Another way (and before you begin, either save the file under a different file name so you'll have the intact original in case of a mishap, or duplicate the layer and work on the duplicate): Working in sections, make a selection around the large white areas: Set foreground color to white, then Edit/Fill/foreground color Ta-DA! Now go Select/Deselect, then go to the next area. Now you can go to the brushes, select the size you want (4 or 5 pixels is good for most of it), and it should be set to 100% hardness, and paint over any last stragglers you find inside the small areas within the black line art. ... View more

thought *of* this ... View more

Wow Trevor! I'd never thought if this. It's a great one to know. I was duplicating the layer so as to leave it intact in case I made a mess of things (in photography, not illo). As to using these tools on illustrations, often (and in my case, nearly always), illustration for clients requires that each element be on its own separate layer. Line art on one layer, the color for each separate element on another. I have illos which have hundreds of layers sometimes. I do apply layer styles such as inner glow, inner shadow, etc (which replicate dodge and burn), and I do it this way because they can be disabled and then re-enabled as needed by the printer. It isn't like photography. ... View more

Well I should specify that I don't work in AI, but to my eye, vectors have more of a smooth look with a thicker and more uniform line. However, just because it looks like a vector to me doesn't mean it is one haha! Your illustration looks good. For the shadow on his bag, you can make it more subtle by adjusting the transparency; however, having said that, the look you have can also be a good one depending on what you're going for. Also, FYI he appears to have two right feet. You can still duplicate and flip the right shoe you've already drawn, but there should be slight adjustments made to make it look like the left foot. You can do this by indicating the arch of the foot, which would show on the inward-facing foot. Like this: ... View more

His look to me like they might be done in Illustrator, but if it's Photoshop, I think he's applying an inner glow and inner shadow to achieve some of the effects. ... View more

You can stroke a shape in Photoshop this way: -Set the brush you want -Select the pen tool -right-click and Choose "Make Selection" -Make a new layer -Edit/Stroke ......................... This way, you have all your line art on a separate layer, which you might need depending on who you're doing the art for. For most of my work, they want the line art on its own layer. Or you can merge the layers if needed. ... View more

Mine are too. ... View more

Trevor, we in the USA are also talking about permanent DST. Since we still have some weekend left and I made Bambi's sister way too small. here she is again but with a Daffodil Hat: ... View more

Aha! ... View more

Never mind my reply above - I couldn't see it so well on my phone. Trying a drop shadow - stay tuned. ... View more

They might have added an inner glow. im on my phone away from home right now, but will take a closer look when I get home. ... View more

Yes haha! And it doesn't take much to make Pepper take a nap. She's an expert at relaxing. ... View more

Wait I should've put daffodils in front of her: ... View more

Haha Spring has Sprung. ... View more

I think I'd have liked her! ... View more

I wasn't aware of him so I googled, and lo and behold he's in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. ... View more

I remember when I first had to work in CMYK, for a greeting card publisher, and my most-often repeated thought as I worked was "You call that black??" ... View more

Gah   *hilarious" ... View more

OMG that is hiarious ... View more

Hahaha! I see from the video there are plenty of diphthongs, just like my Midwestern accent. Now I live in Texas, and a Texan friend constantly makes fun of my accent, which cracks me up because he is the one with the accent. I mean really. ... View more

Yay! ... View more