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Artist insight Awesome shortcuts<br />
7 and when those vaLues aren’t working…<br />
…add a Levels adjustment layer over the top of your entire piece and fix those<br />
values up! I like to use this mostly in the early stages of a painting to keep me<br />
on the right track. The Levels adjustment enables you to separate out the light<br />
and dark values better for a clearer composition.<br />
8 layer styles<br />
are your Friend<br />
Do your colours look<br />
wrong? Maybe you need<br />
a quick fix to hit that<br />
deadline, but don’t<br />
want to repaint? How<br />
about adding some<br />
experimental lighting<br />
with adjustment layers.<br />
I love doing this because<br />
they’re a shortcut to<br />
great effects, giving<br />
your image a colour<br />
boost. My favourite is to<br />
add Overlay layers and<br />
paint in warm light rays<br />
and highlights, that bake<br />
into any layers below.<br />
9 a Few little liFe shortcuts<br />
Advice on how to keep your week on track, and to get yourself out of a creative hole<br />
a<br />
List it, manage it<br />
Creative chaos and<br />
exploration can be what drives us<br />
sometimes, but it can also lead us<br />
to drift away from our initial goals.<br />
Therefore, keeping a good handle<br />
on those goals is important. I like to<br />
list a lot of my tasks at work for the<br />
day and set achievable milestones<br />
throughout the week.<br />
b<br />
remember to take a break<br />
Yes, make time by taking away time! When you hit that wall,<br />
sometimes it’s best to walk away for a few minutes and indulge in a quick<br />
break to clear the mind. Rehydrate with some water, stretch out or just get<br />
some fresh air. The body and mind will surely thank you by granting you<br />
some clarity on how to continue! Don’t just sit there struggling.<br />
c<br />
collaboration makes you faster<br />
It really does! In a studio environment or even your<br />
own home, try not to put blinkers over your eyes and<br />
become isolated in your work. This can push you towards a<br />
wall that may leave you stuck creatively, with no new<br />
direction. It can help to take a step back and bounce your<br />
ideas off other people, be they creative and non-creative.<br />
This can give you a new angle on what you’re creating and<br />
inspire. I love to ask my mum for her opinion: her blunt<br />
honesty keeps me in check a lot of the time!<br />
August 2017<br />
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