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CLICK HERE FOR PART TWO: [link]Quite a few folks have been asking me to put some art tutorials together, so HERE YOU GO! Let me know if anything is unclear or if it feels like there's a step missing. I tried to be as thorough as possible but if I've missed out something TELL ME and I'll happily go back and revise this tutorial to better help you guys out
cheers!
Kt
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I just realized the other day that my scanner scans things with a blueish tone. I guess it might have to do with the color of the lamp it uses...
Anyway, I found that out when I was trying to make my pencils darker and the white of the paper pure white. I moved the "shadows" slider on the Levels pallette all the way to the right and the whole page turned blue, except for my pencils.
Then I thought maybe I could just go on and copy the BLUE channel. And so there it was... just the pencils, and nothing of the paper texture.
If that happens with you too, maybe you'd want to try changing your initial sketch color to blue. Hopefully you'll end up with a cleaner digital copy of your drawing.
Cheers!
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Where did you get that scanner and how much is it?
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I figured it out wit my Photoshop and it worked! Thanks KT!
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GENIUSSSSS. Hahah the removing-the-red-channel thing seems so damned obvious, and yet...
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Hey i've been trying to find a computer for drawing and i see you have a wacom so i was wondering what computer the name, is it just a screen or an all in one computer? and what was the price range?
SORRY! if these questions sound strange! i love the girl you drew in the picture too! thanks so much!
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The wacom isn't it's own computer you'll need a computer to attach it to. I use an imac but just about any computer or laptop should be fine!
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This tutorial is really helpful. And thank you for going so much into details, makes it easier to understand. :3
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I can't wait to stare at this in more detail when I get back home! Thanks so much for making this!
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Thank you, your inks are always gorgeous and there is some priceless tips in there!
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You rock so much!
This will help me out alot, this way I'm not wasting so much paper and time. X3
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This...it will be helpful! Thank you for posting!
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inking from the elbow and shoulder really works! thanks for that
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Whoops... by "copying the red channel" assume that I said "any other channel but the red". *blushes*
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Oh, I just read part 2 and I realised one other thing: You don't actually need to copy the Red Channel as a Layer like I said previously. Just copy and paste it as a new channel (you can drag it down to the "new channel" icon at the bottom of the Channels pallette), then invert (cmd+i). You have your selection channel saved.
Then you can create a new black Layer and mask it with that selection Channel and delete the layer with your original scanned drawing (or fill it with white).
Maybe you could automate this with an Action so you'd have everything done with the click of one button.
Hope this helps you go through that step even faster.
Cheers!
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I am definitely trying that out, actions make life so much easier.
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There are so many replies here so maybe somebody's already said this, but just in case:
Why don't you just copy the Red Channel and paste it onto a new Layer, over the scanned drawing? Then you wouldn't need to convert to Grayscale and reconvert back to RGB. It's just one step.
On inking vs. digital: Just yesterday I was looking at some old b&w Buscema drawings (from a wolverine trade that i have) and admiring how smooth those lines are. Now I think that so much of that is lost in modern comics, because they usually make the black inked drawing 1-bit (or is it 2-bit?), in other words, only black and white, not grayscale. So it's all full of jaggies. I'm not sure if that happens when you have a grayscale drawing digitally printed, instead of using a photographic method... do you feel that you lose some of the smoothness of the inked page?
Lastly, lemme just say something I was thinking when I visited your profile page:
Whatever you do, you always manage to put a smile on my face.
Thanks for EVERYthing!
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Hey there! Thanks so much for pointing that out, I'll give it a try next time. I'm pretty much just figuring this out as I go along so any time saving tips are AWESOME! But yeah, I've found I can never get as clean a black line as I'd like when scanning in inks, may have something to do with bitmap verses greyscale, but I can never completely get rid of the jaggies. I like to overcompensate by scanning in at very high resolutions.
And thank you!
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omg I actually learned something useful and new today! you're super awesome Kt <3
most tutorials would just keep babbling about things I already know but this, this is so new and fresh!
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great tutorial, thank you. I love the way you explain the traditional inking.
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OMG!! You just safe my brain to explode for been so dumb!!!! WOW!! You really help me!! A LOT!!! REALLY!!! Thank you so much!!! Usually people don't give so much detail!!! *sensei bow*
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I just want you to know that this has proven to be IMMENSELY helpful. You have given a solution to quite a few headaches I have been having.
Even though you use Mac, and I use Windows. But whatever. It HELPED! and that's what counts. Thank you!
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I really wish my nails were like yours. :C *sad face*
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The thing I LOVE about your art, is that the people are normally shaped; not stick people, but normally shaped!
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This is a fantastic tutorial. I wonder if you wouldn't mind answering some questions about your printer. I'm in the market for a new one and the biggest problem I've encountered (other that scanner bed size, thanks for that already) is finding something that can accommodate heavier paper. You printed directly onto bristol here you say? Have you ever had any issues with that? Have you ever tried to run a comics layout board (like Canson Fanboy) through it, and if so was it smooth sailing?
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Bless you. This is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing! I've really learned a lot with this!
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great! this'll help my friend with her brush techniques! thanx for putting this together! ( I'm amazed at how you get the time to do all these things! LOL!)
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Hehe, I do the same, except I pencil traditionally, and ink digitally...
Ahhh! Such a smart way to get artwork all ORIGINAL and re-sell it, huh!!! 8D?? (Do you ever do that? I can totally see it happening with this process! 
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Oh mannn, I've learned so much here. Thanks so much for doing this
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I just figured out how much money a Cintiq was... TT_TT
Getting Photoshop is a lump of money as it is (for me).. :/
HOW DO YOU DO IT????
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OH GOSH, THIS IS GREAT! I really needed tips for inking drawings, your method seems pretty sexy to me
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Thanks for posting this awesome tutorial Kt! It was super cool to see inside your technique and process
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Wow, this is just a beautiful step-by-step guide on moving between digital and traditional media for inking. Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm definitely going to have to experiment!
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Wow, thanks for this, I had no idea how much work was involved in the digital route! :0_o:
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Brilliant. The colour channel tip is excellent. I end up fiddling with adjustments contrast/brightness; different every time. I'm going to be trying the channel tip for now on. You've saved me imagination killing frustration.
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Great tutorial! You covered aspects I've never even thought about when inking...
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Allow me to express my gratitude: THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!
I went out and bought some supplies according to what you've said to use in this tutorial. I have been uber-envious of your clean inking skills, and now I can try to improve mine according to your method! Thaaaaaaaaank yooooou!
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No prob! Let me know how that turns out
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*puts on a sad face*
I have GIMP. GIMP is being stupid and does not work with Channels in the same way as Photoshop. This is a sad day for me...
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