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Are you making these ten basic mistakes in digital painting? Watch this video to find out. And you can improve the level of your digital art immediately by downloading this basic set of brushes for Photoshop: https://elements.envato.com/paintin-brushes-for-adobe-photoshop-GY3PDNU?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_0e6dAD8Ohzs&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description

There’s a myth that digital art is easier than traditional art because the tools that Photoshop has to offer simply make the art for you, once you learn where to find them. This is a trap that beginners often fall into: they open Photoshop and experiment with various tools, expecting great results immediately. And it results in certain mistakes that slow down their progress.

Do you want to know if you're making these mistakes too? Then this video is for you!

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What you'll learn:

0:00 Intro
1:00 Mistake #1: Wrong Canvas Size
5:03 Mistake #2: Starting With a White Background
6:25 Mistake #3: Avoiding Strong Contrast
9:08 Mistake #4: Using Too Complicated Brushes and Too Large Strokes
11:56 Mistake #5: Using Too Many Colors
12:54 Mistake #6: Picking Colors Directly From a Reference
14:50 Mistake #7: Adding Colors to Grayscale Without Proper Values
16:23 Mistake #8: Shading With the Dodge and Burn Tools
18:13 Mistake #9: Blending With a Soft Brush
19:49 Mistake #10: Using 2D Textures for 3D Forms
21:56 Outro

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