mmjoshi wrote:
Erisian wrote:
Maybe you could try experimenting with a normal paintbrush on a burn layer. I don't know if that would work the same or not.
Haven't used a burn layer. Is it used for normal burning/dodging? Gimp documentation is not very helpful.
Yes, it's a common practice to be able to get back later on if needed,
2 options (that I'm aware of):
1) the common one, above your picture put a transparent layer, fill it with a 50% gray (HTML/Hexa #808080, or R 50%, G 50%, B 50%) Soft light mode(50% gray in soft light mode won't show up), use your dogde and burn tool on that layer...
If you bleed, take the paint brush and paint with a 50% gray where you did bleed.
2) above your picture put an empty transparent layer, Soft light mode but this time put opacity around 20-50% depending the hardness of your paint brush (yes you use the paint brush on this one), use black brush (paint brush) or any gray below 50% to burn..., and white colored brush (or any gray above 50%) to dodge (try brush hardness around 20%), you can play opacity on the brush as well instead of the layer (which either you feel good with or both at the same time)
Advantage of this method is that you can see better what you're drawing and it's easier to get back as you don't have to take a brush and paint back with a 50% gray, just erase with the eraser tool.
But in the end... I do prefer the first method, OK, less setting and fine tuning to play with, but way much simpler/easier.
50% gray
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Hopefully that was not a horrible practice. Well, you always learn something new every day!