Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The foliage
The numbers in the following steps correspond to the numbered areas in the follow-
ing screenshot, and describe the progression of development of the foliage in the
painting:
1. A very broad and general indication is given to the foliage behind the figure.
The only concern at this stage is for the shape, and dark and middle values.
2. Ontheright-hand sideofthisimage,onecanseetherefinement oftheshape
and value of the bushes before clumps of leaves are picked out from the left.
Do try to stick to one lighter value at this point to keep individual leaves from
jumping out of the painting and being adistraction from the main focus, which
is the figure.
3. At this stage, some warmer colors are introduced on the leaves as well as
a few lighter accents. A sky blue shade is also introduced to show some
openings in the bushes. The brushes used are the Synthetic Coarse Angular
Brush, Pencil tool, and the Dry Brush. The image is also being refined using
the layers as with the rest of the painting.
4. In the final image, the values are simplified by introducing a layer at a low
transparency and glazing the foliage over with a dark color. To further knock
back some of the areas, we will use the Blur tool to lower the contrast in the
darkest areas.
