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Use The Pen Tool and Textures To Add Depth in Photoshop PDF
Use The Pen Tool and Textures To Add Depth in Photoshop PDF
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Over the following short screencapture videos, he covers how to use the Pen tool and
brushes to build a composition. You’ll also learn how to apply masks, and how to use
textures from Adobe Stock to add depth and warmth.
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Davis took a mental trip to the country when he was asked to illustrate this scene, which
evokes silence and solitude. “This scene is about getting away from the digital noise of
modern-day life,” he explains.
Once you’ve mastered the techniques here, you can apply them to your own artwork. And
you can download 10 images from Adobe Stock for free to get started.
Davis works on a Wacom Cintiq – his graphics tablet of choice – and the majority of his
brushes were created by Kyle Webster. (If you haven’t updated your copy of Photoshop
CC, you’re in for a happy surprise – many of Webster’s brushes are now built into the app.)
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Now Davis turns his attention to the foreground elements, which he colors in dark shades
to enhance the composition’s sense of depth. To create the leaves of a plant, he draws one
leaf with the Pen tool and then duplicates it. Next, he rotates angles and plays with size to
introduce more natural-looking variations.
He masks into a shape, then draws up against the mask to give one side a textured edge.
This combination of freehand drawing with the more precise vector shapes and masks is a
hallmark of his process.
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