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[towntown2]

So. Here's my first ever colorization. Of course I'm expecting it to be criticized badly because I know I need it. Please do so if you can.

Here it is :


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[turbulent]

looool, never colorize with pure black. it actually does nothing, but if it does do something, it usually makes your picture black and white.
The best thing to do is use a dark color(usually brown) that is not actually black if you want a dark haired look.

oh yeah, and rarely use colorburn... the colors turn out bad and ugly.. just dont use it hahhaha
Also, when colorizing stuff that is already black, there is really nothing you can do. You can try lighting it up [color the black part with white, then set that to screen(on lowered opacity)? or softlight?] after you do that, add another layer to the black part with your desired color. *shrugs*