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

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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