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Published: 2011-06-25 08:32:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 17701; Favourites: 1057; Downloads: 887
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I think there are tutorials about this thing as well, but I was asked this a few times so yeah. ;3;/ This is some simple example.You don't really need gradient tool to change the colour, just as long as you add the overlay layer it will work when you put colour on it.
or as =Silver-MoonNight stated, "Any program that has Layers feature can do this"
If you use paint bucket you'll only get one colour instead of gradient.
For SAI or other program you have to make the gradient manually I guess. ;v;/ You can use the brush tool to colour the overlay layer.
... and sorry for my English. OTL
Put to scrap later.
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Edit: Forgot to mention, if you're dealing with a really dark image, try to add a new (white) layer under the image layer and adjust the opacity of the overlay layer and image layer. Hope that works.
If the image appears too light, you can just adjust the 'level' for the image layer to make it darker/clearer.
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Even though I don't have PS, I'm gonna use this technigue when I use GIMP again. Thank you very much for this 
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or you can also move the lineart to an entirely new layer by clicking channels > load channel as selection, then right click with the wand tool and select inverse. Ctrl + c and create a new layer, ctrl + p. This means you now have the black lineart seperate from the white background. Lock the transparent pixels and you can then put a gradient directly over it on the same layer. With that method you can get clearer and brighter gradients.
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The wand tool wont always select all the white in the picture, so it's easier to click select > color range and then sample the white color.
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Oh. my. gosh.
Thanks a million!
Now my drawings won't look boring anymore~
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Alright I have to admit, i'm one of those dumb people who doesn't know this stuff and I found your tutorial very helpful and clear in comparison to the others I've seen on DA.
Please continue to post more ~sensei <3
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I've learned about digital art so this is very useful 
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now, i shall try this!................once i draw something haha
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I would have never known how to do this.
I really appreciated your other tutorial too!!
Seeing as I usually only do pencil drawings and scan then to the computer!
Thank you <3
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that would be obvious
but i think a lot of guys outta of there still don't know it
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lol yes. The steps are just to add 'overlay' layer and add colour to it.
I still get this kind of question sometimes. ^^
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ohhh...... so that's how you do it..... I see now.... ahhh.......
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Really simple and understandable 
Maybe you should add something like any program that has Layers feature can do this on the artist's comment.
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I like the face you used 
Lol, people need to know that you don't need Photoshop if you just want to do this. 
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I don't really use PS, since it runs pretty slow on my computer. I don't know much about it too. xD;; I only used it to adjust the 'level' sometimes. I prefer SAI since it's faster on the computer. :>
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Oh I see. I remember I spent about 15 minutes just to find the bucket tool and in the end... I still couldn't find it! I bet my old, second hand IBM laptop will crash if I use Ps.
I want to try SAI but it seems like I can't install it on Ubuntu
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Thank you so much D|
-has been wondering
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Okay I have CS4 :/ XD
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the process should be the same
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AWESOME..thanks heaps..what editing program do u use?
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DAWWW you changed it didnt you?
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Oh, no, I'm someone else! >.< hahaha
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ohhh,nice gallery btw
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Ahh.... >_> heh, thanks... XP
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Umm, are you okay??
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