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darkside-ky β Latex Shapes Tutorial Part 1
Published: 2009-09-26 01:47:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 2006; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 113
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For the longest time I've been trying to figure out an "easy way" to do Latex Lighting for my coloring on various layers, particularly black.I've found a method, it isn't perfected, and surely there are other methods, but perhaps this will make it easier to grasp how value (lights and darks) work for some of you.
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Faved the first here but worked all the way through them.Β
Yes it does speed things up Β and the final effect is pretty much what I want when I'm doing "shiny" fx.Β
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There's an alternate method you can use besides this:
---Select a patch you want to fill with contrasting light using the Lasso Tool, then soften it using Feather Selection, then fill it. I usually start with a deep solid color, such as blue.
---Select the same patch but with less selection than before and a brighter color fill, make sure it's feathered/anti-aliased, then fill it with that slightly lighter color (a lighter blue for example). This makes it look like it's edging towards a lighter color.
---Select the patch as before, but select even less for the highlights and fill with a very light color or something that's close to white, but this time, don't use anti-alias or feather and use solid colors instead.
You'll get a nice soft fade with a sharp solid contrasting highlight like you want for latex surfaces.
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