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Here is a pic of Axl's Mrlkitty that I made as a gift for her.
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
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Size 570 x 467px
File Size 136.8 kB
Well, I don't know much about a grandite tool. I mostly use the airbrush version of the paintbrush. In older versions, this is simply the airbrush tool. I am experimenting with the other brushes lately though.
To accomplish basic soft shading, start with a dark base color and apply lighter shades to create highlights, then use darker shades, or black, to restate the shadows on the sides or edges depending on where your light source is supposed to be. Make sure to limit opacity to a low level setting so you can gradually apply the darker or lighter shade as you go along. Also, work inside a selection within your lineart if you can. Use the magic wand tool to select one area at a time within your lineart to colorize. You may want to start at as low as 10 percent or lower opacity for your brush until you get used to dealing with harsher tones.
If you want to more automatically lighten an area, use the same tools and a similar opacity setting but while setting the brush to "color burn". To darken, maybe "color dodge" would work, or just apply black gradually. Be careful though, color burn can easily lead to overly harsh tones and is perhaps overly relied on sometimes by some artists. It can be pretty obvious to the eye if you overuse this feature. Some folks stick to only using it for special effects, like glowing lights.
The best thing is to experiment over time with the brushes and settings until you find an approach that suits you. I think it helped me that I started with a regular mous einsead of atablet befor eI had one. This forced me to quickly grasp the concepts during coloring the hard way - through thousands of mouse clicks. The thing about PS is that it is very powerful and very versatile, but as such, there is no one right way for doing things.
To accomplish basic soft shading, start with a dark base color and apply lighter shades to create highlights, then use darker shades, or black, to restate the shadows on the sides or edges depending on where your light source is supposed to be. Make sure to limit opacity to a low level setting so you can gradually apply the darker or lighter shade as you go along. Also, work inside a selection within your lineart if you can. Use the magic wand tool to select one area at a time within your lineart to colorize. You may want to start at as low as 10 percent or lower opacity for your brush until you get used to dealing with harsher tones.
If you want to more automatically lighten an area, use the same tools and a similar opacity setting but while setting the brush to "color burn". To darken, maybe "color dodge" would work, or just apply black gradually. Be careful though, color burn can easily lead to overly harsh tones and is perhaps overly relied on sometimes by some artists. It can be pretty obvious to the eye if you overuse this feature. Some folks stick to only using it for special effects, like glowing lights.
The best thing is to experiment over time with the brushes and settings until you find an approach that suits you. I think it helped me that I started with a regular mous einsead of atablet befor eI had one. This forced me to quickly grasp the concepts during coloring the hard way - through thousands of mouse clicks. The thing about PS is that it is very powerful and very versatile, but as such, there is no one right way for doing things.
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