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The brush strokes on the left have no filter applied, the ones on the right have a Live Displace Filter applied to them. Remember you can use an HSL Adjustment layer clipped to your painting layer if you’re struggling to get your colours just right. So it takes a bit of practice to get the colours you want but if you can figure it out it’s worth it! Darker colours with limited black or grey content will be bold, colours with grey tones may look more realistic but have too much grey and you’ll lose the colour. For example, colours will generally appear brighter and stronger with Colour Burn applied. The Colour Burn Blend Mode really makes the paint look like it has absorbed into the paper, but you’ll notice it changes the way your colours appear. If you’re using a mostly white/grey paper your colours will stay true. Multiply is great for working over the top of line art as your darker lines will show through and your paper texture will show through. Apply these to your painting layers to blend them into your paper layer. The two main Blend Modes to explore when creating realistic watercolours are Multiply and Colour Burn. In this image the whole painting was done in one colour, two blended colours were applied to the brush strokes afterwards using the Protect Alpha technique. This will preserve the exact appearance of your original brushstroke but apply your colours over the top, no smudging or blurring or additional layers required. A way to replicate this is to paint your brush stroke in a single colour, apply Protect Alpha, then paint your additional colours over the top of your brush strokes. Colour and Protect Alphaīlending colours together in watercolour is often really seamless as the colours flow into one another. The same goes with the Smudge Brush Tool if you want to blend some of your shading or colours. Remember you can apply the Watercolour brushes to other tools you use, so if your paint is a little dark or has spilt over the edges of your line-work, select the Erase Brush Tool, choose the Watercolour brush you have been working with and you’ll retain your watercolour look as you erase.

Applying the Watercolour brushes to other tools Use Opacity and Flow in your Paint Brush context toolbar to adjust the transparency of the paint and flow of the paint from your brush. In each pair, the left brush stroke has Wet Edges on and the right stroke has Wet Edges off.

Side by Side comparisons of different Watercolour brushes with Wet Edges turned on and off. The following brushes are a great starting point: First, lay down some light washes using large brushes that give a diluted effect. Just like real watercolour, we’re going to work from light to dark.

Instead of trying to use every brush in the Watercolours category, pick three to four brushes to experiment with to get a more consistent look. The primary tool to use is the Paint Brush Tool. As with real watercolour, overworking your painting will ruin it so less is more! Different brushes for different brush strokes It can take a little practice and it’s good to have a real watercolour painting to reference.

We recommend working with an Apple Pencil or with a graphics tablet for the best results.īrush technique is the key to effectively creating digital watercolours.

Note that the Displace filter in the ‘Finishing Touches’ section will only work in Photo.

If you’re working in Designer you will be working solely in the Pixel Persona with the Paint Brush Tool.

The Paint Brush Tool and the default Watercolour brush category found in both Affinity Photo and Designer (Desktop and iPad).

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A watercolour paper texture for your background-you can download a free one we have created for you here.The outlines of this illustration have been created using Ink brushes in purple and coloured in with Watercolour brushes.

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