Ok, so I was getting mad at Adobe. To the point I was thinking I just wasn't meant to do nice digital art
. I could not figure out WHY I could not blend smoothly. I read more and more tutorials saying don't smudge, some say to smudge, others use blur, some use ALT key and paint, some use the blur filters, UGH!!! However no matter WHAT I did or what tutorial I tried it was not working. I've heard only good things about this Paint Tool SAI and thought, what the heck, and downloaded and installed it... so far, I AM IN LOVE!
So far, my favorite tool, besides the brush, is the water tool!!! I always thought Adobe was a pretty rocking program, and if I could afford it, I would buy the whole illustrator/CS this and that or whatever its called. But this Paint Tool SAI thingy will do the job for the blending and the rest I can fix in my Adobe. Here's to hoping this Paint Tool isn't just a trial version or I may cry and then download GIMP which I've heard good things about too.