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Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorial: Learn gorgeous new shading skills

Wednesday 10 Feb 2010


Step 10
Make a new layer and load the mask for the figure that you created in step 3. Next use a gradient to fill the shape – here I’ve used colour #bb818b. Then set the layer’s blending mode to Multiply and set the opacity to 80%.



Step 11
At this stage the colour on my figure is too bright; to knock the tone down, repeat the method from step 11. Add a new layer and set a gradient (colour #8d9db1). Set the layer’s blending mode to Multiply and the opacity to 45%.



Step 12
To create the spatter texture, I splashed black ink onto paper and scanned the image – the file is on the cover CD. Using the method from step 2, change the black to green and save it; then use the same method again to create a white splash effect.



Step 13
Finally, combine the green and white splash layers and import them into your canvas to finish your piece.


Yuta Onadu

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Yuta Onoda


Who: Originally from Japan, Yuta Onoda has recently graduated from Bachelor of Applied Arts Illustration at Sheridan College, Canada. He has been shaping his art aesthetic through various forms of media, finding new avenues to express himself.
Contact: yutaonoda.com
Software: Adobe Photoshop
Time to complete: 15-20 hours