So keep tapping to build up what you need. Each time you put the brush down, it deposits some paint – a weak dot (depending on brush size) that may have concentric rings. It’s hard to add values, but you get nice blending effects. Using low Color Bleed (slider set to left) is a challenge but rewarding. It still seems preferable to me to turn it off before trying to blend into a wash. Note in Figure 6 that the effects of changing Color Bleed seem somewhat less when Paper Wet is left on. Both washes with Paper Wet on, Thinners reduced, varying Color Bleed Color Bleed 0% Figure 6 Paper Wet washes, then blue added Paper Wet left on, 100% Color Bleed 0% Color Bleed Paper Wet turned off, 100% Color Bleed 0% Color Bleed[/caption The effect of changing the Color Bleed is apparent, but I don’t think Color Bleed makes much difference if Paper Wet is on (see Figure 6). The dark green washes in Figure 5 below were done with Paper Wet, then turned off to apply the thinned paint. Then cut it back toward 0% and soften and blend the edges. Instead, set the slider toward 100% to establish the new paint in the area and intensity that you want it. At bottom, with 100% color blend, the purple and dark are much stronger, and don’t blend into the brown. The purple and dark color on the wash are subtle. Figure 4 Color Bleed 0% Color Bleed 100%Īt the top in Figure 4 the slider is all the way left – 0%. That’s why you may get different color results. Hannah points out that color bleed determines how much what you are putting down mixes with the existing paint (replacing it with high color bleed, mixing in a minor way with low color bleed). In short, what you get from Color Bleed is: 100% – least blending, most intense values 0% – most blending, least values. It seems to do something more than “color bleed” – mainly blending and controlling intensity of values. I am adjusting it constantly, and wish it could be kept in view. The Color Bleed slider is the most important for me. Then turn it off and slowly start adjusting the thinner, a small change makes a big difference. More about that later.įor graded washes going from either full strength to thinned, or the other way, Start with Paper Wet to evenly coat the entire area. In this case Color Bleed is 100%, not the best for blending. Now it does blend, and will mix with the existing full strength paint. In the lower wash, Paper Wet was turned off before applying the thinned area. In the upper wash in Figure 3, the bottom half is the same color, but thinned. Figure 2 Paper Wet off Paper Wet on, Thinners at 0% Figure 3 Wash with Paper Wet, Reduced Thinners Wash with Paper Wet turned off, Reduced Thinners Right] Color Bleed 100% in both For a graded wash, or to blend in other values or colors, Paper-wet should be turned off. Once I have an area covered as I like it, I almost always turn Paper Wet off to do the rest. But there is no blending and when you make changes in hue, value or thinners there will be defined edges between what was painted last. Strokes seem to be wider with Paper Wet too, making coverage easier. With Paper Wet off, strokes show and overlaps build on top of each other, as in the upper two washes in Figure 2. This is very important for smooth, even-value washes. But if you want to get the widest strokes for a big wash, set both to 100%. Changing pressure can affect the range of possible sizes if you have a pressure sensitive stylus and helps people fine tune their control over the brush size (especially as some people press harder than others), but if you’re getting results you like then you don’t need to change it.” Pressureįirst, how is the Pressure different from Size? Hannah’s comment: “Pressure for the brush tools just changes size. I’ll be dealing mainly with three of the tool’s settings: Thinners, Color Bleed, and Paper Wet, but will have a few things to say about the others too, except for Auto Clean which I never turn off. Figure 1 shows the standard settings for the watercolor tool. It can be set initially for the new painting, or changed at any time at the top of the layers menu, though that will not affect what has already been done. To begin, what canvas texture you use will affect your results, with the Watercolor or another smooth paper preset giving the best results. Watercolor Tool Settings Watercolor settings: Size 20%, Pressure 100%, Thinners 0%, Loading 100%, Color Bleed 47%, Paper Wet Off, Insta-Dry Off, Auto Clean On
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