how to paint anime water

by Mrs. Marisol Armstrong V 10 min read
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Outline the bottom of your water droplet in white, just as you did the top of the water droplet. Shade the bottom of your droplet with a very transparent layer of white, working the paint in the same manner as you did with the black. Add the shine marks to your droplet.

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Why do I use white in watercolor?

Because the layer is set to multiply, white works like an eraser without actually erasing anything on the layer. This is what the layer actually looks like when I'm done: [TIP] If we apply white leaving a little margin from the edges, it will create a a watercolor border effect.

How to rasterize texture layer?

Now we rasterize the texture layer (right-click on it → rasterize) and we do the following: 1. Set the blending mode to Overlay and lower the opacity to 20. 2. Duplicate the texture layer and set the blending mode of this second layer to Color Burn.

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