Painting Tutorial
by Michael Hirsh
Efficient Use
of Layers, the No-Mask method.
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Step Three
Create a new layer, and drag it between
the two existing layers, using the Layer List Palette.
In this layer, paint a soft reflected light that will be visible
through the top layer cloud.
This is what your reflected
light should look like.
And here it is shown in the
Layer List Palette.
You may find it easier to
paint the reflected light with the top layer showing.
Step Four.
Adjust the transparency slider for each
of the top two layers in the Layer List Palette to create
a subtle composite image.
When you are happy with it,
save it.
Conclusion.
What's the point of constructing
a picture this way? First of all: Efficiency. By avoiding
the use of masks to composite the picture, you make savings in
RAM, as well as in processing overheads.
Secondly you maintain great subtlety in compositing. Thirdly,
it's fast. This painting demo took less than twenty minutes.
You can use the "Cut" button
in the Geometry/Shape tab to composite "No-Mask" layers
containing geometry objects.