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ADD IN HIGHLIGHTS

The next step is to add light highlights.

Highlighting will add that extra depth and interest.

Create a new layer for highlighting. Using the Flat

Charcoal brush with a light or white colour, lightly

draw in highlighted areas. In this piece it is focused

on her face, to strengthen the look of her gaze and to

make her face a larger point of interest. Just like the

previous step, create a new layer mask and subtract

some of the highlights away to your liking.

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SUBTRACT SHADOWS

Masks are great for subtracting shading.

They are safer than erasing and can be used with

special brush effects unlike the Eraser tool. Now to

clean up the shading done in the previous step.

Create a layer mask on your shading layer. Using a

smaller width Flat Charcoal brush, lightly mask out

the areas with too much shading and darkness. If it

takes a bit of trial and error, the mask can be added

to again without losing the shading that has already

been done. Also keep the lighting source in mind.

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CREATE THE TATTOO

Now to take a step away from creating a

pencil sketch look to creating a washed inky tattoo

look. Create a new layer on top of all of the previous

layers. Select the third brush, the Free Inky brush,

and a contrasting colour (in this piece of art we used

a deep teal and red). Create a tattoo design that is

very loose and clean. For inspiration, think of how

free a sumi-e painting is in its brushstrokes. Place

each different tattoo colour in its own layer.

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ADD IN SHADOWS

Now to add some depth so it looks like the art

has been shaded with pencil or charcoal. Create a new

layer under your sketch layer and using the Flat

Charcoal brush at a large width, block in some areas

for shading. A good place to focus would be on the

roots, tips and folds of her hair and the folds of her

clothes. Make the shading loose and flat, as you don’t

want to over-detail an area. This would be a good time

to reference light sources for the shadows if needed.

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SKETCH AND CROSS HATCH

Now, the art will require mostly free drawing and masking. Create a new layer for small details. Using

the Small Sketch brush, add in some extra shading or hatching lines to the pre-shaded areas of her face, hair and

clothing. Make them light and subtle to make the pre-shaded area look more naturally pencil shaded.

ADD DIMENSION WITH

SHADING TECHNIQUES

USE BASIC SHADING AND BRUSHES TO SIMULATE GRAPHITE

001 FINISHING THE HAIR

The main strands of hair have been finished. For added realism insert in a

few wayward strands to add more feelings of whimsy

002 FIXING THE

ORIGINAL SHADINGThe original greyscale shading from the

photograph has been cleaned up around her hair roots to blend in with the strands

003 HATCHING LINES

AND NEW SHADINGA few randomised sketch lines have

bewith a bit of newly added shadingen added to the shaded areas, along

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It is also helpful to reference

how hair flows and moves in

wind and water to simulate

smooth lines and transition