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First A Couple of General Notes When you are using any of the paint tools you must set your presets prior to choosing your color or it will revert back to the default color also once you choose your color the preset will go back to showing none but it does in fact keep your choice Remember to Save often, once you save - clear your undo history. If you find a setting you like or think you will use often refer to this snapshot tutorial by Debbie Hardisty on how to save your favorite brushes. Saving Brush Settings to your Easy Palette Also most all the settings specified in this tut are done with the brush panel.So once you set your Preset.....all other settings can be done from the brush panel	This can be done with a Wacom tablet or with a mouse.The settings are all approximate as each person will use a different amount of pressure or a firmer or softer stroke.Also remember the undo is a very important tool and you will need lots of patience. A lot of steps seem repetitive but when you are trying to achieve a certain look you may have to try several different tools to get the look you want.So it is kind of a back and forth process.(which is where the patience comes in) Painting in Mode versus not Please note that you may find it much easier to manipulate your painting if you were to paint in object mode. Advantages to painting in mode is that you can paint a little bit at a time making it an object. If you decide later on down the line that you don't like that particular tree in that spot but it might look better on the other side of the canvas, you can simply move it over. It also makes it easier should you require to blend certain aspects of your painting.
All colors specified for this tut are from the Windows Color picker using the RGB values	If you are not familiar with the brush panel settings and where they are located I would recommend referring to this tut prior to starting
Use the airbrush and lay in the foundation of approximately where you want your mountains , lake ,trees, and sky Airbrush about size 45 transparency50 softedge 100 color isn't too important except for the sky , since it is just for location choose the color you want for the base sky I used R74 G60 B108 then I used the paintbrush size 4 in a dark green just to kind of note where I wanted a few trees ---------------------------------------------
Working on the Sky paintbrush size 85 color R74 G60 B108 transparency 75 softedge 50 spacing 25 fill as necessary soft charcoal size 18 w 19 h Color 227 191 201 Multicolor 0 2 4 spacing 19 transparency 90 angle 40 weight 22 distribution 7 above mountains Gritty charcoal 34 w 18 h Color 203 159 158 Multicolor 0 11 0 transparency 81 angle 32 weight 44 distribution 52 spacing 32 make clouds Color 179 137 130 few small highlights over clouds feather slightly with charcoal fog size 40 transparency 30 same colors warp tool about size 30 level 15 (very very light touch to shape) dodge default 14w 12 h level 12 softedge 90 spacing 30 highlights in clouds and above mountains more to left where sun will be coming from ---------------------------------------------
Gritty chalk size 30 transparency 40 (varying as you want more distance to appear make the transparency higher) fill in to give some texture to the mountains and forefront and use the straightline option to define the base of the mountains color R G B 160 0 0 for mountains nearest then go over with 30 0 0 in a smaller brush leaving some of the reddish color to show through 90 104 141 for farthest mpountains 40 61 66 for forefront over lake Particle Brush Preset leaf size 27w 13h angle 164 softedge 25 wetcontrol 100 transparency 60 Color 150 182 220 then changing only color to 0 2 4 fill in ---------------------------------------------

Bristle split 3 size3 transparency53 brushhead 45 density 30 random 28 color 72 83 98 multicolor 0 2 11 spacing 19 defining mountain peaks and valleys (very light touch) darken the coral showing thru on left mountain that runs with skyline. leaving the coral peeling thru the skyline itself and make sure edge is running down to base ........ color 83 4 0 multicolor 0 27 9 transparency 18 small mountain front left bristle split 3 size 9 transparency 35 random 38 brushhead 60 density 40 color 49 52 87 multi 0 27 9 spacing 37 running in short up and down strokes define top and shoreline and fill in also fill in the shoreline of all back mountains as needed forefront where trees will be Bristle split 3 color 35 49 44 multicolor 0 27 16 size 8 brushhead 68 density 43 random 40 spacing 20 transparency 35 working in very short up and down strokes fill in and define ---------------------------------------------
soft charcoal size 8w 4h color 153 174 176 multicolor o 11 10 angle 40 weight 22 distribution 7 transparency 30 spacing 17 make a small point off the small left mountain to the left and below where the trees will be changing transparency to 65 run softly along shoreline making small breaks in tree line also make some breaks at base of mountains as if water was running back behind and all along shoreline ---------------------------------------------
Lake and shoreline warp tool size 15 level 65 softedge 0 I went over lake and along shoreline changing to suit myself Lake oil paint default size 15 transparency 88 Color 34 97 161 multicolor 0 0 0 brushhead 10 density 50 random 20 wetcontrol 32 spacing 8 Trees Gritty Charcoal size 4 w 10 h Color 54 78 62 multicolor 0 20 20 angle 0 weight 64 distribution 72 transparency 30 spacing 36 --------------------------------------------
Blend dodge and burn in water Dodge default size 15w 8h angle 191 level 29 softedge 100 spacing 30 Burn default size 23w 11h level 12 softedge 100 angle 191 spacing 30 Bristle smear fine smear size 15 level 50 spacing 30 Blur size 35w 13h level 1 very lightly smooth edges of dark and light ---------------------------------------------
oil paint light stroke size 3 brushhead 9 density 29 random 25 wetcontrol 46 transparency 82 color 80 87 107 multicolor 0 4 7 spacing 30 redefine distant mountain tops and blend as needed trees add a few tall trees Gritty Charcoal size 4 w 10 h Color 54 78 62 multicolor 0 20 20 angle 0 weight 64 distribution 72 transparency 30 spacing 36 varying the width and height of the brush to fit the size of the trees wanted Dodge size 11w 7h angle o softedge 50 level 21 spacing 30 gently above mountain tops and highlighting the light lines we put in earlier burn default size 100 level 25 softedge 100 to darken and put in shadow water to right ---------------------------------------------

touch up sky along mountain tops Soft Charcoal size 18 w 19 h Color 227 191 201 Multicolor 0 2 4 spacing 19 transparency 90 angle 40 weight 22 distribution 7 I added a couple of elk and a bird, I tweaked the color a bit with the Format Highlight,Midtone and Shadow framed it and signed it. Below is the full size

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial .
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