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:iconjeffsimpsonkh:
I couldn't think of a name for this. Ugh! Guess this works till I think of something better.

Photoshop.

I don't use custom brushes, those paint-y looking parts are just some paint strokes I scanned in a while ago and alpha-ed.
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~Gaccio Aug 21, 2012
Do you use some kind of smudge tool? For blending?

Thanks!
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*jeffsimpsonkh Aug 21, 2012
hi, no, smudge tool makes things look horrifically "photoshoppy" so I avoid it at all costs
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~Gaccio Aug 22, 2012
Ok, thanks for your reply! Your work is really amazing, so I always try to decipher how you've done such smooth skin tones..
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*jeffsimpsonkh Aug 24, 2012
welllllllllll it's not too complicated, since it's photoshop there is no actual "blending" going on at all, it's just layers of various colours of various opacity right. it's all in how you apply lighter colours over top of darker ones and keep your brushes on lower opacity and controlling your pressure wisely.
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~Gaccio Aug 25, 2012
Oooooh, now I get it! Controlling the opacity... It's it seems really dumb but I never thought about it. I use smudge with a special brush that I got from Darkeen.com working with greys and then I use gradient map for the colors. But I keep looking cos I find it very time taking, despite being very editable. Fantastic work, as always. Thank you for your time, Jeff!
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*jeffsimpsonkh Aug 25, 2012
haha well looking at ur stuff - looks like you've already got a good technique going on haha. Just do it whichever way you feel most comfortable. Though with my method, it's not much different to the cell shading u got going on, just fill in the darker tones first, then on a new layer softly add the mid-tones in the same shape you would already with cell shading, except rounder objects will have a softer edge etc.
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~Gaccio Aug 25, 2012
I'm trying your method on one particular work I'm doing right now, once I finish it, could you take a look?
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~commonjohn Jul 22, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I like it
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!sweetwrappers Jan 7, 2012  Student General Artist
crowned doesnt suit this as a title. really nice work though. its weird and wonderful in the best possible ways
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~Cahula May 15, 2011  Professional General Artist
lovely :)
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