
UM, WHILE I’M HERE: Here is where you can download FireAlpaca (it is completely free software)

It works pretty nicely :DĪHHHH HOLY SHIT WHEN DID THIS POST START TRENDING?! Want to make this brush? Just make a perfect circle and save it (I call mine “round”) and use it as the bitmap, and copy the settings above. Just be casual about it and love your art I love you allīITMAP WATERCOLOR BRUSHES, Y’ALL!!! Want to make some SAI brushes in FireAlpaca? Check out THIS handy Guide! If it is skewed, and you don’t mean it to be, adjust accordingly. If you have a fairly even histogram, this means your distribution of lights mids and darks is even. Brackets change size of brush, these dudes cycle between your brushes.ġ0. Holding down alt gives you the eyedropper. PAINTING SHORTCUTS: Numbers affect the opacity. Scales? Paint them flat in a square, then use the warp tool to push them around the form. Have a tiled floor? Don’t you dare paint all those tiles. If you have a tile, pattern, whatever- Image>transform> choose your weapon. TRANSFORM TOOLS ARE THE BEST (but paint over them). Right click on the background of the interface and choose the one you like the best. MAKE YOUR GOSH DARN BACKGROUND IN THE INTERFACE LIGHTER. LIGHTEN and the dudes around him are also good for lighting, esp. OVERLAY and the surrounding layer types in its little section is like a lightening glaze.

MULTIPLY and the surrounding layer types in its little section is like a dark glaze. With that said, ctrl+alt+g makes the current layer you are on a clipping mask. Also non-destructive, you will save SO much time.Ĥ. This will be instrumental in creating hard edges, something beginner digital artists really struggle with.

For people who are indecisive about color, use this to slide around the color quickly instead of repainting or replacing the color.ģ. With textured brushes, try reducing the flow to “expose” texture.Ģ. Flow was put in place primarily for the airbrush folks. THINGS I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT PHOTOSHOP:ġ. Hey guys! Here’s a post that I hope some will find helpful, things I have picked up along the way that I wish I had known from the start! These are not set in stone, and only just suggestions, I’m no expert okay guys
