That free blending mode shortcut nobody tells you about

I spent like 6 months trying to get my shadows to look natural in Procreate and nothing worked. Tried opacity layers, tried airbrushing, even watched a bunch of tutorials that made it more confusing. Then I accidentally held down the alt key while clicking between two layers and found the 'clipping mask' trick. It just clips the top layer to the bottom one so your shading stays inside the lines perfectly. Has anyone else found weird shortcuts that aren't in the manual?

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amyh1211d ago

Had a buddy who spent months color picking from photos trying to get skin tones right, then he accidentally swiped left on the color disc and found the color harmony tool. Changed his whole workflow, he was furious it wasn't in the quick tips. Still talks about it like it's a betrayal.

beth_park12d ago

Six months just to learn a clipping mask? That seems a bit dramatic.

ruby65911d ago

Took me three years just to figure out the smudge tool lets you literally paint with your finger.