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Scan drawing in RGB color mode. Cmd-U for Hue/Saturation, set to
Blues, move Lightness slider to the right, then do the same for Cyan. This will drop out the blue pencil. Make sure to select Preview. |
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Drawing after Hue/Saturation adjustment. I also knock out the paper tone
using Levels (cmd-L): Click the white Eye Dropper on the paper tone.
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I set drawing Layer's Blending Mode to Multiply (see Layer
Panel a few images below). Underneath that Layer I added a scan of sienna oil paint over gessoed board (and wiped-out to bring out brush strokes). |
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Shadow Layer, painted in a cool gray, Blending Mode set to
Multiply (which preserves texture of Layer underneath). |
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| Lighter areas created by painting a light color on a Layer with the Blending Mode set to Color Dodge. |
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| Local color painted on a top Layer with Blending Mode set to Color. This completes the "underpainting" part of the process. |
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| This is the Layer set-up for the "underpainting." The Blending Modes that I used for the first few steps (Multiply, Color Dodge, Color) will preserve the texture of the oil wipe-out scan that is on the bottom ("Base Texture"). |
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| Now I'm adding opaque details on Layers set to Normal Blending Mode. |
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| Here's the final. Click image to enlarge. |
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| Final Layer set-up. I merged the Layers from the beginning "underpainting"steps. Noticed the masked Layer of haze that I created to give some atmospheric background. I lowered the Opacity of that Layer. |
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| Here are some of my favorite custom Brushes, created mainly by attaching scanned textures to the Spatter Brush and then making adjustments through the Brush Panel (F5). I generally use these Brushes to paint opaquely on Layers set to Normal (Blending Mode). I use the "Conté on watercolor paper" Brush to smooth out focal points. |