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SilverSummerSong In reply to UnbornLegacyArt [2015-06-15 21:11:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

I'm a completely self-taught artist who taught myself the basics (and later much more than the basics) of Photoshop. I started with manipulations in 2010, but it wasn't until 2013 that I tried digital painting. I learned through tutorials, watching others, and also my own experimentation. I started with mimicry which was just taking a photo I had taken and trying heavily referencing it to replicate it. Over the years, I have progressed to the point that I can take several refs or no refs at all to paint. Before I did a digital painting though, I had practice doing heavy repaints on my stock horse horses from tack removals to detailing, so I knew the general placement of shadows and highlights on horses. The key to painting is to build up the colors to get the rich undertones and hints of colors. I keep everything on low opacity and low flow when working with highlights and shadows.  

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UnbornLegacyArt In reply to SilverSummerSong [2015-06-20 01:08:35 +0000 UTC]

Your most welcome

Very cool to know, thank you for sharing! Do you use any certain brushes when painting?

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SilverSummerSong In reply to UnbornLegacyArt [2015-06-20 04:01:56 +0000 UTC]

I use mainly the default hard and soft brushes of photoshop. I have an obsession with trying out new texture brushes, but I generally only use those for landscapes. A brush that I absolutely love is the first brush in this set :RezKhan_Brushes_2013:  but other than that, it's just the generic default brushes for me!

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UnbornLegacyArt In reply to SilverSummerSong [2015-06-21 01:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Okie dokie. By soft brushes you mean dry media?

Okie dokie

Ooo that looks fun that brush! Do you use that for equine hair?

Sorry so many ?s.

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SilverSummerSong In reply to UnbornLegacyArt [2015-06-21 05:06:14 +0000 UTC]

Mmmmm the soft brush is called soft mechanical brush!!

And I have used it on hair. I pretty much use it for everything. I like the texture it has which adds dimension to just about anything I paint!

And no worries! I'm happy to answer all of them to the best of my ability

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UnbornLegacyArt In reply to SilverSummerSong [2015-06-21 18:40:52 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm okie dokie

Oooo that does sound like a very cool brush!

Thank you very much! ♥

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SilverSummerSong In reply to UnbornLegacyArt [2015-06-22 01:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Anytime! If you ever have more questions, feel free to note me!

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SilverSummerSong In reply to Silver-Dreamer-Mist [2015-06-15 03:42:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

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Silver-Dreamer-Mist In reply to SilverSummerSong [2015-06-15 03:48:03 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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