Tutorial 002

[elevation]

Not full tutorials, but some coloring techniques I love using. All gradients used are from the Sara Mudou set.

Icy Blue:

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Base, untouched.

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Create a new layer and fill it with a pinkish shade. I chose #E2CFC2. Set this layer to 'Saturation'.

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Burnt Brown:

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Base, still untouched.

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Duplicate your base layer, and set it to 'Screen'.

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Duplicate your Screen layer and set it to 'Soft Light'.

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Create a New Layer and fill it with the brown gradient. Set the gradient to 'Linear Burn'.

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Rainbow Filter:

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Base, yet to be touched.

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Create a new layer and fill it with the yellow gradient. Set the gradient to 'Darken'.

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Create a new layer on top of that and fill it with the blue gradient. Set this gradient to 'Soft Light'.

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Create yet another new layer and fill it with the green gradient. Set this gradient to 'Darken'.

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Create the final new layer and fill it with the pink gradient. Set this gradient to 'Overlay'.

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Vivid and Bright:

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Same base as before, still untouched.

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Create a new layer and fill it with a blue. I chose #47599C. Set it to 'Linear Dodge'.

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Duplicate the base layer and drage it to the top, set it to 'Color Burn'.

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