How to Paint a smilodon Skeleton in photoshop

Smilodons attack a Bison Latifrons. We start with an under-painting of smudgy browns and create a new layer in photoshop with an overlay setting to make the light mimic the overhead lighting you see in museum displays.

Whatever strange google search drove you here, (Or maybe you have strong opinions on the Late Pleistocene, how am I to know what goes on in that head?) I'm looking at some big cats. Because the internet needed more cats on it. Let me list the ways:
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Opacity, Overlay, and Multiply settings in Photoshop are your friends. They save you a lot of work.

Ok. We haven't had time to think of much of a list because work has been so busy. It's been a little crazy this month - thanks for being so understanding. Keep those questions coming - we'll get back to you. But hopefully, with a chunk of time to sketch, you can see how these layers build up to the final, attacking Smilodons  vs. Bison latifrons skeleton image. 
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Layer, layer, layer. Opacity, Overlay, and Multiply settings in Photoshop are your friends. They save you a lot of work. They are the key to our faster, Photoshop method. Not that you can rush greatness. 
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Huzzah! A slap of texture over the painting, and we have a lovely scene from the ice age!

Huzzah! 2 smilodon skeletons attacking a bison latifrons. Skeleton style. Reference source of the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum. We think the fighters are evenly matched. What do you think?

​Happy drawing out there you legendary nerds!

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PS. This is one of those rare occasions where credit on an image is needed. Please don't remove the type, or at least credit 4 Dog Arts. Thanks for viewing, drawing, and sharing!

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