The Rose
Just one of the beautiful blooms in my recent Mother’s Day flowers. Major filter applied to the image was the wonderful, but now defunct, Lucis Pro. Always gives a unique feeling to images. Also painted using my SJ Pastel 3 brush (that I have used for years – see How to Create my Favorite Brush for settings if you are interested.) Also used a Smudge Brush created a long time ago after watching Robert Ardell watercolor videos. The settings I used are very simple: Small soft round brush like 16 pixels, Spacing 25%, and in Options Bar set Strength to 81% – adjust to fit what you need. I usually have Sample All Layers checked also. It is a very handy Smudge Brush for small places. Robert’s older YouTube videos are still really good – see Watercolor Painting In Photoshop – Blenders and Erasers – Video 5 where he discusses the Smudge Brush. The last step added a Color Lookup Adjustment Layer set to 49% layer opacity (used an On1-Summertime1). That was it and no AI needed! Refreshing that a flower can be beautiful without having to fake it!…..Digital Lady Syd
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