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Artist insight Awesome shortcuts<br />
12 name your Layers…<br />
…or at least group your layers and<br />
name the group so you can find the<br />
layers you need. This is so important<br />
to keeping friendships in a studio,<br />
because when you hand off a file<br />
with 300 layers all called “Untitled”,<br />
you can be sure you’re going to feel<br />
a world of hate from your colleagues.<br />
You’ll save so much time for both<br />
you and others, by knowing where<br />
everything is in your document.<br />
13 keep a reference<br />
copy on show<br />
Having a second window of your<br />
document open can serve as a fullsize<br />
reference. Go to Window><br />
Arrange>Open new window for<br />
[DOCUMENT NAME]. Hit Ctrl+0 so<br />
you can see the entire piece. This will<br />
stop the need to zoom out all the<br />
time to see the progress on your<br />
piece. It also deters you from working<br />
too far into the details early on.<br />
create a lasso selection…<br />
…and paint with textured brushes and<br />
various colours for an interesting base!<br />
14 block with the lasso<br />
I prefer using the Lasso tool over the<br />
masking tool. It speeds up the blocking<br />
process when you lay down the first<br />
values and shapes of a painting. It also<br />
means you can use big texture brushes<br />
with more control. Immediately after<br />
creating the first selection line, hold down<br />
Shift+Alt. This enables you to create<br />
straight lines when you click from point to<br />
point. You can create more shape detail<br />
or carry out corrections later on.<br />
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