Self Learning Program

May 2002 - Week 3

Painting With Retouch Tool - Part 3
The Lake and Foreground

Tutorial found HERE

Homework:  We are continuing on with the homework the same as the last couple of weeks.  This is strictly voluntary on your stages of your work ; However, we do expect to see the finished product when we finish this series.  ;o)

Again I used photo found at Webshots to try to duplicate

• Opened new image - 400 X 300 - White
• New Layer (Sky) - Airbrushed (Settings: Round, Size-30, Opacity-100, Step-1, Density-100) in 3 layers at top of image. Colors: #9C6AB1, #FF91B6, #FFD065. (This was top third of picture)
• Smudged these until I got effect I wanted.
• New Layer (Trees) - Since these were just silhouettes, I did them in one color #050503 and drew a horizontal line with airbrush (size 30) across where I wanted base to be. Then I switched to size 4, lowered opacity to 40 and density to 50 and drew in the trees.
• I hid white background and merged tree and sky layers
• Using selection tool (rectangle) I selected top portion of picture down to base of trees and hill. I promoted selection to layer (Renamed Reflection)and flipped. Then positioned at bottom of selection. Deselected.
• On Reflection layer I adjusted color to -75.
• For lower section of image I selected color neared the bottom on reflection (#58265A) and airbrushed in the bottom. I then used Retouch>Darken RGB to darken more at very bottom.
• Applied Gaussian Blur set at 2 to reflection layer.
• Painted in rocks in foreground using color #3B133D.
• Then rather than selecting each rock, promoting to layer, and flipping, I decided to just paint in reflection on new layer using color #3A123D... then used gaussian blur set at 2 on this layer.

Time: Approximately 30 min. (Not counting time writing this and looking up spelling on "silhouette"...LOL

Attempt at Duplication of picture from Webshots

• Opened new image 400 X 300
• New Layer (Sky) - Picked a medium and a pale blue and flood filled as gradient with light on left side.
• New Layer (Sky2) - Using Selection tool set on rectangle selected top half of picture. Changed foreground color to white and background still the medium blue. Set gradient with dark on top and light on bottom and floodfilled with opacity set on 29.
• Merged 2 sky layers into one named SKY and smudged some.
• New Layer (Clouds)Made clouds as per Week 1 tutorial
• When satisfied merged with Sky.
• New Layer... Ground... Using #877505, I painted in green ground
• New Layer .. Trees....Using tube of pine tree at varying sizes I place trees .
• Using Retouch>Lighten RGB I lightened some trees and added highlights to others
• Switched to Ground level and using Retouch>Darken added shadows
• When satisfied I merged all levels.
• Using Selection>Rectangle I selected top portion of picture down to shoreline. Promoted selection to layer and flipped.
• Merged layers
• Using Retouch>Darken RGB doctored up coastline a bit.
• Using lasso selected lake area and then with darkened with Color adjustment.
• With lake still selected applied Effects>Ripple
• Using a lighter shade of the ground green, I painted in reeds on right side of lake at shoreline.
• New Layer - with almost a black green I painted in the grass in foreground. Then used Retouch>Soften.

Created 5/19/02
Updated 5/25/02