Using the same technique, I brushed on a tone to the front side of the cherry.This was done with a higher opacity setting, 30 to 40%, with slightly different color densities and applied until it covered most of the detail below it. [I didnt like the look of most of the detail that existed. In other cases you may want to keep some of it.] Some darker color was brushed near the lower portion of the front to maintain a rounded look to the edges. Its important that the area doesnt look too flat and rigid since a cherry would not have a perfectly flat side. Noise was added to give it some texture. A cleanup of the edges and overall shape was done at this point.Adding some noise is essential to give almost all brushed/airbrushed areas a more realistic/photographic look.I brushed a slightly lighter cherry color on the upper right front surface to avoid a totally flat look and to tone down the too bright highlight on the right edge. At this point we can cut and paste some water droplets. I like to put them into position and using the eraser tool with a soft brush remove any areas around the droplets that dont work. I find I usually cant evaluate what needs to be removed until the object is in place. Sometimes Im surprised at how well something looks without much manipulation. For purposes like this I use the eraser at 10% opacity to get a very soft transition.
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