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Using a reference photo, I painted a portrait in SketchClub. To simplify the painting process, I used the Vector tool to make shapes as large blocks of color, and then I use the pen and soft and hard brushes to add layers of detail. Then I used iColorama to optimize the color, tone and contrast, to add lighting effects, and to create a border. Then I used KinoGlitch to create additional versions of the image.
I opened a reference photo in SketchClub. I reduced the opacity of the photo layer so I could still see it as I painted, but it would not be so dark that I couldn’t see what I was I was painting. I kept this layer as the top layer throughout the rest of the painting process, turning visibility on and off to check my work as I went along. When I no longer need the photo reference, I will turn off visibility for the photo layer, so that nothing of the photo remains in the final image. On a new layer below the photo layer, I started by painting these skin toned shapes using the Vector tool.
On a new layer above the skin tone layer, I created the eyes. For each eye, I started with a round-ish black shape, using the Vector tool. On top of that I made a smaller round-ish gray shape for the eye color. On top of that I made a smaller round-ish black shape for the pupil. On top of that I used a hard brush to paint a white catchlight. On top of that I used a soft brush with a grayer shade of white to paint soft reflections on the lower part of the eye.
On a new layer below the eyeballs layer and above the skin tone layer, I used the Vector tool to paint gray shapes for the whites of the eyes.
On a new layer above the eyeballs layer, I used a black pen to draw lines for the edges of her eyes and for the crease above her eyes. I used the pen to also fill in a thicker black area at the outer edges of her eyes.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a soft round brush to paint soft gray shadows in the creases above her eyes.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a black pen to draw eyebrows. I also used the Vector tool to create a black shape for her nostril.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used the Vector tool to create shapes for the lips. I used a black pen to draw a line between the lips. I used a soft round brush to paint shadows onto her eyebrows and under her eyes, as well as around her nose and on and under her lips. I used a larger soft round brush to paint a highlight along the bridge of her nose.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a soft round brush to paint color onto her cheeks and forehead. I used a soft round brush to paint shadows onto her face and arms. I used the Vector tool to create black shapes for her dress. I also used the Vector tool to create a black shape for the part in her hair at the top of her head.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used the Vector tool to paint shapes for her hair.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a pen to draw a pattern onto her dress. I used the pen to draw streaks onto her hair.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a thick black pen to draw an inner edge to the hair on the right side of her face and body. Then I used a soft round brush to paint soft shadows onto the darker section of hair.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a soft round brush to paint light yellow highlights onto the lighter section of hair.
I created a new layer at the bottom of the layer stack and filled it with a dark blue-green color.
On a new layer above the background color layer, I used the pen tool to draw wiggly vertical lines. I could draw these lines right through her body without them covering her, because they are on a lower layer than her body.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a pen to draw a suggestion of flowers onto the background.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a soft round brush to paint soft yellow highlights on the “flowers”.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a smaller soft round brush to paint darker yellow centers onto the “flowers”.
On a new layer above the previous layer, I used a large soft round brush to paint yellow streams of sunlight coming from the upper left. I saved the image to my camera roll.
I opened the image in iColorama. I used various presets under Adjust/Tonelab to adjust the tone and color. I saved the image to my camera roll.
I opened the image in Elasticam. I altered the features and body shape. I saved the image to my camera roll.
I opened the image in iColorama. I used one of the last few presets under Effect/Blur, and saved it to my camera roll. Then I used Effect/Blend to blend the blurred image onto the unblurred image at low opacity, trying several blending modes.
I used Texture/Leak Preset 1 at medium opacity to add a light source at the upper right. I used the Soft Light mode, and I used my fingers to stretch and reposition the leak for best effect.
Some of these adjustments had dulled the highlights in her eyes and lips. I used Adjust/Exposure with an inverted brush mask to lighten the highlights in her eyes and on her lips.
I used Brush/Paint and a white brush to paint away some of the edges, to create a kind of border, and reduced the opacity, using the opacity slider, to let some of the painted-over border show through. I saved to my camera roll. This is Version 1.
To create a couple more versions, I used the KinoGlitch app. I opened the image in KinoGlitch, and I chose Grid 0 (no grid). I experimented with the sliders under Adjust, keeping the smoothness slider rather far to the right. I saved this version to my camera roll.
Still in KinoGlitch, I now used Grid 10, and I experimented with the Divisions slider under Adjust, keeping the other sliders close to their previous positions. I saved this version to my camera roll.
Still in KinoGlitch, I made this version by using my fingers to turn the previous image around to its “back” side. I saved this to my camera roll.
In iColorama, I used Effect/Blend to blend the first KinoGlitch output onto the second, using a brush mask to preserve her eyes and lips.
I used various effects in iColorama, including Style/Simplify, Effect/Glow, Style/Water, and Effect/Raise. These were all attempts to soften the image.
I used Effect/Blend to blend the third KinoGlitch output onto this result, trying several blending modes and slider settings.
I used Form/Crop to crop the image. I used a few presets under Adjust/Tonelab to brighten the colors, and I used Adjust/Levels for more contrast. I used Form/Warp to enlarge and alter the shape of the head.
I used the first preset under Form/Glass, with a brush mask to preserve the face.
I used Form/Crop to crop. To create a vignetting effect, I used Preset/Border preset 3 with a brush mask to preserve the face. This is Version 2.
To make a third version, I opened one of the KinoGlitch outputs in iColorama. I used Effect/Blend to blend Version 1 over it. I tried several blending modes, including the negative modes (Negative, Difference, Exclusion) and slider settings.
I used various presets under Adjust/Tonelab to improve the color and tone, and I used Adjust/Levels for contrast. I used Adjust/Exposure with an inverted brush mask to lighten the highlights in the eyes.
I used Form/Crop to crop the image. I used a preset under Effect/Blur with a brush mask to preserve the center of the image, thus creating a blurred border.
I used Effect/Light preset 1 at low opacity followed by Adjust/High preset 1 at low opacity, to bring out the highlights. I used Effect/Raise at low opacity for emphasis. This is Version 3.
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