Choose your paintbrush and colour^13
and begin painting. I use a Wacom tablet
nowadays but don’t worry if you don’t
have one - a mouse will still work just
fine.
10. Change the level of paint you are
brushing on to your picture by adjusting
the size and hardness of the brush, as
well as the opacity and flow. Keep the
layers beneath the lines layer (layer 0),
unless you want to paint over the lines
themselves.
11. Continue to build up the colour,
adding darkness and shadow and
light to the necessary areas.
Create new layers as you work and
name them as you go. I try to avoid
working on the background layer at all
because it makes it easier to edit later.
13. In order to see the light areas you are
painting, add another background layer
and fill it with a mid-tone colour. I’ve
used grey. This will help me see the white
painted areas and will help me to be more
precise.
14. Now the image is done, have a play
with background colours and see what
works for you. I seem to like a lot of blues
and greens lately, so this is what I’m using
here.
15. And now the picture is finished. Don’t
forget to save all your hard work!
