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After you have colour in the red
circles , Using the reference paint in
the white area of the mushroom
avoiding the red part .Work around it
and the colour picker is a useful tool
for this part .After that add smaller
red dots using one colour. As for the
red liquid add shadows from light to
dark to indicate light passing through
it .The tip here is to not use black as
shadows but very dark purple and for
midtones use purplish grey to
emulate realistic lighting.
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Time to add the higlights on the red liq-
uids to make it look glossy .Create a new
layer.Use white strokes on each of the
red blobs but remember to follow the
reference for lighting accuracy.
When working with harsh light do not
simply put a white dot it will look fake
but put in like a smudged manner .
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Next step is to saturate the reds .Using a
brush take a very strong red colour and put
on areas that has the most exposure to the
light like the ones in the yellow circles .
on the left under each drop has a vibrant
orange colour this acts as an indication that
the red liquid is transparent and light can
shine through it .To make this effect take a
red colour and put it as a base and then
put a second layer of strong orange colour
it will create an effect that the drip is
transparent .
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Create a new layer and set it to overlay
but arrange it to be below the white highlight
layer .Take a soft round brush and bright red
colour ,colour in the drop lighting and
under shadow it will make the drop colour
pop .Use dark brown or purple to make the
shadows at the bottom more prominent too.
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