In this video, start rendering the foreground of your illustration by rearranging only the color that is already on the digital canvas.
- [Instructor] We are now ready … for rendering our digital painting. … And I want to start with the foreground, … so I go to the layer palette … and select the foreground layer. … And since we have so neatly selected … all the elements that are … in the foreground entrance for … that selection into its own layer, … we want to turn on the lock transparent … pixel options here in the layer palette. … So that now we cannot paint beyond the … shape that is defined in our foreground layer. … Now, let's zoom in a little bit. … And now, what I want to concentrate on … in this first step, is to bring … the color that is already on our … digital canvas into the right spots. … So, I'm picking up the color by … holding the ALT key and clicking … onto a spot … on the digital canvas … and then I pick up the color … and paint it where I want to have it. … It's final position. … Because our preliminary drawing … deviates quite a bit from our initial … color sketch, so there are many colors here, … especially in the space truck, …
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5/17/2019- Setting up a digital canvas
- Using palettes
- Selecting color using the Eyedropper
- Fine-tuning pressure of tablet pens
- Adding a Quick Mask
- Trying different Blending modes
- Using the Smudge, Blur, and Sharpen tools
- Using the Mixer brush
- Dodging and burning
- Selective saturation using the Sponge tool
- Using the Clone Stamp tool
- Transforming selections
- Color adjustments
- Changing layer opacity
- Adding shadows and highlights
- Painting a foreground, midground, and background
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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1. Setting the Digital Canvas
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Image size in inches2m 51s
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More settings4m 46s
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2. Control of the Digital Screen
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Handling multiple files4m 56s
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Rotate View tool1m 40s
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A second view2m 12s
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Navigation options3m 2s
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Navigation shortcuts summary1m 27s
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3. Tools for Choosing Color
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Choosing a color in HSB mode4m 30s
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Choosing a color in RGB mode3m 52s
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Using the Color picker2m 41s
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Color palette2m 29s
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Swatches palette2m 17s
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Eyedropper Tool2m 32s
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4. Settings for the Brush Tool
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Basic Brush tool settings4m 43s
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Creating a custom brush tip3m 31s
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Shape dynamics4m 3s
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Scattering1m 45s
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Texture4m 10s
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Dual Brush3m 18s
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Color dynamics4m 38s
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Transfer2m 2s
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Fade2m 46s
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5. Additional Tools for Applying Color
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Mixer brush5m 2s
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Paint Bucket3m 28s
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Gradient tool4m 23s
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Blend modes3m 54s
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6. Supporting Tools
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Rectangular Marquee tool3m 41s
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Lasso tool3m 52s
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Selection from Path3m 20s
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Quick Mask mode4m 22s
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Handling selections4m 41s
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Smoothing3m 20s
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Stroking a path3m 43s
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Symmetry2m 42s
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7. Manipulating Color
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Mixer brush1m 56s
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Clone Stamp tool2m 2s
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Transforming selections3m 37s
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Puppet Warp tool4m 16s
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Hue/Saturation4m 32s
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Curves4m 55s
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Color Balance2m 57s
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8. Organizing the Digital Canvas
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Locking transparent pixels1m 57s
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Eraser tool1m 32s
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Layer masks4m 52s
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Clipping masks3m 57s
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Duplicate and merge layers4m 34s
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9. Digital Drawing
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Rough sketch4m 54s
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Perspective grid4m 50s
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Final drawing: Part 14m 41s
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Final drawing: Part 24m 52s
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Final drawing: Part 34m 44s
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10. Colored, Digital Drawing
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Rough sketch4m 40s
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Final drawing: Part 14m 54s
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Final drawing: Part 24m 13s
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Flattening3m 24s
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Adding shadows4m 51s
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Highlights4m 53s
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Finishing touches4m 10s
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11. Digital Painting
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Rough color sketch4m 51s
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Preliminary drawing4m 50s
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Resizing and Layer setup5m 2s
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Painting the midground5m 1s
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Painting the far background4m 43s
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Finishing touches5m 11s
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Final adjustments2m 58s
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Conclusion
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Farewell43s
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Video: Painting the foreground: Part 1