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Workshops
5 save time with brushes
I like to keep my brush selection in
Photoshop simple. Sometimes however, a
good brush pack with concept default
shapes is a real treat. When I’m in a hurry,
I love to use scatter brush shapes. These
are often a life saver! For example, you
can create busy crowds, a meadow of
flowers, or even an entire forest line with
just a single stroke of your stylus.
muddy
values
hue/saturation options
You can create a meadow of
flowers with a just a single
stroke of your stylus
6 keep your vaLues in check
Instead of focusing on the overall painting, you can easily get carried away
with putting down colours or details. Your painting can start to look muddy
and you then feel inclined to repaint or fix it. So keep your values in check by
adding a simple Hue/Saturation adjustment layer with zero per cent
saturation that you can toggle on and off. With the adjustment layer you can
quickly see how strong your focal point is. You can also determine how well
the composition of your piece flows and if the overall clarity is still strong.
88 August 2017