DIGITAL ART | ORIGINAL CHARACTERS | FANTASY | LGBTQ
Darklaw | A Sword Has Two Edges Cover Detail
Detail of the tenth cover image for a series of Darklaw Stories.
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1 min readOct 17, 2022
Here’s an example of how I use Adobe Photoshop for finishes. I roughed in the whole scene in B&W, then cut and pasted the figure to its own layer. The underimage had dark fuzz. I selected and used the smudge tool to mix the background. If I left it, the figure layer would look flat, as if it was paper with a shadow.
The Darklaw Saga is a linked story collection published at Tantalizing Tales and Redemption Magazine. Find all episodes here.
