The Professional Photoshop Book - Volume 7 2015

FINALISE THE PAINTING

ADD ACCESSORIES AND USE FILTERS TO FINALISE THE PAINTING

QUICK TIP: NAME YOUR LAYERS

Always try to keep your layers in groups and

name each individual layer. It speeds up the

processing time and makes it easy to make

changes later if you need to.

HIGH PASS FILTER

The High Pass filter is very versatile. It’s a

great sharpening tool. Sharpening is always

the last step in post-processing. This is

because the amount of sharpening you need

to apply varies according to how you intend

to show your painting. The High Pass filter

is like embossing essential details in the

painting without making it too sharp.

Always use it in Normal blend mode and

later set it to Overlay mode. Using it in

Normal mode gives the freedom to choose

how much intensity of sharpening you want

in the painting. Also you can add a layer

mask to soften some areas.

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SKIN TEXTURE AND PORES

Make two layers; set one to Multiply and

the second to Linear Dodge (Add) mode, lower

their Opacity by 80%. On the Multiply layer, select

the Pores brush from FileSilo with Opacity and

Flow at 80%, take a medium-dark colour and paint

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ADD DETAILING TO THE HAIR

Make two new layers above the Hair Block layer,

one set to Multiply and the second to Linear Dodge (Add).

On the Multiply layer use the Thick Soft Hair brush at a size

of more than 100px with 90% Opacity. By pressing Alt/

Option, keep on selecting colours from the hair and

painting them on. Do the same on the Linear Dodge

(Add) layer. Now make a new layer and set it to Color

Dodge with Opacity around 70%, select the Hair brush,

make it small, and paint with a lighter colour. Then take

a small hard brush and paint single strands of hair.

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PA INT THE JEWELLERY

Make a new layer, select the brush named

Hair Blocking. At 100% Opacity, paint an oval shape

with a low-saturation green colour. Tick Lock

Transparent Pixels and lower the brush Opacity. Hit

Shift+right-click to select the brush’s blending mode,

select Multiply and paint its outer edges. Now do the

same, but select Linear Dodge to paint the highlight

with the lighter colour. Like this, paint another part of

the hair jewellery. We don’t need to paint every part,

just paint one design and copy it to the others.

it. Take the Skin Texture brush and paint around the

eyes and nose. Do the same on the Linear Dodge

layer with a light colour. Make a layer mask on both

the layers. Now paint with a Soft Round brush to hide

some textures and make it more natural.

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