Photoshop: the next level
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THE REASON i advocate avoiding the overlay layer at all costs, is because of one day on my journey i was reading algenplegers sketchbook when he was about 4 or five months in and did a CHOW of a lizard and said something i never forgot. It was like, "I hate how all my work has this dodge burn overlay look to it."

Sooo i kept that in mind in my very early days as i was using overlay as a substitute to understanding lighting and temperature. Obviously if you're more experienced you can handle this layer mode, but beginners abuse it because it gives instant gratification; which is fine, but i think you can learn quicker and just learn to paint contrast manually.

I just find that when i use overlay as opposed to say a soft light layer to add contrast, i get a really washed out look and the colors really flatten and get dirty or end up as nothing special, which is tough to explain... Same with using the dodge and burn tool, they may add contrast but they kill the color harmony; unless you're like rigney and really know how to use them in combination with other layer modes.

70+Page Koala Sketchbook: http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-3465.html SB

Paintover thread, submit for crits! http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7879.html
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Photoshop: the next level - by Ursula Dorada - 06-26-2015, 12:21 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by smrr - 06-26-2015, 12:57 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Fedodika - 06-26-2015, 01:03 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Zearthus - 06-26-2015, 11:53 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Ursula Dorada - 06-27-2015, 05:16 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Mylqin - 06-27-2015, 08:55 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Ursula Dorada - 06-27-2015, 10:52 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Fedodika - 06-28-2015, 12:20 AM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Zearthus - 07-05-2015, 02:27 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Ursula Dorada - 07-07-2015, 05:19 AM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Prabu - 07-08-2015, 02:57 AM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Ursula Dorada - 07-19-2015, 05:09 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by Fedodika - 08-10-2015, 04:43 AM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by smrr - 08-11-2015, 08:08 PM
RE: Photoshop: the next level - by meat - 08-21-2015, 10:53 AM

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