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Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

I need help using the tool. I guess I just don't know how it works. I've used oils and watercolors in real life, but I can't figure out how to get the same kind of effect in PS. One of the things I'm refering to is painting over textures or other colors and still having the color/texture underneath come through. I'm familiar with the layer transparency. Is it just multiple layers and adjusting that? Here is an example of what I'm talking about from spooge's flag picture:

See how the colors are still dark and vivid, but they overlap a texture or color beneath? By the way I have an old wacom tablet. I don't know how to get the pressure thing to work in Adobe.

Rinaldo · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2000 6:37 am

maybe try playing around with the blending modes. darken/lighten screen/multiply I have found to be most usefull.

I have no idea how spooge did that stuff tho.

X-pLaGue · member Member # Joined: 01 May 2000 Posts: 117

spooge.. sos...

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Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

I feel stupid. I figured it out I think. Its the opacity of the brush.

Danny · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2000 10:04 am

It's amazing to see how many people all of the sudden wanna try and pull off Spooge's 'paper' texture trick. C'mon people..

be a bit creative and try and figure out what works best with YOUR method of painting. There's LOADS of methods you could get this to work. The question is.. which one suits your way of painting best. Only you can answer that one..

Experiment, experiment, experiment.. that's the only way to get things to work for you, find out new tricks and evolve your style.

Danny

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Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

Umm.. I think you missed the point of my post. I'm not trying to copy anything. I just asked how he was able to paint over a section and still have the underlying section come through. Do to my lack of knowledge on how to use Photoshop and its tools. I just wanted to know how I can put a yellow stripe across a blue stripe and get green instead of yellow. And like I stated before in another post.. I learn by asking questions.

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Sumaleth · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2000 8:43 am

Chapel;

Put the textured image on a separate layer and make it an Overlay layer (instead of Normal). It's similar to multiply in a way but gives an effect more suitable for this sort of thing. You can vary the transparency or even add a mask channel to it and paint different strengths around the image.

Danny;

The only way to find out if something is "your style" is to try it and see if you like it

. If you dont give it at least one try you may be missing out on something you like.

Sumaleth

Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

Thanks Sumaleth. I'll try that the next time I try to paint. They need a site that has these kinds of tips on it. I hate finding "how to make plastic text" tutorials when I try to find PS tips.

Danny · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2000 9:31 am

Suma,

sure thing.. You're right about that.

I guess I'm just not much of a tutorial dependant individual eh?

I love to find things out on my own. That way new tricks/techniques are automatically very compatible to your style and it'll stick like crazy glue in your mind on how/when/where to apply it. I find that being told how things should/could be done is much less effective on that front.

Oh well... I just have an unusual look on things I guess..

Danny

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