This is a brief tutorial on how to pigment grass alongside calorie-free in addition to shadow using Photoshop. The telephone commutation pace is to seperate the shadow into a dissimilar layer, in addition to thence nosotros tin brand changes easier.
Grass
Start prototype the grass inwards i layer. The default grass brush is proficient enough, merely in that place are few settings y'all could change.
- Shape Dynamics - Flip X Jitter (No Flip Y Jitter every bit nosotros don't desire upside downwards grass), Size Jitter, Angle Jitter, Roundness Jitter
- Scattering
- Color Dynamics - Hue, Saturation, Brightness. I disable the Background/Foreground Jitter, merely it tin hold upward usefull if y'all select 2 shades of greenish for it in addition to command via pen pressure.
Shadow
Add roughly other layer, in addition to pigment the leaves shadow (cast from tree) using bluish / cyan hue color. The leafage brush I used are from Xong Bros, I compile a
brush download listing inwards this page.
Distort the shadow layer
(CTRL-T) to hand it a flake perspective in addition to alter the layer blending trend to multiply. You tin become dorsum to alter the shadow layer color if it is besides nighttime or bright.
At the instant it hold back similar the shadow is casting on a apartment surface, ignoring the grass detail. To come across what I mean, hold back at the photograph I took below.
Use the grass brush again, pigment in addition to erase on the shadow layer. Remember to usage the same bluish / cyan color!
Glow / Highlight
Add a novel layer in addition to alter blending trend to "screen". Use a soft circular border to pigment on the expanse surrounding the shadow.
As an extra step, y'all tin add together a roughly other layer in addition to alter blending trend to "screen". Use the grass brush to pigment roughly expanse alongside brightest grass.
Video
Below is a real uncomplicated animation alongside grass in addition to speed upward prototype progress video.
Artwork
This is the finally artwork which I accept upload both inwards my pixiv in addition to deviantart.
Reference
DeviantArt Summer Grass Pixiv Summer Grass Youtube Lets Paint Summer Grass