Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

The Tool picker menu now
lists only the Artists’
Brushes.
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@ Click a cloner brush such
as Fan – Flat Cloner.
# Press the left bracket key
to reduce the brush size.
$ Click and drag following
the shapes in the image to
paint-in the basic colors.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Note: Paint over the edge
and into the white border
for a realistic effect.
% Click the eye icon for the
Reference layer on and off
to check your work.
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^ Click the Intermediate Strokes
layer.
& Click the Tool Preset drop-down
menu and select a blender such
as Angle – Flat Blender.
* Press the left bracket key to
reduce the brush size.
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( Click and drag with smaller
strokes, following the lines and
shapes in the image.
) Click the eye icon for the
Reference layer on and off to
check your work.
TIPS
Try This!
You can add a canvas-colored layer as a background
for a realistic look. After running the action, click the
white Background layer. Press Ô+J (Ctrl+J) to
duplicate it. Click Edit ➪ Fill. Click the Use drop-down
menu and click Color. Select a color for the canvas in
the Color Picker, such as R 248, G 242, and B 224.
Click OK to close the Color Picker and again to close
the Fill dialog box, and fill the layer.
Caution!
Paint following the general shapes in the reference
image. Start with large brushes and make them
smaller as you paint-in details on each succeeding
layer.
More Options!
You can adjust the hue and saturation for any of the
layer groups by double-clicking the adjustment layer
for the group and moving the sliders to alter the look
of your painting.
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