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Published: 2011-08-03 19:42:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 8205; Favourites: 349; Downloads: 0
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a color changing tutorial using the paint over method thats good for all color changes. in this i just happened to go from chesnut to gray/white, but for all other color changes its the same steps, just different colors
just drop me a comment if this has helped you.
i also livestreamed the whole process, so here is the video tutorial .
featured here: [link] & [link]
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very helpful! I also used these settings and such on grass ^__^
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Thanks so much! This will be really helpful in the future
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First time changing the color on a horse, and I used your tutorial to do it. 
Thanks!
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Step two is confusing. It says lock the layer but you cant color on a locked layer. Do you make a new layer or layer copy?
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you should be able to color on it? are you sure you're locking the transparent pixels? that just means you're locking the layer so that you can't go outside the 'border' of the selection. and you only lock the horse layer, or the layer you're working on, not the background or anything.
here's where the lock transparent pixels button is: [link]
did that help?
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So you lock the transparent pixels? Or no?
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yes, lock them so that you don't paint outside the horse
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Also, in step seven. Do you mean ALL the detail? Sorry for all the questions.
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no its perfectly fine!
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Ohhhhhh. I see. Thanks so much!
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How did you get all the details like eyes and mucles to stay viz=sibale when you color over the horse?
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well for the eyes, ears, and mouth you never want to paint over them more than step 2 like you would the rest of the body. take a smaller brush and paint the skin AROUND those areas, like the outer ear. for the muscles its a process of painting over (in this case with white), then stopping and going over the muscles with a darker color for shadows and a lighter color for highlights, over and over until you get the desired color. if you wait to 'detail' the muscles until you're completely done painting over, you will have nothing to work with because you've painted over them! it can be a lengthy process but the ending results are desirable (: its all in the steps, but it does take some practice to get the idea of painting/detailing/painting/detailing etc..
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Used here: [link]
for the rear end of the horse ^_^ though it went well, thank you
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awesome job! glad it helped
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This helped me SO much. I need more practice, of course, but I think it turned out okay. I'll link you when I finish the image XD
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Hi, this tutorial has been featured Here . This is a really good tutorial!
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i'm gonna try this method sometime! it might be faster than my way
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Maybe I should have been a little easier on myself, but eh xD
[link]
It helped a lot xD
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I'm totally going to try this for my friend's metallic blue sabino stallion!!!
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that sounds like a stunning color 
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It took me hours to get it the first time. Here's my first attempt at Gucci: [link]
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looks great! and that was fast
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This has been featured here [link]
I wish i had seen this when y ou first posted it! Could have helped me out alot on my last manip
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This is GREAT! Probably a silly question but has it worked well for you in multi-hued recolors like paints or roans? I'm thinking on making a gray into a roan is why I ask XD
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hmm a paint is pretty easy. just change the color to your base coat then add the markings. roaning is tricky though, because they have different colored hairs. i would try just changing the color to what you want, then burning spots (burn probably on shadows, because it creates uneven spots), and smudge the spot out to where it looks.. hairy? 
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I'll be giving it a shot, we'll see how it goes! xD If I figure out a magic trick I'll let you know 
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great! not sure if there are any tutorials out there for roans, but its worth a search. good luck!
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It worrrkkkkkeddd!! xD With some brushes as far as the roaning but yes, worked great!
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great! i saw it and it looked like a true roan
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OOOOOOOO MY GOODNESS! Theres usually all this steps that are easier but the horse looks so fake afterward and this one looks real!
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Thanks so much! the last tutorial for colour changing I read was quite confusing but this is so simple. I will definitely use this
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Perfect! I need to start painting over on every manip I do. xP
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BRILLIANT! this is such a lot of help to me! 
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