Digital Tutors - Lighting Your Illustration with Blending Modes in Photoshop

Duration 2h 4m Project Files Included MP4

Throughout this Photoshop tutorial we'll explore a handful of blending modes that artists use on a daily basis to light illustrations.You'll begin to see the flexibility and range that both layer and tool blending modes present. They are powerful tools that deserve a place in every digital artist's tool set. Lighting effects can be tricky, and filters stand out a mile away.But by the end of this Photoshop training, you?ll know that with blending modes, the control and look is put back in the hands of the user and end result can be highly effective.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Blending mode basics

3. Using blending modes with tools

4. Sketching our thumbnails

5. Blocking in the base

6. Laying down flat color

7. Multiplying our shadows

8. Screening our highlights

9. Experimenting with light

10. Utilizing multiple blending modes

11. Accentuating lighting effects

12. Adding the final touches