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Thanks, haha~^^;
I find coloring so, so, so, soooo difficult. I don't get how to use layers, what settings, if I just keep brushing or what @__@ I use photoshop cs3/6.
Lets see.. download Paint Tool Sai. :]
Lets see. For small artwork. Like one character artwork. Just use layers. However, if you're going SUPER DETAIL on it. Use a set.
Sets are basically big folders with layers in them. It helps if you're doing a group artwork/couple/super details.
Here's what I usually do for my artwork.
Sketch first using a dark shade of black, the darkest.
After that, I make the shade lighter so I can outline it much easier.
When I start coloring, I label the colors section that I'm coloring.
And I move the sketch section to the lowest part or hide it so I no longer see it since I no longer use it.
So it'll look like this:
Outline (This has more priority than the sketch so when you draw on it, it's above the sketch.)
Color Layer: Clothes. (Now I named this layer clothes since this is the layer coloring clothes.)
Sketch. (Turn off eye thingy so you can't see it or keep moving it all the way down to the bottom.)
After that, I just keep doing the same thing. Making more layers above sketch and below clothes. And it'll eventually look like this..
Outline (This has more priority than the sketch so when you draw on it, it's above the sketch.)
Color Layer: Clothes
Color Hair Layer.
Color Eyes Layer.
Color Skin Layer.
Color Boots Layer.
Sketch. (Turn off eye thingy so you can't see it or keep moving it all the way down to the bottom.)
So from 1 - 10, 10 having the highest priority.
Outline would be 10, Clothes would be 9, and so forth. (So lets say, you're coloring your hair and the hair is super long. The hair coloring won't go over the clothes color layer simply because the clothes color is above the color hair layer. So you have a easier time coloring. This is an example of what I do. Some people color all the small stuff first and color the big stuff last.
After that. I add a layer on top of clothes, on top of hair, and on top of skin for shade. So it'll look something like this.
Outline
Shade Clothes. <--
Color Layer: Clothes
Shade Hair. <--
Color Hair Layer.
Color Eyes Layer.
Shade Skin. <--
Color Skin Layer.
Shade Boots. <--
Color Boots Layer.
Sketch. (Turn off eye thingy so you can't see it or keep moving it all the way down to the bottom.)
This way you can use the contrast/brightness/ thingy on the top section and make your art pop out more and making it more realistic or more anime ish. Remember, you can move the layers up and down. Usually, whatever layer you're on, if you add another layer, it'll automatically make a new layer above. Double clicking it allows you to rename it. Some beginner mistakes is forgetting what layer you're coloring btw.
Now lets talk about sets.
Its basically this. Lets say you're coloring and doing a couple artwork. Name 1 set one character and the other set Syouran.
Kyouria [spoiler]Outline
Shade Clothes. <--
Color Layer: Clothes
Shade Hair. <--
Color Hair Layer.
Color Eyes Layer.
Shade Skin. <--
Color Skin Layer.
Shade Boots. <--
Color Boots Layer.
Sketch. (Turn off eye thingy so you can't see it or keep moving it all the way down to the bottom.)[/spoiler]
Syouran [spoiler]
Shade Clothes. <--
Color Layer: Clothes
Shade Hair. <--
Color Hair Layer.
Color Eyes Layer.
Shade Skin. <--
Color Skin Layer.
Shade Boots. <--
Color Boots Layer.
Sketch. (Turn off eye thingy so you can't see it or keep moving it all the way down to the bottom.)[/spoiler]
You can close and open the set/folders. So you can easily organize it as well. And just like layers, whatever set is on top has more priority than the ones on the bottom. Kyouran's color will overlap Syouran's coloring for example here. And you can open the set and close it just like this spoiler here and see all the layers.
Anyways I hope this helps. xD