Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS3 in 24 Hours

Chapter 7. Digital Painting

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• Foreground and Background Colors

• Selecting Colors

• Blending Modes

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Now that you know a little bit about brushes and painting tools, you need to know how to choose some colors with which to paint. Some of the nicer characteristics of digital paint are that it doesn’t get under your fingernails, it doesn’t smell like turpentine, and you don’t have to clean your brushes after you’re done painting.

In this hour, you’re going to learn about choosing and applying color. There are several ways of choosing colors, and this hour also discusses blending modes, which affect the way colors (and layers) interact.

Foreground and Background Colors

At any given moment while ...