colour editing
tools
Once I’m happy with my
base colours, I start
tweaking them with
Photoshop’s Color
Balance, Hue/Saturation,
Replace Color and
Selective Color tools to
achieve the combination
that feels right to me.
I continue to use them
throughout the painting
process. Experimenting
with the sliders enables
me to try different colour
combinations before
settling on something
that works. My favourite
tool is Selective Color.13
Stock photo brings sparkles and shine!
Now that the image is almost complete, I want to give it some sparkle. I apply glittery elements to the design on
her shirt and trousers, using a stock photograph that I purchase from textures.com, of sparkling fireworks. I set the
photo to Screen mode. I use a different firework image to add some sparkles to the movement lines from the previous
step. I also use a splatter brush to add a glittery effect around the f lying creatures.
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Final paintwork
I now apply the very last finishing touches to the piece. I zoom in and paint more detail on the character’s trouser design and belts. I also
add more details to her iris, as well as some more refined detail in the eyelashes. Finally, I smooth out the edges of the painting along the outside
border, so that there are no rough edges visible in the final version. And that’s it! I hope you enjoyed reading about my process.
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In depth Paint a dynamic figure