Painting Outside the Box

Never be limited in your creativity. Painting Outside the Box is a crash course in ancient eastern brush painting and how to apply it using A.P.E. as a medium. Learn how to create a bamboo forest using a variety of different brushes – then make it look as though you painted it all on a piece of rice paper and just scanned it in. Finally, learn how to add a signature using the text tool and complete the painting.

Tutorial 1: Creating Bamboo

Tutorial 2: Growing the Leaves and Grass

Tutorial 3: Making a Rice Paper Effect

Tutorial 4: Adding a Signature