Soft glow and refined shadows

It’s Lighten and Darken time! Using layers set to Lighten mode I create a soft glow from the fire on the character’s edges, and Darken is especially convenient when you need to add more shades to your shadows but don’t want these to affect your darkest shadows, like those on the hand and neck here. What can I say – blending modes are of real help when you want to speed up your painting process!.