Sparrowz World
Tutorial
Painting a Sweet William Flower
Sparrowz World | |
Skill
Level : Intermediate/Advanced |
There are probably easier and more efficient ways to paint this, but this was
my way......you will need patience. |
| GENERAL
NOTE: When you are using any of the paint tools you must choose your presets prior to choosing your color or they will revert back to the default color.Also many of the sizes,levels and transparencies are approximate because it will depend on how heavy you are with your touch and also it will vary if you are using a tablet. And Don't forget to save often. |
1.
Start by opening a new canvas approximately 400x400 Color grey
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| 2. Using the BristleBrush Preset Grass Size 50 Transparency 0 Color a few shades darker than what you used for the base- Start filling in your petals leaving a little bit of canvas showing through. |  |
| 3.
Using the BristleBrush Preset Split 2 Size 14 Transparency 28 Color white- drag from top edge to just past colored edges then changing color to a deeper red and Size about 25 Transparency 50 - drag from inside white edge to center and drag in a circular motion in the middle. |  |
| 4.
Using the BristleBrush Preset Grass Size 25 Transparency 50 Color White Drag across
edges and just into the red petal just until colors start to blur Change to the Chalk tool Preset Chalk- Size about 17 Transparency about 58 use your eyedropper to pick up the red...........then lightly start smoothing and shading the red petal..........You may want to lighten the red shade a couple or increase the transparency so it doesn't get to dark |  |
| 5.
Using
the paint brush about size 3 or 4 Color white run along the edges of the flower
petals. Still using the paint tool Change to Color Pink Transparency about 80 dab a little pink in the center use the warp tool level about 25 size about 10 to smear a bit Switching to the Chalk tool again Preset chalk- Size 15-20 and Transparency 50-60 shade your petal some more and push from center outward to just into the edging being careful to not cover too much of your white scratches |  |
| 6.
Choose
a darker red and make some curvy lines around the center of the flower and then
a lighter pinky color running from the lines you just made to the center Using the Chalk Tool Preset Splatter in a very dark grey Size 20 Trans 0 click a few times in the center of your flower don't let it bleed to far out Change
to Bristlebrush Preset grass- Size 35 Transparencys 85 Color a couple of shades
darker red drag across petals until happy with result then continue making some highlights with the dodge tool on the petal going around the edges of each individual petal |  |
| 7.
Using the Warp
tool Size 10 Llevel 25-30 Soft edge 50 push around the center dotted lines you
made to soften and curve then push your pink lines to blend and make uneven....... Using
your Eraser size 3 Transparency about 50 Soft Edge 100 shape straight line........you
may alternate between vertical and right and left angle to match your petals.......start
erasing little pieces of your edging to look like the picture. You may need to
erase in between the petals a bit too to make them separate (don't forget you
have undo) Then use the Warp Tool about size 10 and drag the separation between the petals into shape and to soften where you have erased Using the blur tool size 10-`15 level 3 Soft edge 75 blur the areas where you have used the burn tool until you are satisfied with the result
|  8. Using the Paint tool in a medium grey Size 7 Transparency 90 Soft edge 0 Shape round Preset none............make some curved lines of varying sizes for the center of your flower.........then change to size one and add a little dark brown highlight to each one Now it is just a case of playing with the burn and dodge at low levels and high transparencies to fine tune until you are happy ( and don't forget there is always undo ) |