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Step 65

Create a New layer and add a white dot on top of the eye. (soft round brush)

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Step 66

Now we will add the whiskers. Grab your pen tool and make a line like the image below. Once I did this I right clicked my whiskers and then Stroke Path. Note: Make sure your paint brush is set to 4px hard round brush.

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Step 67

Apply these settings to each of the whiskers.

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Step 68

Almost Done!

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Step 69

Now we will add in our flowers that we made in the beginning of this tutorial. Just drag and drop it over. Note: It is a good idea to place the whole flower in a group so that it easy to transport over.

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Step 70

Place the second flower underneath the fish and change the Group layer to Screen with an Opacity of 71%

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Step 71

Lastly, grab a swirl brush and place it underneath the fish #FFFFFF with the layer Opacity of 53%

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Final Results

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Authors Comment

profile[4]I hope you enjoyed this tutorial as much as I did.

– Ashlee Harrell

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One response to “How to Draw a Koi Fish in Photoshop”

  1. Roseanna Booth Avatar
    Roseanna Booth

    Where do you get your brushes?

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