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COLORING TECHNIQUES |
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Flats, Method #1 |
A way of doing flats using many
different layers. |
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Flats, Method #2 |
A way of doing flats that uses just a
few layers. It takes less processor speed,
but may not work with all kinds of lines. |
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Shading and Highlighting, Method #1 |
A good shading and highlighting method
to use if you color with a mouse but don't
want to use gradients. |
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Shading and
Highlighting, Method #2 |
A general shading and highlighting
method that can be adapted to using a mouse
or a tablet. |
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Shading and
Highlighting, Method #3 |
A shading and highlighting method that
works great for unusual light sources or for
achieving a rich, painterly look. |
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Color Holds, Method #1 |
Not sure how to change your lines from
black to another color? This is one way to
do it. |
| · Color Holds, Method #2 |
Another way to color the lines in a drawing. It involves less steps than the other method, but doesn't work as well with all types of lines. |
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Coloring Jewels and Metal |
Some general guidelines for how to color
jewels and metal so that they look shiny. |
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INFORMATION |
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Scanning an
Image to be Colored |
Some information to help you get used to
scanning your drawings so that they're ready
to be colored. |
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Images for Web Versus Print |
Things to keep in mind depending on
whether you're going to be putting your
images online or printing them. |
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Basic Color Theory for
Digital Coloring |
Information about how things
like the warmth and saturation of colors
will affect the way the colors interact. |
| · My Favorite Photoshop Shortcuts |
A list of the Photoshop shortcuts that I find to be the most helpful when I'm working with images. |