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Posted on 27/09/03 00:22:33 AM |
James Brown
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Not so much problems but need explained a bit more.
Hi there steve and any one else reading this ![]() ![]() |
Posted on 29/09/03 08:21:15 AM |
Steve Caplin
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Re: Not so much problems but need explained a bit more.
The Philosopher's Stone job is a tricky one - the hard part is making the head a near-uniform shade of light gray. The box front for page 188 wasn't difficult: the lettering was done with Text Warp and layer styles for the outline and drop shadow. The starburst was a star selection drawn with the Lasso tool, filled with a red-yellow circular gradient. I'll see if I can get a rundown of that on the CD with the next edition. Steve |
Posted on 02/10/03 09:58:24 AM |
James Brown
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Re: Not so much problems but need explained a bit more.
Thanks for that steve sounds good saveing up already for the new book cant wait ![]() |
Posted on 14/10/03 10:35:54 AM |
Anastasia nduta
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Not so much problems but need explained a bit more.
hallo there ![]() ![]() anastasia |
Posted on 14/10/03 10:55:15 AM |
Steve Caplin
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Not so much problems but need explained a bit more.
Yes, the Philosopher's Stone workthrough is hard. It helps if you draw the eyes and hair on new layers and fill them with any colour; then copy a section of the forehead and group it with the new layer, stretching it over the hair if you need to in order to make it fit. After that, it's simply a question of using Dodge and Burn to paint in the new shading. Use a very low opacity, and build up the effect slowly - subtlety really is the key here. If there's time I'll try to put a movie on the second edition of the book to show this technique, but I've only got a few days left to complete the CD and I'm not sure if there's time to do it properly. I'll do my best! If you like, post a low res copy of the image you're working with and I'll try to show you where you're going wrong. Steve |