Need help with Photoshop!!
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symphonix
Scratch & Sniff Committee
Ahh, yes. There's something very honest about the manga style of drawing, and this is one area where Photoshop rocks.
Start by experimenting with the layers pallete. You'll find you are able to make a copy of your image by dragging its layer to the new layer button. You can then work on your copy, and if you muck up return to the previous layer.
A good method I've found is this:
- Make a copy of the original image as a new layer. Turn the original layer invisible.
- Go to Select -> Color Range and select the highlights, so that you're left with only the dark pen lines not selected. Then, press delete. The background "checkers" pattern should show through, so that you can see that all the white of the paper is gone, and only the pen lines remain.
- Make a new layer, call it Color (or Colour if you speak the Queen's English). Put it behind the layer with the pen drawing, and then use the brush tool to add colour.
By doing this, the brush will not erase your pen artwork, allowing you to fill the empty regions with colour and patterns to your hearts content.
Another method, with a similar result, is to paint the colour on a new layer with a blend mode for that layer set to "Darken", "Overlay" or "Colour" (You'll need to experiment a bit to get a feel for what works on what type of scan).
Another easy method is to create a new layer for your colour, then create a copy of the artwork and put that on TOP.
Set the artwork layer on top to "Darken"
Then, select the colour layer and fill it with white, then start painting the colour in ON THAT LAYER.
Check the tutorials thread for a list of dozens of sites hosting tutorials about PhotoShop.
Oh, and if you happen to have cash to burn, get yourself a Wacom tablet... these make it easy for you to redraw and adjust your artwork in PhotoShop. They are expensive, though, so maybe you could put it off till you sell your first book.
Start by experimenting with the layers pallete. You'll find you are able to make a copy of your image by dragging its layer to the new layer button. You can then work on your copy, and if you muck up return to the previous layer.
A good method I've found is this:
- Make a copy of the original image as a new layer. Turn the original layer invisible.
- Go to Select -> Color Range and select the highlights, so that you're left with only the dark pen lines not selected. Then, press delete. The background "checkers" pattern should show through, so that you can see that all the white of the paper is gone, and only the pen lines remain.
- Make a new layer, call it Color (or Colour if you speak the Queen's English). Put it behind the layer with the pen drawing, and then use the brush tool to add colour.
By doing this, the brush will not erase your pen artwork, allowing you to fill the empty regions with colour and patterns to your hearts content.
Another method, with a similar result, is to paint the colour on a new layer with a blend mode for that layer set to "Darken", "Overlay" or "Colour" (You'll need to experiment a bit to get a feel for what works on what type of scan).
Another easy method is to create a new layer for your colour, then create a copy of the artwork and put that on TOP.
Set the artwork layer on top to "Darken"
Then, select the colour layer and fill it with white, then start painting the colour in ON THAT LAYER.
Check the tutorials thread for a list of dozens of sites hosting tutorials about PhotoShop.
Oh, and if you happen to have cash to burn, get yourself a Wacom tablet... these make it easy for you to redraw and adjust your artwork in PhotoShop. They are expensive, though, so maybe you could put it off till you sell your first book.
symphonix
Scratch & Sniff Committee
If you want to paint an area that is bordered by lines, use the magic wand tool to select the area, hold shift and click to add other areas that you might have missed or that need the same colour.
Then, go to Select -> Expand, and expand the selection by 1 or 2 pixels, so the paint will fill in behind the lines a wee bit.
Then, make a new layer, pick your colour, and press Shift + Delete to bring up the Fill dialog.
Once the areas are filled, drop them behind your line artwork.
Take your time to experiment with the tools, particularly the layers, and it will all seem easy before you know it.
Then, go to Select -> Expand, and expand the selection by 1 or 2 pixels, so the paint will fill in behind the lines a wee bit.
Then, make a new layer, pick your colour, and press Shift + Delete to bring up the Fill dialog.
Once the areas are filled, drop them behind your line artwork.
Take your time to experiment with the tools, particularly the layers, and it will all seem easy before you know it.
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Stridder44
Universal Traveler
Originally posted by symphonix
Oh, and if you happen to have cash to burn, get yourself a Wacom tablet... these make it easy for you to redraw and adjust your artwork in PhotoShop. They are expensive, though, so maybe you could put it off till you sell your first book.
Yeah...now that you mention it my friend has a wacom tablet! lol...thank you guys, by the way, for the help!
Jason
Eyebrow Moderator
I personally like to take pictures like that into a vector program such as illustrator, and either trace them or convert them (via streamline or corelTRACE) and then color in illustrator...
http://www.jasonharbourdesign.com/digillus/index.html
a couple examples of that method
http://www.jasonharbourdesign.com/digillus/index.html
a couple examples of that method
Ricky
Registered
The best way that I've found to do this is to duplicate the layer and delete the original scanned bg layer. Set the new layer on multiply mode, and then just use the magic wand to select the white areas you want to color and create new layers for every portion. Shading is really easy as well, since you can just preserve the transparency on the layers.
http://www.anim8.biz/cartoons/stubs.jpg This was done using the method I described.
http://www.anim8.biz/cartoons/stubs.jpg
This was done using the method I described.
Jason
Eyebrow Moderator
http://jasonharbourdesign.com/digillus/images/womanface.jpg
is from my method, a little flat, but i like the watercolorish results of it
is from my method, a little flat, but i like the watercolorish results of it