21-Draw-Illustrators-Guidebook-vol-2-ebook-(2021)

Outline a shape so that the outline is
100% closed because any open pixels will
indicate the outline is open and the tool
will not work. Then click and hold on the
little color circle in the top right corner and
drag and drop it onto the middle of the
outlined area.
The area should now be filled with that
color. If it didn’t work, try moving your
finger left and right to adjust the threshold.
LESSON 5: BASE COLORING
Separate your character into multiple layers,
then draw a solid shape for each part of the
character. You can fill these shapes either by
hand or use the ColorDrop Tool.
ADDING SHADING, DETAILS,
AND TEXTURE
Now that you’ve finished blocking and
separating out the parts of your painting
into single layers, you can start shading and
adding texture. Make sure you are satisfied
with the base color before you start adding
texture because it is more difficult to change
colors after adding these details.
ALPHA LOCK
This tool locks all the empty pixels around
brush strokes made on a single layer.
To apply Alpha Lock to a layer, use a
two-finger swipe right on the layer. The
background in the layer image will appear
as a checkerboard, which indicates the
Two-finger swipe right
to Alpha Lock a layer
BASE SHAPE
NO ALPHA LOCK
TEXTURE ON
ALPHA LOCK
DRAWING A FEMALE CHARACTER
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