how-to Color Specific Shading

doodle for 18 Aug 2012

In the past I’ve always tried to do quick shading by drawing black shapes on a separate transparent layer, and the setting the opacity to 30-40%. But that ends up with this washed out drab shadow instead of a darker version of the same color. Well, I’ve figured out a better way, that’s just as easy and I thought I’d share.

Full details are in the following blog post: [link]