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So I made this whilst working on my Scarlett Johansson piece.Please note: this is a list of tips & tricks that I thought would be worth sharing, rather than a complete walkthrough.
I hope someone finds it useful...
If you do, please let me know. Ok? Promise?... 
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Really glad you found it useful.
I don't have access to PS7. Hopefully there's a Brush palette with options for setting the thickness of the paint stroke? Sorry I can't be more helpful.
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I did not know about the "Lock Transparent Pixels" button, that's such a cool trick. Thanks a lot!
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You're very welcome - glad you found something useful in there!
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The 'Lock Transparent Pixels' trick was exactly what I was looking for when google brought me here 
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So glad you found it helpful!
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Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for looking.
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no problem.... always welcome... please suggest me some brushes used for digital painting....
also some ebook links if possible...>>> jtk0009@gmail.com
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you saved my day with the lock transparent pixels!! i've only been working with ps for ahem... 6 years or so :S
well i've only been painting for a few weeks 
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I love lock transparent pixels! 
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Although I have a question...
If you don't want to paint on the same layer all the time, does the transparent pixels work anyway?
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If you lock the pixels on a layer, it will only affect that layer. Every layer has it's own Lock Pixels' icon so you'll need to set each one separately.
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Yeah that was what I though
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Hope you find it useful.
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as a newbie to photoshop and digital painting i must say this was very informative!
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It's so rewarding to hear from people who have found this useful. Thanks for taking the time to comment & letting me know.
I have a collection of other tutorials in my Gallery, plus painting videos - I often think they're the most useful as you can see the techniques in practice. Hope you enjoy them.
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I will be sure too take a look at those too then! :3
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This is a great little reference, as I'm learning photoshop it's nice to find out tips and tricks that can help as I learn. There are just some things that make life a little easier!
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Glad you found it useful!
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You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful.
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Glad you found it helpful!
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This really helped me a lot....Simple and niicee...
Thank you..
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Glad you found it helpful. I have a few other tutorials in my gallery.
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read them all....Mind if i keep you updated with my new works?And oh could you please come see my gallery..I would love to hear about any feedbacks.
thank you and have a great day...
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lol i wished i learned the "lock transparent pixels" long
ago. I always tend to get aggrivated with the colors outside of my lines 
THANKS FOR THE AWSOME TIPS!
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You're welcome - glad you found it helpful.
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First I have to say I really admire the great work you've been doing, it's beautiful. You're very talented. I'm a little bit disssapointed though, I didn't know you "draw through", I mean sketching on reference photos. Do you always do it? Don't you consider it as cheating?
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You know, I spent so long (15 years or so) working with pencil and not gridding or tracing or using any kind of 'cheat' that I feel I owe myself a break.
I don't see it as cheating. The sketch stage takes 10 minutes. The rest of the piece... the actual painting... the details... the real work... the observational stuff... getting colours balanced right... lighting... can take up to 20 hours or more. You can't trace colours.
I've spent years working with traditional media getting likenesses right. Now that I'm working digitally, I'm concentrating on developing other elements. Once I'm comfortable working with digital media, then I'll combine the two practices.
If that initial 10 minutes helps make it a little bit easier and takes away the stress of getting the likeness, it works for me.
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coloring is the part i have probs with lol
but still helpful
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Very good tutorial.Especially the part about colouring....
I'm always having problems when colouring...
I just can't figure out how to do it
I choose the base color,and the shading colors (lighter/darker then the base color,for the shadows/highlights)...but it looks un-natural.It's too big the diference between one and the other
Is there something that I do wrong?Or...?
Thank you!
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Glad you found these tips useful. 
If you're working from a photograph, look carefully for subtle colours that are different to skin colours. In my Carlzon portrait , there are blues, pinks and even greens in there. Loosen your colouring style and try a slightly more impressionist approach - you might surprise yourself! Using colours that you think won't work, may well turn the piece round for you and give you the edge that you want.
If on the other hand you're creating your own character, think about using multiple light sources. Using 'spill light' can add a dynamic edge to your work. Check out my ongoing series of '24' portraits to see examples of this technique. Selectively saturating areas of 'boring' skin can have a great effect too. You can see this in my Megan Ewing piece.
Don't be too hard on yourself too soon though. It can often take a while before a portrait begins to take shape as you want it to. Keep working away at it and try experimenting. Save often (Ctrl + S is the keyboard shortcut) and it won't matter if you make huge mistakes.
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Thank you for the help!!
Well,I guess it's just a matter of time...
It's so different from the traditional painting/drawing.
I have my tablet for 2 years now,and I'm still trying to find a good way to match the colores....to blend them ...
And I've searched for tutorials...Nothing about blending/shading...
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I truly appreciate the tutorials. They are very helpful! Thanks again.
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You're welcome. Glad you find them useful.
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The finished painting is amazing!. Thanks for the tutorial
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You're welcome. Any questions, just let me know.
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Really awesome set of tutorials you have here..! Thanks a lot..! : )
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You're welcome. Hope you find them useful.
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wow this has been very helpful to me.
thanks a lot!
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Glad you found it useful!
Thanks for the 
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I enjoyed looking at your gallery. Great stuff, man!
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I really enjoyed reading this tutorial.
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Glad you found it useful!
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Thanks for the tips. I'm also just getting into digital paintings and is looking for all the help I can get. I've ordered for Photoshop but currently use Fireworks8 after upgrading from Mx.
Can I use Fireworks to paint as well as thatΒΏ
I'd like to learn some stuff as well for Fireworks, before the Photoshop arrives.
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