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RoyalMagic — Greyscale Coloring Tutorial
Published: 2013-07-29 01:08:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 1416; Favourites: 55; Downloads: 11
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After being asked on VHR by Jinxy about why do i color greyscale, i tried to explain it, then gave up and decided to break it down into steps, and then decided what the heck, i may as well do a full blown tutorial.So here it is. I recolored a lineart and template i already had, and hopefully broke it down into easy to follow steps for those people wanting to know either why i shade in greyscale, and then add color, or wanting to know my method of it to see if it differs from what they know/use.
Artwork is mine, touch and you will lose those sticky mitts.
Thanks to xxdark-wolfxx.deviantart.com/ for the stunning stock pic i used as a color ref
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Which bit are you having trouble with?
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Probably the masking part. I know I can do it in gimp, but my whites never turn out white.. just the grey of the grey scale.
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Are you using a pure white brush? As pure white and pure black are what is needed to be used to make the layer mask work correctly. Also, check that gimp isn't turning on some kind of layer effect for the layer mask, as that could also cause problems.
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Ahh. Maybe I wasn't using pure black.white
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If you use any other colors, shades, it won't turn out as well. Also, make sure you JUST use the brush tool. No eraser, as that will also mess with the results
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Yeah, I just don't know how to use masks in gimp. I will just have to go look up some stuff on that 
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Hope you get them pesky layer masks figured out
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Figured it out! This is brilliant. Thank you.
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Yay that's great!! Enjoy
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Which bit are you having trouble with?
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