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After getting the right settings for the brushes, I worked with the darkest tones in order to have volumes. It’s very subtle, but you can start noticing if the shapes work as a volume or not. And I also defined a light direction. At this point I realized that Calvin’s color was too lightened and not so good, so I thought it was time to find a better color.
Next, I worked with some lights. It was the time to define where the shadows would be placed. After that, I kept working on lights, until I got a nice volume and contrast. Sometimes I have to change some colors, but I usually work this way on my paintings, picking a color and finding which one is the best light color for this tone. In this step, I started working on the details.
After getting a nice volume, I changed my brush settings. I put the hardness to 0%, and spacing to 15%.
With these new settings, I could make the painting softer through smoothing the transitions of tones. I also painted Hobbes’ stripes in another layer.
Then, I just worked on some more details to finish the painting.
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