ZeeDog Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I've been trying a semi transparent black layer and semi transparent white layer on top of a color layer so I can shade easily. I expected the bright and dark to cancel each other out, but what happens is I get grey and the picture looks discolored where they meet. The advice I got was to just not let the bright and dark touch, but that is incredibly difficult for me. Is there any way around this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Hi ZeeDog, welcome to the forum The advice you've been given seems odd, as it the technique you're using to create shadows. How about we start from scratch? Post the image you're using and tell us where you want to shade. I'm sure one of the talented artists here will be more than willing to help you. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeeDog Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: Hi ZeeDog, welcome to the forum The advice you've been given seems odd, as it the technique you're using to create shadows. How about we start from scratch? Post the image you're using and tell us where you want to shade. I'm sure one of the talented artists here will be more than willing to help you. I can't access it right now, but what I did was this White edges White Black edges Black Color Lineart Line art is a normal layer, color is multiply. The other layers are partially transparent, and are done with a big soft brush. I use selection to isolate each individual part to shade, then do each shading layer on that part. I use 2 layers for each type of shading so I can somewhat simulate pen pressure. I have to do it this way because all I have is a mouse, and can't do things with too much precision. The problem is that sometimes the white and black layers touch, and it creates a gray that discolors the image. I want to see if there was a way I could do this so that when white and black meet, they just cancel each other out and just act as transparent, and do so porportionately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I'm still guessing I'm afraid....Try changing the blend mode of the white/dark layers. Color Burn darkens an image, treating White as transparent Color Dodge brightens an image, treating black as transparent Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeeDog Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 13 minutes ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: I'm still guessing I'm afraid....Try changing the blend mode of the white/dark layers. Color Burn darkens an image, treating White as transparent Color Dodge brightens an image, treating black as transparent I'll try this when I get home, but just to be clear, which layer is affected by blend modes? I've just been trying different blend modes without really understanding them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 The layer which has the blend mode applied is blended with the layer immediately below it in the Layers Window. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Hello @ZeeDog As asked, could you post an image? This will help us to help you! 8 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: The layer which has the blend mode applied is blended with the layer immediately below it in the Layers Window. Any layer with a blend mode is blended with the resulting blending of all layers below it... Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 13 hours ago, ZeeDog said: so I can shade easily Forget the semi-transparent black and white layers. Create a new transparent layer above the 'color' layer and set the blending mode to 'Color Burn' as below. This can also be done for highlighting; just change the 'color burn' layer to 'color dodge' and use same shades. Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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