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RebeccaStapp — OUTDATED Coloring Lineart Tutorial
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[09/05/11] This is my first tutorial...coloring lineart. Definitely not the only way to color lineart and probably not even the best way. I would also like to point out that this is a rather "quick and dirty" way of shading, one that I do not use anymore. That said, I hope this is helpful in some way to someone. Also...I apologize for the horrible anatomy. I was still learning![EDIT 4.0] It was pointed out to me by ~weaver1217 that I completely skipped right over Step 4. Do not be alarmed. There is no Step 4. Step 4 is just a myth. Proceed directly from Step 3 to Step 5, no not pass Go, do not collect $200. I'm glad you guys like this one so much.
One day I'll make a tutorial for the way I paint now. FAQs are now included Added a disclaimer. 
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READ THIS! Seriously. For the love of all that is holy, READ THIS! This is a VERY old tutorial and it is no longer the way that I paint. If, for whatever reason, you still insist on following it, disregard steps 2 and 3/4 and READ THIS. The easiest way to make the white areas transparent for your lineart is to put the lines on their own layer and change the Layer Mode to Multiply. Color underneath this layer.
This will save you (and me) lots of headache.
..:: FAQs ::..
I can't find the Channels. Help? The easiest way to make the white areas transparent for your lineart is to put the lines on their own layer and change the Layer Mode to Multiply. Color underneath this layer.
How do I do this in the GIMP? Sorry, but I do not know. Search for GIMP tutorials on DA and they will explain it far better than I ever could.
Roll Credits:
Photoshop 6 w/ Wacom tablet.
Lines by the fabulous *life-d-sign , used with permission.
Tutorial (c) Rebecca Wright.
Cameo (c) Rebecca Wright.
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Nope, not using the fill tool at all, and I did deselect. xD
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Hm. Then do this:
Set the lineart on its own layer, set the layer properties to Multiply. Make your coloring layers underneath the lineart layer, set on Normal for those layers' properties. That should take care of it, as long as you want the lines to stay black.
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The layer that is filled with white, or the "background" layer, ie, the paper that you are drawing on.
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OH DUH!! 
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Used your excellent tutorial here: [link]
Thank you!
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Thanks for showing me!
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Love it and will use it.
Thanks and faved!
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great tut. thanks! this helped me alot! i did the circles on a different layer and it REALLY helped me. why didnt i think of that before? anyways! great tut! thanks!
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Excellent!
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haha, yeah. its like "its a great idea and now it makes all my other works look like craP! haha! XD
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Absolutely awesome tut!
I used it for my first attempt at lineart in months: she's still around.
Thanks so much!
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Wonderful! I'm so glad you could use and the result is very good.
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I use PSE and I can't find the 'channels' button and I tried define brush and the sample brush never came up?
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Thanks so much for this!! My painting now looks lovely!
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Wonderful! I'm so glad it helped.
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Okay, I'm confused. What does the little circle button thingy in step two do? Because I have Photoshop Elements. And it doesn't have a Channels pallate. Help please. TxT I'm hopelessly lost.
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Open the lineart. Click 'Edit' - click 'Define Brush' and follow steps (it's self explanatory). Make 2 new layers, fill the bottom one with white. Select black as your color. Select the brush you just made and click once on the blank layer where you want the lines to be. Delete the original lineart.
Hope that helps.
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Oh. Wow. That was really simple. Thank you so much! *hugs*
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You did a very good job on this! Even though I don't have Photoshop, I should be able to still use this colouring method. Thanks for putting this up.
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Great! I'm really glad you can still use it.
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Thank you sooo much for this tutorial! I have been having so much trouble shading and I couldn't find any good tutorials on shading that actually explained it really well. This is the best tutorial I have seen!
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Wow, that's great! I'm so glad it was helpful!
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This is basically what I have been longing for... A clear easy to use tutorial. Thanks I hope more come soon! I have just made along with your tutorial THE BEST digital I've ever done. 
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Wonderful! I'm so glad you were able to use this.
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Thanks for this great tutorial!!
I used it here: [link]
Just beware, it's not that great!
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That turned out really good! I especially love the dappling on the legs.
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Hey, I love the tutorial!
But, I have a problem! I have like the oldest Adobe Photoshop Elements ever and when I do steps 2-5, it doesn't get all the lines(like the light grey) and looks all blocky. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
Or what I need to do?
I'd love your help!
(Yes, I know I use a lot of Emoticons. 
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Hmmm...for PS Elements, I would suggest just bringing up the lineart, clicking Edit-Define Brush. Create a new layer and a white layer and then click the lineart brush (in black) on the blank layer. That should separate it better.
Let me know if you're still having problems.
Sorry for the late reply!
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Well I still have the light grey details on the tail not wanting to fill, but that's not the main problem now. 
ANYWHO, Thanks for posting the tutorial!
I love your art btw<3
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Oh wow Gaba. Just look at step 12. (I got distracted then) I'm going to stop replying to myself and looking like an idiot.
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This is amazing! Thanks!
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Thanks this is amazing!
[link]
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Wow, that looks really good!
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Thank you! It help me so much. I made one for a Ponybox contest and I won.
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by the way, I'm very excited about this...lol You've no idea how long I've wanted to do this
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It's coming...along. lol The link to my stables is in my signature, you can see the pictures I've colored there. (all of them have been colored using your method) But I am still working on getting the layer method right. I sometimes mix up layers and then can't color on the one I need to color or it goes on top of the colors I dont want it to. It's still quite confusing. But it's better than anything I've tried before, I'm sure I'll get better. Thanks again for such wonderful help.
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Hi again, I just did the brush thing you were telling Brookescuzzi about. I wanted to keep going....like NOW! lol K, moving on....
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Am I the only one have a problem with this? or am I just dumb!!! lol I've been trying forever to find a tutorial I can use that shows me how to be able to color over the lineart and the lines still show. But I cant get this to work lol. I have Photoshop cs4, I did all the steps but it isnt working. lol Sorry, I'm retarded I need the special class. I did the channels things and the dotted lines came up and I did the fill white paper and I delete the other lines but now I can paint on the page at all. Anyway, I really am following it to the T, I just don't know what I'm missing. lol I'd really like to learn to paint digital, I just always run into stuff like this, can't figure it out, and give up.
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I have ps cs2 and it will work. ok, the highlights on mane and tail would be working with another tutorial (boribabys manetut).
are you sure that your lines on top are in the upper layer and all other below? it works - at least by me...
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I ended up just making it into a brush just because I got tired of trying to figure out what was wrong. Yeah I had the lines on top. I'll try again on the next one; might be able to get it with a fresh start.
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