ImagineFX_Issue_150_August_2017

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Establishing the base colours

On separate layers, I block in the colours for the background, hair, body and clothing. I also change the colour of

the line work. During this phase, I use a lot of gradients to blend colours and bring variety to the colour scheme. I also

use colour editing tools such as Selective Color and Color Balance to tweak the colours until they feel right to me.

resources

photoshop

Loish_hard round

Loish_spLattername

This one is soft when

pressing lightly, sharp

when pressing hard.

This brush is great for

line work and more

chunky painting style.

This brush is from Jonas

de Ro’s free brush set

(http://ifxm.ag/jonasdr).

It’s meant for snow, but it

works for glitter effects.

custom brushes:

Loish_oiL pasteL

paint with the

eyedropper

Once I have my colours

down, I can paint

intuitively using the

Eyedropper shortcut.

When I’m using a brush,

all I have to do is press

Alt and click, which

temporarily activates the

Eyedropper tool.

Working like this feels

like I’m sculpting with

colour: there’s very little

distraction because I can

keep painting without

having to change tools

or open dialogs.

62 August 2017

Workshops

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Drawing the line work

I f lip the image because this works better, and then start drawing the line work. This will form the basis for the

final painting, but it can stay fairly sketchy because I’ll be painting over many of these lines. For the hair, I avoid

drawing individual strands, instead focusing on bigger clumps of hair and their shape, direction and movement.