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layer is alpha locked and the background
is transparent. Now you can paint without
painting over the borders of the blocking
you created in the previous steps.
This is very convenient and makes coloring
much faster, but you can only color areas
that have been previously defined.
CLIPPING MASKS
Clipping Masks are helpful if you want to
have details for a shape on a separate layer
(like shadow, light, or texture). Create a new
Clipping Mask by tapping on an empty
layer and select the Clipping Mask from the
menu.
A Clipping Mask is indicated by an arrow
pointing to the layer below. The Clipping
Mask needs to sit above the layer you want
it attached to. If you paint on the Clipping
Mask, you will notice it has a similar effect as
an Alpha Lock—only that you are painting
on an entirely new layer and you can still
change or adjust the base layer. Clipping
Mask layers can also be alpha locked.
FLUSHED COLOR
I usually start by adding a bit of flushed
color to body parts such as the shoulders,
nose, cheeks, knees, and fingertips. I like
to use a textured brush, such as the 6B
Compressed Brush from Procreate. I tend
to use a slightly darker and more saturated
tone of the base color. Don’t go too far
though; be sure to keep the transition soft
and smooth.
Click on layer
to enable
Clipping Mask
BASE SHAPE
SHAPE
ALPHA LOCK
CLIPPING MASK
We can also
Alpha Lock
Clipping Masks
CLIPPING MASK
PLUS
ALPHA LOCK
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