I just ran across your you tube channel, this video from 3 years ago was AWESOME! It was a such a light bulb moment. Thank you so much for sharing! .. I’m joining SVS classes because of you and your videos. Look forward to learning more! Thank you.
This is a great tutorial and while I also love using handcrafted textures/overlay to my work, your steps regarding masking and fills was a lovely surprise tip. Thank you for sharing your texture tips - as well as a great behind the scenes look into your process.
Hi Lee, the tutorial made a lot of sense. I loved your walkthrough and what I enjoyed most was your reasoning behind all of the steps. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
I could listen to you all day Lee. So glad you finally got on UA-cam and can’t wait to see more vids. I’ve been doing a similar thing in Procreate but not using it in quite the same way. This will add an extra element that I think I needed. This was very helpful. I also really enjoyed the quick panting process vid of the red door ‘waiting’ painting you did. Can you please do some videos about printing and everything that goes into that process for you, for your art shows and other purposes. Thanks again for the great content and explanations.
Thanks Lee , This is exactly what I've been looking for. I've been fighting with my brushes to varied results but I think this will be my new go to for texture.
This was amazing and changed completely the way I see texture work in photoshop. I always fought with the texture on the fill/edge thing. I really have to explore this technic. :) Extra points for the owl image. I am in love with that image since the first time I saw it, and seeing how it is done was soooo cool!!! Thank you so much for your videos.
Great video about textures, it is great idea to work with masks, I always worked only with texture, but it is true, with mask I can rework my illsutration later if I want to have some changes.
Thank you for this! I've been needing a basic intro to masks for a while and you summed this up so succinctly! Very easy to follow, I'm excited to go play with them now. :)
Thanks for the video Lee! Very interesting, I love the idea of painting on the masks. I'm a traditional water-colorist and always looking for new digital watercolor techniques.
Fascinating process. I might experiment with the techniques. I would like to make the leap to full on digital without my clients realizing it. This may help. Thanks!
Could you explain color dodge next? For some reason, when you say things, they actually make sense to me and that whole thing has been waaaay over my head for a long time. I literally have no idea what it even means.
Wow, this is soooo cool! I love this technique you've developed. Thank you so much for sharing. I'm going to take notes and experiment. :-) Will you be selling your favorite rough brush and texture stamps?
This is cool, you could do it with a digital texture too couldn't you? Like create a cool big image using a textured brush, than set that as the mask and than use another texture brush that had a cool edge style to reveal the other texture? I'm new to digital, but this sort of thing excites me :) Thank you Lee
wohoo! I heard you had a UA-cam via 3 point! And your course at SVS is my favs so very happy you are over here =D Love the video. Really working on making things simpler now.
This is exactly what I was trying to learn. Thank you so much. Any chance you might want to share the brush for the rock as well? I love the brush’s texture.
That is just a standard brush that comes with the newest photoshop. It's theirs so I can't really share it. But it's free if you are using creative cloud.
Lee White I see. I might consider to subscribe to cc. Thanks anyway. Looking forward for your future video. I started following you from svs and I love your style. Keep it coming. :)
Thank you!! That has answered some things for me! If I may suggest an idea for a video??:), you mentioned about having your storyboard in Indesign while you were working on it in photoshop so you can always see how the whole book is looking ( I think it was in 3 point perceptive ). Any chance you could show how you do this?? I figured there would be no harm in asking :)
Hi Emily, Glad you liked the video. Sure, I would be happy to make a video showing what a book looks like at all the different stages. I just finished this one up, so I'll use that one. I need to clear it with my publisher, so not sure when I'll be able to do it. I'll let you know! : )
So useful to learn this! I have a silly question: how do I make sure that the texture scanned in is 50% greyscale? Thank you for all these super helpful videos, Lee !
That's not a silly question at all! If you turn on and off your texture layer when set to "Overlay", your underlying color shouldn't change too much. If it turns your underlying color lighter, then your texture is too light. If it turns your underlying color darker, then it's too dark. If it's set right at 50%, your texture layer wont change your underlying color too much. It will just show some texture on it. Does that make sense?
Are you asking: How do I TEST whether the texture overlay layer is about 50% gray? OR How to I EDIT the texture layer to achieve approximately 50% gray? I've been testing this out (in GIMP), and-as with many things-there's more than one way to do this. To TEST: Method 1 (5:48): Turn the texture layer on & off to see if the color stays the same (or gets lighter or darker). Method 2 (5:58): Move the texture layer over to the side, so you can see the edge of that layer against the underlying color. Method 3: I realized another method would be to copy a strip of the color layer & paste it as a new layer above the texture layer. Some benefits of using Method 3: • You don't have to move a layer that you are going to keep (which also applies to method 1). • You can compare the colors while adjusting the texture layer (this also applies to method 2). • You don't have to turn the layer on & off to check the colors (also applies to method 2). • You can move the strip around to different parts of the image. To EDIT: Method 1 (5:56): Edit the value of the texture layer using Curves. Method 2: Adjust the Opacity of the texture layer, instead of adjusting the color value. Method 3: Edit the value of the texture layer using Levels (I think this is actually the same as method 1-just using a different tool). All three of these methods seem to achieve similar results. ➜ If you need to change the texture image from another color to gray: Method 1: Select the layer and click Colors > Desaturate (may be different in Photoshop). Method 2: Select the layer, change the foreground color to 50% gray (see below), select the Paint Bucket tool, then set the tool options to: Mode: Color, Fill Type: FG color fill, Affected Area: Fill whole selection, then click anywhere on that layer to use the tool. 50% gray is halfway between black & white. It gets complicated because additive color (light) works differently than subtractive color (such as ink & paint). If you are working in RGB, you can enter one of the following color settings: HEX / HTML color: #808080 RGB: 128,128,128 For more info on 50% gray (aka middle gray), see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_gray
This is a great technique and exactly what I've been trying to figure out! THanks for shsaring :) I'm interested to know how you manage your layers though. I end up with a jumbled mess.
Yes, it's easy for them to get messy! But organization is also one of the reasons I love layers. I find that folders & sub folders are very helpful ...as long as you remember to label them! Say it's a picture of a dog--I might have one folder for all the background elements & another folder for the dog elements--which may have sub-folders such as "head", "body", "fur", etc. Under the "head" folder, I may have a folder for eyes, and another one for the mouth. It's so nice to close everything & just see the "dog" folder when I am working on another part of the illustration, or be able to open the folders & go right to the layer I'm looking for.
This is a game changer. Just a bit different in procreate, but, oh my gosh, wow! My mind is blown. This saves so much time too!!
I just ran across your you tube channel, this video from 3 years ago was AWESOME! It was a such a light bulb moment. Thank you so much for sharing! .. I’m joining SVS classes because of you and your videos. Look forward to learning more! Thank you.
Thanks so much! I'm just now starting the youtube channel up again. Hope I can show you some more things that might be helpful. : )
This is a great tutorial and while I also love using handcrafted textures/overlay to my work, your steps regarding masking and fills was a lovely surprise tip.
Thank you for sharing your texture tips - as well as a great behind the scenes look into your process.
Hi Lee, the tutorial made a lot of sense. I loved your walkthrough and what I enjoyed most was your reasoning behind all of the steps. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Glad ya liked it! : )
Thank you so much. Love your style. Very useful tips to help me define my style better.
Thank you so much for this video, Lee!! It's so super helpful and I am thrilled that you're making more videos on UA-cam!
I could listen to you all day Lee. So glad you finally got on UA-cam and can’t wait to see more vids. I’ve been doing a similar thing in Procreate but not using it in quite the same way. This will add an extra element that I think I needed. This was very helpful.
I also really enjoyed the quick panting process vid of the red door ‘waiting’ painting you did. Can you please do some videos about printing and everything that goes into that process for you, for your art shows and other purposes. Thanks again for the great content and explanations.
Thanks Lee , This is exactly what I've been looking for. I've been fighting with my brushes to varied results but I think this will be my new go to for texture.
This was amazing and changed completely the way I see texture work in photoshop. I always fought with the texture on the fill/edge thing. I really have to explore this technic. :) Extra points for the owl image. I am in love with that image since the first time I saw it, and seeing how it is done was soooo cool!!! Thank you so much for your videos.
Thank you for sharing! It was very useful!
This is a treasure. Thank you!
Love your teaching. Really helpful lesson.
wow thats great Lee
I'm happy to see your YT videos, Lee. Great job!
Thanks! : )
So glad I found your channel here! Taking SVS classes - lifechanging!
Great video about textures, it is great idea to work with masks, I always worked only with texture, but it is true, with mask I can rework my illsutration later if I want to have some changes.
Thank you, I needed to learn how to do this for an illustration that needs “something.”Perfect timing. You are the best.
Great! I'm glad I can help! : )
Thank you! Your work and those videos are amazing!
Thanks so much! : )
Thanks Lee. Much appreciated. Looking forward to try this on my children's illustrations. Yes!
Thank you for this! I've been needing a basic intro to masks for a while and you summed this up so succinctly! Very easy to follow, I'm excited to go play with them now. :)
Thanks for this Lee! Been trying to figure out textures over the past few months. This brings it all together perfectly!
Cool! Glad it helped! : )
Another great video! Your art has a great grunge effect I want to achieve so this video helps lots
Thanks for the video Lee! Very interesting, I love the idea of painting on the masks. I'm a traditional water-colorist and always looking for new digital watercolor techniques.
glad ya liked it! : )
So inspiring, thank you for sharing!
Fascinating process. I might experiment with the techniques. I would like to make the leap to full on digital without my clients realizing it. This may help. Thanks!
Great! Hope it helps your process along the way! : )
This is amazing! Thanks Lee!
Glad ya liked it! : )
Loving the videos 👍
Thanks! : )
I’m just getting into playing around with textures so this is really helpful Lee, thank you.
Cool! Glad you can use it! The techniques are simple, but effective.
Could you explain color dodge next? For some reason, when you say things, they actually make sense to me and that whole thing has been waaaay over my head for a long time. I literally have no idea what it even means.
❤️I've been wanting to learn this!
Wow, this is soooo cool! I love this technique you've developed. Thank you so much for sharing. I'm going to take notes and experiment. :-) Will you be selling your favorite rough brush and texture stamps?
This is cool, you could do it with a digital texture too couldn't you? Like create a cool big image using a textured brush, than set that as the mask and than use another texture brush that had a cool edge style to reveal the other texture?
I'm new to digital, but this sort of thing excites me :)
Thank you Lee
Yep! you can do it with any texture! : )
wohoo! I heard you had a UA-cam via 3 point!
And your course at SVS is my favs so very happy you are over here =D Love the video.
Really working on making things simpler now.
Are you using a Wacom Cintiq in this video?
This is exactly what I was trying to learn. Thank you so much. Any chance you might want to share the brush for the rock as well? I love the brush’s texture.
That is just a standard brush that comes with the newest photoshop. It's theirs so I can't really share it. But it's free if you are using creative cloud.
Lee White I see. I might consider to subscribe to cc. Thanks anyway. Looking forward for your future video. I started following you from svs and I love your style. Keep it coming. :)
Thank you!! That has answered some things for me!
If I may suggest an idea for a video??:), you mentioned about having your storyboard in Indesign while you were working on it in photoshop so you can always see how the whole book is looking ( I think it was in 3 point perceptive ). Any chance you could show how you do this?? I figured there would be no harm in asking :)
Hi Emily, Glad you liked the video. Sure, I would be happy to make a video showing what a book looks like at all the different stages. I just finished this one up, so I'll use that one. I need to clear it with my publisher, so not sure when I'll be able to do it. I'll let you know! : )
@@leewhite134 that's awesome!! Thank you 😁
So useful to learn this! I have a silly question: how do I make sure that the texture scanned in is 50% greyscale? Thank you for all these super helpful videos, Lee !
That's not a silly question at all! If you turn on and off your texture layer when set to "Overlay", your underlying color shouldn't change too much. If it turns your underlying color lighter, then your texture is too light. If it turns your underlying color darker, then it's too dark. If it's set right at 50%, your texture layer wont change your underlying color too much. It will just show some texture on it. Does that make sense?
Are you asking:
How do I TEST whether the texture overlay layer is about 50% gray? OR
How to I EDIT the texture layer to achieve approximately 50% gray?
I've been testing this out (in GIMP), and-as with many things-there's more than one way to do this.
To TEST:
Method 1 (5:48): Turn the texture layer on & off to see if the color stays the same (or gets lighter or darker).
Method 2 (5:58): Move the texture layer over to the side, so you can see the edge of that layer against the underlying color.
Method 3: I realized another method would be to copy a strip of the color layer & paste it as a new layer above the texture layer.
Some benefits of using Method 3:
• You don't have to move a layer that you are going to keep (which also applies to method 1).
• You can compare the colors while adjusting the texture layer (this also applies to method 2).
• You don't have to turn the layer on & off to check the colors (also applies to method 2).
• You can move the strip around to different parts of the image.
To EDIT:
Method 1 (5:56): Edit the value of the texture layer using Curves.
Method 2: Adjust the Opacity of the texture layer, instead of adjusting the color value.
Method 3: Edit the value of the texture layer using Levels (I think this is actually the same as method 1-just using a different tool).
All three of these methods seem to achieve similar results.
➜ If you need to change the texture image from another color to gray:
Method 1: Select the layer and click Colors > Desaturate (may be different in Photoshop).
Method 2: Select the layer, change the foreground color to 50% gray (see below), select the Paint Bucket tool, then set the tool options to: Mode: Color, Fill Type: FG color fill, Affected Area: Fill whole selection, then click anywhere on that layer to use the tool.
50% gray is halfway between black & white. It gets complicated because additive color (light) works differently than subtractive color (such as ink & paint). If you are working in RGB, you can enter one of the following color settings:
HEX / HTML color: #808080
RGB: 128,128,128
For more info on 50% gray (aka middle gray), see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_gray
Thanks Lee! Overlay has been driving me nuts for a while, and now I know why. Beautiful painting, by the way. Is this in a forthcoming book?
thanks! yep, new book coming out in 2020! : )
@@leewhite134 i might but it just for the artwork! It looks amazing. I have found a new love for fine art like yours!
This is a great technique and exactly what I've been trying to figure out! THanks for shsaring :) I'm interested to know how you manage your layers though. I end up with a jumbled mess.
haha! me too! I have been grouping my layers into layer folders which has helped quite a bit.
Yes, it's easy for them to get messy! But organization is also one of the reasons I love layers. I find that folders & sub folders are very helpful ...as long as you remember to label them!
Say it's a picture of a dog--I might have one folder for all the background elements & another folder for the dog elements--which may have sub-folders such as "head", "body", "fur", etc. Under the "head" folder, I may have a folder for eyes, and another one for the mouth.
It's so nice to close everything & just see the "dog" folder when I am working on another part of the illustration, or be able to open the folders & go right to the layer I'm looking for.
@@miriamrobarts I'll try this haha. When I'm in the zone, I tend to forget to organize along the way 😂