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BRUSHES & BLENDING MODES
• Layer blending mode • Working with a tablet• Brush settings • Creating custom brushes• Working with brushes
BLENDING MODE
Blending modes are defined by mathematical calculation
Sometimes hard to predict the outcome - use trial and error
multiply screen
color burn
vivid light
overlay
soft light
color color
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BRUSHES & TABLET
TABLET & BRUSH ADVANTAGES
More natural feel of a pencil or brush
Larger work area (arm/hand movement is closer to true scale of movement)
More detailed, precise, or fluid strokes
TZVIATKO K INCHEV
T R U E L O V E B Y E D U P O
S IGUES S IENDO EL HERMANO MAYOR BY DESGASTEART
B Y B R A D H E N D R A
B Y M I K E H A R R I S O N
Illustration of Major League Baseball player Jimmy Rollins to accompany a story in Philadelphia Magazine.
T H E O A A RT S M A
BY MICHEL D 'ANASTAS IO
WORKING WITH BRUSHES
Key Considerations:
color & opacity
flow
tip shape & size
texture
shape dynamics
BRUSH OPTIONS
flow is the rate at which the ink comes out
BRUSH TIP SHAPE
diameterangle & roundnesshardnessspacing
SHAPE DYNAMICS
Size jitter & controlMinimum diameterAngle jitter & controlRoundness jitter & control
CONTROL SETTING
Off
Fade
‣ enter number of steps
Pen Pressure
‣ pressure = thickness (more ink)
Pen Tilt
‣ tilt = thickness (also responds to pressure)
TEXTURE
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CREATING A CUSTOM BRUSH
Select an image area
Edit > Define brush preset
✴A unique selection area yields a unique brush
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