How to Paint Venice in Photoshop

Step 35

Use the burn tool on its previous settings to add shadows to the two outcroppings.

Step 36

Use the blur tool on the “color block” layer to blue out the back of the right middle building. This will give the impression that the bricks are disappearing into the distance.

Step 37

Draw a shadow behind the middle arches on the left buildings with color #AB9773 (opaque, hard-edged brush).

Step 38

Fill the bottom half of the two windows on the bottom left row with color #A27C69 (opaque).

Step 39

Fill the bottom section of the three back windows with color #AB9773 (opaque). Draw a short stripe above the section.

Step 40

Use color #C6B28F (opaque) to extend the sections onto the outer wall.

Step 41

Select the left buildings and apply a Burlap texture with the Texturizer filter. Set the scaling to 50%, the Relief to 2, and the Light Direction to Top Left.

Step 42

Use color #66553D (opaque) to add three “X”s in the left window box.

Step 43

Add shadows to the window box using the burn tool on the same settings.

Step 44

Highlight the window box with the dodge tool on its previous settings.

Step 45

Add shadows to the back balcony on the right side with the burn tool. Highlight with color #BDC9DB (20% opacity, soft-edged brush).

Step 46

Apply the brick texture to the chimney. Use the same settings as before.

Step 47

Block in plants in the two window boxes and on the floor of the middle-building’s balcony with color #3A4C16 (opaque).

Step 48

Highlight using the dodge tool (highlights mode, 31% opacity) and add shadows with burn tool (midtones mode, 16% exposure).

Step 49

Use the dodge tool and burn tool to add dimension to the base of the middle right building.

Step 50

Apply a Craquelure filter to the left pillars. Set the Crack Spacing to 16, Depth to 1, and the Brightness to 7.

And you are done!

Final Results

Authors Comment

Thank you for reading this tutorial! I hope you enjoy recreating this scene in Venice as much as I enjoyed painting it! I have more drawing tutorials here: https://www.how-to-heaven.com/!