A Work in Progress: Monsoon Season In Arizona



This guide was made for entry:
Monsoon Season In Arizona
In Contest:
watercolour


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I used a tablet and pen to create this entry. Simple brushes such as those listed in rule 7.13. These were primarily the "round point stiff" and the "#63 water color loaded wet flat tip" brushes included within CS5. here is the preliminary sketch and coloring of sky.

Creation of Monsoon Season In Arizona: Step 1

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Some Smudge tool and "Mixer Brush" work

Creation of Monsoon Season In Arizona: Step 2

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More color added and changing the brush tip parameters.

Creation of Monsoon Season In Arizona: Step 3

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Starting the mountains ...(The PSD for this picture consist of over 50 layers of different colors.)

Creation of Monsoon Season In Arizona: Step 4

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lots of smudge, dodge and burn

Creation of Monsoon Season In Arizona: Step 5

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Creation of Monsoon Season In Arizona: Step 6

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Starting the foreground

Creation of Monsoon Season In Arizona: Step 7

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More color and brush work. Smudge, Blur (not the filters) were used to obtain the water color effect. Dodge and Burn were used for depth and shading along with different colors. Some adjustments were made using the Levels and Hue/Saturation controls.

Creation of Monsoon Season In Arizona: Step 8

Final result

Creation of Monsoon Season In Arizona: Final Result

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