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EDIT: Now updated for PS Elements 7! This should clear up some confusion caused by different names/placement in the older versions.About:
In this tutorial you can keep your pencil lines and color under them, color within your parameters without worrying about "going out of the lines" and more. There are many ways to set up your art for paint or color, this is just one way.
I keep it bare-bones and as simple as possible. There really aren't any complicated procedures in here so hopefully it's easy to follow.
I used a tablet and one of the pressure-sensitive digital brushes (It's a brush that comes with Elements, not a special download).
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OMG This is soooooo helpful!
I have PS elements 6 and do not know how to use it! X3 Thanks!
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Gah, thank you!
Finally, some PS Elements tutorials. 
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i've been trying to figure out a way to do lineart on elements for ages! thank you so much!
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Thank you so much for this! I didn't know what to do with elements until I found your tutorial. Thank you so much!
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you just saved my art life XD i fail at photoshop elements and this is really useful
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No problem. I'm glad it helped you with your PS art.
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can you still do a DIGITAL lineart using photoshop elements??? i mean..being without a pen tool and all..
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Yes. You just create a new layer and draw your lines using the paint brush. Some artists just prefer the pen tool because it's more uniform.
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ah i see..so we use paint brush instead of pen tool..i see!!! thankyou very much 
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This is wonderful T-T
My problem is I don't have a scanner... and I'm trying to draw with my tablet in Photoshop Elements. And it is failing horribly (So horribly I've not put it on my deviant account at all)
Any suggestions? Or do you always do sketches first?
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Try sketching it out first digitally, then make a layer over that and "trace" your sketch with the final lines that you want. Then you can place layers under those lines, delete the old sketch, and start coloring.
I always sketch my drawing first whether it's digital or done in pencil.
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Yeah I try that too and yet the brushes never want to work for me XD I think it's just I suck at drawing
Thanks I'll keep working at it ^^
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What brushes are you using? The basic hard-edge round brush is probably the best one. A lot of people also use the pen tool, but elements doesn't have that.
Digital lines are always way harder anyway. It's hard to control them and get them smooth.
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I think I was using the blurry edge so I'm going to try switching to the hard edge and see what that does.
And yeah my friend said the pen tool for regular Photoshop but I lack the money (and the computer memory-damn 40 gig Vaio) to get it.
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KYAAAA! Thanks so much for this tutorial! It used to take me forever to color because I couldn't color under the lines. ^^
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OMG thank yopu SO much- I cuold never figure out how to color beneath the lines!
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Thank you for making this tutorial!
It is very helpful.
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I LOVE YOU
Well, I hardly know you, but you know what I mean.
Thank you! This helps so much!!!
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You.
Are.
My.
Hero.
-bows-
I am in debt to you....
This is SO amazing and helpful, GAH!
>.<
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Thanks so much! I'm new to digital coloring and have been attempting to color medium quality manga pages. Now I finally have some help!
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thank you so much! This really helped!!
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OMG thank you bunches for the tutorial!!
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No prob! I also have a newer version that has a few other things on it.
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Ooh, I think I should check that one out as well then...
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I can't believe how few ps elements tutorials are out there! good to finally find one, thanks! By the way, I've been playing with elements for a while, and I found out that if you double click the background layer, you can turn it into an editable layer. (really pretty racoon, I like it!)
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i tried using this,but the mulyiply thing doesn't work for some reason.and anytime i try using it,the color doesn't show.any help??BTW,i use PS elements 7
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Hmm.. It's hard to say without seeing it.
Did you make a copy of your lineart first and then set that copied layer to "multiply"?
The layers should be lined up like this when starting off:
Top:
Lineart (Copy, set to Multiply mode)
Blank layer (for coloring)
Other layers (for coloring)
Background (for coloring)
or something like that, depending on how many layers you want.
This tutorial also has a lot more layers under and over the lineart which I think is kind of confusing. This [link] tutorial that I made later is simpler (I think). It might also help.
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thanks,this helped me more!!
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thx so much for making this tutorial~~~
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Thank you so much! I could never figure out how to color stuff without my lineart looking like crap...and now I know how! Thanks again!
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OH MY GOD, thank you SO MUCH! I've been wrestling with layers and coloring, pencils vs. different brushes vs. airbrushes and so on since I got my first pad at the beginning of January and thanks to this tutorial, I've finally gotten the hang of it! Still need practice, but your tips were phenomenal, and so easy to understand! You totally saved my ass. Thanks a million!
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