Create soft pastel effects by applying a Layer Blending Mode

摘要

Oil pastels have long been a favorite medium for creating soft, warm-feeling illustrations. They work especially well for subjects such as portraits, flowers, and animals. But oil pastels can be a tricky medium to master because mistakes are difficult to fix. But it is possible to use Photoshop to produce great-looking pastels tike the one shown in FIGURE A. By using the Layer Blending Mode in Photoshop, pastels are easy to create and control. To follow along with our example, download the PASTEL.JPG file from the ULR listed at the beginning of this article.