06-13-2013, 01:27 PM
Somewhere you had asked about blending. You've probably figured it out since then.
But this tutorial talks about one way to blend with a hard brush (you have to go to the written tutorial she posted underneath at DA).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTQnrRiC5lA
Basically you use not 100% opacity hard brush (it doesn't even have to be low opacity), then color pick between the two colors and brush. The rhythm is like brush, alt+tap, brush, brush, alt+tap, brush, brush...
These were done with a hard round brush (Marta Dahlig's ragged hard round, not that it really matters):

Also this:

When doing new blending techniques, I like to try an easy subject, like a flower, so I'm not struggling with the subject AND the tool.
But this tutorial talks about one way to blend with a hard brush (you have to go to the written tutorial she posted underneath at DA).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTQnrRiC5lA
Basically you use not 100% opacity hard brush (it doesn't even have to be low opacity), then color pick between the two colors and brush. The rhythm is like brush, alt+tap, brush, brush, alt+tap, brush, brush...
These were done with a hard round brush (Marta Dahlig's ragged hard round, not that it really matters):

Also this:

When doing new blending techniques, I like to try an easy subject, like a flower, so I'm not struggling with the subject AND the tool.
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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
-Chinese proverb
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