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In the premium lesson, we dive into adding light and highlights to transform your artwork. You'll learn how to organize your layers for the lighting stage, grouping your shading layers and flats, and creating new layers for highlights. We explore the transformative power of highlights, showing how they add style and can dramatically change your color palette.

You'll discover how to choose the right highlight color—often a brighter, complementary hue—and experiment with different intensities to achieve the desired effect. We discuss balancing highlights and shadows, depending on your light source and the mood you want to convey.

To keep your workflow efficient, we address avoiding "hue saturation hell" by staying true to your original vision and setting clear goals. The lesson includes experimenting with different lighting schemes, adjusting saturation and hue to shift from cool to warm tones.

We'll also cover adding style with bold highlight colors, enhancing surfaces like glass with reflective highlights, and adjusting background elements for cohesion. You'll learn about using texture and glow effects to add depth and interest, and managing your layers effectively with various blending modes.

Finally, we'll revisit shadows to ensure they complement your new lighting scheme, and apply finishing touches like coloring within the line art and using tools like the blur tool to harmonize all elements of your artwork.

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