: Preventing adding up of colors for multiple brush strokes This is somewhat a newbie question, but I couldn't find any solution. While painting, if I lift up the brush and start painting again,

@LarsenBagley460

Next to the opacity is a drop down box labeled "mode:" change that to 'normal'.

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@Hamaas979

I have seen pro illustrators express brightness value like this using opacity so I think it is also meant to be used like this (The question is not about why I use it though).


Most videos of pro illustrators I've seen either (a) paint at 70% - 100% opacity most of the time without using the pressure sensitivy and have the magical ability to always pick exactly the right color before their next stroke, or (b) paint at around to 70% - 100% opacity and make use of the pressure sensitivity to mix their next color, then pick from their color blend area the color they want to use for their next stroke.

So if doing something like what is shown in your image the typical painter I've seen would have done that first stroke with 30% opacity black. Then hold alt and click the color to pick up exactly that shade of grey. Then undo. Then change brush opacity to 70% or higher then paint with near-opaque grey instead of near-transparent black which is what your image shows.

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@Deb5748823

Have the brush at 100% opacity and lower the opacity of the layer you are shading on.

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@Sims5801359

The brush has opacity (transparency), so for example is you paint 2 lines of opacity 20% one on top of the other you get a 40% opacity area.
Change the brush opacity to 100%:

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