I'm so glad it helped!!! Yes, too many tools to get lost in. It's nice to find some simple settings

Thank you Ashwin!!!!!! That's a very high compliment

Hi Joshua! I shall indeed make more videos. I've been away for 5 weeks shooting a tv show and now that I'm back I hope to find a more regular rhythm for making videos :)

Thank you Alice!! I'm super happy you found this useful. I'll do my best to make some more videos

This is such a great response to this video. Yes, my aim was to make this as relatable and practical as possible. Thanks for the feedback. Keep creating!!

Oh I'm so glad to help! Yes, art school is SOOO expensive. I'm glad to share with you

Thank you! I'm so glad you found this helpful

Awwww, thanks!!

You are most welcome!! :)

:) Thanks. I do hope I can help with your painting

Aw thanks Julio!! I'm so glad you liked my videos. What a great tip on the ctrl+option. I learn something new every day. Thanks friend!

You're most welcome!!!

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You're most welcome!!

You're most welcome!

Thank you kindly!!!! :)

Ah yes!! I was one of those people who used Corel Painter instead of Photoshop. I also loved their blenders compared to Photoshop's smudge tool (I still don't use smudge). Luckily Adobe got a clue and made it into a great painting tool

@@LightingMentor Thank you for taking the time to reply The smudge tool is still so slow to use but it's always a delight to see the advancement of tools.

You're very welcome. So glad it was useful

I'm so glad you found this helpful

Yes, for sure. Others have asked for the same too so I'll have to make a Procreate video as well

Oh that's awesome! I didn't know Affinity could import Photoshop brushes. Amazing!

Thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this. Yes, I love Procreate!

you're most welcome

Yup, I went many years not using it too. It's a hidden gem of a tool. So glad to help

You're most welcome Pulpo! Yes, I think that too many people get lost in the technology and forget about light and color, so I try to keep things very very simple, especially when teaching. I do use more advanced features too, but didn't want to get to those quite yet on this channel until I had covered things that I think should be mastered first. To answer your question about the smudge vs mixer.... the smudge tool pushes pixels, but the mixes is more like a brush with blending. It's a subtle difference but I find I like the results of the Mixer brush far better. But if you can find uses for the smudge tool that's great too

Thanks Daniel! I'll do my best to make some more videos soon

Wow! Thank you!! I'm so very glad you have found these videos helpful. I'm honored that you wrote :)

Thank you! I'm so glad you found these videos helpful. Yes, do just jump in and give painting a try. You don't need to wait. I've taught a lot of friends to paint who have never drawn before. Let me know how it goes! Keep creating!!

@@LightingMentor Thank you mate, I will try my best!!

sure thing!!

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Yes, give it a try!! :)

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Hi Carol! Great question. So the smudge tool pushes pixels, and the mixed brush blends them. They kinda do different things, similar but different. Some people use the smudge tool, but I find it does more smearing than mixing. Does that make sense?

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Hmmm... weird. Maybe you can email me some images of what you're seeing? You can find my email link from my website jermilex.blogspot.com/p/about.html

@@LightingMentor thank you Jeremy, I think it was a bug with my tablet, I did a hard reset and is looking good now. Thank you for your time!

Yay! I am so glad you've enjoyed the videos and are going to go paint :) So technically I heard Procreate can import these brushes. Personally I like the "turpentine" brush in Procreate that is one of the defaults

indeed!

Thanks! So glad you like my videos. And ha! I've never been compared to Peter Griffen before. Thank goodness it was the skinny version

​@@LightingMentor You are welcome!! 😊 When I first looked at you, I said to myself, "Oh my! He looks like the skinny version of Peter Griffin! LOL" I just subbed to your channel! 😊🙏 I am looking forward to see more of your awesome videos! You have a wonderful day! 😊

Oh, I figured it out...got them now! Thank you.

Thanks Alice! As for the error... I've not heard of that one, but I did a quick google search and found that other people have had a similar problem in the past in particular with photoshop brushes. Some fixes include turning off content blockers in your browser. Hope you can find a solution. If it still doesn't work message me again and we can find a way to get your those brushes

Hi Alina! Yes, unzip the file first. If you're on Windows right click, then go to 7-Zip, then Extract here. You should be able to see the .abr file to import into Photoshop. If you're on a Mac just double click the zip file and it should extract. Hope this helps

@@LightingMentor Thank you so much for the help! I love the easy to follow videos, can't wait to see more :)

That's a Wacom tablet he's using there.

Yup, I'm using a wacom tablet in these videos. When I paint on my ipad I am not connecting it to my computer. But there is a way to connect it like that if you prefer too

Oh man... There's a lot that these settings can do, but just wanted something simple to start with for beginners. Maybe I will post something in the future about more complex tools in Photoshop. There's so many amazing things in there, but I want new artists to focus on the art itself rather than getting lost in tools

@@LightingMentor okay thanks 👍 btw do you have a discord or something else where i can post my color and light study and learn?

Hi Lorri! I saw your email and just replied with a few links. I hope this helps!

Hi Jeremy, I am really enjoying your videos. I have learned a lot from the first couple. I went back to this video though to see if you have links or info about your tablet selection. I have been reading reviews and there is a really wide range to choose from. Would you consider making a video discussing tablets? And/or share some links to what you use? Thanks so much, David

Yes, tools can be overwhelming for sure. I suggest starting very simple. If you have an ipad I highly recommend the Procreate app. Itshould be far less intimidating than Photoshop

And one of them don't even work

uh oh... that's not good. I'm not sure why they don't work. Hmmm. I wonder if anyone else is seeing the same thing. I have seen people have problem with WindowsInk making their Photoshop not function properly and not having pressure control, so maybe this might be the issue. If you search for WindowsInk Photoshop fix there is a simple workaround. Give that a try and let me know

@@LightingMentor You think so? In general it sees my pen's pressure, but maybe something is missing when connecting with the brushes (some of downloaded are blank) I'll check this out, thanks!

Actually this color wheel should be there... go to the "hamburger" menu on the top right of that panel (the three lines) and clock it. You should see the choice to use the Color Wheel there. Hope this helps. Photoshop's default is the Hue Cube

Hmm... that's strange. Sorry it took me so long to reply (been busy with film production). I wonder if there's something in Photoshop settings that is doing this. Did you get an answer for this yet? Let me know and I will try and dig deeper to help

@@LightingMentor I haven't 😔

Try using the Gouache Blender. It's one of the default brushes and requires no settings tweaking to get very similar results. Hope this helps!

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