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THE FRIDAY CHALLENGE
W
E’VE LOOKED AT WAYS OF
creating a fabric effect using the
Dodge and Burn tools. But for more detailed
work, nothing beats the Smudge tool for precise
creation of folds and wrinkles.
We’ll start with an image of a woman in a
swimsuit, paint a dress shape on her, and then
go on to build up the shading in detail until we
achieve a realistic, compelling impression of a
satin dress. I’ve included the dress shape in the
version of this file on the website.
Smudge painting fabric
1
Draw the basic dress on a new
layer. It’s easiest to do this with the
Pen tool, but you can always touch it up
with the Brush afterwards.
6
Continue to use the temporary
‘Smudge Painting’ technique, using
both white and black. Make an extra
deep fold for the thumb tip to tuck into.
2
Use the Burn tool to add shading
round the edge, under the breasts
and hand. Lock the Transparency so the
Smudge tool doesn’t go over the edge.
7
Reduce the size of the Smudge tool,
and then use it to smear intricate
folds and wrinkles. It takes a while to get
a decent effect: don’t rush it!
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Paper and fabric
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HOT TIP
As always, it’s
best to work
with a mid-tone
gray as the base
of the shading
operation. That’s
because you
don’t want a color
component to
confuse matters at
this stage: add the
color afterwards,
when the shading
is finished.
Duplicate the
dress layer every
now and then,
so you’ve always
got a version you
can return to if the
Smudge operation
goes horribly
wrong.
3
Smudge the shadows into folds.
Use a soft-edged brush,with a
Strength of about 70% if you have a
tablet, 30% if you use a mouse.
8
To color the dress, use a new
Adjustment Layer using either
Curves or Hue/Saturation. Be careful not
to choose an artificially bright color.
4
Set the foreground color to black,
then hold O A as you dab
between the breasts to enable ‘Smudge
Painting’, adding a blob of black.
9
Duplicate the dress and set it to
Hard Light mode for crispness.
Finally, make a new layer to paint
shadows on the skin for added realism.
5
Release the O A key, and
smudge the black blob to smear
the shadow beneath the breasts and up
the neckline, making it better defined.
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