The
American Goldfinch
The
sketch (509 X 663) is below if you want to use it , or draw your own.
Just
right click and save as to your hard drive. I have also provided the brush presets
in order with detail. .
Import them to your easy palette, you can Download
the Brush Presets on Page 1
The Original Sketch is full size.The remainder
of the pictures have been reduced to save load time.
Remember
to Paint in Mode so you can save your bird
Also after you click on the brush presets in the Easy Palette don't just use them.
Take a good look at the settings to help familiarize yourself with them.
Also after you click on the brush presets in the Easy Palette don't just use them.
Take a good look at the settings to help familiarize yourself with them.
Using the oil paint brush preset with the yellow color,paint the yellow as shown below.
Now
with the white brush preset color the white part on the bird.
With
the first smudge preset, smudge the color together following the line of the feather.
Now
lets use the blur tool preset and blur gently, not too much, it will make the
colors blend softer.
Using the darker gold oil preset,
and with gentle strokes add where some shadows would be,
like the example below.
Use the bristle smear preset on the tips of the feathers going just a little bit over the next feather following the contours of the feathers and on a few places where two different colors meet.
like the example below.
Use the bristle smear preset on the tips of the feathers going just a little bit over the next feather following the contours of the feathers and on a few places where two different colors meet.
Now
for the branch use the next oil paint brush preset . Then the smudge tool preset
for the branch, the oil preset for the tips of the white of the branch, then follow
with the next oil preset as in the example below.
Now
we are going for our famous Dodge tool, first let's choose the dodge tool preset,
and gently apply it where it would be lighter.
Choose
the oil paint preset for the legs of the bird and paint it, then use the smudge
preset for the legs to blend the color, not too much because you will lose the
detail.
With
the dodge tool preset again, we are going to apply it where we want the color
to be lighter on the legs of the bird. Like in the example below.
And then the burn tool, burn gently where it should be darker to give more depth to your bird.
And then the burn tool, burn gently where it should be darker to give more depth to your bird.
Then
clicking out of Mode I made a background sky for my bird
And
here is the completed bird with background and frame
We
hope this tutorial has helped you to understand a little bit more about the Dodge
tool
and what it can do.
and what it can do.