The mask if shown to the immediate right of the affected layer. This will automatically create a mask including everything except your selection, making those unselected elements completely transparent. The easiest way to do this is to finish your selection and then to hit the Quick Mask button circled in yellow, it is represented in my version of CSP as a rectangle with a dark circle inside. Step 2.5) If you have opted to select out your desired subject then the next step is to create a masking layer. There is plenty of tutorials on that too!Īnd my favorite advice considering hair is to just have fun and make a mess 😄 I'm also a big fan of using various brush/layer modes (like multiply or add glow) to achieve the desired effect. You dont need fancy brushes for that, simple watercolor brush and airbrush are perfectly fine! In general, when painting skin and hair, I start with the midtone (or a gradient), then put cooler shadows on it, and lastly a bit warmer highlights on top. I think, apart from just trying and using the hit or miss method, tutorials on youtube were a big help for me (Sinix Design for example).

But I started my digital art journey with free Fire Alpaca (it's a bit simpler and doesn't have a lot of functionalities CSP does, but personally I think it helped me wrap my head around the basics!) and Wacom Intuos S. In terms of software and hardware: Currently I'm using Clip Studio Paint and Wacom Cintiq 16 tablet. Hi! Thank you for the kind words and thank you for asking!

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