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Jenn · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2000 3:06 pm

Hey

I was just wondering if anyone can tell me the best program to use to color the below image. I've tried Photoshop But it doesnt really give me the effect I want..
So If Any of you have a better idea please let me know

Thanks

http://asylum.wibble.net/rpg/july/wc01.jpg

Frost · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2000 3:08 pm

Hehehe, cute pic. =))) Sorry I can't help. =)

proximo · member Member # Joined: 27 Jan 2000 Posts: 467

Hmm well to color it there is a program called animo i think , but that is really expencive.. i know a few cartoon companys use it to color there pics , but you could try coloring it in flash ,, might sound kind of odd but flash gives some nice stuff, and then its vecter

anyhow eheh ..

dgordon · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2000 4:11 pm

I'm thinking you want good control over your lines, and thickness of your brush strokes. I suggest a vector based program. "Illustrator or Freehand" If you don't have one to play with, download a trial version. Then use flat colors, then if you need the smoothness of any blending of tones or colors, import into PS. I'm not telling you to commit to either program but, I suggest trying to see if they offer your looking for.

If your not looking for well defined lines, I say play with PS some more.

Shousetsu · member Member # Joined: 15 Jul 2000 Posts: 117

Im guessing you want a cel style coloring. Photoshop is fine for that you just need to use the right tools. You can use the Pen tool and just line out all your shadows, then make it a selection and fill it with the paint bucket. You can also use the Polygonal Lasso tool and to the same thing.

I used Photoshop for all of these people on this picture(its just a cover to my webpage)

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Rinaldo · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2000 11:39 pm

What exactly isn't PS doing for you, and what effect do you want. the vast majority of line art is coloured in PS, (and I do mean vast).

As I was rambling on about before someone needs to do a line colouring tut.

Binke · Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2000 8:54 am

Hi Jennifer!
Photoshop should be fine for you, just use the lasso tool, or the pen to make some nice cut selections and fill them with color. Or personally I just use the hard edged paintbrush. I was going to teach you that, but it sorta ended after the comic coloring tut awhile ago heh.

Very neat sketch btw, you're getting better!

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SewerRat · member Member # Joined: 17 May 2000 Posts: 103

http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/html/channels2.html

There's a nifty tut.

hennifer · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2000 9:41 am

hey jenn!

photoshop! as simple as it sounds, all i ever do is clean up the lines at 400-600% zoom with a black paintbrush, and then set the brush to multiply, choose as large a size as i can comfortably use, and go nuts.

i've tried to use streamline/illustrator to change my lines into vectors, but i find it makes the image look kind of sterile. when it comes to control, i prefer the kind of hands-on control that PS has versus the kind of mathematical control that illustrator has...

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