Layers - Blog Posts
Lead artist Jonathan likes to do what he calls “non-destructive drawing”, in which layers or other methods are used to separate different steps of an illustration in order to make changes to specific parts.
This can result in a lot of layers being put down but it’s nice to be able to go back and see how the rough sketch led to the final drawing :)
Not everyone needs access to the layers of your mind.
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie - Desserts A homemade peanut butter cup-like flavor is created by combining three layers of chocolate, peanut butter, and graham cracker crumbs.
Puff Pastry Shells Puff pastry shells made by Chef John are a quick and sophisticated way to serve savory or sweet fillings.
Fruit Desserts - Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Spoon sweetened strawberries and whipped topping between layers of homemade chocolate shortcake for an absolutely stunning dessert. To a stunned crowd, drizzle with chocolate syrup before serving.
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Good afternoon
currently watching a tennis match while typing this, but i’m more so focused on typing this.
yesterday i got some cookies and cream ice cream (my favorite) and i went to the tennis thing :3 it was FREEZING COLD (in the 50’s) but i had a jacket so it’s okay!! tennis was fire and i stole a piece of pizza (it was free dw). i ate some pasta for lunch and oh my god that was so yum. omg omg also i was passing some girls earlier yesterday and they were speaking in a different language but as i walked by them they started whispering and giggling so ummmm i hope they weren’t talking about me!! fire fire 🔥🔥🔥
today i’m eating famous amos cookies and watching a match, like i said earlier. it’s 55 degrees out (feels like 50) but i have layers on!!! 3 layers of socks, 2 layers of pants, and 5 layers of shirts!!! goated!!!
I deadass got Jumpscared last night by hiding one of my layers while working on this drawing help why is it so terrifying 😭
Crumb Apple Pie - Pies Cinnamon and nutmeg are sprinkled between layers of sliced apples, covered with a sweet butter crumble concoction, and baked in a pie shell until the apples are tender and the juices are bubbling through the sugar crumble.
Lemon Dessert - Lemon Layer Cake a recipe for traditional lemon cake. It typically consists of three to six layers of white cake, a cooked lemon filling sandwiched in the middle, and Seven Minute Frosting on top.
Rustic Landscape - Retaining Walls
Inspiration for a mid-sized rustic partial sun side yard stone retaining wall landscape in summer.
I’m actually a genius I—
For all the digital artists out there, use different colors for each layer
Like I’m constantly seeing posts about digital artists struggling because they don’t know which layer that random line is on so … just … use different colors for each layer so it’s easier to find
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Delicious Apple Pie Bars - Desserts Apple pie filling is sandwiched between two layers of pie crust. It's like a portable apple pie you can cut up and share!
Sometimes you discover the funnest things when you're playing with layers.
Photo of a sizable, traditional stone garden path in the summertime. Photo of a large traditional partial sun side yard stone garden path in summer.
Studio View 4/4/16 work in progress #painting #art #studioart #studio #contemporary #ContemporaryArt #nyc #createart #acrylic #layers #palimpsest (at The Art Students League of New York)
http://www.journal-du-design.fr/art/astral-bodies-par-enorme-studio-vitamin-a-la-milan-design-week-pour-finsa-117524/?fbclid=IwAR15nsMuXsjngGcCAomqzqbX4v-XFCKUiT7aX4hy7xO3V4I30ceTIxmZIpw
Monkey Bread - Double Chocolate Banana Monkey Bread Double chocolate banana monkey bread is flaky layers of spiced, caramelized, double chocolate goodness that is a sweet, gooey delicacy.
THE LAYERS CHEAT SHEET PART TWO (PART ONE HERE) Once again, I’m no expert- there are things about these layers I probably haven’t covered, so please try them out for yourself! Layers 1-7 help your contrast. They are usually a pair of the former two groups I went over in my last post. 1. OVERLAY: Helps your contrast by boosting your lights and darks, while the more mid tone pixels aren’t affected as much. It does this based on the layers beneath it. “Screens” the lights, “multiplies” the darks. 2. SOFT LIGHT: Similar to overlay, but a “softer” effect. You can think of soft light as more transparent. 3. HARD LIGHT: You can look at hard light as an intense version of overlay, with much brighter colors and a much less transparent look. 4. VIVID LIGHT: This is the heavy metal version of overlay- think of it similar to color dodge and color burn. Very intense colors, good for finding interesting lighting and color combos. 5. LINEAR LIGHT: Crazy amounts of contrast and color is added here, even more than vivid light. so heavy metal 6. PIN LIGHT: This one is interesting because besides it also being an intense contrast layer, it can add random noise to the active layer. Apparently this is a combo of the lighten blend mode on the light pixels and darken on the dark pixels, but the noise effect is what makes it really interesting imo. 7. HARD MIX: You will turn this mode on and be like “no” but it is actually adjusting its fill will reveal another overlay-ish type layer. It throws the colors on the active layer towards a more primary color such as blue, or magenta. _____ 8. DIFFERENCE: This will invert your colors, taking into account the layers below. If colors are very close, they will be black. 9. EXCLUSION: This also inverts your colors, taking into account the layers below. If colors are very close, they are grey. Exclusion and difference are layers that would be good for graphic pieces, I haven’t really gotten used to incorporating them in my painting workflow. 10. SUBTRACT: Similar to the above layers, but more intense. You will notice that the darker you make your active layer with Difference, exclusion, and subtract, the lighter and more transparent looking the result will be. 11. DIVIDE: Divide, however, usually results in crazy highlights that are pretty opaque unless the layer is fairly light, and then it will begin to go transparent. ___ 12. HUE: Makes the lower layer take on the hue of the active layer. 13. SATURATION: The lower layers take on the saturation of the active layer. 14. COLOR: The lower layers take on the color of the active layer. 15. LUMINOSITY: The lower layers take on the luminosity, or brightness, of the active layer. Once again, I’m no expert, but I hope this helps. Thanks guys! http://drawmaevedraw.tumblr.com/
So I got a lot of messages after my first post asking me to explain layers, so I have put together a cheat sheet of the different layer types. The quickest way to become awesome with layers is to know exactly what each one does. Once again, I’m no expert, and these are just my personal definitions, so please try these out for yourself! LONG POST BELOWWW THE LAYERS CHEAT SHEET PART ONE: 1. NORMAL: Aw yeah you know all about this layer its just your average layer 2 DISSOLVE: This mode “dissolves” some pixels, allowing the lower layer to show through. very pixel-y. Reducing opacity makes it dissolve more. ________ 3. DARKEN: Now the difference between darken and multiply are a little confusing, so I will explain them together. MULTIPLY is more of a glaze, while DARKEN favors the darks on all layers. So if you have a darken layer on, it tend to reduce/remove the lighter tones on the layer if there are darker tones below it, while darkening the darks. 4. MULTIPLY: A glaze that darkens the color of the layer below. It is great for shading. Reduces whites. 5. COLOR BURN: “Burns” the lower layer favoring a more saturated look. Marks made over white are not preserved. 6. LINEAR BURN: “Burns” the lower layer, with a little less saturation than color Burn. Also will preserve colors over white. 7. DARKER COLOR: I tend to avoid this puppy cause it does not darken on the RGB channel. (feel free to try him though!) ______ 8. LIGHTEN: Lightens the colors below. Favors lighter colors on lower layers. 9. SCREEN: Lightens the colors below, but much closer to the “glaze” analogy as above. Reduces blacks. 10. COLOR DODGE: Often used for magic-y effects, color dodge bumps up saturation and is very bright. 11. LINEAR DODGE: Much like color dodge, but less saturation. 12. LIGHTER COLOR: Once again, this is an outside RGB channel layer, so I don’t really use this. As you probably have noticed, the second two groups are opposites, so if you have a good handle on one, you probably know exactly what the second group does! I will do the remaining groups next week as they do not follow this pattern. Thanks! drawmaevedraw.tumblr.com EDIT: Part two here: Photoshop Layers Part Two!!
