Screen/Multiply Shading - Photoshop
My shading technique, without palettes.
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Choose a base, copy it and paste it into Photoshop. Here, I used one from Fainelloth Dolls. You will also have to choose a color. |
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Create a new layer. Using the Pencil tool (Diameter 1 px), draw the outline. |
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Do not forget to clean up the outline. |
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Create a new layer, below the outline layer. |
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Create a new layer, right above the filling. Blending mode: Multiply. On the filling layer, select the dress. Using the Brush Tool (Diameter 1, Hardness 100%), draw the shadows. |
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(The dress areais still selected.) Pick the Blur tool and blur some areas. (Now, I prefer Smudge.) |
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(The dress is still selected.) You can create more shadow layers if you wish. |
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(The dress is still selected.) To add the highlights, you have to create a new layer and set its blending mode to Screen. Everything else is the same as for shadows. |
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(The dress is still selected.) Now you can play around with the Opacity of all the Multiply/Screen layers. |
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(The dress is still selected.) Create a new layer, above all the other layers. Blending mode: Color. Fill the dress. Change its Opacity to obtain better results. |
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Add the details. You´re done! |