Coloring Your drawings?, how do you color your drawings? Options

[xgrizzy]

Ok, so I want to color my drawings and make it look nice. But how Do I outline it and color it like this:

there are alot of good examples one DA but here's one

http://hollyfilth.deviantart.com/art/The-Mad-Hatter-85036929


I try coloring sometimes too but it turns out all sucky >.<
one of my drawings:
http://xtoomanytragedies.deviantart.com/ar...-Queen-81671896

help please x_x

[synatribe]

2 ways, vexel/render it or make selection, basically vectoring rendering is how highwayto4355 explained it and make selection is getting the pen tool and making selections and filling it with a brush :]

[Melissa]

You should look up a vector/pen-tutorial because you basically need to outline the shapes with the pen tool on a different layer, then set it under the layer with your drawing. Then you're going to play with your drawing's merge settings until it shows the colors underneath.

Here, this may help: http://lillemorgull.deviantart.com/art/Vec...torial-52830091

If you still want the texture/lines from your original drawing, you're going to have to set the original layer OVER the other layers and set it to "if darker" or something like that - I don't know what the name is in photoshop since i work with corel.

[Gigi]

^ Yeah, that's what I do. I don't know if it's the "right" way to do it since I'm not like a master colourist or anything. Usually I just scan a drawing that I've already outlined in black ink, fiddle with the brightness/contrast to get the line to stand out against a white background, and then colour on different layers on top of my drawing, with each layer option being set to "Darken".

[xgrizzy]

thank so much you guys! :]
I'll try all of that :D
domo arigato <3
you can close the topic for the time being.
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