I've been going 'HAM' on Painter X3 the past few days. I only paused the tutorials (Aaron Rutten on Youtube) to experiment on my own with certain things. I stopped altogether this weekend to work on a piece. Seeing as how Painter appeals more to traditional artists I resolved to not use the same techniques I used in Photoshop (building up opacities). I may have been using it the "wrong" way, but the Dry Palette Knife was my best friend when it came to blending.
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| Everything was on one layer except for the unfocused background (and wayward strands of hair behind her ear) and her bang. I have to stop forgetting to use more layers. Certain fixes are harder to do on just one (areas around the eyes and the edge of her neck). |
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| Experimenting with all types of brushes and found two I kind of like. Just doodling. |
