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daeva_neesanFinally, the last part ^_^;
This is about coloring. It's not the ultimate tutorial about CG coloring but it shows how do I get certain results and obviously you can use it as a reference to develop your own style.
For this tutorial I'm going to use ADOBE Photoshop 7.0.
Every program that supports layers and multiplying would do, but I personally prefer Photoshop 'cause its brushes are really pretty and easy to use and edit.
Ok, so we have our freshly inked and scanned pic.
The first thing I like to do is adding some contrast, to make the inked lines darker and more defined.
Path: Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast; I just settled "Contrast" on +10 here.
Once I'm done I start with the most bothering part-- Cleaning the lineart.
Mostly from the terrible things that lie on the glass of my scanner, then some extra pencil parts, the render of the sheet's borders... Stuff like this.
I use a simple Brush tool for it :3
Once the picture is properly clean I like to set the pic in greyscale mode to delete all the weird little colors hiding in the scan.
It may seem a weird thing, but it's useful, expecially when dealing with big sized pics.
So, Image > Method > Greyscale.
Once you're done, switch to a color method; I used CMYK here, 'cause since it's a commission it's probably going to be printed ^_^
Image > Method > CMYK Color.
I like to have my linearts coloured.
So Image > Adjustments > Variations, and I play with it until I get a pretty nuance of color ^^
Once we're done with the image preparation we can start working on the real coloring.
Create a new layer via Layer/New/Layer.., select Multiply in the new layer's option window and press Ok.
Now, select a color from the Tool Palette on the left, grab the Fill tool, set its Tolerance to 60 and start filling the pic with the chosen colors.
Some people like to have layers for every part of the pic; so, a layer for the background, one of Baki's body, another for Gohan's... Personally I like having everything on the same layer to keep it simpler.
Once you're done, if the filling is not perfect, you'll have to fix it with some Brush strokes.
On this same layer I also use to add the light/shiny effect of the characters' hair with some extra strokes of Brush.
Now, let's add the shadows.
Create another "multiplied" layer, grab your Brush and a select a color and start sketching the shadowed parts on your pic.
Get closer by the window's Navigator and fix the borders of the shadows via Brush and Eraser until you're satisfied.
Once I'm done with the shadows, I like erasing them a little more with a softer and bigger Eraser, just to add more softness to the charoscuro...
If you delete too much, tage the Brush back and add more shadows where wanted.
As a finishing touch, I create another multiplied level and I add some extra shadows with the Brush. Not many, just a bit to give some extra volume and expressivity to some parts, like the eyes, neck of collarbones.
Again, fix them with Eraser and Brush and we're finally done ^_^
And that's it ^_^
This is about coloring. It's not the ultimate tutorial about CG coloring but it shows how do I get certain results and obviously you can use it as a reference to develop your own style.
For this tutorial I'm going to use ADOBE Photoshop 7.0.
Every program that supports layers and multiplying would do, but I personally prefer Photoshop 'cause its brushes are really pretty and easy to use and edit.
Ok, so we have our freshly inked and scanned pic.
The first thing I like to do is adding some contrast, to make the inked lines darker and more defined.
Path: Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast; I just settled "Contrast" on +10 here.
Once I'm done I start with the most bothering part-- Cleaning the lineart.
Mostly from the terrible things that lie on the glass of my scanner, then some extra pencil parts, the render of the sheet's borders... Stuff like this.
I use a simple Brush tool for it :3
Once the picture is properly clean I like to set the pic in greyscale mode to delete all the weird little colors hiding in the scan.
It may seem a weird thing, but it's useful, expecially when dealing with big sized pics.
So, Image > Method > Greyscale.
Once you're done, switch to a color method; I used CMYK here, 'cause since it's a commission it's probably going to be printed ^_^
Image > Method > CMYK Color.
I like to have my linearts coloured.
So Image > Adjustments > Variations, and I play with it until I get a pretty nuance of color ^^
Once we're done with the image preparation we can start working on the real coloring.
Create a new layer via Layer/New/Layer.., select Multiply in the new layer's option window and press Ok.
Now, select a color from the Tool Palette on the left, grab the Fill tool, set its Tolerance to 60 and start filling the pic with the chosen colors.
Some people like to have layers for every part of the pic; so, a layer for the background, one of Baki's body, another for Gohan's... Personally I like having everything on the same layer to keep it simpler.
Once you're done, if the filling is not perfect, you'll have to fix it with some Brush strokes.
On this same layer I also use to add the light/shiny effect of the characters' hair with some extra strokes of Brush.
Now, let's add the shadows.
Create another "multiplied" layer, grab your Brush and a select a color and start sketching the shadowed parts on your pic.
Get closer by the window's Navigator and fix the borders of the shadows via Brush and Eraser until you're satisfied.
Once I'm done with the shadows, I like erasing them a little more with a softer and bigger Eraser, just to add more softness to the charoscuro...
If you delete too much, tage the Brush back and add more shadows where wanted.
As a finishing touch, I create another multiplied level and I add some extra shadows with the Brush. Not many, just a bit to give some extra volume and expressivity to some parts, like the eyes, neck of collarbones.
Again, fix them with Eraser and Brush and we're finally done ^_^
And that's it ^_^
