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How to Add Light to Your Illustration in Photoshop with Godwin Akpan

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This tutorial demonstrates a Photoshop workflow for adding light to illustrations. It covers lighting concepts, cast shadows, field and bounce light, ambient occlusion, highlights, flat colors, masks, blend modes, and adjustment layers.

Syllabus

Start of tutorial
Understand the Concept of Light
Establish a Cast Shadow
Add Field Light
Add a Bounce Light
Add Ambient Occlusion Light
Add Specular lighting
Draw Line Arts
Add Flat Colors
Add a White Mask
Add the Ambient Occlusion
Add Shadows
Add Highlights
Level the Adjustment Layer

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