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Painting a Gooey Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Creating Cracks in the Rocks 88
Giving the Cracks Dimension 91
Getting Gooey 92
Adding Dimension 94
Removing the Bevel 95
Adding More Shadows, Highlights, and Texture 97
Final Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Chapter 4 Painting a Fantasy Forest with the Image Hose 101
Using the Image Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Setting Up the Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Painting Trees in the Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Painting a Few Trees to Produce a Forest 104
Creating a Nozzle File of the Trees 106
Adding Leaves to the Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Creating a Leaf Brush 116
Creating a Leaf Nozzle 118
Finishing Touches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Enhancing the Scene with Shadows 123
Adding Light 126
Adding Dust Motes 127
Adding a Little More Light and Dust 128
Adding Fauna in the Flora 128
Putting a Soft Focus on Reality 129
Final Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Chapter 5 Painting the Sleepwalker 133
Painting a Night Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Setting Up the Image 134
Painting the Sleepwalker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Putting Up Wallpaper 139
Darkening the Image 142
Painting the Sleepwalking Character 144
Cloning the Image 146
Adding Floorboards for Balance 147
Smoothing Out the Rough Spots 149
Painting the Eye Candy in the Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Adding Wispy Smoke 151
Cooling Down the Night 154
Enhancing the Mood with Moonlight 155
Finishing Touches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Final Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Chapter 6 Painting a Sea Serpent 163
Using a Paper Texture for the Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Creating the Paper Texture 164
Wet and Dry Digital Watercolor Layers 166
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