb 23, 2009 11:59:49 am [homepage] A terrific image and great to see how you developed it - great talent and thanks for sharing!
	by MikeAparicio on Feb 23, 2009 11:59:59 am [homepage] Whe I saw the first image, the sketch, I said "Wow! I can't beleive this was done in Photoshop"! As I went down every image, my mouth was opening wider and wider, until I got to the final picture... And I fell from my chair!... Unthinkably marvelous!!!!! Mike
	by scabrat on Feb 23, 2009 12:43:40 pm [homepage] I read this this afternoon and would have commented earlier, except I was so blown away I was lost for words. Truly Awsome piece of work. Being a complete novice with zero experience, it was great to see how a true artist develops such a lovely piece of work.
	by rbowen on Feb 23, 2009 2:45:36 pm [homepage] You are blessed with great talent! Beautiful work! Thank you for the tutorial.
	by Star4mation on Feb 23, 2009 4:28:26 pm [homepage] So that's how you did it! You truly are a very talented artist :)
	by Kyms_Cave on Feb 23, 2009 4:29:57 pm [homepage] Thank you so much for showing us how it is done..It is wonderful to be able to see how such a tellented person like you does their creations..
	by magickmedbh on Feb 23, 2009 4:40:59 pm [homepage] Amazing work! Thanks for sharing your talent!
	by bcrathburn on Feb 23, 2009 6:09:39 pm [homepage] i really like the way u explained step by step, but i have diabets and sometmes i can't read to well i wish we had an option to hear u tell step by step.i really love this render. and i thank you for sharing you're steps.
	by AlexandersGrandma on Feb 24, 2009 12:37:21 am [homepage] Fabulous!!!!!!!!
	by Hone117 on Feb 24, 2009 7:48:15 am [homepage] You truly are amazing. I admire your eye and talent.
	by julesart on Feb 24, 2009 1:54:27 pm [homepage] I wish I could paint half as well as that! superb talent. Your figures are well proportioned and well balanced. Your shadows and lighting is perfect. I am in awe.
	by Polyanthus on Feb 24, 2009 3:46:39 pm [homepage] Just fabulous...what talent!!!! What a feast for the eyes.
	by beatoangelico on Feb 24, 2009 5:04:59 pm [homepage] Marvelous Art fine very compliment....!!!!!!
	by Eganko on Feb 25, 2009 2:48:12 am [homepage] totally awesome. Thanks so much for this look into your work.
	by Morgana61 on Feb 25, 2009 3:22:11 am [homepage] Assolutamente meraviglioso!!! Stunning!
	by nefertiabet on Feb 25, 2009 4:14:10 am [homepage] Wow, einfach genial. Eine große künstlerische Leistung. Ein riesen Kompliment von mir.
	by drakmanover on Feb 25, 2009 5:44:15 am [homepage] To witness creativity and talent such as yours is bad for my health. I'm now totally breathless!
	by dorkati on Feb 25, 2009 5:48:13 am [homepage] Incredible details! It was fantastic to see how evolved this image from some lines. I wish I would have so great sense of draw and paint as you! Fantastic work, thanks for sharing with us!
	by mystikel on Feb 25, 2009 5:49:15 am [homepage] I absolutely adore your creations and even more so now that I've seen how it all comes together. Thanx :D
	by JappMe on Feb 25, 2009 6:03:41 am [homepage] Amazing and wonderful how the image comes alive. Great work. :)
	by oakland_raider on Feb 25, 2009 10:04:04 am [homepage] The subtleties in your work is simply amazing! Thanks for creating such a detailed and well-written document outlining step-by-step the process used in creating your works of art. It is inspiring and very informative!
	by Lazart on Feb 25, 2009 10:52:42 am [homepage] Absolutely top of the line! What talent you have!
	by kira on Feb 25, 2009 11:43:08 am [homepage] Amazing work! Thanks for sharing your talent
	by totoche on Feb 25, 2009 1:23:47 pm [homepage] That was just beautiful! How wonderful to see a true artist at work. Your mastery of the medium and anatomy is truly inspirational.
	by ARADTech on Feb 25, 2009 6:47:50 pm [homepage] Awesomeness , thank you very much for sharing your amazing talent with us :))
	by Chaosphoto on Feb 25, 2009 8:07:29 pm [homepage] This is so far past my abilities that it is actually kind of frustrating. But it has shown me how you more amazing artists get there, one bite at a time :). Thanks for posting
	by ossi06 on Feb 26, 2009 7:21:10 am [homepage] Very great, very good eye for lighting! I'm deeply impressed, thank you for this performance.
	by novelist999 on Feb 26, 2009 5:43:07 pm [homepage] Wow! This is incredible! I'll have to give it a try as I've been wanting to learn more about digital painting. BTW, the dress on the character is gorgeous! I'd love to have a real life version. LOL!
	by Bobbie25 on Feb 27, 2009 6:58:15 am [homepage] This is so lovely really it is hats off to you hun
	by fire_starr on Feb 27, 2009 9:54:07 am [homepage] Your work is amazing,Hoping to reach the level of your art work is one day,TY for all you have showed us and share with us on this site,We appreciate all the Talent here on this site.TY fire_starr.
	by Jaml on Feb 28, 2009 3:28:12 am [homepage] Fantastic tutorial!!!.
	by Nancy_C. on Feb 28, 2009 2:06:17 pm [homepage] That I should have been born with such talent...I can only wish! Thank you, so much for sharing!
	by UteBigSmile (online now) on Mar 1, 2009 4:52:34 am [homepage] I would also have been born with succh a great talent - LOL. But I also love my renders too, they all have been done without any tutorials, but anyway thanks you so much for sharing! Hug's from Ute
	by Roboman28 on Mar 1, 2009 6:59:18 am [homepage] Very good picture and tutorial.
	by giareg on Mar 1, 2009 11:58:33 am [homepage] Really fantastic!!
	by kalyan335511 on Mar 9, 2009 7:05:15 am [homepage] Amazing and fantastic work and presentation too
	by DimitriElevit on Mar 30, 2009 8:59:38 pm [homepage] this is very interesting =)
	by ElusiveAngel on Apr 4, 2009 8:28:25 am [homepage] I am speechless. I wish I had even a grain of your talent. Very well done and very interesting to see how it is done.
	by FS on Apr 10, 2009 4:14:52 am [homepage] Stunning!!!!Thank you very much for this fantastic presentation.