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Coloring a drawing

posted by florinf , Jan 21, 2008 4:58 AM — 20 comments

First of all, this is the drawing that we're going to wor on!"t's #een drawn on $a$er and scanned afterwards!

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 &his is the wa it will loo in the end! (o) can mae it #etter of co)rse! "t all de$ends on o)r $atience and care fordetails!

*o, Let's get started!

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01! First ste$ is o$ening the image in a raster image software!

" )sed +hotosho$ here!e will need the )se of laers so chec to see if o)r $rogram can )se them!

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02. -)$licate the laer!e will need the drawing a#o.e the colors!

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03. /ename the laers so that o)'ll now where o)'re woring on! &he #l)e one is the selected c)rrent woring laer! &he -/A"3 laer m)st #e #lended in M)lti$l mode o.er the colors!

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04. +ic the $encil and ad)st the si6e o) can )se the 7 and to mae the ti$ larger or smaller!e will need to close the ga$s #etween the lines so that the filled in color will ha.e no wa to esca$e o)tside eachcolored sha$es!

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05. 9hoose the color!

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06. /emem#er to alwas wor o)r colors on the color laer!"t has to #e selected #l)e in m image!

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07! 9lose the ga$s!

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08! +ic the Filling tool the #)cet or from the e#oard! 9lic inside each sha$e to fill that color!

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09. se the +encil ; on o)r e#oard to o)tline the hair! " will ad)st it later so it de$ends on o) if o) want to do itnow more acc)rate!

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10. Flat colored drawing! First $art is done! ;asicall it is colored! 3e<t ste$s are fine t)ning and =- loo effects!

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11. Mae a co$ of the flat colored laer! e will ee$ a safe one for maing selections of the flat color sha$es! e willwor f)rther on on the new co$ of the colors laer!

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12. +ic the Magic and tool on o)r e#oard! *elect a sha$e that o) want to wor on! e are on the new laer

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9olors co$! &he magic wand selections we will do on the 9olors flat laer and then clic the 9olors co$ to wor on it!

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13. +ic the ;)rn tool > on o)r e#oard! &he /ange for this tool m)st #e Midtones to mae them darer #)t intenseotherwise it will affect the color # darening them toward #lac!

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14. >n the 9olors 9o$ laer and inside the selection we'.e done we will $aint the edges to #ecome darer! "maginewhere the light so)rce is and ee$ that in mind while $ainting!

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15. +ic the -odge tool and in the same selections $aint the lighter areas!

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16. +ic the ?raser ? on o)r e#oard and delete from the hair lines to ad)st them!

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17. 3ow we will create the shadow! +ic the Magic and and clic on the white #acgro)nd! "t will select it! @ittle antsare r)nning aro)nd the drawing!

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18. "f there are areas that are not selected, *hift clic in them to add them to the selection!

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19. -elete from the 9olors co$ laer, the white #acgro)nd aro)nd the drawing! 9reate a new laer and rename it*hadow!

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20. +ress 9ontrol *hift " on o)r e#oard to in.erse the selection or go to the *elect men) and choose the "n.erseo$tion! +ress - on o)r e#oard to #ring #ac the defa)lt colors ;lac and hite in the Foregro)nd and ;acgro)ndworing colors! &he new laer we'.e done is selected and o) $ress, on o)r e#oard, Alt ;acs$ace, to fill the

selection with ;lac!

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21. 3e<t, we will #l)r the edges! "n the Filter men), a)ssian ;l)r! e )se this ;l)r #eca)se we can ad)st it! +leasead)st it so as that is not too #l)rr!

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22. Mo.e the *hadow laer #elow the 9olors 9o$!

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23. sing the Free &ransformation tool we will deform % ad)st the shadow so that it will lie #ehind! 9ontrol & will #ringthe Free &ransformation rectangle aro)nd the shadow!

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24. sing the corners and the 9ontrol e on o)r e#oard o) can ad)st it so that it will loo lie it is $laced on thegro)nd!

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25. 9reate a mas for the shadow!

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26. ith the radient tool create a .ertical gradient from )$! "t will affect the shadow maing it lighter in the distance!

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e're done! &his is the final image!

 &han o) for o)r $atience!

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