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RoyLover — Coloring Tutorial-quick style
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HUGE FILE...about 850 kb, about? Just letting ya know before you guys realize what you're getting your internet into. XD!-------DOWNLOAD THE FULL THING! IT'S EASIER TO READ!-------
Anyways, this is the new style I had developed.
I hope it helps you guys color fast, too! It certainly helped me!This technique was thought when I remember my art teacher and her friend conversing about painting the values in first (painting as in traditional painting) and then adding the color on it later. I also notice that I'm very quick at shading my artwork, but it takes me forever to just color one. This idea popped into my head and I decided to shoot for it. I decided to try and attempt to see if a traditional technique could be used digitally... And, ya know what? It worked! So I hope you can use this technique, too, when coloring. It really cuts the time in coloring! O_O
Oh, and sorry if it's all crappy because I was rushing it. >_> I hope it's understandable, at least! X_x
EDIT: Sorry, I didn't get to finish coloring the picture... ._. I do hope I will soon, though. XD; (In a rush...need to go to sleep. lol )
Character: Raiyo Dayton
Character From: Original Story, Dayton War
Colored In: Photoshop
Colored By: RoyLover
Drawn With: Tablet
Drawn By: RoyLover
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....um, great tutorial, just the appliance of the tones is the thing that confuses me. What brushes and what sizes did you use? And did you use smudge to blend it, or blur?
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It's been a while since I used Photoshop to color. XD; (I use SAI now.) But I believe I used that transparent brush that comes with Photoshop. Being able to use a tablet really helped in doing this piece as it makes my strokes pressure-sensitive. As for sizes, I just keep resizing it until I get the one I need.
I recommend working on a larger-scale size and working on it. You'd be amazed the difference it makes once you resize your image. XD Because even though it's smaller, all the small details you're able to apply now because the image is so huge still stays.
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This looks so much easier than my current, multi-layered coloring techniques. And less time consuming.
Think I'll try giving it a go sometime, looks very useful, specially for skin coloring.
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Best of luck to you, buddy artist. >8( I hope it helps!
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That's rather smart
Photoshop has tones of functions and this is a smart way to use them~
Perhaps that after that last step, could add a new layer and add some finishing touches in color with brushes and all.... I have the impression that skin color is a little bit too red XD
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It took a while for me to even initiate this. O_o But perhaps a lot of fast-coloring amazing artist use this technique and had mastered it. ^_^;; I hope I get there someday.
Yup, finishing touches are always good as I notice the strokes are clearly seen. XD; As for the skin color, I wanted it to be more flesh-looking than yellow pale-looking. :S And without his hair color/eye color/ eye white, it looks too extreme on its own. XD;;
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Ooh, pretty nice way of coloring. x3 Glad you could find a style that suits you and I bet this'll be a big help to alot of people. =]
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Thanks. I'm hoping it helps a lot of people, too. ^_^;;
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Oooh! This will be a BIG help when you have lots of requests/commissions to do. *A*
Thanks for sharing and eavesdropping on your teacher's conversations?! <3
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Yes, it will be. *w* I know I'll be coloring this way from now on. XD;
No prob...and my teacher took me and my small art class on a field trip to meet her artist friend...and they talked and we listened. That's what happened. lol
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...Now I just can't wait to get a tablet even more! Dx shjefgsjk!! This looks so much easier than manual..!
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Well, I can color how I did with a lazer mouse. O.o It just takes longer to get to that phase. XD;;
It is much easier!
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I know I colour the way I do with coloured pencils (shading later with a darker shade of the colour)...but thats right...I forgot about this way of colouring... >.>
I should test this...I'm D/Ling this proper file! XD *waves a 'Thanks'*
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I don't really use this style of shading/coloring traditionally because it requires more, errr, work and material usage. But it works really well. :3
lol Go on ahead. ;D
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Thats true... As much as it works, the traditional way takes more time...
I shall! XD
I still have the outline of the horse...I might try this traditional style of colouring for that. ^w^
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It does. :S Well, for paint, anyways, I work fast with color pencils. :3 Much faster than I do with computer coloring.
:3 Yays! I hope it works out for you!
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Yeah, same! Possibly mainly due to the fact that I'm a sketcher, not a colour-using artist.
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Oh wow. Ive never seen it done that way before. Very interesting! <3
*wants to try that but its like 3 in the morning*
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I'm not sure who does it this way, but I'm sure others have done it this way but just never told their secret. :S
Sleep, m'dear.
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Instead of using the selection method you posed, you can also use clipping masks, which make sure that you can't color outside of the main layer, but, if that layer is, oh, say, too small, it's easier to fix, since the moment you color more into that layer, the stuff above it becomes visible there. Simply right click on the layer on top and select clipping mask, you'll see what I mean if you don't already know about it
Good idea with the whole color balance thing. I think, if you're good, you can get a more realistic appearance without it, but you also have to be willing to spend that much time on it, lol.
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Haha, thanks for the tip. I teach myself how to color on Photoshop so I don't use a lot of techniques other artist's use. >_< (I only know a few tips.)
Yup, it's just a way to color faster. XD But, yes, for more realistic coloring, doing without this technique would be better...but a tone more time consuming, and time is something I just don't have at the moment. X_x
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