Step Two: Coloring the Outline
[current materials] Photoshop (v 6.0), obviously. And we are working with 'Schulich Sketch', a cute Weiss Kreuz fan art by my friend A-chan.
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1) Preparation.
Now make sure the background layer is selected in the Layers Palette, and hit the 'Create a New Layer' icon as seen in the image below.
Right click on that, and named it 'Flesh'. We are going to begin coloring the flesh first, because.. well.. it's easiest this way, and you're allowed to be sloppy. Why? Because we are going to be coloring OVER the flesh later. See the hair? That gives us a welcome invitation to be sloppy. ;) It's on the later layers that you'll have to be careful in coloring.
2) Color!
Select the color you want. I use #E2C291 for the flesh. Grab the paintbrush, and begin coloring!
Continue coloring until you've gotten all the areas you need in the Flesh Layer. Some find it handy to take the polygon lasso to select the area they want to color, and just fill it in. Whatever's easier for you. ;)
After you've completed Flesh Layer, create new layers as seen in the 'Preparation' step, and color those as well. The hair, jacket, hair band, glasses, pants (on the little guy). Create as many as you need, and color away. DON'T WORRY ABOUT SHADING YET! ;) That's in the NEXT step.
 Jacket = #41390C |
 Eyes = #1CA33C |
 Hair = #C76E42 |
 Headband = #F5E997 |
 Glasses = #6D312E |
3) Shading!
A lot of people say this is a hard step, but it doesn't have to be. ;)
Select the layer you want to shade. Let's begin with the Flesh Layer. Hit the 'Create New Layer' icon, name that layer, and then hit [Control G] on your keyboard. You've grouped the new layer to the hair later. ^_^ Anything you do on this new layer will only affect the hair layer. Try it out! Using the color #B38F58, shade your image using the paintbrush or polygon lasso tool.
Remember that when you shade you have to use a color a little darker compared to the original color. Dark blue to light blue, dark green to light green. NEVER use black to shade, unless you're shading grey. I've seen some people make that mistake before, and it didn't come out very well -_-;;
That wasn't so hard, was it? Follow step 3 until you've shaded all of your layers. (Sunglasses were made with the burn and dodge tools sporadically)
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