I tried to color the comics real quick. Messing around with some of the techniques that Jerry was discussing the last week of the comic class. His method involves using Photoshop's paint bucket and checking the All Layers box then coloring above your inked scan and setting the layer to multiply. The trick is getting the threshold on your ink scan set to the perfect amount so coloring the spaces is as easy as it can be. Obviously, if I keep editing and experimenting with different things I think this could end up a lot cooler. Right now, the colors remind of the the old Batman or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics.
All righty Bro Montana, let me tell ya how I go about coloring my shitsky when it comes to the photoshop.
ReplyDeleteFirst when I scan in something i first have the setting to either black and white or grey scale, and of course always scan things in at 300 dp or higher, but I usually just do 300. do a preview before you commit to the scan. Most of the scanners that I have encountered have this ability. You can adjust darkness and contrast there if you like.
Open the image in photoshop. Make sure it's in RGB mode and not gray scale mode or black and white mode. This can be seen in the image > mode menu option. Mess with the levels to get the purest image you can, meaning the blackest can be deciphered from the grayest and whitest etc if you want. Then, with that layer selected, go to the channels tab located in the same box as the layers tab. Or if it ain't there go to the window tab at the top > Channels.
Now, once you are in the channels tab highlight the blue channel. After that, ctrl+click that layer then invert selection (ctrl+shift+i). Copy (ctrl+c) then on a new layer paste it.
There goes your new lines! Doing this gets rid of your white paper and just focuses on the lines. from there you put that line layer on lock with the "lock transparent pixels" icon which is the small check board looking button next to the place where you can lock a layer normally. This will allow you to color your lines a different color but not mess up your actual painting. That how I separate my lines. Looks like a lot of work but it really isn't.
When it comes to actual color. What I do is keep my lines on top all the time. I put all of my color/shade/highlight/etc layers under the line, unless i want some sweet lens flare action, lol. From there I do my coloring.
Best way I found was to use the magic wand tool to select the specific area you want to color, lets say for instance the hoodie. Select the hoodie with the magic wand tool then head over the the color layer or what ever layer you want and grab that paint bucket tool and splash that color! This is how I do all of my base color.
when it comes to shading and highlights. I happen to do that on 2 separate layers. I mean you can treat this as a traditional painting but hey might as well take advantage of the digital part some more.
Shadow layer option = multiply
Highlight layer option = screen
Set the layer options to those and you'll find they work quite well.
Paint with your brush of choice mi amigo. but when it comes to the Shadow and Highlights make sure to build it up gradually, so set the brush opacity to 15% and the flow to 30%. Sometimes I get bold and make it 30% and 60% (double the normal setting.)
Other than that it's pretty much your eye that does it.
Let me know of any questions, Brosapien.
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ReplyDeletedamn nelson! thanks for going into detail on your techniques! i'll have to try some of that out today after i get some grub. hopefully i can get another version posted so you can see how it goes. i think i will try a rescan too. it sucks because i have to piece it together cuz the paper is 11x14 and my scanner is NOT haha
ReplyDeleteI hate that. I have that same problem too. I just wanna draw on a nice big piece of paper, but nooo i gotta be uncool and not have an awesome scanner. haha. that's when I usually try to take a really nice picture of it.
ReplyDeletealso, if you would like to try your hand at cell shading check out this tut that our very own Christa did.
http://fav.me/d2ow6fk
that tut actually taught me that lock transparent pixel technique I put above.