Graphics Programs Reference
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Mixing colors with a photograph
Earlier, you mixed colors with a white background and with each other. Now,
you'll use a photograph as your canvas. You'll add colors and mix them with each
other and with the background colors to transform a photograph of a landscape in-
to a watercolor.
1.
Choose File > Open. Double-click the 10Landscape_Start.jpg file in the
Lesson10 folder to open it.
2.
Choose File > Save As. Rename the file
10Landscape_working.jpg
, and
click Save. Click OK in the JPEG Options dialog box.
You'll paint the sky first. Start by setting up the color and selecting the brush.
3.
Click the Foreground color swatch in the Tools panel. Select a medium-
light blue color (we chose R=185, G=204, B=228), and then click OK.
4.
Select the Mixer Brush tool ( ), if it isn't already selected. Choose Dry
from the pop-up menu in the options bar. Then select the Landscape brush
from the Brush Presets panel.
Presets are saved on your system, so they're available when you work with any
image.
5.
Paint over the sky, moving in close to the trees. Because you're using a
dry brush, the paint isn't mixing with the colors beneath it.
