Digital Painting: Female Portrait Illustrations In Photoshop

Master female portrait painting in Photoshop with easy techniques, pro tips, and a full guided workflow.

What you'll learn

How to paint a female portrait from start to finish using Photoshop

Techniques for rendering skin, facial features, and hair realistically

Understanding lighting, shading, and color blending in digital art

How to work with layers, brushes, and blending modes effectively

Step-by-step workflow for creating polished and expressive portraits

Tips for improving your digital painting speed and confidence

How to refine details and give your portrait a professional finish

Requirements

Basic familiarity with Photoshop (recommended, not required)

A drawing tablet (such as Wacom, Huion, or XP-Pen)

Photoshop installed on your computer

A passion for digital painting and character illustration

No prior experience in portrait painting necessary – just be ready to learn!

Description

Digital Painting: Female Portrait Illustration in Photoshop is a step-by-step course designed for digital art enthusiasts who want to improve their skills in painting female portraits using Adobe Photoshop. Whether you're a beginner or an intermediate-level artist, this course will help you create polished and expressive digital characters from scratch.You’ll follow a complete painting process  starting from base colors and moving through lighting, shading, and final detailing. The course focuses on essential techniques like rendering skin, drawing facial features, handling hair texture, and building a strong digital art workflow.Using only Photoshop and a drawing tablet, you’ll discover how to work efficiently with layers, blending modes, and brushes. You’ll also gain professional tips to help you speed up your workflow and build confidence in your digital painting abilities. By the end of this course, you will:Paint a complete female portrait digitally from start to finishUnderstand skin tones, lighting, and form in digital artDevelop your own digital painting workflow in PhotoshopGain confidence in rendering faces, hair, and character expressionsLearn how to refine your work and add professional final touches Who is this course for?Beginners and hobbyists curious about digital paintingPhotoshop users who want to improve their portrait skillsArt students and illustrators working on character designAnyone interested in creating stylized female character portraitsNo matter your current level, if you’re passionate about digital illustration and want to bring your characters to life with color, light, and emotion this course is for you. Let’s start painting!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome to Course

Section 2: How to Paint Realistic Portraits

Lecture 2 Painting Natural Portrait

Lecture 3 Painting Natural Portrait: Rendering Details

Section 3: Painting Natural Portrait Rendering

Lecture 4 Painting Natural Portrait Render

Section 4: Painting Fashion Portrait: Realism

Lecture 5 Painting Fashion Portrait: Realism

Section 5: Painting Fashion Portrait: Realistic Portrait

Lecture 6 Painting Fashion Portrait: Realistic Portrait

Lecture 0 Painting Portrait with Makeup

Section 6: Painting Curly Hair Woman: Tutorial

Lecture 7 Painting Curly Hair Woman: Tutorial

Section 7: Portrait Practice: Painting Realistic Hair

Lecture 8 Portrait Practice: Painting Realistic Hair

Beginner to intermediate digital artists who want to improve their portrait painting skills,Anyone interested in creating expressive female character illustrations,Photoshop users looking to expand their digital painting techniques,Illustrators and concept artists seeking to build a professional workflow,Art students or hobbyists wanting to create beautiful, polished digital portraits,Creatives who enjoy step-by-step guidance and want to follow a full painting process