But right now I’m working to create good comps for my book cover illustrations, and I’m keeping digital finishes in mind in case I’m unable to get my gouache technique under control in time (which seems all too likely). I only do digital painting once in a while, and it’s usually just to enhance a photographed image. I’m a traditionalist painter (some might say reactionary). I hope some of you have had a different experience: Note: Go to the Transform Panel and turn on the Lock Aspect Ratio before resizing your image.Crossposted to my blog. Step 19Īfter that, resize our sketch to make it fit onto the sketchbook properly. In the Layers Panel, drag the sketch layer inside of the layer with our sketchbook selection.

Then, paste it onto our sketchbook image. Next, go to the Layers Panel and turn the original image back on. Set the Output to New Layer and hit Apply. Step 15Īfter making the selection, go to the Context Toolbar and hit Refine. Switch to the Subtract Mode to select the pencil so that it won’t be part of our selection. Take the brush and select the sketchbook. In the Context Toolbar make sure you’re in the Add Mode and that Snap to Edges is checked. Go to the Tools Panel and grab the Selection Brush Tool. Now, go to File > Open and select the image of the sketchbook. Next, uncheck the other layers in the Layers Panel. Right click on the selection and click Merge Visible. Select all the layers in the Layers Panel. In the Layers Panel, click the Adjustments icon again. The percentages I used are Red 139%, Yellow 19%, Green -25%, Cyan 79%, Blue -66%, Magenta 29%.

Next, click the Adjustments icon in the Layers Panel. I set the Radius to 3 px, but you can set it to whatever you want for your desired look. Step 6Īfter that, select the Live Filters icon in the Layers Panel. Set the Blend Mode of the duplicated layer to Color Dodge. With the duplicated image selected, go to the Layer menu and select Invert. Next, press CTRL + J to make a duplicate of the image. First, go to File > Open and select the downloaded image of the dog.

Affinity photo for drawing