Art School

[cathloveydovey]

What kind of a picture would you like?

wa
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do you actually want an idea or

 

[Rose Quartz]

wa
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do you actually want an idea or

well, sure. I can give it a go.

 

[cathloveydovey]

well, sure. I can give it a go.

Gage flying with Misty

 

[Rose Quartz]

Gage flying with Misty

Ooo i started one like that a long time ago before i knew how to draw from sketches. I'll see if i can traxk it down.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Okay, but how do people do the "fade" thing? I've tried to do it myself with meager results. Its obviously a gradient layer over the color layer but ??? what's the setting?
What's the opacity?
What's the color?

 

[Rose Quartz]

Okay, but how do people do the "fade" thing? I've tried to do it myself with meager results. Its obviously a gradient layer over the color layer but ??? what's the setting?
What's the opacity?
What's the color?
View attachment 1609007

Light blue? Multiple layers of opacity at about 10-20% is what it looks like to me.

And then maybe blurring

 

[TamingMaster]

Okay, but how do people do the "fade" thing? I've tried to do it myself with meager results. Its obviously a gradient layer over the color layer but ??? what's the setting?
What's the opacity?
What's the color?
View attachment 1609007

If you mean the distance fade, like on the dragon's wing and tail, there's a few different things you can try.

1. Merge all your subject's layers together, so it's all one piece. Choose the darkest shade from your colour palette, then use the gradient tool to cover the areas you'd like faded (try stretching it a bit more than you'd like). Then you can change that to one of the lighter modes (Overlay, Screen, Soft Light, Add - if you're brave). Then shuffle the opacity until it looks faded; usually around 5%-30%.

2. Use your subject's base colour (say blue) and do a blob of that colour on a new layer. Go into the hue, saturation, brightness, and make it as bright as possible. Then you want to pull the saturation down, maybe by just 5 or less? Use the fade tool to get that colour onto the bits you'd like to fade, then try the previous lights and try Dodge. Find something nice, and pull the opacity down to below 30%.

Remember that, usually, when things get further away, they get lighter and lose their saturation. (Sometimes they can get darker instead.)

For light environments, you can switch it up with day colours - red, orange, yellow, light blue, white, etc.
For night, try dark blue, purple, orange, etc.
Test out different colours, modes, opacities. See what you like. Try blurring too.

Also, try looking at landscape photographs, or something with aperture. They're great for understanding distance and the effects it has.

Good luck. XD

 

[Yowza Wowza]

If you mean the distance fade, like on the dragon's wing and tail, there's a few different things you can try.

1. Merge all your subject's layers together, so it's all one piece. Choose the darkest shade from your colour palette, then use the gradient tool to cover the areas you'd like faded (try stretching it a bit more than you'd like). Then you can change that to one of the lighter modes (Overlay, Screen, Soft Light, Add - if you're brave). Then shuffle the opacity until it looks faded; usually around 5%-30%.

2. Use your subject's base colour (say blue) and do a blob of that colour on a new layer. Go into the hue, saturation, brightness, and make it as bright as possible. Then you want to pull the saturation down, maybe by just 5 or less? Use the fade tool to get that colour onto the bits you'd like to fade, then try the previous lights and try Dodge. Find something nice, and pull the opacity down to below 30%.

Remember that, usually, when things get further away, they get lighter and lose their saturation. (Sometimes they can get darker instead.)

For light environments, you can switch it up with day colours - red, orange, yellow, light blue, white, etc.
For night, try dark blue, purple, orange, etc.
Test out different colours, modes, opacities. See what you like. Try blurring too.

Also, try looking at landscape photographs, or something with aperture. They're great for understanding distance and the effects it has.

Good luck. XD

oof
much knowledge
flex
jk

 

[cathloveydovey]

Okay, but how do people do the "fade" thing? I've tried to do it myself with meager results. Its obviously a gradient layer over the color layer but ??? what's the setting?
What's the opacity?
What's the color?
View attachment 1609007

Woah

 

[HeavensHens88]

Woah

I SEVERELY SECOND THIS